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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 2

A prospector from Lake Darlot st that the road is very dry, one party hl shot 17 horses for wane of water. He that the Darlot region is the finest aurifer…

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The Bywong and Mac's Reef Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan, M.P., who was in town yesterday (Tuesday), made a trip to Melbourne last week, and laid several of the Mac's Reef properties, now known as "The…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

Lowe, Alchin & Co. finished the cleaning up of about 16 tons of seconds and poor stone at the battery of Pringle, Lawler and Co. a few days since with the result of 1oz…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 2

The present prospects of the field are decidedly bright. All hands are jubilant at the splendid return from Lowe's last crushing of six tons of unpicked stone. And let…

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Dairy Creek Goldfield

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 May 1895 · page 3

THE following letter was appeared in the Penny Post, and is form the pen of J. Adams, Gundaroo: -- Dear Sir, -- Some few days ago you printed a clipping from a…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

We are anxiously waiting for a good [?] of rain, to break up the long drought. The claim at Diamond Hill will now [?] ahead, as I hear it has been successful…

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Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 2

THE DIAMOND HILL MINE. -- The old Diamond Hill mine, originally opened out by Mr. Joseph Copeland, about 17 years ago, has recently been taken up by a party,…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

Rain is a long while coming; it is much wanted here, asall the watercourses and holes are rapidly drying up. Work at the various claims here and at…

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The Bywong Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

All the claims on the field are busy raising stone in readiness for the new public battery, 10 head, soon to be erected. Hitherto, the men here have been subsisting on promises—…

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Cablegrams. a Colliery on Fire. London, June 10

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 3

A colliery disaster is reported from Germany. A fire broke out in the workings of a coal mine near Breslau, Silesia, to-day, and it is feared that much loss of life wil…

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Bungendore Mining Division

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

The following notification appeared [?] Government Gazette:— "Department Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, 7th 1895. His Excellency the…

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West Australian Goldfields. the Londonderry Revival

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 3

The greatest excitement has been occasioned by a report that the Londonderry mine has again picked up the rich shoot which out out so suddenly some months ago…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

A new alluvial find has been made sit[?] miles from the Pingignie Soak, about 80 mil[?] beyond Mount Catherine reef. The discovery is near the Eucalyptus reef. Some of the…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 2

Coolgardie, Wednesday.—Charlie North. more came in from his find at Niagara, bringing a lot of stone obtained from the Challenge and Golden Monarch lease. The…

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TELEGRAMS. Eight Miners Killed at Broken Hill. Death of M. Stambouloff. Tamworth Election. Another Shipment of Cattle. LONDON. July 18

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 2

M. Stambouloff has succumbed to his wounds. European opinion holds that Prince Ferdinand and his Government are responsible for the…

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Mining Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 2

Sydney Friday—Owing to a creep in the South Mine, Broken Hill, eight miners we killed yesterday. Two others were injured…

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Shocking Mine Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 3

A MELBOURNE telegram revived from Eldorado, near Ballarat, states that an awful accident occurred there at 4 o'clock this morning. The end of the drive came…

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West Australian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

The Great Boulder crushing resulted in a return of 1706oz of smelted gold from 190 tons of stone, or an average of nearly 9oz to the ton. The rumor that there was a…

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TELEGRAMS. [?] Council's Probable Increase. The Steamer Argus. A Japanese Protest. Another Hotel Burnt. Carbonic Gas to be used in Block 11 Mine. Canada and the N.Z. Mails. A Beggar with £1500. Tasmania and Woman Franchise.. Unemployed at Moree. Major-General Hutton More than Satisfied. SYDNEY

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 3

It is the general belief in political circles that about ten new appointments will be made to the Legislative Council…

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The Hospital Hill Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

It now transpires that we were in error in stating that the enterprising prospectors on the Hospital hill had ceased work. We are informed that though Mr Nicholas had…

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