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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 9 of 15

Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 June 1898 · page 2

FOLLOWING applications for leases for gold-mining have been approved:—H. T. Gordon, 5a., Fairy Meadow, Murray, for fifteen years from 10th February 1898; F. Neve, 10s.,…

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Progress of the Post-office.—New Mining Legislation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 4

BATHURST, Sunday.—The Postmaster-General (the Hon. Joseph Cook) and the Minister for Mines and Agriculture (the Hon. Sydney Smith) visited Wattle Flat yesterday, and opened a new post and…

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Mining. Cancellation of Leases

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 2

GOLD-MINING lease of 2a. 3d. 4p., Jerralong, Argyle, held by W. M. Dawes, has been cancelled for non payment of rent; also the mineral lease of 20a and 40a., Cullulla and…

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Transmutation of Silver into Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 4

AT last the truth is out (says the Daily News) regarding Sir William Crooke's experiments to see if he could substantiate Dr. Emmens' claim of the transmutation of…

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Argyle Mines

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

The matter of forming a new road to the Argyle miner is still engaging the attention of the district surveyor. Mr. Rose hopes that shortly a road will be gaztted, but the…

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Gold Returns for the Half-Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 2

ON Friday the Mines Department completed and published the returns of gold produced in New South Wales during the month of June and the half-year Just closed. The yield for the half-rear ended June…

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The Miners' Strike in South Wales. London, June 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 6

The miners on strike in South Wales have appointed delegates to interview Mr. C. T. Ritchie, president of the Board of Trade, with the view of asking him to intervene…

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The Miners' Strike in South Wales. London, June 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 6

Delegates from the miners on strike in South Wales waited to-day on Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, and asked him to intervene in the strike…

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The South Wales Coal Strike. London, July 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 4

The wages of the non-union miners, who are now working the mines, are 32½ per cent. above the rate paid prior to the strike. July 2…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday, 1.32 p.m. The Price of Coal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 2

THE norhtern colliery owners are in favour of increasing the selling price of coal, subject to certain reservations. The Tarrowangee Tram Line…

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Mining. the Braidwood Escort

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

On Friday took [?] 14dwts. 7[?] falling-off from previous moulds, said to be partly due to the quantity cent privately…

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School of Mines Scholarships

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 3

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, has had under consideration the desirability of offering scholarships in connection with the School of Mines, for the purpose of encouraging the youths of our…

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The South Wales Miners. London, July 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The Miners' Federation of Britain has approved of the decision arrived at by the delegates of the South Wales coalowners and miners to recommend an increase of 2½ per cent. upon the current rate of…

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Gold from Nanima Creek

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

OUR correspondent writes under date 9th July:—Messrs. Crooker and Co. have just left for the Bank of New South Wales, Yass, with a splendid cake of gold, weight 145oz., the return from five tons of…

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Coal Supplies for Admiral Dewey. London, July 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

Large supplies of coal have been sent from America for Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila. The total quantity despatched is 40,000 tons…

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Mining. Nanima Reefs

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 2

ON Saturday morning a cake of gold, weighing 145 ounces, was brought into Yass by Crocker and party, and deposited in the Bank of N.S.W. This is the result of the…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1898 · page 3

At the end of June there were 20,000 inhabitants at Dawson City, Kloudyke gold folds. Provisions were abundant. The ground was pegged out for a radius of sixty…

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Klondyke Goldfields. London, July 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 4

The total yield of the Klondyke goldfields this summer is variously estimated at between £12,000,000 and £30,000,000. A steamer has arrived at Victoria, British…

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Big Gold Return Nanama Reefs

The Yass Courier · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 2

THE crushing of ton tons of stone from Remmingtons' and party claim (the prospectors) was finished on Tuesday last. On Wednesday the company brought the gold into Yass and…

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Lake George Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 3

THE smelting return of the Lake George Mines, Captain's Flat, for the month of June was as fol. lows:—There were furnaced 5162 34 tons of crude sulphides, producing 173 26 tons of matte, which…

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