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

Mining & the mines, 1896

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The Fitzroy Iron Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

MITTAGONG, Monday.—The chief topic of conversation here during the last few days has been concerning the positive statement that the old Fitzroy iron mines are going to be re-opened; Mr…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 4

THE undermentioned Applications for special leases of under the Mining to [?] Act of 1894 have been [?] 10 [?] Goulburn applied for on 2nd May,…

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Disastrous Colliery Exposion. London, April 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

A disastrous explosion has occurred at a colliery at Willington, near Newcastle, England. Up to the present it is ascertained that 17 miners have been killed…

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The Northern Collieries. NEWCASTLE

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

The Premier (Mr, G. H. Reid) and the Minister for Works (Mr. J. H. Young) reached here at 7.45 to-night, en route from Brisbane to Sydney. The railway station was crowded by prominent…

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Discovery of Alluvial Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

Barmedman, Thursday.—The discovery of alluvial gold just outside the town is creating considerable excitement locally. , The find was made by James and party in an…

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Mining at Junction Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 5

THE battery is now in first-class going order, and is putting through a parcel of eighteen tons of stone from the Caledonian Mine, Markdale. This stone carries a lot of…

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Westphalian Coal for England. London, April 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

Rebates have recently boon made on the carriage of coal along the German railway lines. This will enable the colliery proprietors in West-phalia to land their coal in England at a sufficiently…

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Mining. Lease Refused

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 April 1896 · page 4

THE refusal of the application of H. Copeland to lease mineral leases 200 and 207 of 40 acres each, Marulan, lodged on 13th February, will be published in the Government Gazette…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

GUNDAGAY, Tuesday.—The excitement in mining circles continues. An Important development, which may have a great influchon upon the future of mining at Gundegal…

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Coal Trade Conference

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

The Newcastle coal trade conference commenced this morning at the Colonial-secretary's office. The Premier presided, and the press were admitted…

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The Coal-mining Conference.—No Reduction in Wages

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

THE conference of representatives of the northern colliery owners and miners employed in their pits took place on Wednesday. The Premier said that he had a very considerable desire to prevent social…

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Mining at Junction Point

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

CROOKWELL, Tuesday.—Maguire and party, at the Red Jacket claim, Junction Point, have just had a cleaning up from a crushing of 17 tons stone, which yielded over 22½oz. M'Guiness, Blay, and…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 2.40 p.m. the Threatened Miners' Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

THE coal conference opened this morning. There was a largo attendance of delegates from both sides. The proceedings are open to the public. Mr. Reid presided, and in a few words advised both…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday, 2.53 p.m. the Coal Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

THERE are no fresh developments in connection with colliery matters, and strong hopes are entertained both in Sydney and Newcastle that the miners will ore the advisability of adopting the proposals sub…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 5

GOUNDAGAI, Wednesday.—Another reef, about 2ft. wide, was discovered yesterday at the head of the Jackalas[?] lead, and shows gold frosly, Several claims were pegged out along…

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Coal Trade Conference

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

The Newcastle coal trade conference commenced on Wednesday at the Colonial-Secretary's office. The Premier presided, and the press were admitted…

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The Outcome of the Mining Conference

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

The outcome of the conference was the drafting of the following proposal for consideration by the miners' lodges. -- "That the whole of the proprietors give a guarantee that there will be no…

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The Lucknow Mines

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

THE man from Western Australia stood on the Orange station talking about the wonderful wealth of Coolgardie, and of how many ounces of gold had been produced there. “ What’s the use of talking…

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The Miners Resolve upon a Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.-The anticipation generally entertained here that the proposals of the coal proprietors at the conference would be rejected by the miners, and that a strike would follow, has been…

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Mining in the Carcoar District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 4

CARCOAR, Tuesday.—At the Lyndhurst Gold-mining Company's leases, Junction reefs, on the Belubula River, near Lyndhurst, work of considerable magnitude is being…

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