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Mining & the mines, 1894

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Coolgardie Mining News

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

Reports from the Coolgardie mines are generally favourable. A rich lode is reported to have been struck at Hannan's Hill mine at 50 feet level, splendid coarse gold being…

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Mining News. the Daylesford Reefs

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

Bruce, Creswell and Graham report that at Daylesford on Wednesday they discovered, at a depth of 11 feet, a large rich reef showing large pieces of…

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The Wyalong Gold Fields. Ba[?]medman

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 4

A crushing of 12 tons 8 cwt. of stone from Macmahon's clam at Wyalong cleaned up to-day, yielding 92oz. amalgam, producing 42oz, smelted gold, or an average of 3oz…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. a Good Crushing From M'mahon's Claim Encouraging Reports From Pine Hill. Barmedman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

A CRUSHING of 12 tons 8 ewt of stone from M'Mahon's claim at Wyalong cleaned up to-day. yielding 92oz. of amalgam, producing 48oz. smelted gold, or an average of 30z…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 3

The warden at Coolgardie estimated that 10 days' provisions were available there from 1st May. He has postponed the hearing of all the jumping cases in order to proceed to…

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The Wyalong Gold Held. Satisfactory Crushings. Barmedman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 3

Two new finds were reported to-day. One is in the neighborhood of Spy Hill, and the other is six miles east of the surveyed town. Crushings from the outside claims are not…

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Wyalong Goldfield

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 5

IN former communications I have given it as my opinion that this place will have to depend almost exclusively upon quartz reefing, apart from agricultural pursuits, for…

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The New South Wales Collieries Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 3

Some time ago at an aggregate meeting of the Southern District miners, a res[?]ution was carried that unless certain lodges agreed to abide by the resolution calling for a levy…

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Situation at Coolgardie. Miners Starving

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

A carpenter who arrived recently in Coolgardie, writing on March 31st to a friend in Sydney, suites that his first impression of the place was disappointing. As yet, he says, it…

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The Wyalong Gold Fields

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

The consignments of stone at the Barmedman battery from the Wyalong Goldfield are increasing in quantity and improving in quality. Over 20 teams, fully laden with…

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Returning From Coolgardie. Doleful Tales by Disappointed Miners

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

The steamers Adelaide and Bulimba, which arrived in Melbourne on Monday, from West Australian ports, brought contingents of disappointed gold-seekers. The…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

News from Coolgardie reports that M'Leod, a prospector, has arrived there from a point 160 miles from Coolgardie, bringing about 1200 oz. gold, but the exact amount is not…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. Excellent Prospects of the Field. Discovery of Fossil Bones. a Man Missing. Barmedman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 3

THE consignments of stone at the Barmedman battery from the Wyalong Goldfield are increasing in quantity and improving in quality. Over 20 teams, fully laden with…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Dispatch of Provision Teams. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

THE block in traffic from Southern Cross to Coolgardie has greatly a[?]ted. In all, 42 teams have left Southern Cross loaded with provisions for Coolgardie. Every effort is…

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The West Australian Gold fields. No Rain at the Mines. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 3

THE rain which fell yesterday registered at Pert under half an inch, while at Freemantle over an inch was recorded At Geraldtown there was a good downpour, but no rain fell…

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Wyalong Gold Field

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 5

The man Doonan, who was supposed to have been lost in the mallee scrub, and for whom search parties were out, returned on Sunday, having been to Yalgogrin…

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The Mining Revival in Victoria. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 3

From day to day reports are being received by the Milling department from various parts of the colony indicating that encouraging discoveries of new reefs are being made, in a…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Rich Yields on the Murchison. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 5

The crushing returns from the Star of the East Mine at Murchison show that 40 tons gave 160oz. At the Mount Prophecy property 66 tons were treated for 249oz…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. the New Find. Favorable News From Hartley. Barmedman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 4

THE new find by Field and party of the Temora-Barmedmnn Road may be styled the Trungley rash, being situated near the boundary of the station of that name. It is…

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Wyalong Goldfield

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 5

I AM almost ashamed to have to confess that the latest alluvial movement—the one mentioned in my last communication—was like every other reported discovery of a similar…

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