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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 14 of 15

The Impounded Gold

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

At the beginning of November a Court of the Hanes, city of Hamburg, at the instance of the Transvaal mines, whose gold Mr. Kruger had commandeered, confiscated 30 chests of Transvaal gold,…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 November 1900 · page 2

FOLLOWING leases have been applied for for dredging purposes:— J. McDonald 50 acres, parishes of [?] and Mar[?] being part of bad of [?]…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 19 November 1900 · page 2

FOLLOWING leases have been applied for for dredging purposes:— J. McDonald 50 acres, parishes of [?], and Marlowe, being part of bad of S[?]…

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Gold-dredging

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 4

The first annual meeting of the Braidwood (Ghoalhaven River) Proprietary Gold-dredging Company, N.L, was held on Friday, at 70 Pitt-street, Sydney, Mr. C. L. Garland presiding. The report…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 2

Mr. Wood, minister for justice, at Araluen on Monday inspected the Consolidated Company's dredge. All the dredges are in full swing. The Proprietary commenced work…

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Opening of the Rand Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 2

Sixty selected refugees from the Transvaal have left Capetown for Johannesburg to prepare for working certain of the Rand mines and other works…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 2

THE undermentioned special lease has been for[?]ted:—J. C. Bonsrins, 20 areas, county of Agyle parish [?]…

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The Impounded Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 2

At the beginning of November a Court of the Hanse city of Hamburg, at the instance of the Transvaal mines, whose gold Mr. Kruger had commandeered,…

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Gold in Copper Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 4

A case came before the Full Court on Wednesday which decided the ownership of the gold won from the mines of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Co. It appeared that from 1895 to 1897 some…

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Mummell Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

The Mummell Freehold and Copper Mine, comprising 121 acres, the private sale of which some months ago proved abortive, was on Friday sold by Messrs. de Lauret and Co. at public auction. The…

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Gold-dredging

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 4

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Araluen proprietary Gold-dredging Company, N.L , was held at Viekery's-chambers, Pitt-street, on Thursday, Mr. R. G. D. Fitzgerald,…

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Began As a Gold-digger

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1900 · page 1

THIRTY-FIVE or more years ago, Richard John Seddon left his home in Liverpool, a half-educated boy of ton years. He returned to it in the…

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Began As a Gold-digger

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 4

Thirty-five or more years ago, Richard John Seddon left his home in Liverpool a half-educated boy of ten years. He returned to it in the Diamond Jubilee…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 4

TUENA, Friday.—Mr. J. Riley, of Sydney, took up another lease this week adjoining the southern boundary of the ground formerly applied for by him at the Mount Costigan copper and silver mice, and…

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Mining Losses and the Commonwealth Celebrations

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

IN order that owners of gold mining leases, ho may visit Sydney to witness the. Commonwealth Celebrations, will not risk the forfeiture of their properties through…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 3

Thomas J Buck and party applied for suspension of labor conditions .on. Mining Tenements NO[?], 280 to 265 Mr. O’Brien appeared for applicants…

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Colliery Disaster. Five Men Entombed. No Hope Of Escape

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 2

A report was received in Sydney on Thursday afternoon that a fire occurred in the Grata Coal Mine the previous night and it is stated that five men are…

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Miners, Beware!

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1900 · page 2

We would like to remind those owners of gold mining leases and mining tenements who intend being absent, at the coming. Commonwealth festivities for a…

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Greta Colliery Fire

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 December 1900 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE progress was made on Saturday with sealing operations at the colliery. The tunnel which was used as a travelling road for horses entering and leaving the mine…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 December 1900 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Saturday.—The montly police, court took 620oz. of gold to Tarago. Large quantities of quarts are being sent from the Bell's and Major's Creek reefs to Dapto and…

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