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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Argentine Mining Co

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

The legal manager of this company reports having received a cable from Mr. J. L. Jeffcoat saying that the prospects of the company are very encouraging, and that he is leaving…

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Sensational Gold Discovery. Brisbane

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

Sensational rumours are afloat at Hughenden regarding a big find of gold in the Mackinlay Ranges, about 25 miles from Mackinlay, 45 from Cloncurry, and near the…

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Mining on Private Lands

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

MR. NIELSEN has given notice of a bill to amend the Mining Act in the direction of conferring on the holders of mineral licenses on private lands…

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Nugget of Gold at Maldon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—Considerable stir was caused at Maldon this morning when it become known that Mr. James Waterson, while ploughing one of his paddocka, had turned up a nugget of…

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Mining

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

A few weeks ago Mr. J. J. McDonnell, of Bowning, leased one of his claims, at Wyalong, of which he is sole proprietor, on tribute. The first crushing yielded 56…

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Nugget of Gold at Maldon

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Considerable stir, was caused at Maldon this morning when it became known that Mr. Ja[?]nes Waterson, while ploughing one…

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Mining Town “Held Up.”

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

A thousand armed men swept through the town of Cripple Creek, in the gold district of Colorado, recently, and “deported” many…

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Mining

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

HARRIS KNOPP of Demondrille, and Michael Prost of Murrumburrah have applied for a mineral lease of three acres on Currawong mining reserve…

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Buenos Ayres Mining Notes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 6

The Buenos Ayres Standard of 24th July says:—The share list of the Orosmayo Gold Dredging Company has been closed this afternoon, applications having been ahead of shares…

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Mining at Bywong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 4

Prospecting work with satisfactory results is still being carried on here A crushing of five tons of stone sent by Mr. O. Wakefield to the Dairy Creek Battery, from the old Robbins, Cartwright claim,…

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Mining at Wyalong

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 October 1904 · page 2

The returns from Mr J. J. McDonnell’s mine at Wyalong is very much better than at first reported. We are informed that two tons realised 56 ozs, and thirteen tons…

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Fire in a Mine. Seven Men Dead

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 2

Brisbane, Friday.—A fire broke out this morning in the upper underground workings of the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers. The flames came up the shaft, and the fire…

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Fire in a Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 October 1904 · page 2

As reported by telegram in a portion of Friday's issue, a fire occurred that day in in the Brilliant mine at Charters Towrs, causing fire-damp in the adjoining mines. Four…

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Mining Disaster

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 2

A SERIOUS fire occurred early on Friday at the Brilliant P. C. Mine, Charters Towers, causing firedamp in the adjoining mines. One tributer in…

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Particulars of the Mine. Brisbane

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 3

What is known as the Brilliant Block is the second most important combination of shafts at Charters Towers. The brilliant and St. George and the Brilliant Central are both old mines,…

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Terrible Disaster. Mine on Fire. Brisbane

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 3

A fire broke out this morning in the underground workings of the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers. The flames, which came up the shaft, were extinguished by the fire…

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Mine on Fire. Seven Lives Lost. Five Bodies Recovered. Heroic Rescue Parties. Thrilling Experiences. Charters Towers

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 3

About 1 o’clock this morning a tire was seen coming from the shaft of the Brilliant mine. It was found that one of the levels was on fire. The men tried to approach it from the Brilliant St…

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World‘s? Coal Yield

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 6

The coal output of the world is now somewhere about 800,000,000 tons. That of the United States last year was 320, 983,000 tons; that of the United King…

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Mystery of a Lockup Tamberumba's Missing Gold

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 1

MEMORY of the recent loss of gold, valued at about £600, reported to have occurred about three months ago from the strongroom at the…

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A Suit as to Mining Properties

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 5

In the Equity Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice A. H Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity, Mr. Langer Owen, instructed by Mr. James W. Johnson, appeared for the plaintiffs, in the matter…

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