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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 15 of 15

Mining. Dredge at Araluen

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 3

MRESSAS. TULLOCH AND HUGUAN'S dredge was fully at work on Monday, the machinery [?] It is expected that it will pat through on average of sixty tone per…

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Favorable Nature of the Present Season.—reviving Prosperity in the Colonies Generally.—increase of Gold Production, and Improved Prices for Wool, Stock, Copper, and Tin.—the Unemployed Question, and Grounds of Hope for Its Settlement

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 3

IF the present has not been an ideal season throughout the territory, it has so far in the greater part of the settled portions of Australia been a vast improvement…

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Mining Accident at Oallen Crossing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

NEWS reached Goulburn this morning of a fatal mining accident at Oallen Crossing, near Tarago. A telegram received by the coroner states that the victim of the accident is Thomas Muffett, who was…

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Mining. Braidwood Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

FOR some time past the monthly gold escort has been carried from Braidwood to Tarago railway station on a pack-horse instead of by vehicle. The police authorities have…

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Copper Mines of Sinai

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 1

The copper mines of Sinai, says a writer in the new number of Cassier's Magazine, are stated to be the most Ancient of which history makes mention…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Monday.—Two 40 acre blocks have been pegged out on a huge copper show about three miles from town, adjoining a block being worked by Mr. J. Jadrick, on Government aid. This makes…

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Lithgow Coal Pit

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 4

"WHEN the fire took place in the Lith[?] [?]gow pit about 13 years ago 39 skips of coal were left, standing ready to come out, in one section of the pit…

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Mining at Burraga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 4

A Lithgow telegram says:—Burraga reports that Donald H'Vicar, who has been prospecting about Golden Gully, Isabella, for the last nine years, struck a rich find the other day. The reef is about five…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1899 · page 4

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Saturday.—Messrs. M. Pola and P. Coffey have in their possession some splendid specimens of green carbonate and red oxide copper ores from their now find near Queanbeyan…

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Lake George Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Operations at the Lake George Mines for the year ending 31st May gave a net profit of £11,200, and it is officially stated that the debit of £20,000 previously existing has been…

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Nanima Gold Reefs

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

On Tuesday last another cake of gold from Jordan and party’s claim was deposited at the Bank of New South Wales, Yass. The cake weighed 40 ounces. The…

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Mining at Burraga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 4

LITHGOW, Saturday.—Burraga reports that work at the Burraga mine is progressing satisfactorily. Mr. M'Vicars' recently-reported find at Isabella in said to be looking well. They intend starting the…

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Mining. Lambing Flat Gold-dredging and Sluicing Syndicate

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of shareholders of the above syndicate was hold at the Oddfellows' Bull, Goulburn on Wednesday evening. About forty shareholders were present and Dr…

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Mining at Junction Point

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 2

WE are informed that Mr. J. K. Robinson, a mining expert from Melbourne, passed through here yestesday en route for Junction Point where he purposes inspecting mining…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Lambing Flat Gold-dredging and Sluicing Syndicate, held at the Oddfellow[?]' Hall on Wednesday evening, Dr. Handocck in the chair, it was resolved to adopt the amalgamation…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 3

DREDGING.—Sensational reports are current in Braidwood regarding the quantity of gold won by Hughan and Tulloch's Araluen dredge since starting…

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Recovery of Spanish Gold

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 4

A MESSAGE from Santiago, Cuba, on November 22, states:—Cuban wreckers who have been employed during the last six months in stripping…

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