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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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New Gold Discovery

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 7

A NEW and important gold discovery has just been made at the Jingers by Mr. Libby, manager of the Jingers Mineral Propriety mine which has been closed VOICE…

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Mining Chips

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 6

OUR Bendoc correspondent writes:—Rumours are about that the North New Discovery mine has at last changed hands, and if the South Discovery…

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Victorian Gold Returns for 1896

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 7

REVIEWING the gold returns for 1896 and the prospects of 1897, the Melbourne Argue states:—"The discovery of gold about 45 years ago lifted Victoria out of…

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Mining at B. A. Creek

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT to S. R. MAIL writes:—In going to B.A. Creek from Orbost you turn off the Bendoc main road about two miles before reaching Reed's station…

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A New Goldfield

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

THE exploration of Eastern Gippsland by prospectors during the past two years has been productive of good results. Since the discovery of the Bemm field…

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Life on the Goldfields of W.A.

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 5

Tis evident that here a man All [?]ial ties must love, Where the zenith of enjoyment Is blasphemy and booze…

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The Gold Yield of Western Australia for 1[?]96

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 7

THE W.A. GOLDFIELDS COURTIER (Coolgardie) in an article commenting on the gold yield for the past year says:— "With the issue of the December gold…

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Mining. Mount Wills

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 7

The Excelsior(Big River) cleaned up at the Joker battery last week for a yield from 5 tons of 50z 12dwt. gold. This result was obtained by 2 men working…

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Rich Gold Discovery. by the Victorian Prospecting Party

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

"THERE is gold in tho mountain, there is silver in the mine." So runs the old song, which ia conetantly being [?] And in view of the recent…

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The New Gold Find

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 18 March 1897 · page 3

THE new find by the Victorian Prospecting Party is the general topic of conversation throughout the district, and is causing a good deal of speculation as…

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Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 5

A NEW field for prospectors in the limestone country at the head of the Murray River is reported upon and recommended by Mr. H. S. Whitelaw, a geological…

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Gold

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 4

THE prosperity for which our district was famed in the past, has of late slowly but surely passing there are now signs…

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Bonang Silver Mines

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 4

The first half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Mount Deddick Co., Showy River, was hold on March 31, at 31 Queen-street, Melbourne,…

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Mining. PAMBULA

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 4

The Jingera Mineral Proprietary have started sinking an air shaft into the north stopes, the air being very dense in there. They expect to get it through in about…

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Mining at Brow's Camp

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 4

THE mining industry, which of late has in the district, gives ? promise of looking up, fresh fields bein discovered on both sites of the border…

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Local Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 4

At Bonang, the Rosebud, owned by H. Mead and let on tribute a few weeks ago to Parker and Bowden, for 18 montes, is looking up again. The tributors…

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Mining at Brown's Camp

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 3

TEN tons of stone from the Trospector's claim at Brown's Camp was put through at the Pioneer battery last week and warded in bulk, just as it came out on…

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Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 5

Roberts and Party, of the Meerschaum, Mount Wile put through 113 tons at the Democrat battery, for, 3200cz. of amalgam, which gave 820cz. retorted…

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Mining Reserves, Victorian Border

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 5

WE extract the following questions and replies from HANSARD:— Mr. Wood asked the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture,—How does he…

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Mining Warden

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 27 May 1897 · page 4

THE Delegate correspondent to the "Bombala Times" writes:—"The miners have a grievance, inasmuch as there is no Warden's Clerk at Delegate. If they…

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