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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

341 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 18

Mining Disaster. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

A TELEGRAM from Lisbon states that while the men were at work in a mine it became flooded, and six miners were drowned…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

An important alluvial discovery is ported it Spring Flat, near Gundagai. A 20 ounce nugget was found…

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Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

We hear that Battles and Buckland cleaned up for an average of 1oz 18dwt 14gr. Gormly and M'Leed at the Yellow…

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Why Dentists Use Gold for Stopping

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 3

PEOPLE seem (said a practical dentist recently) to wonder why it is that dentists use gold for stopping teeth, and are inclined to believe…

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Mining at Uralla

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1895 · page 3

Our correspondent informs us that Rixon's and party's shaft is expected to bottom to-day. Yesterday (Tuesday) they were putting down…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1895 · page 3

At the Baker's Creek No. [?] Extended, the syndicate are sinking a winze further east on the reef, and are now down about 23ft…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

Two diggers got lOOOoz of gold with in 10 miles of Goolgardie recently, including one nugget 175oz in weight. Two men secured over £400 worth…

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Uralla. Bottomed on Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 4

Rixon and party have bottomed in their new shaft on wish equal to from 2oze, to 2½oza to the load,…

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Mining in New England. PUDDLEDOCK

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 4

Mining on the Puddledock field is going ahead satisfactorily, many of the claims now getting" into proper working order. Newman's claim is…

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Crow Mountain Goldfield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 3

At the Root Hog South mine good heavy gold has been struck by Johnson and Cox in a carbonate of lime formation lying immediately under a…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

Baker's Creek half-yearly clean-up resulted in a yield of 1309ozs., but the tennage is not to hand. Allowing 500 zs. for the plates—a liberal…

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Fiction Nanny's Idol: Was It Gold or Clay?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 3

'WELL, Nanny, you must do as you please. It isn't for me to say you shall or you shan't. You are old enough to judge for yourself. But it is the wish…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 4

The "Manning River Times" says a bright future is in store for Coolongo look. Some good gold is being won there…

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Bich Gold Find. [By Telegraph.] Coolgardie

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 5

REMARKABLY rich gold has been struck m the shaft of the Australasia mine,. Coolgardie…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 3

The Sunlight sod West Sunlight batteries are idle for want of water, and no work can be done in the mines. Under these circumstances things are…

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Naturalist About Leaf-miners

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

While the glory of autumn colors gratifies our sense of the beautiful, another aspect of the leaves appeals to our interest and curiosity. The great army of Leaf-miners which…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

We hear that Messrs Goodwin and Sands have struck payable gold in their claim, after nearly two years' hard labor. The gold has been struck…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 3
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A two-head steam battery will be erected on a claim near Uralla in a few days. Rev. J. J. Robinson has been moving in the matter. We hear,…

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Crow Mountain Goldfield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

At Romer and West's Daisy mine the formation is quartz and ironstone. The quartz reef is about 2ft. in thickness, but the whole of the ironstone…

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