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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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West Australia Mining. Jan. 7

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 3

The Golden Horseshoe Gold-mining Co., Yilgarn, Western Australia, is issuing to the public shares to the extent of £22,200. The shares of the North Croesus…

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Telegrams. Russia China and Japan. Terrible State of Affairs In. Manchuria. Intense Gold in Europe. Irish Parliamentary Fund. Proposed Abolition of Dual Offices. a Premier's Opinion. Rilway Commissioners. Albury Wheat. Fabulous Rich Reef. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

THE Russian press states that if China and Japan will persist in ignoring Russia's friendly, counsels Russia will be compelled to support her claims in…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

The Murchison crushing returns just published show, a most respectable average. Out of 43 crushings put through at the Francis Reward Otis mill since the end of…

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The Entombed Miners

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

All hope of recovering the men in the Giglanke mine is abandoned. It is believed that 78 men are drowned…

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How Gold Is Carried at Sea

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 1

On an ocean steamer the specie looker is a carefully constructed vault, and is situated in the stern immediately, over the screw. It has the…

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New Mining Companies. Jan. 14

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 3

The New Australian Goldfields Company, Western Australia, has been formed with a capital of £100,000, of which shares to the extent of £20,000 has been offered to the…

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Mining Disaster in Staffordshire Jan. 15

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 3

A disaster has occurred at the Giglake Colliery, in Staffordshire. By a sudden inrush of water into the workings, some 261 miners have become…

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Western Australia Gold Mining. London

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

The New Australia Goldfields Company has been formed with the object of acquiring mining properties at Coolgardie, West Australia. The capital is £100,000 of…

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Gold Near Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—The reported discovery of rich gold near Bungendore has now been authenticated…

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Gold Near Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

It was reported in Yass on Saturday that a gold-bearing reef had been discovered at Blakney Creek, about 18 miles from Yass. For some time past the search for gold in…

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General Booth and the Colliery Proprietor

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

It was last summer, and General Booth was travelling to South Wales in a first- class carriage. Sitting opposite to him wore two gentlemen, and one of them a…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

Bayley's No. 1 South claim cleaned up to Saturday week 140 tons were crushed, averaging over 20z. per, ton. The mine is looking very well, and plenty of the same…

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The Cowra Creek Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—"At Cowra Creek, near Bredbo, mining operations have now fairly started since the holidays. The Cooma Gold Mining Company, who…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

There was great excitement on Wednesday over the news of a find in the Twenty. five Mile district. The story of this great find is remarkable. A party of four, three…

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Gold-mining Company. January 31

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

Scotty't Hawiki Gold-mining Company, with a capital of £100,000 in 5- shares has been registered. Fifty thousand shares are to be issued to the public…

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Gold Reserve in America. February 1

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

The reserve of gold in the United States Treasury has fallen to forty-two million dollars…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. February 4

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 3

A terrible disaster has occurred in a colliery in Monte[?]au les Mines, in France. By an explosion of firedamp 50 miners were killed and many others were horribly…

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The Bywong Reefs. Father Curran to Visit and Report. Attention to Mining Matters

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

Mr E. W. O'Sullivan having recently devoted some time and attention to the dairying and agricultural interests of the district, is now taking up mining matters…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 2

Father Curran proposes to make an exhaustive examination of the field. He will bring a staff of assayers. The five batteries will soon be able to put…

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West Australian Goldfields. a Mining Romance

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 3

An astonishing story of a combined find of a mountain of gold and the alleged slaughter of natives beyond Ninety-Mile was published on Monday. Two prospectors named Michael…

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