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

Mining & the mines, 1900

288 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 15

The Gundagai Gold Find. Government Geologists Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 2

The Government Geologist (Mr. Pittman) has reported to the Minister for Mines on an [?] that he has made of Messrs. Robinson and Rice's mine,…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 4

Bywong, Thursday.—Bingley's battery is to start crushing in the course of a couple of weeks, under the management of Messrs. Frazer and Belcher. The machinery is being…

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Discovery of a Gold Lead

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

Forbes, Monday.—Some good finds of gold have just been made here. For some time past several prospecting parties have been working in the neighbourhood of Thompson's…

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Coal Strike in America. London, Sept. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 4

One hundred thousand miners of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania, United States, have struck for an advance in wages. The mineowners refused to go to arbitration on…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 3

BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.—Ebaworth and party brought to town to-day a nice parcel of gold weighing above 20oz., value 80, obtained from their claim on the Shenlhav…

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Gold Discovery on the Crookwell Line

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

WE are informed that Paton and party have dis. covered a gold reef about 12 miles from Goulburn and joining the cutting for the Crookwell railway line. A local syndicate has been formed. Stone…

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The Burrangong Gold Dredging and Sluicing Company. the Launching of the Barge

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

TO-DAY (Saturday) a most important work in connection with the project of dredging for gold in the areas surrounding this town will be carried out when the [?]ging barge…

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Four Barrels of Gold

Goulburn Herald · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 4

ONCE a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur, the troubles and an[?]ction…

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Gold Discovery on the Crookwell Line

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 September 1900 · page 2

WE are informed that Paton and party have discovered a gold roof about miles from Goulburn and joining the outting for the Crookwell railway line…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 3

Discovery in the Queanbeyan District.—Some splendid samples of alluvial gold have it is reported, been discovered near Spring Range, one nugget weighing 30oz. The…

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The Mines Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 4

ACCORDING to the report of the Department of Mines for 1899 the mineral industries of New South Wales are steadily advancing ia value and…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 3

Once a man of the labouring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur the troubles and…

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Robinson and Rice's Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

Gundagai, Friday.—Another rich find of ore is reported from Messrs. Robinson and Rico's mine. When opening out in tunnel south of the main shaft, about 40ft. from the…

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Gold Dredging at Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

AT the launching of the first mining dredge at Young on Saturday last by the Burrangong Gold Sluicing and Dredging Company Mr. J. C. Ranken, general manager, explained that the dredge weighed…

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Boer Officials and Bar Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 4

Boer officials with bar gold sailed in the German East Africa steamer Herzog, which left Delagoa Bay yesterday…

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The Burrangong Gold Dredging and Sluicing Company. the Floating of the Barge

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last a most important event occurred which mails in no minor degree the progress of the industry for dredging for gold on the old Lambing Flat field. The event to which…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 1 October 1900 · page 2

BOTH in Melbourne and Ballarat Stock Exchanges, and in mining circles generally the Band and Loch [?]shing and yield was warmly discussed on Tuesday. Emph[?]…

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Mining at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Friday.—Mr. W. R. Treweneck, manager of the Gulf Creek copper mine, near Barraba, arrived here this morning for the purpose of starting the Valley silver-lad mine, which…

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Kruger's Commandeered Gold. London. Saturday Morning

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 2

At the instigation of Britain, the Dutch Government have informed the captain of the Dutch warship Gelderland--by which it is understood that the…

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American Coal for the Navy. London, Sept 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 4

The Admiralty has ordered 5000 tons of American coal for delivery at Bermuda, and 2500 tons for delivery at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The coal is to be used on warships on the North…

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