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

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

SOME fifteen months ago Mr. Henry L. Zouch accompanied by Mr. Cyril T. Bridges left Moss Vale in search of adventure and fortune in Western Australia. After much circuitous…

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Mining. the Escort

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 April 1897 · page 2

THE monthly gold escort left Braidwood on Friday for Tarago with 614ozs. 18dwts. 23grs, of gold…

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Approaching Visit of the Minister for Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the Council on Monday afternoon, the approaching visit of the Minister for Mines, accompanied by members of the Board of Export, in connection with the question of exporting…

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Gold Discovery in Erythrea. London, April 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

The Tribuna, a leading daily paper in Rome, states that rich auriferous quartz has been discovered near Asmara, in the Italian colony of Erythrea, on the Red Sea…

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A Mining Action. London, April 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Ridsdale, stockbroker, has recovered £8000 damages from Mr. R. P. Houston, M.P. for the Toxteth Division of Liverpool, for libel arising out of the recent "rigging" of the market in…

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Alluvial Mining in Alaska. London, April 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 2

It is reported that new rich placer (alluvial) mines have been discovered at Fort Cudashy, on the River Yukon, Alaska. A rush to the district has taken place…

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Poetry. True Love Better Than Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 1

We started one morn, my love and I, On a journey brave and bold; Twas to find the end of the rainbow, And the buried bag of gold…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 4

TUENA, Thursday.—Leslie and party, Junction Point, crushed 24 tons of stone from the Washington claim for a yield of 16dwt. per ton; large quantities of stone can be obtained easily. Ford and Fenton…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

TUENA, Monday.—Mr. Boucher on behalf of the United Exploration Company, accompanied by Mr. H. Mills, visited and inspected the Golden Dyke and Freehold Mining Properties, Tuena, on…

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Mining. Amendment of Boundaries

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

IN Tuesday's Gazette appears a notification cancelling the boundaries of the Goulburn, Nerriga, and Gunning mining divisions of the southern mining district, proclaimed on 19th…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 3

MR. JEFFCOAT, of Harmer and Jeffcoat, who opened and worked the ground between Belle Vuo and Jembaicumbene village for some time so profitably and closed down for the…

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Mining News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

BYWONG, Wednesday.—Whyte and party, at the Lone Hand, in driving to the south at the 50ft. level, have met with nice golden stone, and are raising a crushing. Lowe and Alohin have struck a…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 2

ADELONG, Saturday.—Cornett and Roberts have just finished a crushing of 6 tone from Gundagai at Wilson and Ritchte's buttery hero for the splendid result of 11 oz. per ton…

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A Mining Expert

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

knows what leads to follow and what to ignore: he knows also the dangers of mining and how to avoid them. He realises the importance of saving himself, and providing against ailmots,…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 2

MESSRS. J. BRUTTON and others having failed to execute and tire delivery of gold-mining lease of 5 a., Goulbnrn, applied for on 3lst August 1896 the same has been declared void…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

A VERY nice nugget (alluvial) was obtained by a party working old abandoned ground on Lower Temora. It weighed 31 oz. and was found by Patrick O'Connor and party in…

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Trial of Coal

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

WE are in receipt of information to the recent trial of coal at the Moss Vale water-works. The cool tried was from Collins' Collery, Exeter, and the Bundanoon Collisry. With…

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Reported Gold Robbery.—£5000 Alleged to be Missing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 4

ON Tuesday it woo reported that a robbery of gold, amounting to, it is said, about £5000, had been advised from Hongkong. Private advices are that when the China Navigation Co.'s steamer…

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One Thousand [?]Liamas Laden with Gold

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 4

Who doesn't like to read about limited treasure? Who hasn't dreamed of finding it? What delight suddenly to possess vast riches? Shining [?]ol. sparkling gems! Things for which we have not…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 2

ON Friday number of gentlemen interested in mining met at the Equitable buildings, Sydney, and revolved to form a Chamber of Mines. The memorandum and articles of…

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