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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3

Prentice Freehold. -- Pannelling south of No. 13 and 14 shoots, in wash of fair quality. No. 2 crosscut north off east at No. 14 in payable…

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Mining at Gulgong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 29

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, is in receipt of two pleasing communications from miners who have been assisted by the Prospecting Board. He…

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Lord Durham's Collieries. Fourteen Sold for £1,000,000. LONDON, May 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 26

The Earl of Durham, a large landed proprietor aid colliery owner in the north of England, has sold 14 of his coal mines for the sum of £1,000,000 The output…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 4

Prentice Freehold,--All the payable dirt has been taken out south of No. 13 shoot. Crosscutting and pannelling south of No. 14 in payable wash…

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Mining at Harrietville

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 37

A report from Bright says:—A rich discovery has been made by two young men named Fraser and Attridge, near the Old Miners' Reef, about Harrietville. The reef is 6 inches…

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A Visit to the Upper Murrry Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 37

Starting from Albury by way of Bowna, the first place of any mining interest encountered is Cumberoona. There are some good reefs in this neighborhood, and the Government would 1J t~…

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A Passing Shadow. a Romance of the Great Coal Strike of '93. Chapter Iv. More Trouble

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 1

"There nao sae wretched's are would think; Though constantly on poortith's, brink; They're sae accustom'd wi' the sight, The view o't giles them little fright."…

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A New Gold Saving Machine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 4

A NEW gold saving machine, intended to supersede the use of the ordinary batteries at places where good water is not available for the extraction of…

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SPORTING. (Continued from page 19) Coal Kicking Competition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 24

On Saturday last a goal kicking competition took place on the Albury cricket-ground. The prizes consisted of three trophies, presented by supporters of the local football clubs. The day…

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The Catterthun Gold. Return of the Salvage Steamers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 4

Captain John Hall, of the Sydney Underwriters’ Association, who was in charge of the expedition sent out from Sydney to endeavor to recover the £10,000 in specie from the wreck of…

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A Passing Shoadow. a Romance of the Great Coal Strike of '93. Chapter Vii. "When a Body Meets a Body."

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 1

I gaed a waeful gate yestreen. A gate, I fear, I'll dearly rue; I gat my death frae twa sweet ee'n, Twa lovely cen o'bonnie blue…

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Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mining and Prospecting Co

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 2

THOUGH a feeling of satisfaction pervades the community at the prospect now offered of mining being undertaken in earnest by the company with whose interests we are…

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Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mining and Prospecting Company. Half-yearly Meeting of Shareholders

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 5

THE ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above-named company was held at the registered office, Sanger-street, Corowa, on Saturday. The business…

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British Capital for Victorian Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 29

Negotiations are on foot for embarking English capital on a large scale in Victorian mining operations. We learn that an English syndicate is about to acquire…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 3

THE various companies which commenced operations with their shafts during the summer months have pushed on with their work, so that…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 4

Prentice Freehold. -- Main north under level extended 41ft in light brown reef, giving out a good stream of water. Main east off No. 16…

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The Solution of a Mining Problem

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 4

ONE of the things which menace the success of mining in the Rutherglen district is the prominent tendency of land-owners in the vicinity of mines…

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Explosion in a Colliery. Three Miners Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 37

A telegram from Helensburgh reports that a serious explosion of gas in the local colliery brought down a mass of coal and burled beneath it three miners named Shipton, Pugh…

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Colliery Explosion in France. Twenty-five Miners Killed. London, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 27

A disastrous explosion has occurred in a colliery at Rochebelle, in the south of France. Twenty-five miners, who were below at the time, were killed…

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Diamond Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 29

Another rich find of diamonds has been made at Boggy Creek during the past week (says the Inverell Argus). A superior lot of diamonds, consisting of about…

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