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

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Work at the Currawang Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 September 1896 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE activity is being displayed at Currawang over the re-opening of the mine by the Carrawang Copper, Gold, and Silver Mining Company. The managing director of the company is…

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Mining. Gold at Baw Baw

Goulburn Herald · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitements was caused in Goulburn to-day by the news that an assay of stuff from a claim at Baw Baw, owned by several citizens, had given excellent returns…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 4

TUENA, Wednesday.—At Tuena, Astley, Munro, and party, at tile Nottingham and Berley goldmine, are raising good stone from the 60 ft. level. The reef is 2 ft. wide and is expected to yield over 2 oz…

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Gold Discovery at Baw Baw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 2

AN important discovery has been made at the Home Rule Copper Mine, Baw Baw, about four miles from Goulburn. A local syndicate took up about 90 acres a short time ago for the purpose of…

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Mining on Private Lands

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 2

THE hill amending the law relating to mining on private lands is to again come before the; Legislative Council during the next few days, and therefore it may not be out of…

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Mount Costigan Lead and Silver Mining Company, Limited, and the Companies Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

IN the Equity Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Manuing, the above matter was heard. Mr. Rich, instructed by Messrs. Allen, Allen, and Henderson, for the liquidator, Mr. L. T. Lloyd…

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Mining. Gold at Baw Baw

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 September 1896 · page 2

The ground at Baw Baw from which the stuff returning the rich assay of 18 ozs of gold to the ton, besides silver, has been obtained, is the property of Mr. Thorogood, a…

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Currawang Copper Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 September 1896 · page 2

We have seen the prospectus of the Currawang Copper, Gold, and Silver Mining Company. The company has a nominal capital of £10,000 in 40,000 shares of 5/- each, of…

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Gold for America

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 September 1896 · page 3

The Sano Franceinco mail-steamer Monowai, which left Sydney to-day, takes £425,000 in sovereigns, SYDNEY, Monday, 7p.m…

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Mining at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 4

THE mineral leases recently taken up by the Lake George United are not to be left without being prospected. Copper Creek, which was held by Messrs. W. A. Gibson and…

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The Reported Discovery of Gold at Baw Baw

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 2

A TELEGRAM was received in town to-day showing that a mistake was made in the assay office in Sydney with regard to the sample of stone from the Home Rule Mine, Baw Baw. The wire states that the…

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Mining. Home Rule Mine, Baw Baw

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

A MISTAKE occurred in Sydney in sending the result of the assay of the stone from this mine. It stated that the returns were 18cz. 3dwic. 4grs. of gold and 3cz. 2dwtz. 10grs. of…

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Mining at Currawang. the Resuscitation of an Old Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

A REPRESENTATIVE of this paper visited the old copper mine at Currawang on Wednesday last and found that the preliminary work in connection with the reopening of the mine was in full swing. The…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 4

BYWONG, Saturday.—An early settlement is expected to the Dairy Creek properties, and all complication got over. "Little Wonder" crushed 5½ tons for 13dwt. to the ton…

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Miners' Strike in Colorado. London, Sept. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 4

A serious outbreak took place recently at the silver mines at Leadville, in the State of Colorado, United States, where a large number of miners went on strike…

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Braidwood Mining Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 4

THE Sydney Daily Telegraph's mining reporter does not speak favourably of the Braidwood mining fields. "Everywhere I went," he remarks, "the same monotony,…

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The Gundaroo Gold Mining Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 4

AN application was made by Mr. H. B. Owen in the Bankruptcy Court, Sydney, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Manning, for an order declaring that this company be dissolved and that all books, papers,…

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Gold Mining Leases

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

NOTICE has been given in the Government Gazette that the following special lease of private lauds has been forfeited:—No..Young 4: Name, G. Summer ayes; portion 3-2 (227); area, 60…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 October 1896 · page 4

BYWONG, Oct. 3.—The location of this field not being thoroughly understood by the speculative public of other colonies, together with poor reports from adjoining districts, have marred our…

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Mining at Barber's Creek

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 October 1896 · page 4

BARBER'S CREEK.—Mining in this district has come to a standstill. The principal claim, that of the Barber's Creek Prospecting Syndicate, has closed up for want of water. It is now over two…

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