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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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A Land of Gold. Seattle (Wash.), July 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 27

C. H. M'Intosh, Governor of the North-West Territory, in which is located the farfamed Klondike district, is in Seattle, being en route to Regina, the capital of his…

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Another Eldorado Mining Accident. Inrush of Sludge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 25

Another "run" occurred in the M'Evoy mine, at Eldorado, on Sunday afternoon; but, although the escape of "sludge" was as serious as any previous one, there was…

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The Arctic Gold Field. a Warning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 4

It seems that some restless Australians are eager to him in what the United States Government, in a warning which it issued to miners a week ago, described as the “mad…

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A Woman's Life on the Arctic Gold Field. (San Francisco Examiner, 21st July.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 4

Mrs. Clarence Berry picked up ten thousand dollars on the Klondyke as easily as a hen picks up grains of corn in a barnyard. She picked it up in…

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Fearful Dangers of the Klondyke Goldfield

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 4

The Special correspondent of the London "Daily News" in de[?] the dangers attending a journey to the Klondyke goldfield says:—"The…

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Mining Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 28

A terrible fatality occurred on Friday morning at Wein and party's claim, near Bathurst. Seven men were at work at Campbell's River, near the…

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The Arctic Gold Field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 25

It seems that some restless Australians are eager to join in what the United States Government, in a warning which it issued to miners a week ago, described as the "mad…

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Press Criticisms and Mining Ventures

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

IN his new book "Equality," just published Mr. EDWARD BELLAMY, author of "Looking Backward," makes his characters express their thoughts in very stilted…

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The Yukon Goldfield. a Discouraging Report. London, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 26

Mr. Ogilvie, a Canadian surveyor on the Klondyke gold field, gives a discouraging account of the situation at Dawson City, the chief town on the field. He states…

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Forty Years Mining in Australia

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

I halted at the gate of a pretty bush residence, which answered to the description supplied me, and asked the lady whom I found enthusiastically gardening, “Does Mr T. J. Thomas live have? ”…

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Nuggets of Information About the Klondyke Mining Region

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

THE first discovery of gold on the Klondyke was made in the middle of August, 1896, by George Cormack. The only way into and out of the…

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The Yukon Gold-fields. Advance of Miners Checked. London. September 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 36

Reports received from New York from the Klondyke Gold-field state that out of 5000 mining prospectors who were reported to be blocked at Stragray, on Lake Tagish, less…

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Fearful Dangers of the Klondyke Goldfield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 36

The special correspondent of the London Daily News in describing the dangers attending a journey to the Klondyke goldfield says:—"The traveller commences his journey…

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District Mining Notes. Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 3

AT the Prentice Freehold driving and panelling are being carried on at No. 23 ground of the usual quality, but progress is very slow and expensive in…

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A Woman's Life on the Arctic Gold Field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 9

Mrs. Clarence Berry picked up 10,000 dollars on the Klondyke as easily as a hen picks up grains of corn in a barnyard. She picked it up in shining golden grains and…

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American Coal Strike. the Men Resume Work. London, September 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 26

In July last a quarter of a million of coal miners in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia demanded increased wages, and went on strike until…

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The Yukon Gold Field. Dawson City Threatened with Famine. London, September 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 9

The latest reports from the Klondyke gold field are more unfavorable than ever. At Dawson City, the principal town on the field, a famine is threatened. The largest…

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The Yukon Goldfield. Extraordinary Excitement. Crowds Rushing to the Field. Great Suffering En Route. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 4

The Californian papers by the Alameda from San Francisco to-day are full of news concerning the stampede towards Klondyke. Ex-governors of…

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The Minister for Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 29

Whatever opinions people may have of the fiscal faith of Mr. Sydney-Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture—and to some of us they are all right, while to…

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Mining. New Find at the Jindera Gap

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 36

The lately discovered leaders in this locality give evidence that there is still gold to be found near our homes without going to foreign countries for it. It is doubtful…

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