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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 14

Important Mining Invention. London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 20

Two Glasgow gentlemen claim to have patanted an invention to do away with the use of water in connection with working a stamp battery, and substituting a…

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Explosion at a Mine. One Man Killed and Another Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 37

A serious explosion took place on Tuesday at the Cobar copper mine. Three men were engaged patting in a charge of dynamite to loosen a pole of ore that had…

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Tee West Australian Gold-fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 27

In cutting out the recess on the western side of the north drive at the 100ft. level in the Great Boulder mine some of the richest stone ever met with in the mine has…

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Rutherglen Miners' Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 6

The ordinary meeting of this body was held at Gill's Royal Standard Hotel on Saturday evening last, when there was only a very limited…

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Mines and Wines

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 6

MINING experts persistently contend that ere a year has passed Rutherglen will be the Eldorado of Victoria, and that not loss than two thousand minors…

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Mining at Euabalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 28

Mr. R. M’Lean, of Euabalong, has just shown us a piece of stone from the Ere bendary mine, which is estimated to crush at the rate of 10oz or 11oz to the ton…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 3

At the Great Northern Extended, in the No. 2 loading drive, the reef has risen over the back of the laths: this likely in the same high ridge as…

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The Eldorado Mining Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 29

The magisterial inquiry into the cause of the M’Evoy disaster was concluded on Friday by Mr. Chas. Hutton. Mr. Slatton, mining manager, and Inspector…

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Lucky Miners. a Nugget of 130Oz. Found

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 25

Two miners, Henry Evans and James James, old residents at Rheola, discovered a large nugget on Sunday. It was found at Lingham’s Fiat, a little over a mile from the…

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The Cry of the Curlew. a Story of the Rutherglen Gold Rush

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 8

ONE day in the middle of last June business had detained me at Wahgunyah beyond the time when I might have returned to Rutherglen…

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Cudgewa V. Mount Elliott Miners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 24

The match to determine the premiers of this district was played at Cudgewa between the above teams on Saturday, 31st, Fully 300 witnessed the game. The match was looked…

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Mining at Tumut

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 28

Mr. Travers Jones, M P., has received the following letter from the Mines Department:— “With reference to your letter of the 10th ultimo in regard to the…

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Mining at Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 29

A Corowa telegram says; —“ Further developments at the Redlands gold field indicate there is payable gold in the vicinity. There are 10 or 12 shafts being…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 5

Far more attention has been paid to Rutherglen mining matters during the last few weeks, and the steady demand for shares in the various…

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LONDON. Monday. Miners Entombed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

A copper mine at Osceold, United States of America, has taken fire, and 36 miners are at present entombed…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. a Copper Mine in Flames. Thirty Miners Entombed. London, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 15

Details of a terrible mining disaster in America have been published, the scene of the calamity being in the state of Michigan…

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The West Australian Gold-fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 37

An important discovery has been made two miles and a half from the Great Boulder, and is assuming gigantic proportions. The first assay made by the big…

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Land for Miners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 28

In regard to some recent representations the Minister of Mines has written a minute pointing out that it is important that sufficient land for accommodation…

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The Corowa Goldfields. Report by the Chief Inspector of Mines

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 2

THE following is the report made by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, after his visit of inspection to the Corowa gold workings, to the Under…

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Mining at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 39

With respect to the recent discovery of gold near Benalla, where tome farmers h[?]d been engaged in boring and [?]king for gold, Mr. Reginald Murray, who visited the…

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