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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

23 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2

Sensational Gold Find

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

COOLGARDIE, January 31.—A sensational find is reported from Hogan's Gully, in the Twenty-five Mile district. A party of four, three of whom had been…

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Gold, and How to Get It. Work for the Unemployed

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

IN the Sydney School of Arts last week the Rev. J. Campbell, M.A., delivered a lecture on "Gold, and how to get it." Mr. John See, M.L.A., presided. In…

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The Open Column. To the Editor of the ' Northern Star. ' the Municipal Coal Contract

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

SIB,-At the Municipal nominations the accusation that gross favoritism had been shown in giving. the tender two consecutive years to one person at a higher figure, was very weakly answered by…

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Great Gold Find. a Mountain of Gold

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 2

THE following telegram, dated February 12th, has been received from Coolgardie:—What is reported to be an enormously rich mountain of gold is said to have been…

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Fatal Accident at a Mine

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1895 · page 4

A FATAL accident occurred at the open cut on the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill last Wednesday week. About noon several men were working in the open…

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Drake Mining District

Northern Star · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 4

THE following, is the report of Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, on the Drake district, as furnished to the department: "The yield, of gold for the Drake Division for…

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The Drake Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1895 · page 4

THE report by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, chief inspector of mines, on the Drake district, strifes that the yield of gold for the Drake Division for 1894 was 6062oz., a…

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The Londonderry Mine. Bottom Fallen Out

Northern Star · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 3

LORD FINGALL has been interviewed at Coolgardie, and he confirms the recent cables as to the cutting out of the rich shoot in the Londonderry mine. On his arrival 10 days ago a start was made to open…

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The Mines Department

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 3

THOSE of the public who have their wits about them will not be surprised to hear from the Commission that, in their opinion, "great laxity has been…

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The Western Australia Goldfields

Northern Star · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 2

HEAVY rain fell at Coolgardie on Sunday night. The soason is a phenomenal one, the dams and waterpools being full on all parts of the field. London, beyond Twenty-five-milo, is opening up…

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Reunion of christendom. The Pope, the Co[?]al, and the Pr[?]or

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 4

LAST Wednesday evening Canon Kemmis delivered the following lecture as a reply to Cardinal Moran's address on the "Reunion of Christendom." The Dean of Sydney was in the chair:—…

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Mining at Drake

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

MINING matters at Lionsville are showing a slight improvement. A rich patch of gold was struck a fow days ago in the Garibaldi reef by Tamini and party…

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Terrible Mining Accident

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 4

A TERRIBLE mining accident, of an extraordinary character, occurred at the South mine, Broken Hill, on Thursday afternoon, resulting in this death of…

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Our Mining Laws

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 4

WE entirely agree with the comments contained in this excerpt from the Braid-wood Dispatch :—One of the features of the Mining on Private Lands Act which…

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The Coal Explodion on the schooner Prosperity

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

THE Evening Newt says:—Another of those strange explosions caused by the accumulation of coal gas on board, ship occurred on board the brigantine Prosperity early, yesterday morning while lying in…

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Pathetic Messages Written by the Victims of the Eidorade Mining Disaster

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 2

THE following in the full text of the messages found scratched on the billy caus of the victims entombed in the M'Evoy mine at Eldorado, the words being written on the side of the billy:—"Am getting…

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The Beach Diggings. Employment for 300 Miners at M'Aulay's Lead

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 7

FOR a considerable time past rather, sensational reports have been published concerning the mines on the sea beach between the Richmond and Clarence Rivers…

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Spurious Gold-dust

Northern Star · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 4

THERE is no end to the ingenuity of the'criminal classes, and members of the undesirable fraternity show signs of undoubted genius, though,' unfortunately, in a wrong channel on many an occasion…

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The Gold in the [?] Opinion of the Diver

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 4

THE underwriters not having giren up all hope of getting the £10,000 on board the Catterthun, Mr. Briggs was seen by a Herald reporter, he being the diver who went down to view the wreck. Mr…

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The Gold ia the Catterthun

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 4

THE underwriters not having given up all hope of getting the £10,000 on board the Catterthun, Mr. Briggs was seen by a S. M. Herald reporter, be being the…

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