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Mining & the mines, 1887

20 stories in Riverina's papers

Mining in the Yvagga District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 3

THERE is a dawn of light in the mining importance of this district. The Grand United Goldmining Company Limited, at Tarentta, better, known as "Beaver's Line of Reef,"…

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In a Cave of Gold

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 4

On the Northern border of the great National Park, where rises the towering peaks of the Snow Mountains says the Missourie Republican, there has…

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The Grand United Gold-mining Company, Tarcutta (Limited)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 2

YESTERDAY evening a meeting of the shareholders was held at Maher's Exchange Hotel, Baylis-street, and, considering the rain storm which had taken place, it was…

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Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Bulli. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 2

A DISASTROUS colliery explosion occurred at Bulli on Wednesday. Bulli is situated between Wollongong and Campbelltown. The men working outside the Bulli pit were…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 3

ON Thursday morning we received information of a terrible colliery explosion having occurred at Bulli on the previous afternoon. It is reported by the Age correspondent that…

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The Bulli Colliery Disaster. Sydney, Thursday, 3 P.M.

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 2

The Bulli Colliery disaster is supposed to have been caused by fire damp. The mine bad been, until a short time back, lying idele, on account of the strike Of the miners, but…

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A Goldfield Near Narandera. (Narandera Ensign.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

ALONG with many other residents of the town we have just had the pleasure of seeing and handling a very nice sample of gold and a lot of exceptionally good gold-bearing specimens,…

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The Grand United Gold Mining Company. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertise.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of Thursday last your Tarcutta correspondent refers to the slow progress of the Graud United Gold Mining Company, remarking the hopes of Tarcatta…

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The Barmedman Goldfields

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 6

A CORRESPONDENT furnishes the Herald (Sydney) with the following account of the claims at the Barmedman goldfields, some of which are about to be placed on the London…

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Police Court. Monday, August 8 (Before the police Magistrate.) Tarcutta Gold-mining Company Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 3

These cases, wherein the manager of the Corppahy sought to recover, certain moneys hileged to be due on shares in the Grand United Gold mining Company (Tarcutta),…

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Mining at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 4

BY the Temora Independent we have the following items:—Penman and party have washed fifteen loads of rubble from the Mother Shipton…

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Mining at Muttama

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 7

[?] following telegram appeared in the [?]Sydney) of Wednesday:—Owing to [?]pectoriat payable gold has been dis[?] on Friday vial at Muttama, two…

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Reserve From Sale or Lease. To protect Crown land from aalo or lease of any kind, pending Legilsation to deter. mine in what manner it may be dealt with. (Gazette No. 480, August 24) Wagga Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1887 · page 4

No. 4127, county Bourke, parish Berrombed coutuiuiug an area of 100 acrce. The Crown lands within the boundaries of measured portion 33 of 100 acres, as shown…

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Gazette Notices Goldfield reserve Revoked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 2

Eastern Division.—Land District of Cootamundra. Part of reserve from conditional purchase, within the Muttama Gold-field Extended county of Harden, parish of Cooney, area 82…

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The Bullt Colliery Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 2

WE learn by telegram that the opinion of the Attorney-General upon the report of the Billi Colliery Commission was laid on the table of the Assembly on Thursday night…

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Adelong News. Mining Reports

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

Extracts from the annual report of the Department of Mines fox the year 1886 referring to Adelong:— W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines, says:—…

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INTERVIEW with the MINISTER for MINES

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 6

YESTERDAY morning the Minister for Mines (Mr. F. Abigail), in compliance with the request of the committee of the Cootamundra A., P., H., and I. Association, made through…

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The Mudgee Gold Nugget

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1887 · page 3

THE Government on Friday afternoon took delivery of the great gold nugget recently found at Maitland Bar, in the flludgee district. It is described by Mr. Wilkinson, of…

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Saving Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 2

OUR Adelong correspondent (Mr. A. W. Molineaux) writes:—Believing the following account of a new me hod of saving gold, extracted from the London Times, of 9th September, 1887, will…

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Grand United Gold-mining Company. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 3

SIR,—On reading the remarks of your Tarcutta correspondent, I find that the decision of the metropolitan S M's, re the shareholders in the Grand United…

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