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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

213 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 11

Mining at Corryong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 29

The Corryong Courier bas the following mining items:—"The New Chum crushing was finished up at the Towong battery last Saturday night, the yield from the 32…

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Mining at Omeo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 29

An important gold discovery is reported from Sheep Station, on the Dividing Range, between the Haunted Stream and Sheep Station Greek, 1½ miles…

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An Important Equity Case. Ricketson and Another V. the Minister for Mines. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and a special jury of four)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 4

This case has been before the Equity Court in Sydney for over a month past, and judgement was only given on Friday last week. The matter arises out of a decree made on the 17th…

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The Mount Morgan Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 29

The most famous and the most puzzling of all gold mines is the Mount Morgan, Queensland. It is supposed to ba the product of a thermal spring, and is simply…

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Mining on Private Property

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 28

The Mining on Private Property Bill, which has been returned by the Council to the Assembly in an amended state, illustrates in a curious manner the…

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Mining Strike in Colorado. Three Thousand Armed Strikers. London. September 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 26

A disastrous strike has occurred at Leadville, an important lead, silver, and gold mining centre in Colorado, which has already resulted in loss of life, and is likely…

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The Mount Morgan Mine

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 4

The most famous and the most puzzling of all gold gaines is the Mount Morgan, Queensland. It is supposed to be the product of a…

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A Very Honest Coal Dealer

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 1

Mr Black, the eminent and wealthy coal dealer, called one of his oldest drivers into his office the other morning and tendered him a large sum of money…

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The Address to the Minister of Mines. Mr. Smith's Reply

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 26

Mr. Ball baa handed us the following for publication:— Department of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, September, 1896. My dear Mr…

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The Albert Goldfields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 28

Reports from the Albert goldfields state that the owners of several large properties there have obtained suspension from the labor conditions for brief…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 3

THE manager of the Freehold reports for the week that the main west level has been extended 4414ft., making a total distance of 107ft. from No. 18 shoot. An extension of…

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Gold in Gippsland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 29

Another proof of the value of the track cutting work of the Mines Department was afforded on Saturday by a telegram received from Mr. Drew, one of the…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 29

A sad accident, resulting in the loss of two lives, happened at the Ashton's Reef mine, Blackwood. This company are sinking a new shaft on ground previously…

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The Mining Prospector

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 29

The lot of the mining prospector in the future will be a happy one in Victoria. The Government will cut a track for him if the scrub is thick. All he has…

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A. Piggin and Co.'s Report. Sale of Sharks in the Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mining Company

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 4

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co. report selling by auction, under instructions from the directors of the above company, all the forfeited shares upon which calls remained unpaid. Several…

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Mining at Tumbarumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1896 · page 35

The chief system of obtaining gold for the past forty years in the Tumbarumba district has been by sluicing away the ground where the auriferous wash has been deposited…

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The Rand Goldfield. Six Thousand Natives Strike. London, October 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1896 · page 26

The recent statement that the natives employed on the Rand gold-field, whose wages have been reduced by half in consequence of the ravages caused by the…

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Rutherglen Mining News

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 3

The manager of the Freehold reports for the week that the main west level has been extended 43 feet, making a total distance from No. 18 shoot…

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Gold and Silver

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 2

IN connection with the forthcoming American Presidential Election there is under discussion at present in various countries a problem which affects the…

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A Fight in the Mine

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 2

Out of the sunlight into the darkness, from the pure, fresh air to that apology for it which flows through the long, dark alloys underground. To the stranger it is an anxious journey,…

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