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

Mining & the mines, 1896

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The Catterthun Gold

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 3

THE salvage steamer Sophia Ann returned to Sydney yesterday from her search for the Catterthun gold. Captain J. Hall reports that the wreck was located, and the steamer…

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Mining. Braidwood Items

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 3

Two samples of stone from Rigby and party's tenement, Major's Creek, assayed in Sydney recently gave good returns; one being 9 oz. 18 dwt. of gold and the other 120 oz. of silver…

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Collins's Colliery, Exeter

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 2

As various reports have been circulated to the affect that the above colliery is not to be opened, it may be stated that this is not correct. A large of money hat already…

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Mining. Prospecting Vote

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 2

Mn. ROSE is informed of the following grant. from 1th prospecting vote:—Mr. James Hoption of Wattle Form, via. Barber's Crook, 25th of sinking at the rate of 7/6 a foot. and…

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Miners' Congress. London, May 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 2

A miners' congress, ant which representatives were present from all parts of the world, has been held at Aix-la-Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia. A resolution was passed demanding eight hours…

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Gold Mining Lease

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 2

NOTICE IS given in a supplement to the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE that the application of W. J. Moore for a gold mining lease of 23 acres, situated at Garibaldi Gully, has been refused…

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International Miners' Congress. May 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 4

At the International Miners' Congress at Aixla-Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia, yesterday, a resolution was unanimously passed in favour of the coal output being restricted in accordance with the demand…

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Crisis in the Coal Trade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 2

On Friday Mr. Brunker, Colonial Secretary, endeavoured to communicate with the principal colliery proprietors, in accordance with the request of the miners' delegate board. Mr. Brunker is anxious to…

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Mining at Junction Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 4

Junction Point on the Tuena side (says a telegram to the Daily Telegraph) is quite lively. The Victoria reef is turning out good stone. Crushing is proceeding steadily. M'Vicar and others at…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 2

BYWO[?]S, Friday.—A visit of inspection [?] just been made by Mr. Phil, Davies, mining engineer, [?]ting on Roglith account, and although a good property is under offer to…

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The Catterthun Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 4

Another attempt is to be made to recover the £10,000 in specie from the wreck of the steamer Catterthun off Seal Rocks. Captain Hall is again in charge of the expedition, and loft Sydney on…

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Crisis in the Coal Trade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 4

NOTHING definite has yet been settled with regard to the overtures of Mr. Brunker to bring about an arrangement between the parties to the dispute in the Newcastle coal trade. The mineowners as a…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 2

The following applications for special lease of private lands have been refused:—P. J. Donnelly three late of 10s. each, Bywong, applied for on 8th and 10th August 1894…

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Reported Great Gold Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—If certain facts which have been laid before the Mines Department, but which have no official confirmation yet, prove to be correct, a discovery of gold has been made in…

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Important Mining Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 2

GRENFELL, Tuesday.—An important mining case came on for hearing yesterday evening before Warden Foley, and was concluded late last night. A lease held by Bawden near the Company's dam, about a…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 4

BYWONG, Monday.—White and party (Lone Hand) have started sinking from the 50ft, level on better stone than ever, the reef varying from 15in. to 18in. Thomas Cartright and party have taken the Little…

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Expansion of the Mining Industry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 2

MR. Sydney Smith has had a return prepared which shows that from the 1st January to the 31st May, 1895, there were 431 applications under the Mining act of 1874, while from the 1st January to…

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Mining at Coolgardie. London, June 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 2

Mr. J. C. Johnson, of Adelaide, has sold the Maritana gold mine, at Kalgoorlie, for £100,000…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 5

BURRAGA, Wednesday.—Ground le being secured daily at the Isabella goldfield, and £65 has already been deposited with the local miming registrar for leases &c. McVicar's…

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Colliery Explosion in France. London, June 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 4

A disastrous explosion has taken place in a colliery at Rochebelle, in the south of France. Twenty-five miners were killed…

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