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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

251 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 13

Prospecting for Gold Near Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 2

A LARGELY attended meeting was held in the Corowa School of Arts last Friday afternoon for the purpose of considering the advisability of testing the valleys in…

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Mining on Private Property League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 17

A meeting of this body was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. H. Headley in the chair. After the confirmation of minutes, a letter was read from the Mining Department, intimating that the…

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Openings for Mining Enterprise. the Dark River District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 27

Between Tallangatta and CravenviIle, and especially nearing the latter pleasantly-situated township, there are many indications of alluvial deposits. The gently Eloping gullies,…

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Mining Troubles on the Continent. London, September 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 24

It was announced last week that 125,000 miners in the important coalmining district of Borinage, in Belgium, bad resolved to cease work on Monday…

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Mining Accident at Broken Hill. Three Trucks Thrown Off the Line. Four Men Injured Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 27

A serious accident occurred at the Proprietary mine to-day. Three trucks loaded with coal were being shunted, four men being in charge of them. From some unexplained cause the…

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The Murchison Goldfield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 27

Mr. F. F. Stainer, the representative of an English syndicate, who recently undertook a trip to the far north of Western Australia in search of Calvert’s alleged gold mountain, which…

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A Mexican Miner’s Will

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 1

The Mexican papers tell of a miser named Moneeke, who recently died. His relatives were unwilling that his body should be interred, as he had [?] his will all over…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at Gollings' Victoria Hotel Friday last. Present-- Messrs. Hood (Chair), Brown, Derrick,…

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Gold From Coolgardie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 28

Mr. Everard Brown, one of the directors of Bayley’s Reward claim at Coolgardie, recently sent his third shipment of gold from the mine from Perth to Melbourne, and a portion of…

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Revival of the Mining Industry. Resuscitating Old Goldfields.the Yackandandah District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 15

The old goldfields in this district are, apparently, not yet done, and in the winter time I believe that the unemployed could e[?] out a very fair existence in the gullies. In the…

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Important Mining Case. Prohibition Recused

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 3

ARGUMENTS were heard on Monday before Mr. Justice Hood in Chambers upon as application for a prohibigion to restrainMr. Dabbin, the warden at Rutherglen, from…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 3

The first bore on the Surprise lease was bottomed on Tuesday last at 195ft. Gin a which depth 18 inches of wash was reached showing fine column of gold, and having a…

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Mining in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 29

It is the intention of the Minister of Mines, as soon as the House goes into recess, to visit the principal mining districts in the colony. Mr. M’Coll will be accompanied by the…

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Mining at Blayney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 29

The Cootamundra Herald says :—“ It is not very long since, from information gained by a personal visit to Blayney, we expressed the belief that a good goldfield would be…

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Mining at Steiglitz

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 29

The mining expert who contributes to the Ballarat Courier under the heading of “Crush,” says that sooner or later the Steiglitz mining movement will extend miles further south, for…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1893 · page 3

WAHGUNYAH LEAD.--Bottom was reached during the week right on the lead, and on good gold, but, unfortunately, the water came in and will retard working until…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1893 · page 29

The Bendigo Advertiser reports an accident, which might have had much more serious results, happened at the New Chum United mine to a miner named John Tresize, a…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. Another Important Discovery. Perth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1893 · page 15

The vertical shaft at Bayley’s No. 4 South Coolgardie has struck the reef at a depth of 65ft., disclosing rich golden stone rivalling if not eclipsing any yet found at Coolgardie. The…

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Coal Mines and Health

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 2

However much sympathy the existence of the workers in coalpits may evoke from us, yet the actual result of the life on the physical welfare of the miners is by no means…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1893 · page 3

ALBURY.--Two parcels of stone from the newly-discovered Oak Hill reef, Stoney-park, were lately forwarded to the Government laboratory for assay. The assayer's…

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