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

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 5

BYWONG, Wednesday.—The Lone Hand, Mac's Reef, has gone into fresh hands, and the new owners have decided to at once further test this property, and commence…

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The Search tor Gold. Dangers and Disasters Attending It

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 4

Gold may be delved for and discovered, but it avails little if health, the vital principal of bliss, is lost. Numbers are now taking their departure for the Alaska cold-mines in the hope of building…

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The Yukon Goldfield. London, Jan. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 January 1898 · page 2

Public opinion in Canada is hostile to the United States sending a military relief expedition to the Klondyke, believing that it is desired to make the impression that the Yukon belongs to Alaska,…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. London, Jan. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 2

The Chief of the Police at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke goldfield, reports that the supply of provisions will last until April next, when further supplies are expected to be approaching the…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. London, Jan. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 4

Sixty miners who have arrived at Victoria, British Columbia, report that there was a sufficient supply of food at Dawson City, the centre of the Kloudyke goldfield, when they left. There are 4000…

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Gold and Blood

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

MANY years ago I knew a man who expended a great part of a large fortune in buying gold, in coin and in bars. This he melted, and with human blood and other unique ingredients, laboured secretly to…

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Mining. Klondyke

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 January 1898 · page 2

MR. EDITOR.—As Australasian mining man of eighteen years standing, a member of the A.M.A., just returned from the Chilcoot Paes, I desire to point out to fellow-workers…

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The Yukon Goldfields. London, Jan. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 4

The United States authorities have decided to allow Canadian goods and supplies intended for the Yukon goldfields to pass the Alaskan frontier without payment of duty…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 4

TUENA, Tuesday.—Mining matters are very dull. There are two great wants viz., a local public battery and rain. The only reef now working is the Golden Dyke. A…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, Jan. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 2

Reports have reached Victoria, British Columbia, to the effect that the mother lode of the Klondyke goldfield has been discovered. The lode is said to he immensely rich…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

Reports have reached Victoria, B.C., to the effect that the mother-lode of the Kendyzo goldfield has been discovered. It is said to be immensely rich…

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Gold and Blood

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 4

MANY years ago I knew a man who expended a great, part of a large fortune in buying gold, in coin and in bars. This he melted, and with human blood and other unique ingredients, laboured secretly to…

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Mining at Tuena

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

TUENA, Tuesday.--Mining matters are very dull. There are two great wants viz., a local battery and rain. The only reef now working is the…

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The Yukon Goldfields. London, Jan. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

The Premier of the North-west Territory (Canadian Dominion) asserts the right of his Government to administer the affairs of the district within which the Yukon goldfields are situated…

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Mining. the Escort

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 2

FROM Braidwood on Friday took 518 oz, [?]dwt. 11 grs. KANOWNA (W.A.). Wednesday.—Yesterday afternoon the holders of the Donegal claim,…

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Mining Tenements to Be Refused

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

A PRELIMINARY notification dated 18t instant appears in the Government Gazette of the intention to refuse on 25th instant J. Armstrong's applications for eleven mining…

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Mining Leases to be Refused

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 2

A preliminary notification appears in Wednesday's Gazette of the intention to refuse J. Armstrong's application for twelve gold-mining leases in the parish of Inverary. It will be remembered…

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The Yukon Goldfields. London, Jan. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 4

Letters received from New York indicate that an immense rush has started in the United States for Klondyke and the Yukon goldfields. Five railway companies have booked 45,000…

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Gold and Blood

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

[?] years ago I knew [?] miss [?] great pace of a large [?] is [?] in [?] and in [?] Tall be [?] other [?] to…

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The Klondike Gold Fields

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 3

Letters received from Kew York indicate that an enormous rush it setting in from the east of the United States to the Kiondiko gold fields…

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