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

Mining & the mines, 1895

377 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 19

Mining in the Bungendore and Queanbeyan Districts. Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 1

ON Wednesday, at Bywong, the miners formed a progress committee, with Mr. Collier as chairman, who spoke strongly of the way the Government had treated the…

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Mining at Major's Creek

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 3

DURING a visit to Major's Greek this week we noticed that a good deal of work is still being done by miners in the neighborhood of Long Flat. There is a large area of ground here…

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The Spa Mine at Nadjingomar

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 2

YESTERDAY at the Goulburn court-house, the extended alluvial claims, machinery area, tail-races, dame, and water-rights of the above mine were put up for sale by the sheriff…

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Spa Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 4

THE extended alluvial claims, machinery area, tail-races, dams, and water rights of the above were bought at the sheriff's male on Thursday by Mir. H. S. Gannon for £100…

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The Bywong Gold Reefs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 5

Two slab buildings bearing the inscription "General Score," a brown-and white tent with the words "Cheap Grocer" roughly traced across it, half a score of windlasses…

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Dairy Creek Gold Find

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

MR. WARDEN MAITLAND has forwarded to the Mines Department from Braidwood a report on a visit to Dairy Creek, where gold was recently reported to have been discovered. Dairy Creek is…

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Seventy Miners Killed. London, Mar. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place at Redcanyon, Wyoming territory, U.S.A. Seventy miners were killed, and many others were injured…

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Western Australian Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 2

PERTH, Monday.—A Cue telegram states that the Caledonia Extended mine at Nannine has crushed 17 tons for a yield of 318 oz. of gold. A great rush has taken place to Lake Darlot. The original…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2
Also in Crookwell Gazette

NOWRA, Monday.—Two fine cakes of gold arrived from Yalwal on Saturday evening—407 or, from the Caledonian mine, being the product of three tone of specimen stone and…

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Gundaroo Gold-mining Syndicate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 3

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday.—The Gundaroo gold-mining syndicate on the Little Wonder claim (Mao's reef) crushed 18 tons for 32oz. of smelted gold. This is the first clean-up for one week's run. The men…

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Gold Discovery near Milparinka

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 3

WILCANNIA, Wednesday.—It is rumoured that a gold discovery has been made at Little Bendigo, near Milparinka, and, in consequence, there has been considerable excitement at Milparinka during the…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

TUENA, Tuesday.—Dissatisfaction is expressed at the manner in which the Mining on Private Lands Act is being worked. A party of miners (Lynch and party) applied to the warden about six weeks…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

MR. F. R. WILSHIRE held a warden's court at the Court-hone, Goulburn, this (Thursday) morning. Several claims for wages against the Spa Hydraulic Gold-mining Company were heard. The…

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Mining Bailiff for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

AT the conclusion of the Warden's Court this morning Mr. Gannon suggested the desirability of appointing a mining bailiff for Goulburn, and Mr. 'Betts supported. The Warden, who received the…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

WILGANNIA, Wednesday.—Great excitement prevails born owing to fresh developments reported at the Little Bondigo goldfield, near Milraprinks. At the prospector's claim…

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The Bywong Gold Beefs. a Dat Out the Field

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 1

Two slab buildings bearing the inscription "General Store," a brown-and-while tent with the words "Cheap Grocer" roughly traced across it, half…

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Gold Reef at Little River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 1

WE are informed that Saturley and Meredith sank further on their reef Little River and that the reef improved with depth: but being unable to cope with the water they sank a main shaft, thinking to drive…

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Mining Warden for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

IN the Assembly on Thursday Dr. Hollis drew attention to the necessity of appointing a resident warden at Goulburn. The Puddicombe arbitration case was commenced…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 2

There is much activity in the London mining market in several Western Australian ventures, especially on the Londonderry line, for market purposes…

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