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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

262 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 9 of 14

The Northern Goldfields

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 3

News was received at Port Augusta on July 19, from Wilgena, dated Thursday night, July 13. The party which proceeded that sent by the…

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Mining. Luce Thamrock

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

A crushing of 11 tons from the above property, which is situated near Stanley's Blow, has taken place at Nicolas [?] Reymond's battery for…

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Tasmanian Mine

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

The Mount Bischoff mine. Tasmania, made a profit of £47,693 for the last six months…

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Mining

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

MATTERS are fairly active in all parts of the field though the great accumulation of stone, and the difficulty in getting it treated speedily is…

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Mining. Gipsy Queen

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

A parcel of 5 tons from the above claim; treated at Seily's works, gave a yield of 4oz 17dwt per ton. PICCANINNY (Yalgogrin)…

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The Gold Yield

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

The return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that during the month of July the gold fields of the colony produced 64,656oz, of gold…

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Mining. the Wortur[?] Field

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

By Saturday night's mail, a lefter dated July 29, was received from Mr. John Crowley, giving his first impressions of the Worturpa rush in…

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Mining Mems

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 8

The local battery cleaned up a parcel of 80 tons from the Phoenix last Friday. This stone was half mullock, taken as it came out of the 100ft…

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Mining. White Reef

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 3

The manager for the new proprietary, Mr. Koch, has now got everything in readiness for the full development of this property, and…

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Gold Dredging in New South Wales

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Gold dredging has caught on in New South Wales, and will probably “aproad.” Seeing the success it has been in New Zealand, the only wonder is that it did…

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An Accident at Sinclair's Mine, Forbes

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 4

A VERY severe accident, nearly causing immediately fatal results, occurred at Sinclair's mine last Saturday week. It appears that ten men were engaged in…

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Mining. Neeld's Claim. One of the Wonders of the Wyalong Field

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1899 · page 2

On Saturday last our mining reporter accepted an invitation to "go below" in the little known, but destined to be famous "Neeld's…

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Mining Mems. Condobolin Mines

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 9

STONE is being raised at the Phoenix and carted to the battery, where it is being milled. The crushing is to be a pretty large one, top prove the mine…

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Mining. the Union

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

A parcel of about 8 tons has been sent to Duncan's works for dry crushing and cyaniding. It is thought that the yield will be 8uzs…

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No More Coal Needed

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 6

CONSIDERABLE interest will be taken in Mr. Ray Standard Bakers article on “Liquid Air,” which appears in the April Strand Magazine. Liquid air is described ass substance, that promises to…

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Gold

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

A remarkably rich find of gold is reported from Glasson's Gate, in the Orange district. Six and a half pound weight of gold was taken from one…

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Mining

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

Though no unusual developments have to be reported since our last issue, there is now a continuous output of stone going on, which more…

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Gold Dredging

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 4

The gold dredging boom in New Zealand continues. There are now 74 companies there formed or in process of formation…

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Mining Mems

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 9

It will be interesting to miners in this vicinity to know that Mr. H. Hooke, Inspector of Mines, is now in the district reporting on the merits of…

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Mining. White Ryre

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

Mr. Roberts, who recently made terms with the owners for the purchase of this property, and who has introduced the first set of rock drills…

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