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

Mining & the mines, 1899

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Original Novel. [All Rights Reserved.] Marian Gonisby. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. How Gonisby Made His Gold

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 2

FORTUNE HUNTING is one of the keen businesses in Australian life. Perhaps the term fortune-hunting may with more force be applied to a generation that is passing…

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Mining. Lake George Mines

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 3

THE following is the manager's report for nine days ended January 9 :—Stoping on each side of the five levels, 150 ft. to 500ft., at northern section carried on as usual. 1518…

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Unclaimed Gold in the Mint. a Romantic Story Just Told

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 4

WE are often told of how much accumulated unclaimed cash is lying in the banks: we have even been told of how much is lying in a similar suspense…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 3

The Sunday Times says :— We are apt to forget that few minec in the world—not one other in Australia—has given forth such richness as the Broken Hill Proprietory. Here are the…

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Mining. Captain's Flat

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 3

IT is understood that as an outcome of the visit of the member of the Advisory Board of the Lake Georgo Minoe Company,the ereotion of a crushing and cyonide plant will be…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday.—Mining speculators have been around here lately inspecting various mining properties, with a view to development. Mount Blundell, a very huge low-grade are formation, is…

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Mining. Carrington Mines

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 2

A MARULAN telegram to the Daily Telegroph says:—The Carrington from mines, which have been closed up for several weeks, have again resumed operations. Several [?] of…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

IT is currently reported that a syndicate with large capital intend to thoroughly test the Hall gold and copper mine (Queanbeyan, district), which was recently abandoned…

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The Braidwood Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

On Friday took 411 oz. 5 dwts. 23grs., an increase of 100czs. on the previous month but still much below the average…

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Mining. Silver-mines at Burragorang

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

WARDEN GIBSON, sent by the department of mines to inspect the Burragorang silver mines, has furnished a report, which states that one of the persons working under…

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Striking a Gold Mine. Mrs Harrison Got on to Good Property. Struck It Rich and Unexpectedly Creates a Sensation

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 4

The surprise of a man who sinks a hole to make a well and strikes a gold mine is no doubt a pleasant one. Such a surprise was held in store for Mrs. Harrison, Alexandria-Terrace, Victoria…

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Lake George Mines, Limited

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

The following is the return of the Lake George Mines, Captain's Flat, for January:—Crude ore furnaced, 5312 56 tons Production: Matte, 274 20 tons, containing 452 68oz. gold, 13,761 86oz…

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Siberian Gold Minms

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 4

THERE are about 40,000 miners at work in the gold mines in Siberia. The grains of Siberian gold are said to be on an average larger than those…

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Alleged Gold Find Near Harden

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 1

A TELEGRAM to a Sydney paper states that payable gold was discovered on Saturday at Mr. Whybrow's paddock, some 6 or 7 miles north-west of Murrumburrah, by…

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New Gold Field. Miners, Don't Rush It !

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

WHILST sinking for water on Mr R. Whybrow's land lit the Rooky Hits, near King's Vale, two men came upon some wash dirt, which on being tried gave a good prospect of…

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Western Australian Gold Companies Fraud. London, Feb. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1899 · page 4

At the Bow-street Police Court Louis Henry Goodman, dentist, and others have been committed for trial on a charge of having conspired to defraud the public in connection with the West Australian…

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Testing Beds of Lake George for Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 4

IN the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. O'Sullivan said that the present was a favourable opportunity of testing certain beds in Lake George for gold. The Minister for Mines said he thought…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

By a fall of are in block 12 mine, Broken Hill, a miner was buried alive and two others had a narrow escape…

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Striking a Gold Mine. Mrs. Harrison got on to Good Property. Struck it Rich and Unexpectedly. Creates a Sensation

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

The surprise of a man who sinks a hole to make a well and strikes a gold mine is no doubt a pleasant one. Such a surprise was held in store for Mrs. Harrison…

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Traveller. the Gold Rush to California

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 5

The fiftieth anniversary of the finding of gold in California, makes pertinent, on account of the accidental discovery which be affected the development of the Anglo-Saxon…

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