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

Mining & the mines, 1899

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Mining Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 2

ABOUT a fortnight ago, James Russell, a resident of North Yass, employed as a miner at the Golden King claim, Blakney Creek, accidentally fell down a shaft a…

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Alluvial Gold Discovery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Monday.—It was reported in town to-day that payable alluvial golf had been found on M'Phillamy's land, King's Plains, in 20ft sinking, near the old lead that was worked a quarter of a…

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Mining. New Explosive

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 3

THE new explosive "Hercules," manufactured by the Californian Powder Company, was tested at Captian's Fait on Saturday at` the Lake George Mines. It is the opinion of…

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A Rich Gold Find at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

COOMA, Monday.—Considerable excitement prevails here owing to the tributers of No. 1 North Bushy Hill striking very rich ore at a depth of 135ft. The last shot put in broke out a quantity…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 3

MARULAN, Saturday.—Mining matters are progressing slowly throughout the district. The dry weather is greatly impeding work. The Carrington Iron Mines are sending away…

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Braidwood Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

Took away on Friday last 879 oz. 22dwt. 14 grains of gold, a large falling off due to scarcity of water…

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To Cure a Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 1

THE first and most efficacious measure when a preliminary sneeze or other symptom warns the victim that a cold is impending, should be (says Science…

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Serious Mining Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

A very serious accident occurred on Monday last to Mr. Hugh Ovens, a miner working at Half Moon Flat, Mongarlowe River. He was shovelling earth into a cart from the…

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Dredge Mining in Victoria

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 3

The mines department anticipates much difficulty in dealing with the numerous applications which it continued to receive for dredging and siuicing rights on the creeks…

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Mining. Dredging at Oallen and Other Places

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 3

WE learn that great interest in being taken in dredging at Oallen and various parts of the Upper Shoalhaven. At the first-named place the company are preparing to work on a new…

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Mining at Gundaroo.—A Lucky Find

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

Our Gundaroo correspondent writes:—After a spell of unusual quiet, mining in this locality has livened up slightly owing to a lucky find made by James Kershaw and T. A. Byfleld. These miners…

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A Gold Discovery

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 2

A report has been received by the Mines Department from Mr. Wilkinson, warden of Mudgee, in reference to a discovery of alluvial gold in the parish of Galambine, county of…

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Mining. Dairy Creek

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

THE Gundaroo correspondent of the Qoeanbeyan Age reports that Mr. James Kerehaw and Thomas Byfield dropped on a rich patch last Saturday, from which they took about…

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Mining at Dairy Creek

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 23 March 1899 · page 2

THE Gundaroo correspondent of the Queanbeyan Age reports that Mr. James Kershaw and Thomas Byfield dropped on a rich patch last Saturday, from which…

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The Klondike Goldfield

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

MISS FLORA SHAW, of The Times, road a paper before the Royal Colonial Institute recently descriptive of her trip to Klondike. She was struck by…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, Mar. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 4

Miners while prospecting at East Dawson, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, have discovered the Russian boundary-stones, showing that Klondyke is within Alaska…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 3

Miners while prospecting at East Dawson, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, have discovered Russian boundary-stones showing that Klondyke is within Alaska. American…

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Three Inches of Gold

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 4

A SPECIAL dispatch to the San Francisco Call from Denver (Col.), January 29, says :—“The recent strike of the Isabella, at Cripple Creek, has rendered…

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Local Gold Yield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 4

THE Goulburn branch of the Bank of Australasia dispatched 506 ounces of gold to Sydney to-day. This gold was won in the Shoalhaven district and immediate…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

Kalgoorlie, Sunday.—An secident occurred yesterday afternoon in the Australia mine and resulted in a miner named Alexander Lee, twenty-eight years of age, being crushed…

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