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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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A Palace Plated With Gold

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 4

The Czar has a palace just outside of St. Petersburg known as Tsarkoe-Selo, which was built by Catherine the…

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West Australian Goldfields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 5

THE New Australasia Company have crushed 522 tons for a yield of 784oz. The Mount Malcolm crushed 202 tons for 362oz. The City of London Kunanalling…

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The Klondyke Goldfields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 4

REPORTS which have been received from Victoria, British Columbia, State that another lode, immensely rich in character, has been discovered on the Klondyke…

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West Australian Goldfields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

THE lode has been out at the the 200ft level in the Lake View Extended. It in five feet wider and worth about 1oz to the ton…

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West Australian Goldfields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 8

THE Australia group of Associated mines Kalgoorlie, is attracting, a lot of attention. The new lode discovered east of the Australia East main line, at a…

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Colinton Gold Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 2

THE Colinton gold mines have been successfully floated in the Adelaide market as a no liability company of 125,000 shares, and Mr. G. T…

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Registration of Mines

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 4

THE Melbourne "Weekly Times" says:—Credit is due to the Victorian Chamber of Mines for the zeal with which it is devoting itself to benefit the industry…

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Mining

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 5

A telegram has been received by the member for the district to the effect that gold lesson No. 2 (McCue and Cadogan), No. 4 (J. McDonald and…

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Mining

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 3

It is rumored that the price fixed for several of the Bushy Hill mines total up to the extraordinary amount of £30,000. But whether…

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Mining

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

Sullivan and party applied for aid trow this Prospector's Vote and Mr. [?], after for spooting the ground promised them aid [?] sinking and driving a distance of 50 [?]…

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Alleged Stealing From a Mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

W. Foster Thomsor and William Baker were charged with stealing on the 4th February, 2dwt. of gold from William Connelly's claim, of…

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A Nugget of Gold. SYDNEY, This Day

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 3

A nugget of gold, weighing 463 ounces was brought to Cue (W.A.) from Lake Way by a man named Martin…

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[REPORT] Geological Surrey, Dept. of Mines and Agriculture, February, 1898

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

Sir,—I have the honor to report having paid a brief visit to the recent gold discoveries in the neighbourhood of Cooma, for the purpose of noting…

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Report on Gold Discoveries in the Vicinity of Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

In submitting Mr. Geological. Surveyor Carne's report on the recent gold discoveries in the vicinity of Cooma, I might remark that immediately after…

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Mining at Bushy Hilt

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 2

While in Sydney a short time since Mr. G. Kauffine happened to meet Mr. Geo. Cohen, an old Cooma resident, and naturally the…

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A Colliery Flooded. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1898 · page 2

A colliery at Murkirk has been flooded and many miners entombed. Sixteen persons were rescued after twenty-four hour's…

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[?] Report by W.H. J. SLEE, F.G.S. Chef Inspector of Mines. Kiandra, 20th Feb., 1898

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 4

The Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture, SIR,—I do myself the honor to furnish the following information…

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Bushy Hill. Report by W. H. J. Slee, F.g.s.,&c., Chief Inspector of Mines, on Bushy Hill. Cooma, 9th March, 1897

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

The Under Secretary for Mines and Agriculture SIR,—I have the honor to inform you that during my present…

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Mine Explosion. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred in mine in Spain by which seventy men have lost their lives…

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Mining Meeting. Meeting of the Shareholders of Bushy Hill Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

On Thursday evening a meeting convened by Mr. Willmott, was held at Perkins' Hotel at 7.30 p.m. of the shareholders of Bushy Hill. The…

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