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Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Garangula Gold Field. Murrumburrah

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

THE owners or the old Carolina Claim, Dam Gully, Garangula, have washed several prospects during the week ranging from 2gr. to 18gr to the dish. They are not heavy wash,…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Coolgardie News. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

SPLENDID stone is being raised from Cosgrove's mine. The vein met with behind the supposed hanging wall continues to open well, showing rich gold all through. It is…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. New Finds Near Yalgogrin. Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

THE latest news concerning the discovery of reefs at Mulligan and Scrub Paddock, near Yalgogrin, is that the former is 16 miles from Yalgogrin, and that two (east and west)…

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Wyalong Goldfield. WYALONG

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 8

FRESH discoveries and valuable developments are reported all over the field, both in the northern and southern country. New and improved strikes are being continually…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 4

Flanagan and party have struck some very rich ironstone leaders in their claim north of the Currajong claim. They are sinking a new shaft to cut the lender at a greater depth…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 4

Splendid stone is being raised from Cosgrove's mine. The vein met with behind the supposed hanging wall continues to open up well, showing rich gold through. It…

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Grand United Gold Mining Company, Tarcutta. Meeting of Shareholders

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 3

A meeting of shareholders in the Grand United Gold Mining Company, of Tarcutta, Limited, was held on Saturday afternoon last at Mr. John Nash's Union Club Hotel…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Tuesday, August 7, 1894 Gold-mining at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 2

THE stimulus given to gold-mining by the discovery of the Wyalong field and other developments has had the effect of centering a good deal of…

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West Australian Mines. Coolgardie News. Coolgardie, Sudnay

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 2

Bayley's have struck very rich gold in the intermediate drive between the 50 feet and 100 feet levels in Gordon's shaft, quartz veined with ironstone running through. The…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 2

NORTH-WEST of the Wyalong township O'Keeffe and party No. 1 north of Bird Alone, have done several months' work on their claim, which adjoins Stanley on the…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Great Gold

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 4

DRIVING at the intermediate level in the Gordon shaft in Bailey's mine, Coolgardie, a remarkably rich shoot of gold has been struck containing a vein of almost pure gold…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Very Rich Gold

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 2

While driving at the intermediate level to Gordon shaft of Bailey's mine (Coolgardie), a remarkably rich shoot was struck, containing a vein almost of pure…

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West Australian Mines. Coolgardie News. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1894 · page 4

A parcel of very nice stone is being despatched by Cassidy's North Company to their Melbourne office The stone shows coarse gold all through it, some of it being…

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Gold-Mining at Wagga. Hoisting the Red Flag

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 2

A RATHER important development occurred on Thursday afternoon in connection with the gold prospecting operations at the Wagga Common, when the "Red Flag"…

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Mulyan Gold Discovery

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 12

A CORRESPONDENT sends us particulars of the new goldfield at Mulyan, from which it will be seen that our recently expressed opinions in reference to the existence of…

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Coal for China. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 4

The steamer Bothwell Castle has arrived in Newcastle, in ballast, to load coal for the Chinese Government…

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West Australian Mines. Another Wonderful Find. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 3

An even more wonderful discovery than the Londonderry has been made north, of Coolgardie. It is not known where the locality is, except that it is between…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Another Wonderful Find. the Londonderry Yield Surpassed. (From the Argus Special Correspondent.) Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 4

AN even more wonderful discovery than the Londonderry has been found north of Coolgardie. It is not known where the locality is, except that it is between Coolgardie and…

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Wyalong Goldfield. WYALONG

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 7

A FURTHER rich strike was made this morning at the Victoria claim, about a quarter of a mile south of the road between the two townships. From the northern side of the…

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Mining on the Wagga Common. [COMMUNICATED]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1894 · page 2

MINING on the Wagga Common is steadily increasing, and many claims are being pegged out, but up to the present nothing very exciting has been found with the…

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