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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

274 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 14

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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Mining at Corowa

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

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, has sent the following report to the Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture :— “Sir,—Having inspected…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 5

Great Northern Extended Consols. --Total depth of shaft, 318ft. Great Northern Extended.--No 2 leading drive carrying wash for last…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 6

THE lease and plant of the Garibaldi Reef G.M. Co, has been sold to a strong local syndicate, and the mine will be working again in a few weeks…

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Mining at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 2

THE successful flotation of the Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mining and Prospecting Company, referred to in another column, is matter for sincere…

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Mining at Weejasper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 28

Quite a romance bangs over Wee jasper (says a Jugiong correspondent to the Gundagai paper). Many old miners cling to the belief that a quartz reef of…

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The American Treasury. a Falling Gold Reserve. London; September 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 19

It is announced that the gold reserve of the American Treasury, which on Jane 25 amounted to 100,000,000 dol, now stands at 96,000,000dol., or 4,000,000dol. below…

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The Curiosity Shop "In God We Trust." The Origin of the Motto on Our Gold and Silver Coins

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 4

The origin of the motto which is now stamped on the gold and silver coins of the United States money, according to a popular account, was suggested by resident of…

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Euston. Tuesday. Euston Gold Mining Co

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 2

A shareholders meeting of the Euston Prospecting and Gold Mining Co. of Western Australia was held at the offices of the company at Euston last…

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Coal Production of the World

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 4

According to the latest reports upon the coal industry, England is the largest producer in the world, her output during 1894 having been 188,277,525…

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Rutherglen Miners' Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 5

THE usual fortnightly committee meeting of the above took place at Gilles' Hotel, Rutherglen, on Saturday last, the president, Mr. Langdon,…

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Original Correspondence the Garibaldi Reef Gold Mining Company. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 6

SIR,--I was surprised to notice the other day a paragraph in your mining news--a column usually correct, I believe -- that the directors of the…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 5

THE last two weeks have been very busy locally, and the presence of large mining investors in the town and district clearly indicates that Rutherglen…

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Balranald Mining Syndicate

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 2

The secretary of the Balranald Mining Co. of West Australia, is in receipt of a letter from the prospector, Mr. W. Berthon, dated Coolgardie, 9th Sept.,…

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Mining Meetings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 3

Wahgunyah Gold Mining Company.--The fifth half-yearly meeting of shareholders was hold at the office of Messrs Fielder & Wharton, yesterday,…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 3

AT the North Prentice the drive is now a good distance in the wash, but puddling operations cannot be commenced for a couple of weeks yet, as…

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A New Goldfield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 28

By the legion men have gone from Victoria to Coolgardie in search of gold. The expensive and toilsome journey has in thousand of cases ended in crushing…

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Euston. October 6. Euston Gold Mining Company

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 3

We have had a number of meetings here this week, commencing with the Gold Mining Syndicate. On Tuesday night a shareholders meeting had been convened but…

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What Becomes of Gold? Fortunes Hidden in the Earth

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 6

Gold has many channels of disappearance. It is calculated that over one-half of the annual product of gold is employed in the jewellery trade and in…

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Rutherglen Miners' Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the Rutherglen Branch of the A.M.A. was held at Golling's Hotel on Saturday evening last, when there was a good…

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