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

Mining & the mines, 1899

297 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 15

Mining. Lambing Flat Gold Dredging and Sluicing Syndicate

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 3

A meeting of the shareholders of the above syndicate was held at the Oddfellow's Hall, Goulburn, last evening to received report of provisional directors. The report was…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril. Account of His Rescue

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 November 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. To-day we have yet another to record. Particulars…

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Mining. Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 November 1899 · page 4

THIS morning before Mr. Caswell, warden, the application of J. J. Abberton to lease 80a. of J. C. Garthe's land, Baw Baw, to mine for silver under the Mining on Private Property…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 3

The Horseshoe Peak-hill Goldfields Company has been formed, with a capital of £250,000 and is leaning 90,000 shares. A company known as the Lakeway…

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Gold Dredging Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 4

The Gold and Mineral Dredging Bill, which has been read the first time in the Legislative Assembly, at the instance of the Minister for Mines, provides that the…

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Mining Laws Further Amendment Bill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 4

IT is provided by this bill, which has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly, that all lands which, under the Mining on Private Lands Act of 1894, or the Mining…

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Burra gong Gold Dred[?] Company

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

IN this issue the Burraogong Gold Dredging and Sluicing Company invite tender for the supply of fire wood in connection with the operations of the company. The tenders are to…

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Mining Court. Monday Before Mr. Warden Robertson P.M. Labor Conditions

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

Denial Henry Austin applied for the months of labor conditions in respect-to claims Nos. 254 and 255. After heating the evidence of the applicant…

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The Rand Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 2

The Rose Deep, Ferriera Deep, and 10 other of the principal Rand Mines are being worked by the Boers…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Friday.—Mr. Trewenack has been here lately inspecting a mine close to the town, which carries silver, lead, and gold, in payable quantities. The lode is only…

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Where Gold Fish Are Reared

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

Many aquariume of England are periodically replenished from a gold fish 'farm,' in Shelby County, Indiana, about thirty miles from Indianapolis…

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Coal Trimmer’s Peril Account of His Rescue

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 20 November 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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Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

WE were shown on Monday morning 130zs. of shot gold won from Messrs. Armstrong and Bryant's alluvial claim at Yellow Springs, Shoalhaven. The yield is the result of eight weeks' work by the two…

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A Ghost in a Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1899 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Monday.—Some consternation has been caused amongst some of the miners at the copper mine by the visitations of a ghost in one of the shafts. The men hear strange noises, bells ringing, sighing,…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 3

MESSRS. Armstrong and Bryant have obtained 16oz. of gold from their claim at Yellow Springs, Shoalhaven, as the result of eight week's work…

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Mining. Gold Leases

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 3

THE application of R. F. Gordon for a gold lease of 10a., Fairy Meadow. has been approved; that of C. Blackett for 5a., Callen park, had be refused…

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Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 3

The monthly escort from Braidwood on Friday took away a79Jza. gold. Theo Dispa'oh states that the quantity sent by escort is no criterion of the yield, en a much larger amount…

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A Ghost in a Copper Mine

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Monday.--Some consternation has been caused among some of the miners at the copper mine by the visitations of a ghost in one of…

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Fool's Gold

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 1

A medical student, with a six week's vacation on my hands, nerves shattered from overwork, and just fifty dollars in my pocket, I landed at the town of Ingonish, Cape…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 November 1899 · page 3

THE Melbourne mines department has received intimation of the discovery of a gold nugget weighing 160oz. 11dwt. at Yandoit, near Dayleford. It was found by two…

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