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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE.—The minister controlling the northern territory has received a telegram from Port Darwin stating that the Chinese tributors at the Elsmore lease had crushed 11…

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Mines and Railway Departments

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

It is satisfactory to learn that the work of concentrating the different branches of the public service is proceeding. People have wondered why, with such magnificent offices built with public…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

COOLGARDLE, Saturday.—Another wonderfully rich parcel of stone has been brought in, consisting of 3 cwt. of quartz, from the cap of a newly-discovered reef, carrying 3000…

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An Effect of Sunlight on Animals After Being Confined in Mines

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

Six mules that had for four years hauled cars in the lower workings of the Spailand coal shatfs near Lacon, Ill., were brought to light recently. In all that time the mules…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 3

WHAT we understand to be the first nugget that has reached Goulburn from the celebrated Coolgardie gold-field was received yesterday morning by Mr. Jerger, jeweller, from his son…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. London, Feb. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 4

A terrible disaster has occurred in a colliery in Montceanu les Lines, in France. By an explosion of firedamp 50 miners were killed and many others were horribly injured…

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Mining on Private Property at Tirranna

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 3

IN RE WILLIAMSON AND PARTY; application to mine on private property, namely on Baxter's land at Tirranna. The warden, Mr. F. R. Wilshire, visited the locality yesterday and…

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The Tirranna Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

MR. WILSHIRE, mining warden, dealt with his first application under the Mining on Private Property Act on Thursday. It was an application made by Williamson and party to mine on Baxter's…

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Mining. Gundaroo

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 3

VERY interesting news will be found in our telegram from Gundaroo…

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Yield of Gold at Mongarlowe

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 3

Messrs. J. Salterley and F. Meredith, miners at Little River, state that from a reef they recently opened near Mongarlowe they obtained a return of 25 ounces. The reef…

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Western Australian Gold Mines. London, Feb. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 4

The Cardiff Castle Gold-mining Company, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia, has been registered with a capital of £90,000, of which shares to the value of £40,000 will be issued to the public…

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Gold Rush at Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 2

RESPECTING the above, some account of which is given by our Bungendore and Gundaroo correspondents, the S.M. Herald's correspondent telegraphs as follows:—A rush is setting in upon the…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Work for the Batteries Plentiful

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 2

Wyalong, Friday.-- Father Curran proposes to make an exhaustive examination of the field. He will bring a staff of assayers. The five batteries here will soon be able to pu[?]…

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Gold Find at Bywong

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Gundaroo on Monday last says: -- Lowe and party's Bywong reefs are causing great excitement owing to the splendid return received from the…

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Mining. Bywong, Gundaroo. Bungendore

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 2

A BUSH is setting in upon the reefing field at Bywong. ten miles from the Bungendore railway station. Already about twelve claims have struck good gold and fifteen others have…

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Bywong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 4

SPEAKING of the above the Australian Star says that "The Rev. J. M. Curran, of the Technical College, confirms the reports, stating the gold passed through his…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 3

AT a public meeting in Sydney on Wednesday night, to consider the moans of carrying into effect the scheme of the Rev. J. Campbell for the purpose of finding work for the…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Another Good Reef Struck. Reported Rich Find Near Temora-- a Big Rush

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 2

Wyalong, Tuesday.-- Lovett, and party, of the Lancashire Lass, have cleaned up at West's battery a lot of 34 tons of stone for 56oz 1dwt of gold…

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Mining at Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

Gundaroo Gold-mining Syndicate, February 9.—Manager's report: Battery started on the 4th instant, and is working for the present only 12 hours daily. At the point where the reef was cut a…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Reported Rich Find Near Temora.— a Big Rush. Wyalong

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 4

Lovelt and party, of the Lancashire Lass, have cleaned up at West’s battery a lot of 34 tons of stone for 56oz idwt of gold. In Gorman’s claim, an ironstone quartz reef,…

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