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

Mining & the mines, 1899

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The Alameda Gold Robbery

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 1

OWING to a number of sensational disclosures that have recently been made the detectives are renewing investigations into the Alameda gold robbery…

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The Kalgoorlie Mining Trouble. Kalgoorlie

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

The warden has undertaken to approach the "leaseholders to permit. the alluvial diggers to have the ground on tribute. If the request should be…

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The Transvaal. a Train Shelled. More Gold Seized. Attack on Mafeking. Enemy Repulsed. London, October 12

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 4

OWING to the strict censorship placed upon military news from Natal little information regarding the position of affaire is arriving The Orange Free State has finally decided…

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Wee Jasper Mines

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

MR. Charles Faulder came into town on Monday with a splendid specimen of stone. Some time ago Mr. Faulder sent some stone from the same claim to…

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Lake George Mines' Returns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 4

The output of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, for the months of August and September was as follows:—Crude ore furnaced, 5725.18 tons. Products obtained, including…

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Indignation at the Cape. Gold Commandeered by the Boers. Precautionsin Griqualand. London, Oct. 13

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

The publication of the text of the Boer ultimatum has been received with almost universal Indignation at Capetown…

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Exodus of Kaffir Miners From the Rand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

Nine thousand Kaffir miners, commanded by two Englishmen, walked from Johannesburg to Lady-smith, a distance of about 300 miles…

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Mining. Lake George Mines

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2

The output of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, for the months of August and September was as follows:— Crude ore [?], 5725 18 as. Products…

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Mining Near Binda

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

Crookwell, Friday.—King Solomon mine, near Binda, has just been inspected by an expert of large experience, who expresses himself as astonished at the splendid quality of the atone,…

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The Transvaal War. Great Battle Raging. Explosion of Lyddite Mines. Fifteen Hundred Boers Reported Killed. a Battle Raging at Glencoe. London, Oct. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

THE Boers in great force are attacking Glencoe Junction, 35 miles north of Ladysmith. The battle is general. [As far as the latest cablegraphic advice indicate…

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The Transvaal. Battle at Glencoe. Heavy Losses by Mine Explosion. 1500 Reported Killed. British Losses Heavy. London, Oct. 20

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 October 1899 · page 3

THE Bosre in great force are attacking Glance Janotion, thirty-five miles north of Ladysmith. The battle is general A report has reached Capetown to the…

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Seizure of Gold Consigned to the Transvaal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

H.M.S. Tartar, commander J. T. White, removed from the steamer Avondale Castle, in Delagoa Bay, specie valued at £25,000, consigned to the Transvaal…

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The Transvaal War. Great Battle Raging. Fighting at Glencoe. Boers Attacking in Great Force. Explosion of Lyddite Mines. Fifteen Hundred Boers Reported Killed. a Dashing British Sortie. London, Oct. 19

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 October 1899 · page 2

A report has been received that a British force, which was reconnoitring with an armoured train, engaged a force of 500 Boers, inflicting heavy loss…

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Mining Court

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

A MINING court was held before Mr. Warden [?] on Tuesday. M[?]tthew Candy objected to the granting of an application for a sluicing, claim made…

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Mining

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 2

KING SOLOMON mine, near Binda has recently been inspected by an expert of large experience, who expresses himself astonished at the splendid…

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Gold-mining Leases Cancelled

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 3

The gold leases of 10a. and 4a., Jerricknore and Jerralong, and the special gold lease of 10a. in the same parishen held by the Callen Water-Supply and Sluicing Co., have…

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Mining. Rent of Leases Due

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 3

THE rente of the two gold-mining leasse of 5a. and 6a., Jerrslong, held by J. Y. Wareham, must be paid wigh thirty days from 27th instant, of the may be concelled…

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Alluvial Gold Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Considerable excitement prevails at Angaston owing to some excellent returns from alluvial workings that were opened at Wroxton Grange, four miles south from Angaston, during the…

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Release of Intercepted Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

The Natal Government has released the gold seized belonging to the Transvaal National Bank at Durban…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril. Account of His Rescue

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

Several narrow escapes from death have been reported in our columns lately-- in fact, there has been quite an epidemic of events of this nature…

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