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

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Colliery Explosion in Prussia. London, Dec. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred in a colliery at Urangel, Prussia. Fifty miners were either killed or injured…

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Lucky Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

FORTUNE has unmistakably aided two men from the Sydney Labour Bureau who recently secured Government railway passes and went to the country to try their luck as gold-miners. Reaching Crow…

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A Mining Conference

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

AN important[?]10 be opened in Sydney on [?] February 5.[?] The idea of tra[?]ging together [?] representatives, from the various important mining centres through[?]…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 January 1896 · page 2

A QUANTITY of gold has been brought into Braidwood lately, notwithstanding the dry weather. We saw a fine lot of about 16 oz. from the sluicing claim of Messrs. Paul,…

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The Red Hill Gold Mine

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

A syndicate from Red Hill, a few weeks ago, sent down to Sydney, six tons of stone from Red Hill. It was properly tested and went one ounce to the ton. The syndicate…

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Gold Mining Lease a Refused

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

NOTICE has been given in the Government GAZETTE that the application of W. Capron, for a [?] mining lease of ten [?] being application No 24 altued at Burrangong has been refused…

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Lucky Miners

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 4

FORTUNE has unmstakably [?]ded then men from the Sydney labour Bureau who recently secured Government railway passes and went to the Crow Mountain Near Ba[?], They [?]…

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Miners Hanual

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

[?] have received from the publishers, Messrs. ayes Brothers, a useful little volume entitle, the Miners’ Manual.” by Mr. G.C. Addison. [?] The Week is intended to [?]…

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Questions for the Mining Conference

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 3

[?] have passed the [?] forward by [?]elected Mr. F.S. Ramsay at the [?] in sydney 1st…

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Mining at Burraga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 4

Burraga, Tuesday.—Mining matters are quiet. The strike at the copper mines is not yet settled. A fossicker named Badley has been bringing nice slugs of gold obtained at the Isabella River. He…

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Mining. Fever at Coolgardie

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 3

COOLGARDIE, Sunday.—The local hospital contains eighty patients, and the private hospitals their full number of fever patients, and fresh cases are daily reported. The…

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Assisting the Mining Industry

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 2

A FUND has been (started for the purpose of defraying ing the expenses of the delegate, Mr. James McCormick, to the mining conference to be held in Sydney on Wednesday, February 5th. We have…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 January 1896 · page 2

THE Gunning Gold-Prospecting Company are inviting tenders for continuing the drive in this shaft at Cullarin…

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Mining Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

THE Mining Wardens have been notified by the Department that the Mining Conference will meet at St. James's Hall, Phillip-street, Sydney, on the 5th February next. Free passes will be forwarded…

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Mining in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

WE understand that between 5000 and 6000 shares have already been applied for in the Braidwood Proprietary Sluicing Company at Colombo. The shares are now being…

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Gold Mining Leases

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 2

NOTICE has been given in the Government GAZETTE that the application of William Capron for a Gold Mining Lease of 10 acres being portion No. c.l. 25 situate county of Monteagle parish of Young…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 2

ROEBURNE, Saturday.—Much excitement has been caused at Pilbarra by an extraordinary find. It appears that a Chinaman was telling timber, when he observed a rich reef…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT sends the Sydney Herald the following particulars of the Bywong goldfield:— Most of the claims have entirely ceased work owing to the want of water. The batteries have been idle…

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Mining. Rich Find at Gippsland

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 4

MIRBO NORTH, Tuesday.—Messrs. Vary, Mc Milles, and Mc Pherson, large property holders in the Morwell and Mirbo districts, have returned from an inspection of the Fern…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 2

BURRAGA, Friday.—Mr. Whittel of the mines department is here reporting on applications for government aid for claims situated on the Isabelle and Little Rivers…

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