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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining at Bright

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 35

Phenomenally rich stone has been struck in the Monarch Reef, near Harrieville, at the 100 feet level. Over £3000 worth of gold has been won from this mine since June last, and…

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The Eskdale Gold Field. Splendid Average Yields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 35

This field is a poor man's diggings. It abounds in small reefs or spurs which are easily worked from the surface. About 300 miners are engaged at E-kdale altogether…

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Gold in British Columbia. Increasing Excitement. London, October 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 26

The gold mines in British Columbia are turning out splenaid returns, and the excitement in regard to them is increasing. One of the mines has divided amongst its…

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Victorian Gold Yield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 28

The yield of gold for the nine months ending the 30th ult. was 586,512oz., or an increase of 31,000oz. over that of the first three quarters of last year. During…

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Literature. a New Mining Process

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 10

We (Braidwood Dispatch) are glad to be able to announce that Messrs. Harmer and Jeffcoat have decided upon introducing a new principle, in so far as this…

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Corowa Deep Lead Gold Prospecting Co., N.l. Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 2

THE ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above was held at the registered office on Friday evening. There were present:--Messrs. T. Parkin…

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Silver Spoon and Gold Pen. I.

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

The beginning of anything is the chief difficulty. It is much harder to mount a bicycle than to get off. The latter operation is often accomplished with too great facility…

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Our Sydney Letter. November 19. the Gold Still Goes

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

Contrary to the predictions of our financial authorities the demand for gold in the United States still continues, The next steamer to San Francisco is expected to take…

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Colliery Explosion. Thirty Miners Killed. London, November 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 27

A serious disaster has occurred in a coal mine at Recklinghausen, near Essen, in Prussia. An explosion of firedamp occurred when a number of miners were…

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A Lively Mining Meeting. Charges Against the Directors. the Legal Manager's Services Dispensed With

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 3

THE seventh half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the North Prentice mine, at Rutherglen, was held on Wednesday afternoon, at Phair's Hotel, Collins-street,…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 3

At the Southern No. 1, the west main lower level has been extended 30ft and is now a total distance of 473ft from the north east main drive…

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Corowa Deep Lead Gold Prospecting Co. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 3

SIR, -- I noticed your reference in last issue to the matters in connection with the above company which occupied public attention a year ago. With you…

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Silver Spoon and Gold Pen

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 6

The beginning of anything is the chief difficulty. It is much harder to mount a bicycle than to get off. The latter operation is often accomplished with too great facility…

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The Rand Gold-field. Closing of a Mine. London, November 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 27

Mr. "Barney" Barnato, the South African millionaire and mine-owner, has closed the Langlaagte Royal Co.'s mine, in which he has a controlling interest. This…

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The Inspector of Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 29

Mr. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, has been doing a good deal of travelling lately in connection with the duties of his office, and in consequence has not yet had time…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 29

A terrible fall occurred in the shaft of the New Chum Consolidated, Bendigo, on Thursday morning, and caused the death of Alfred Higgs, aged 20 years,…

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Silver Spoon and Gold Pen. [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 2

The beginning of anything is the chief difficulty. It is much harder to mount a, bicycle than to get off. -The latter operation is often accomplished with too great [?]…

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Mining in the Bright District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 25

For several weeks past representatives of English and Melbourne capitalists have been in the district in search of mining properties for flotation, and several mines have been…

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Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 20

A fatal mining accident occurred at Powell's mine, Gundagai, on Wednesday morning, when George Wilson, an old Victorian miner, and S[?]eve Webb, a recent arrival, were killed…

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Terrible Colliery Accident. Eight Men Suffocates. Sydney. Friday, December 4

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

[?]arful calamity has occurred at the Stockton [?] near Newcastle, where two miners were [?]ted on Wednesday morning. Yesterday [?]be funeral of the victims, nine of the miners…

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