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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining Items. Pambula Fields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 6

It is reported that the Groat Victory is about to change hands. The last parcel of ore treated in Sydney by Mr. Tweedle is said to have yielded 8oz. per ton…

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Mining at the Bemm

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 7

THE manager of the Ace of Clubs and Royal Mint mines, Mr. Mustard, has kindly forwarded the "Snowy River Mail" the following interesting report on the…

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A Collins Street Gold Mine

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 7

ONE April day in 1837 a certain Henry Howey, the owner of a small home tend near Sydney paid his weekly visit to that city his [?]ind bent on a thing more…

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Mining Items. Mining at Jingera

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 7

THE following is from the PAMBULA Voice:—Work at the Proprietary mines continues in full swing, a large number of men being employed upon the…

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Bemm River Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 3

THE following is an article from the SNOWY RIVER MAIL of Saturday last:—A. problem is now facing minors at the Bemm which ere long will require to be…

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Mining at the Bemm

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 7

THE SNOWY RIVER MAIL of Saturday last has the following:—The manager of the Ace of Clubs and Royal Mint mines at Club Terrace has…

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Sensational Gold Find at Tumbarumba. 373ozs FROM 40lbs STONE

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

THE "Adlong Argus" of 31st March says:—Considerable excitement was caused here on Tuesday owing to the rich find of gold by the Messrs. Heinicke…

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The Bemin River Mines

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 4

CLUB TERRACE is the name by which the new settlement at the Bemm River mines is known. It is prettily situated on a small well sheltered flat, with plenty of…

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Mining Items

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

Rich gold specimens have been taken into Cobar by a prospector named Parker from a place 15 miles north of Mount Drysdale. A slight rush has taken place…

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The Mines of Gippsland. the Bemm Field. (Australian Mining Standard.)

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 6

A GOOD deal of prospecting has gone on during the summer in Eastern Gippsland, with the result that several reefs have been discovered. On the Bemm…

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Mining Items

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 5

The rush to Jones's Creek, six miles from Gundagai, continues to attract miners from the surrounding goldfields, (says the T. & A. TIMES), but so far…

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Gold

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

FOR the month of April, Mr. Booth has forwarded to the Royal Mint, Sydney, as per returns, 40½ozs retorted gold and 25ozs 6dwt alluvial…

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Gold Discovery near Orbost

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE interest was excited in Orbost recently by the reported discovery of gold at Mr. John Cooke's selection on the Brodribb, about six miles from Orbost…

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Mining at the Bemin

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 4

THE Melbourne AGE re[?] that specimens of the reef discovered about 20 miles north of Club Terrace have been forwarded to the Minister of Mines…

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Mining Items

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 7

The secretary of the Gippsland Mining Board has received intimation from the Mines department to the effect that the applications of tho board for a battery…

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Gold Returns

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 5

SEVEN tons of stone from the Snowstorm, worked by Messrs. Shaw and Windel, gave a return of 7oz. 17dwt. 12¼ tons of stone from the Bonanza yielded 20oz…

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Mining at Bendoc

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 5

MR. W. SMITHWICK, representing a Bendigo and Melbourne mining syndicate, has, during tho pant fortnight, bought out several minere right claims on the…

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Mining Items

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 4

The find made recently by Foster and party, north of Colson's lease, at Club Terrace, is opening up satisfactorily. The reef, which varies from a foot to 30…

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Mining Items

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 4

THE Pambula Voice says:—Some excitement was caused last week throughout this district by the report that a rich reef had been discovered on the range a little…

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Mining at Bonang

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 4

IT is reported that Messrs. Grant and Clancy's party have struck good stone driving north from the bottom level in their claim known as the Bullrush. The…

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