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

Mining & the mines, 1897

314 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 15 of 16

Gold Export

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

GOLD still continues to be taken for San Francisco, the Means, s., on Monday carrying the following shipments:—£100,000 by the Union Bank of Australasia, £50,000 by the Bank of…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 4

BYWONG, Monday.—The three batteries being idle for the last few months have retarded the progress of the field. Bingley's is to make a fresh start to-day. Parcels of stone from Robbins and Cartwright,…

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Shoalhaven Mining Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 4

THE following letter appeared in last week's Bulletin :—You print two depreciatory pars. in re two hydrauliking enterprises on the Shoalhaven. The first in, I understand, an English venture, the…

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Stoddart's Gold Watch and Chain Stolen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The English cricketers arrived to-night. A crowd of some 2000 met the train, and a large force of police was unable to cope with the large assemblage. A most enthusiastic…

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A New Mining Company. London, Nov. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 4

The shares in the Great Mount Phoenix Goldmining Company, Shoalhaven River, New South Wales, have been allotted…

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Dredging for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

THE Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. W. H. J. Slee, has forwarded to the Minister for Mines a report, containing some valuable information about dredging for gold to the rivers of Now Sooth Wales…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 4

MR. W. S. CASWELL, mining warden, held a court at Goulburn on Saturday last William G. H. Williams applied for a suspension of the labour conditions in respect to his gold-mining lease at…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, Nov. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 2

The latest news to hand from the Klondyke goldfields states that 700 miners and others have left Dawson City, the centre of the fields, in order to escape starvation…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

Latest news from the Klendyke goldfields is to the effect that 700 miners and others have left Dawson City, the centre of the fields, to scope starvation. Offers of 50 dols…

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The Premier and the Mining Industry. Reply to the Chamber of Mines

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

As the outcome of recent discussions at the Chamber of Mines, the following letter was sent to the Premier:— Sir.—The Chamber of Mines of New South…

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Mining at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 4

LAKE George North Mines, No Liability, Captain's Flat, November 20.—Manager's Report: Main shaft is down 42ft.: present bottom of shaft in soft country. Have to-day arranged…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, Nov. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 4

Reports have reached New York to the effect that there is a famine at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, and that the dearth of food is causing an epidemic of crime…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 2

President McKinley intends to ask Congress to make provision for the relief of the destitute miners and others on the Kloudyke goldfields…

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Australian Coal for Japan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 2

WE have heard a good deal of late years about Japanese competition with Newcastle coals. Here is an extract from the "Japan Weekly Times" (October 2) which tends the other way:—"The…

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Gold Leases near Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 6

A DEPUTATION consisting of several members of the Assembly waited on the Minister for Mines on Wednesday afternoon, to protest against the granting of leases of over 5 acres at Bushy-hill, a newly…

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Mining. Gold-field Revoked

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 December 1897 · page 2

GOODBADIGBNN gold-field of 250 square miles, parishes of Cromwell, Napier, Wesjasper, Bimberi, Brindabella, and Corss, proclaimed 26th September 1882, has been revoked…

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Mining News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 4

Lake George Proprietary Company, No Liability, Captain's Flat, week ended November 29.—Manager's report:—Boiler, &c., delivered at the mine on Saturday. Erection of same, also of poppet…

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A Lesson in Mining. the Pastoral Times says:—

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 4

“Not being well-up in mining affairs, d[?]ming a little information of interest to our numerous readers on this particular subject, we submitted the following list of…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 December 1897 · page 2

CAMDEN, Wednesday.—The silver and lead mines at the Peak's, Burragorang, are turning out well. A good number of men are employed…

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Terrific Explosion at a Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

CHARTERS TOWERS, Monday.—A terrific magazine explosion occurred during the night at Mills's United mine. The engine-house was completely wrecked. The flames shot up a height…

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