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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 2

Messrs. E. P. Murphy, R. Fowle, H. Baker, and Lynch, prospectors, came into Coolgardie on Monday night from Mount Margaret, bringing a small parcel of…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. March 17

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 3

A terrible explosion of firedamp has occurred at a colliery at Troppau, in Solesia, Austria. Two hundred and fifty minors were entombed. Of these 180 were rescued,…

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The Bywong Goldfield. BYWONG

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

With regard to the progress of the claims here, by permission of Giles, Wilson & Co., of the New Coolgardie reef, I visited their shaft on Sunday last, and was agreeably surprised at the…

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Lambton Colliery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—The Lambton Colliery will shut down tomorrow for an indefinite period…

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Gold Leases

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

The end of March is always a busy time at the Queanbeyan Land Office, owing to the payment of instalments on selections being made before the end of the month, but things…

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Discovery of Gold at Dairy Creek

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2

A report has been received at the Min[?] Department from Warden Maitland, of Braidwood, in which he states that he recently visited the locality of the gold…

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Grains of Gold

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 3

A man always ceases to be be a "good fellow," when he refuses to de as others wish. The man who is hopeless of a home…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 3

The lode has been picked up again in the Caledonian mine at Twenty-five Mile, better known as the Brilliant mine. The vein pinched out at 33ft., and the property was…

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The Bywong Goldfield. BYWONG, Wednesday Evening

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

Our mining population has lately been a great deal disturbed has been a great deal disturbed by sensational reports from Dairy Creek (wherever that may be),…

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The Bywong Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan paid another visit to the Bywong gold field last week, Stores and shops are still going up, and the mines give every indication of the permanency…

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Grains of Gold

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 April 1895 · page 4

The range of friendship has hardly a limit. Never be ashamed not to know, but be ashamed not to learn…

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Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—The New [?] Duckenfield, and Black Creek miner[?] voted almost unanimously in favour general strike against the proposed red[?]…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 2

The claims here are busy raising stone, ready for the crushing machinery soon to be erected, and there is no doubt that to take the average quality of quartz here, with fair…

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The Londonderry Mine

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

Colonel North, one of the vendors of the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie, has intimated that he will not take any, money until the shareholders have been reimbursed the…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

Professor Nicholas has written to a Coolgardie paper giving extracts from the report on the petering out of the Londonderry. The report is very guarded and non…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

Mining prospects upon the field are first class, without a doubt they could not look better. By kind permission I visited the new shaft of Lowe, Alchin & Co., and was…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 2

The field has presented a rather deserted appearance these past few days in consequence of many of the miners being away on their Easter holidays. Still, a fair amount…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 3

The Lake View has regularly cleared up, obtaining 598oz. 10dwt. 22gr. from 170 tons of stone. Very rich gold has been struck at the 130ft. level, the backs above which are…

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West Australian Goldfields. Further Rich Finds

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 2

Mr Seymour, who is to report on the Londonderry mine, has arrived and proceeded to the mine. His report will be first submitted to the London directors…

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The Bywong Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

Mr E. W. O'Sullivan has started for Melbourne to endeavour to float the Mac's Reef properties. An English syndicate also contemplate purchasing some mines there, and…

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