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

Mining & the mines, 1900

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Braidwood Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

Left for Sydney on Friday with 100oz, of gold. This low return is attributed to the wet weather. The legal manager of the Araluen Central…

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Mining. Dredging

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

ON Thursday, 31st May, J. A Gegg applied at the warden's office Braidwood, for the following dredging leases:—An extended alluvial claim of 25 acres, for bucket dredging and…

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An Attempt to Explode the Mines. June 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

Judge Koch was arrested at Johannesburg, prior to the surrender of the city to the British, on a charge of attempting to explode the mines…

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The New Goldfields of Cape Nome

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 4

LAST June some lucky prospectors made the discovery that the sands on the shore of the extremity of Alaska were full of gold. The treasures of…

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The Lloyd Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 4

The Burraga Copper Mine, now known as the Lloyd Copper Mine, was taken over by the company at a big cash price on July 7 last. They at once commenced producing copper at…

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Miners for the Transvaal

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, has announced that the bulk of the miners will be unable to return to the Transvaal for at least two…

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The War. Capture of Guns. the Gold Commandeered. Affairs at Pretoria. British Officers Released. London, Friday. Capture of Guns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

Two guns were captured by the British in the engagement at Lichtenburg. COMMANDEERING GOLD. The total gold obtained by the Boers…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 3

Braidwood, Friday.—The new Kerehaw pump at the Federal dredge is still giving every satisfaction; putting through fully 120 tons of gravel per hour, judging by the…

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Rumoured Gold Find at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 2

Captain's Flat, Wednesday.—Rumours are current here that good gold has been struck in the Lake George Mines Company's prospecting shaft at Copper Crook. A number of…

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Department of Mines

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 4

A RETURN prepared by the New (South Wales Department of Mines giving details of. the mineral products of the colony…

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The Europa's Coal Consumption

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 3

IT was stated in the Europe's report that in consequence of the enormous quantity of coal required to keep her moving on her voyage out was, from an engineering point…

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Rumored Big Find of Gold near Temora

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 2

Temora, Wednesday.—There are rumors of a sensational find of gold near Temora. Stone has been exhibited privately showing gold estimated at 20oz to the ton. The party concerned will give no…

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The New Goldfields. at Cape Nome

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 4

LAST June some lucky prospectors made the discovery that the sands on the shore of the extremity of Alaska were full of gold. The treasures of the fabled…

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Mining

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

There are rumours of a sensational find of gold near Temora. Stone has been exhibited privately showing gold estimated at 20cz. to the ton. The party concerned will give no…

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Mining near Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—About three months ago the Mines Department invited tenders for sinking two shafts near Goulburn. The tender of Messrs. Hogan nod Hunsell, of Bungonla, was accepted for…

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Fire in a Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 4

A FIRE broke out on Sunday morning at No. 1 plant of the. Mount Lyell smelters at Penghana, Tasmania. The sampling-room was completely…

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Mining. Damage by Dredging

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

IN view of the attention to the method of winning alluvial gold by dredging creeks and rivers, the mining members of the Assembly desire to know who is responsible if a man's…

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Gold Escort

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

The monthly gold escort left Braidwood on Friday for Tarago, en route to Sydney, with 793ozs. 10dwt Over and above this amount a good quantity has been taken away privately…

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Mining. Cancellation of Mineral Leases

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

Following leases have been cancelled for non-payment of rent:—John Perry, portions of 20 acres each and 1 of 40 acres, county Murray, parish Bullongong; C. Sacagio, 20…

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South Bulli Colliery Dispute

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

THE Court of Arbitration appointed to inquire into the difference's between the proprietory of the South Bulli colliery and the miners concluded its…

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