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Mining & the mines, 1893

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Gold Storage for Farmers

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

A paragraph in a recent issue of the Americans Agriculturalist mentions that a couple of shrewd young men in an eastern city in the spring tune, when eggs were…

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The Charters Towers Goldfields. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 January 1893 · page 4

The dividends declared at Charters Towers for the past years amounted to £343,700 being £220,000 in excess of the calls for the year. This is the record for the…

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Incident at the Recent Colliery Disaster in Wales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 8

A most pathetic, as well as thrilling, item in connection with this sad occurrence wan the unexpected appearance from the mine of batches of the…

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Mining Excitement

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 7

MR. E. J. Daly (lately from Victorian side), a man of extensive experience and acquaintance in mining, has opened an exchange in the local Town hall; arid this week his office…

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Gold at Peak Hill. a Rich Discovery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

THE Minister of Mines has received a report from the warden at Peak Hill as to the discovery of a. rich auriferous lode in the district. The report states:—"I have the…

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Me, Jay Gould's Boldest Speculation. a "Corner" in Gold

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 3

Probably the boldest and most stupendous undertaking this is associated with Jay Gould's name was the attempt made in 1869, to lock up all of the gold in this country in a…

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Mr. Jay Gould's Boldest Speculation. a "Corner" in Gold. (From the Now York Times

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

PROBABLY the boldest and moat stupendous undertaking that is associated with Jay Gould's name was the attempt made in 1869 to look up all the gold in this country in a…

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The Mining Fever

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 6

A LARGE number of townspeople and visitors have this week visited the Cullinga mines, the chief attraction being the wealthy Tilden's claim.—that opened by…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. One Hundred and Thirty Miners Killed. London, Jan. 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

A TERRIBLE colliery disaster has occurred at Teplitz, in Bohemia. While a large number of men were below in the mine an explosion of firedamp took place…

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Further Mining Developments

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 8

IT is said that very rich reefing and alluvial gold has been discovered near Bethungra, and rich specimens were shown in town on Tuesday. The young Ledgers are the…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Buried Alive

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

AT the North Old Chum mine on Friday John Grant and James Quick fired a shot in the stopes over the 1000ft. level. On returning, they tried they ground overhead…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Bendigo. a Miner Crushed to Death by a Fall of Stone. Bendico

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at the North Old Chum mine to-day, the victim being a middle-aged miner, named John Grant. who leaves a widow and family of six. Grant and…

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Dirty Rumours among the Miners on Cullinga. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 4

SIR,—I am in receipt of information of a startling and sensational nature affecting the relations in which some of the miners on Cullinga stand to certain gentlemen (?) who…

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Mining Notes. (By G. K. Col[?] the Gundagai Times.)

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 12

During the Christmas vacation I paid a visit to a friend's place at Coolac, and during my stay there paid a visit to Crowe and Walker's Mount Morgan mine. The hill…

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Fearful Colliery Disaster. Toowoomba

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 2

A dreadful colliery disaster, the worst that has happened in connection with the floods, occurred about noon to-day, resulting in the death of seven miners. The seene of…

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Floods in Queensland an Unparalleled Catastrophe. Townships Submerged. Four Children Drowned. Errible Colliery Disaster. Seven Miners Drowned. Toowoomba

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 3

WE have been cut off from Brisbane since Friday afternoon, and no news from there of any kind has been received. The following telegrams received from Ipswich…

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The Bethungra Gold Discovery. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 5

SIR,—Allow me, through the medium of your widely circulated journal, to make a few remarks re the gold discovery at Bethungra. It is stated in your paper of…

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An Extraordinary Mining Accident. DAMAGE £800

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1893 · page 4

At an early hour on Monday morning, in the city and town of Ballarat and through-out the Sebastopol district, it was reported that a terrible accident had occurred at the…

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The Ipswich Colliery Disaster

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 7

During the flood at Ipswich Wright's Eclipse colliery North Ipswich, collapsed entombing seven men, who were all drowned. The…

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A Large Mining Claim

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1893 · page 4

THE hearing of an action for £100,000 damages against the City of Melbourne Bank audits manager, Mr. Colin M. Longmuir, was commenced in the Melbourne…

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