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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

173 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 9

Four Barrels of Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 14

Once a man of the laboring class who had often wished to bo rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur, the troubles and anxieties…

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From Beans and Bacon to Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 9

In his book, "through the Goldfields of Alaska to Bebring Seraits" Mr. Harry de Windt met at Sixty Mile Creek an interesting character. He was a…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

Once a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for it he would accept, without a m[?]rmur, the troubles and anxieties that wealth usually…

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Gold Mining Leases

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 2

The Minister of Mines is taking steps to enable the granting of leases for dredging river beds for gold. He also explains that the method for the…

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The Garden Gully Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 29

The richness of the new reef in the Garden Gully United, Bendigo, is proved by the fact that the mine has within the last three months produced nearly…

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Intercolonial News. Mining at Bombala

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 28

The following items of mining news in the Bombala district are forwarded by a correspondent:-On Tinghey's Plain goldfield, situated 18 miles from Bombala and…

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Proposed Visit of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 2

IN connection with the contemplated visit of the Hon. Joseph Cook, Minister for Mines, to this district in connection with the inspection of the locality on Quat…

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Terrible Mining ACCiDENT

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 29

Below the 3000ft. crosscut the centre country winze in the New Chum Railway Mine, Bendigo, was the scene of a shocking accident on Friday afternoon, two men…

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Mining Accident at Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 28

A miner named Lamperell was badly injured at the Gibraltar mine on Saturday night. From particulars to hand about the accident it appears that Lamparell, who was…

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News From Klondike. Two Tons of Gold. the Luck of a Pioneer."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1898 · page 32

The latest Klondike news brought by the steamer Moana, which arrived from San Francisco on Sunday, states that the steamer Michael reached San Francisco on…

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Visit of the Hon. Jos. Cook, Minister for Mines and Agriculture

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 October 1898 · page 2

MR. JAMES HAYES, M.L.A., has communicated with Mr. F. C. Piggiu, secretary of the Corown Progress Committee, to the effect that the…

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West Australian Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 21

Kalgoorlie, Wednesday. - The Great Boulder crushing for the fortnight ending last Friday was 1507 tons for 3044oz. The whole of this was crushed at the Proprietary…

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The Threatened Coal Strike

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 2

THE Newcastle district, the centre of the largest mineral industry in New South Wales, is threatened with a convulsion because of the enforcement of…

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Mining at Gorowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1898 · page 39

The Minister for Mines will, it is unders stood, visit Corowa today, in company with the local member of Parliament and several officers of the Mining Department…

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The Quat Quatta Boring Proposal. Visit of the Hon. Jos. Cook, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, N.S.W., and the Hon. H. Foster, Minister of Minks for Victoria

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 2

ON Thursday evening last the Hon. Joseph Cook, Minister for Mines, accompanied by Messrs. Hayes and Sleath, Ms.L.A. and Mr. Pittman, of the Mines…

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Cniltern Miners' Sports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 19

The above sports will be held as usual on 9th November, when an attractive programme will be run off, consisting of athletic contests of all descriptions, horseracing, &c…

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Minister of Mines at the Black Range

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 26

On Monday afternoon the Minister of Mines, Mr. Cook, accompanied by his chief adviser, Mr. E. H. Pittman, visited the Black Range in continuance of their…

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Visit of the Ministers of Mines of New South Wales and Victoria. Deep Lead Mining in New South Wales. Inspection of Victorian Deep Leads

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 25

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. Cook, accompanied by Messrs. Hayes and Sleath, M's.L.A., and Mr. E. F. Pittman, Government Geologist, left Sydney on Thursday…

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Gold in Riverina

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 2

THE visit of the Hon. Jos, COOK to the scene of the proposed boring upon Quat Quatta by an English-South African syndicate, has been made, but the importance…

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Mining Law Amendment

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 28

It is a standing marvel to thoughtful persons that in a country like New South Wales, capable of supporting with ease ten or twenty times its present…

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