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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Klondyke Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 6

REPORTS which have been received from Victoria, British Columbia, state that another lode, immensely rich in character, has been discovered on the Klondyke…

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Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy. The Tale of Two mining Partners of Cedar Camp. PART

Northern Star · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

THEY were partners. The avuncular title was bestowed on them by Cedar Camp; possibly in recognition of a certain matured goodhumor, quite distinct from the spasmodic…

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Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy. The Tale of Two mining Partners of Cedar Camp. PART I.

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 6

The mild answer apparently goaded their [?] [?] 'He rose from hisseat, threw back his longdripping hair from his handsome but [?]verous face, and scattered a few…

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Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy. The Tale The Mining Partner of Cedur camp. Part Ii

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

It was nearly a mouth before Cedar camp was convinced that Uncle Billy and Uncle Jim had dissolved partnership. Pride had prevented Uncle Billy from revealing his…

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Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy. The Tale of Two Mining Partners of Codar Camp Part Ii

Northern Star · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 6

But it was a short-lived triumph. The disappointment at finding Uncle Jim's address conveyed no idea of his habitations accmed to remove him father away,and lose…

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The Oceana Gold Robbery

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 6

THE action brought by the Queensland National Bank against the P. an O. Company to recover £5000 damages for the loss of the 5000 sovereigns stolen…

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Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy. The Tale of Two Mining Partners of Cedar Camp. Part Ii

Northern Star · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 6

Uncle Jim was to speak. 'Caught b'gosh I mighter known yon'd be as big a fool as me! Look you, Billy,Fall, do you knew what you've done? You've dray me…

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The Dudley Colliery Disastor

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

A PROFOUND [?] was caused throught the Nowastle district on Monday when it became known that a serious esplanion of gas had taken plam at the Dudley [?]. and that 15 men had…

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The Aorthern Star. Wednesday Morning 4Th May, 1898. the Coal Wrighing Act

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

THE colliery proprietors of the colony are not deficient in courage although it might well…

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Gold from Sea Water

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 8

GOLD worth 599dol.61c and 58oz, of siver worth about 32 do were the result of an essay of bullion sent to the United States assay office by the Electrolytic Marine…

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From the Klondike. Estimate of the Gold Output. (Special Dispatch to The Inter-Ocean.}

Northern Star · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 3

DAWSON CITY, April 24.—The Klondike district and Indian river output of gold is estimated as anywhere from 10,000,000 dol to 20,000,000 dol. There is every reason to…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 2

ONCE a man of the laboring class who had often wished to he rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, with out murmur, the troubles and anxieties that…

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A Gold Digger's Job

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 6

SOME men always expect the worst to happen. These men get more joy than others out of good luck. On the contrary, there are other men who look continually forward to the best…

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A Hint to Gold Seekers

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. Angus McKenzie, an old miner, well known as a prospector in Northern Queens land, recently arrived from New Guinea with a large quantity of gold, and thinks there is…

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Tons of Gold. Treasure From Klondyke

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 2

A SPECIAL dispatch to the San Francisco Chronicle, under date Seattle (Wash.), August 30, says:—Eight tons of gold, worth nearly 4,000,000 dollars, was the…

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The Cave of Gold

Northern Star · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 6

It was with the greatest difficulty that the writer obtained permission to use the facts embodied in the following story. The adventure dealt with—it is undoubtedly true in…

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Coal Ashes for Fowls

Northern Star · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 8

In wet weather fowls cannot find dust beds out of doors. In most cases where coal is used for fuel the coal ashes make perhaps as good a dust bath as can be had. It has the further…

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The Cave of Gold. (Continued from Saturday.)

Northern Star · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 6

It was the middle of the brief but lovely summer which nature grants to semi aretic Alaska. In the heart of that wonderful land, early one afternoon, a boat was gliding…

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Refractory Gold

Northern Star · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 4

WE see by the R.R Times that the beach minors off the North Coast have bestirred-themselves and appointed a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Mines to see if some uniform and cheap method can…

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The East Grota Colliery Disaster

Northern Star · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 8

SHIPTS of men worked continuosualy since G o'clock on Friday evening excellent pungress was made in repairing and retimbering the broken roof. The mon engaged in this work…

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