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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Middle Flat Mining

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 2

A letter has been received by Mr. H. Stewart from a mining expert referring to how work is proceeding at Middle Flat and…

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Appalling Calamity. Explosion in the Dudley Mine. Fourteen Men Entombed

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 5

THE Dudley colliery, Newcastle, was early on Monday morning, (March 21st) the scene of what at present appears to be one of the most appaling mining…

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Mining in Southern M[?] the Black [?] RUR

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1898 · page 2

UNDER date, 25th March, Mr. W. H. G. S[?], F.G.S. Chief Inspector of Mines reports as follows upon important discoveries of gold, silver and…

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Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 6

THE Phoenix, Golden Pile Mine, at Gympie, Queensland, has obtained 2412ozes. of gold from a crushing of 120 tons of stone…

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The Wolumla Gold Fields

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 5

THE recent discoveries made on the Wolumla field are causing some excitement locally. Several of our minere have already established themselves there…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 2

LOWER PAUPONG MINING.—Afurther mineral lease of 40 acres has been applied for by Messrs. F. G. Litchfield, D. Crisp and…

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Mining in the Monaro District

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 3

MR. SLEE, Chief Inspector of Mines, has submitted a report on discoveries of gold, silver, and lead deposits in the southern parts of the Monaro district. The report…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 2

Our Timbery [?] correspondent writes: A good number of [?] are prospecting on the Snowy River at present, and some of them are doing fairly wall ; others are no…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 3

Mr. Gambidge, mining surveyor, has paid a visit to Bushy Hill during the past few days, and has now surveyed twenty-five leases. Mr…

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Mining

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 April 1898 · page 5

Some splendid stone is being shot down both in Falkner's and Falkner's North, the stone being covered with tine gold…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 5

The [?] infueral leare is now [?] to the [?] and unless [?] thercoof within the [?] in notice issued by the…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1898 · page 3

Mr. W. H. Skidmore, late general manager Galleyment Goldfield, Ltd. of Galley Swamp, who is now in charge of in charge Cooma Copper Mining…

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Pambbula Gold Mines Co

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 28 April 1898 · page 7

ON Tuesday week last a few readouts more particularly interested in the mining interests assembled at the above Company's battery, Pipeclay Creek, to…

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Gold Mining Leases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

The following gold mining lease has been cancelled, having been aban-doned :—Tumut and Adelong Mining District, No. 554 G. T. Heinecke and…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

Yesterday the Prospectors (Perkins and party), produced some samples of rich stone at the 75 feet level, the vein being about two inches in width. A…

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War News. Spain's Coal Difficulties. London, April 30

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1898 · page 3

Much dissatisfaction exists in Spain at the tardiness of the Government in prosecuting the war. Sections of the Carlists and…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

From Bushy Hill, Cooma we leant that Messrs. Kneebone and Nichols, two gentlemen of large mining experience, have in the interests of a Melbourne…

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The Golden [?] an Enormous Rush of Gold Seekers Going In. Sound Advice From an in Habitant

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 6

In the rush towards the golden fields of the Klondike, there are thousands who are [?] to stand the strai[?] of hardship and exp[?], which…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 May 1898 · page 2

CAPTAIN WINKLER, who has a large interest in the New Chum Mine, Kisndrs, arrived this morning at Cooma, and took special…

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Mining Notes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

The reef at Paupong is about 8 feet in width, ca[?]ying silver and lead and a trace of gole. During last week the men engaged…

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