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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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America's Hidden Gold Supply

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 1

The annual production of gold in the United States is increasing steadily, and will continue to do so for a good while to come. There are…

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A Trip to a Goldfield. Brady's Tunnel. Iii

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 January 1896 · page 4

A MILLIONAIRE is an eight-tonner, or very nearly so. If a man owns a million sovereigns, the weight of his pile is 17cwt. 26lbs. 10ozs. 95grs. If…

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Mining Wardens Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 January 1896 · page 3

Crowe v. Bauer and others. Settled by mutual concessions. The weather on Monday and Tuesday was the hottest we have experienced. Bush…

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Mining at Bywong

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 2

THE "Daily Telegraph " correspondent states that Messrs. Lowe Alchin and Co, are down 130 feet and have a large quantity of stone at grass. They are now driving…

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He British Australian Financial & Mining Investment Company

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 2

[?] Agents, Mining Promoters, Mining [?]xports and Draftsmen, Assayers, Me[?]lurgists and Analytical. Chemists, [?] Stock, Share and General Brokers…

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The Miners' Conference

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2

AT the Minors' Conference, which opened on Wednesday but for the purpose of considering the views and opinions, resolutions etc., from delegates from all parte of the…

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The Mining Conference

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2

THE representatives present at the Mining Conference must be given credit for enthusiasm and energy…

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Mining Enterprise

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2

MR. PERCY HODOKINSON, formerly well-known in this district, is at present on a visit to Qneanbeyan. His object in visiting here is to secure mining properties…

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The Mining Conference

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

WHEN the delegates from the mining centres of the colony met in Sydney the other day it was…

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N. S. W. Gold Mining

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 2

AT one time it was a common saying among mining men that there was not a gold mine in New South Wales which had paid for the outlay upon it. The regular dividend paid…

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Lady Jersey Gold Mining Company

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 2

THE advertisement of this mine which is now being floated will be found in our business columns. It is situated near Tenterfield, in N.S.W. It has a very influential…

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Bywong and Dairy Creek Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 2

RECENTLY MR. W. H. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, visited the Bywon and Dairy Crook mines, and has furnished a report to the Department of Mines and Agriculture…

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The Colliery Difficulty

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday— Nothing further of any importance has transpired over the New-castle colliery difliculty. The proprietors have not been notified of the result of the…

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The Mining Case

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 2

The matter of the Bungendore and By wong Gold Mining Company, which has created some commotion, in Bungendore, is, we understand, to be thoroughly…

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Terrible Mine Disaster

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—An appalling disaster occurred at the Brunner coal mine, Grey-mouth, New Zealand. A loud explosion was heard yesterday morning like heavy guns,…

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The Brunner Mine Disaster

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

This disaster, referred to in our telegrams last issue, proved the most awful ever known in New Zealand. Through an explosion of gas over 60 miners were entombed. The…

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The Braidwood Proprietary Gold-mining Company

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

The Braidwood Proprietary Gold mining and Sluicing Company, No Liability, has recently been formed to work auriferous drift on the banks of the Shoalhaven River,…

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Westralian Goldfields

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

London, Monday—Herr Schmeisser, the German State geologist, reports that the West Australian goldfields compare favourably with those of the Transvaal…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday—Mining shares have a tendency upwards, Broken Hill shares being in great request…

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The Coal Trouble

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday—Owing to the uncertainty in connection with the Newcastle mines several large orders have been placed with the southern collieries…

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