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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

293 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 15

Mining at Forbes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 28

The Forbes Times report :—“Messrs. Collins and M'Kenzie, who took up a number ol leases comprising most of the sludge heaps around the old mines of Forbes a month or…

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Mining Near Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 28

A Narandera telegram runs as follows:— “ A return of 48½z. of retorted gold was the result of the last crushing from Harry Smith's reef at Ferrier and Company's battery. Work…

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The Victorian Mining Bill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 26

A public meeting of miners and investors wis held at Chiltern on Saturday; Mr. A. Kilgour, president of the shire, in the chair. Mr. James Scott, president of the Chiltern and…

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Corowa Deep Lead Gold Prospecting Company

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of shareholders was held last Monday night, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of a further issue of…

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Mining at Yackandandah. Mr. Wallace’s New Sluicing Plant. Inauguration by the Premier

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 25

The enterprise of Mr. J. A. Wallace, M.L.C. —one of the pioneers of gold mining, and at present, perhaps, the largest mining investor we have in the colony—is likely to bring about…

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The Mining on Private Pboperty Act. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 26

SIR—I hear a good deal of talk about the claims of the miner. It is said the new Act don't give him half the protection he wants, and in short that he has been hardly done by…

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A Coolgardie Gold-mining Company. London, August 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 18

The Mount Burgess Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, has been floated in Glasgow, the capital being £80,000…

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Rutherglen Flourishing and Prosperous. a Rich Gold-mining Centre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 18

At a time when. there is much talk of depression it is pleasant to learn that the country districts are looking prosperous. Situated within five miles from the River Murray,…

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Victorian Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 29

The Premier has arranged to pay a visit in Castlemaine shortly, in [?] with he Hon. J. Wallace, for the purpose of giving he latter gentleman an opportunity of…

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The Mining Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 29

A telegram from Parkes says :—“ Numerous complaints have been made by miners in this district with regard to certain clauses of the Mining on Private Lands Act, which provides…

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The Coolgardie Gold-field. New Discoveries. Land Boom on the Field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 26

Returns from one ton of stone from the claim secured by Arnold and Co, Siberia, were. 29oz of smelted gold. A pared of stone tried by Mr. Bickhouse some time ago gave at the…

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Mining at Captain’s Flat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1894 · page 29

Mr. Thomas Canning, warden’s clerk at Captain’s Fiat, reports that a lode has been struck at the 30ft. level, 41ft, west from the main abaft in the New k[?][?]-Noor Gold and…

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The Coolgardie Gold Field. Another Wonderful Find. the Londonderry Yield Surpassed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 2

An even more wonderful discovery [?] the Londonderry has been made north of [?] It is not known where the locality [?] except that it [?] between [?] and [?] Font…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Thursday 16 August 1894 · page 2

BORING operations are still being continued on the Rutherglen syndicate's lease. No, 3 bore has been bottomed at 253ft. on [?] feet of wash, showing…

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Yalcocrin Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 29

Satisfactory accounts have been received of the gold discoveries in the Yalgogrin district The reefs there are being rapidly developed, and the alluvial finds are also turning out well…

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The Debating Society. Wind Versus Gold Steel Dipped in Gall

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 24

I was sitting listlessly at home last Thursday evening a prey to gloomy thoughts, induced by the dreary outlook over the financial horizon the stormy threatening aspect of the clouds…

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The Coolgardie Goldfields. MR. R. Lawson’s Views

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 2

Mr. George Reynoldson has received the following letter from Mr R. H. Lawson, who went from the Berrigan district to Coolgardie a few months ago :—…

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Mining Appliances

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 29

An exhibition of mining appliances and portable crushing plants, which should prove of great interest to Intending prospectors, will shortly be opened at Johnson’s Tyne Foundry,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 3

GARIBALDI REEF.--Intermediate level: Drive in south 24 feet following break wall; in north 18 feet, stone making in face. Upper level north…

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Mining at Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 29

Mr. Slee, the Chief Inspector of Mines, has forwarded a report to the Mines Department on gold-mining in the Tnmut district. Mr. Slee is of opinion that the matter does not…

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