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

Mining & the mines, 1898

294 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 15

Mining. Gold [?]

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 May 1898 · page 2

THE following application with made at the land [?] on Saturday [?]…

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Capture of a Coal Vessel. London, May 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 4

The United States fleet off Manila has seized the ship J. V. Troop, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, on February 5 with a cargo of coal…

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Mutilation of the Copper Mine Cave, Yarrangobilly. (To the Editor of the Yass Courier.) Geological Branch, 20 December, 1897

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 4

SIR,--I have the honor to report on the mutilation of the Copper Mine Cave, Yarrangobilly. The necessity for protecting this cave forms the subject of letters from Trevor Jones,…

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He Went to the Rush. a Good Goldfields Yarn

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 4

Many a good yarn is told by miners of the old digging days in Victoria when money was thrown about like water, and when scarcely a fortnight passed without some phenomenal find…

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The Colliery Strike in South Wales. London, May 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

The colliers on strike in South Wales have agreed to invest their delegates with plenary powers in dealing with the representatives of the employers…

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Mining Activity at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 2

MARULAN, Tuesday.—The Carrington iron mines are still improving. Almost every day fresh drays and men are engaged. There seem to be a certain amount of difficulty at the railway station, there not…

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Gold Robbery in Paris. London, May 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

Bonds, and gold to the value of 5,0,00fr. (£20,000) have been Stolen from a van while in transit from the terminus of the Lyons railway in Paris and the bank in which the bonds and' gold…

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[?]Ondikf. [?]S Rush of Gold [?]Kers Going In. Advice From an Inhabitant

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

In the rush towards the golden fields of the Klondike, there are thousands who are ill-fitted to stand the strain of hardship and exposure, which are inseparable from that trim Illness…

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Gold Discoveries near Wyalong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 4

West Wyalong, Wednesday.—A rush took place to-day at a spot situated one and a half mile south of Wyalong surveyed town and the land reserved for a rifle range…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Marulan to the Daily Telegraph says:—The Carrington iron-mines are still improving. Almost every day fresh drays and men are engaged. There seems to be a…

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Better Than Gold

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 4

Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than ranks and titles a thousand fold, Is a healthy body and mind at ease, And simple pleasures that always please,…

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The South Wales Miners' Strike. London, May 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 6

The miners' strike in South Wales has been settled. The wages of the men have been increased by ½d instead of 1d. It is reported that Mr. Cecil Rhodes has acquired…

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Lake George Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 4

DURING the month of April the furnaces of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, treated 7289-18 tons of crude sulphide ore, which produced 240-37 tons matte and 0-43 tons bullion, containing…

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Gold Find

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 2

A marvellous gold find is reported from near Melbourne, where a dyke formation, 100 feat wide, has been discovered, assays showing 1877oz, to…

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Lake George Mines

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

During the month of April the furnsces of the Lake George Mines Limited, Captain's Flat, treated 7289.18 tons of crude sulphide are, which produced 240.37 tons matte and…

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Mining. a Prospecting Proposal

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

MR. AUSTIN CHAPMAN, M.P. for Brsidwood, has presented a petition to the minister for mines from the ministers in his district urging that a prospecting party might be subsidised…

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The Far East. Ryssia and Britain Monopolising the Coal Supply. London, May 31, 4.20 p.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

A military officer at Kiao-chau, in China, reports that the German fleet is paralysed owing to the action of Russia and Britain in purchasing the entire coal supply in the…

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The Chillagoe Mining Syndicate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

SHARES in the Chillagoe Prospecting Syndicate formed by Mr. J. N. Hay have been over applied for. He had some difficulty in getting all the shares taken up locally, but all shares not secured here…

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New South Wales Gold Yield for May

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

The total yield of gold during the month of May in New South Wales was 20,925oz. as compared with 12,S92oz. during the previous month, an increase of 8033oz. From the beginning of the…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. 15,000 Persgns En Route. London

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

Fifteen thousand persons, among whom are many women, are now encamped on the route to the Klondyke goldfield, between Lakes Linderman and Tagish…

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