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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Big Badja Silver Mining Company

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 4

WE have been shown by Mr. Henry Foster the certificate of award granted the Big Badja Silver Mining Co. for exhibit of silver ore at the Centennial…

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Mining Report for 1889

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1890 · page 3

THE following are extracts from the Miner's Report for the year 1889, just published:— The number of applications made to…

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The Pambula Gold Field

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 6

A report on the Pambula Gold-field has been forwarded to the Minister for Mines by Mr. Anderson, geological surveyor. The first portion of…

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Pambula Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 12

THE correspondent of the Bega Gazette says: The continuous rain has caused suspension of digging during the…

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Worms in Sheep. Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, 11th June, 1890

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 11

Turpentine and Salt Lick for Worms in Sheep. SIR,—It would seem from cummunications received from…

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Mining Exhibition at Sydenham

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 12

LONDON, July 28.—At the banquet which followed the opening ceremony in connection with the Mining Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, to-day,…

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Calling Out Coal Lumpers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 8

Your correspondent took careful stock of the men at one place where an interview occurred, and is bound to say they looked as able-bodies and decent persons…

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Prsecution of Miners. Wollongong

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1890 · page 6

At the Police Court to-day, before the Police Magistrate, George Emery and John Emery, lately employed as Miners at Mount Keira, were charged at the instance of H. A…

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The [?] at Woonona Colliery. BULLI

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 6

T[?] along the Woonana tramline, which extends from the Mountain Gol[?]ery to the Bellambi Jetty, a distance of over two miles, it was plainly seen that…

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Pambula Goldfield

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 5

WORK on the goldfields at Pambula is proceeding, and many of the claims are putting additional men on, although labor is scarce and it is…

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Towaka Goldfields, Pambula

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 11

EVERYTHING is still brisk at this place, and fresh speculators are coming to town daily. A good number of mining and share brokers are opening places of business in the town,…

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The Father of Gold-Mining in Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1890 · page 10

THE Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne Age writes on Friday.—The remains of James Esmond, the father of gold-mining in Victoria, were laid in the…

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