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Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Londonderry Mine. an Exploration Company to Be Formed. London, 16Th July

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 2

The special meeting of shareholders in the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie, convened by the directors for the purpose of considering whether the balance of vendors'…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 5

Ousack and Lawler's True Blue claim will continue to work with wages men, as the tenders that were opened yesterday were rejected in favour of the old system. This…

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West Australian Mines. Coolgardie News Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 2

Mr. A. H. Barclay, of Sydney, has reorganised the Earnest Giles Prospecting Expedition, and the party went out a week ago under the leadership of "Bob" Oldfield…

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The South Wagga Gold Mines. the State of the Road

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

A petition is in course of signature to the Public Works department requesting the repair of a portion of the public road leading to the gold mining claims on the South Wagga…

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West Australian Mines. Coolgardie News. Cooglardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

Messrs. A. Matheson and Co., representing the Hampton Plains Company, are about to put down a tramway from Toorak, on the north-western side of the town, through…

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The Wyalong Goldfields. West Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 4

At Gough's No. 2 battery Clements and party, of the Golden Fleece claim, have cleaned up a crushing from their southern shaft, getting 145oz. from…

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Mining Prospects at Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 6

A MINING reporter, who has just returned from the Gundagai district, supplies us with the following:—To a mining expert there is no country so…

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Another Accident in the M'evoy Mine Explosion of Fire-damp. Several Miners Injured. Wangaratta

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 4

The disaster at the M'Evoy mine, Eldorado, a few weeks ago, was followed to-day by another accident, which, until the facts were known, caused much alarm to the residents…

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Mining. Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 6

A report from Bulgandra states that a crushing of 7 tons from the Pioneer claim yielded 20oz gold…

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Attack on a Mining Camp. Two Prospectors Shot. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 3

A thrilling story has just reached here from Kalgoorlie, the new goldfield which recently broke out to the north of Coolgardie. It is told by a black boy to the police stationed at…

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In and Around Adjinbilly Creak. in Search of Gold. Notes on the Way

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

THIS is probably one of the oldest goldfields in the Tumut district. It is situated about 20 miles nexth-east of Tumut, and receives the whole of the gold-shed from the Shaking Bog…

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Pullitop Goldfields. (From Our Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

THINGS are still progressing very favourably at the Pullitop mines. Several parties are now working "night shifts," and their shafts are rapidly going down in…

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A Mock Charge and a Mock Trial. a Drama on a Goldfield. the Case Heard in Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

ANYONZ who has been dull in Gundagai of rate is a dall dog indeed. There is a popular entertainment of one description on another nearly every night. We have a Parliament of our own, which is far…

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Small Batteries for Goldfields

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines has, with a view of assisting miners on some of the goldfields where private batteries for crushing stone do not exist, consulted the Government…

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Rich Find of Gold at Murrumburrah. [By Telegraph.] Harden

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

SOME excitement was caused in town yesterday when it became known that Adams and party had struck exceptionally rich stone at the 90ft. level. Sixteen pounds of stone…

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West Australian Goldfields. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

The Hillend Mine crushing for the month of August resulted in 650oz. from 51 tons. The cleaning up at the Great Boulder Mine showed 102 tons crushed at the company's…

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MINING. Gold Discovery near Murrumburrah. MURRUMBURRAH

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 5

GREAT excitement is being manifested over reeflag here just now, it having become known that Adams and party had dollied 14oz of gold from 12lb. of stone out their…

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West Australian Mines. Another Discovery

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 2

A very large formation, 53 feet wide, has been opened out on the Kingsley Hall Reward claim, six miles south of Broad Arrow, on the road to Hannan's. Last October 4000…

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Mining. Wyalong: Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 8

OUSACK and Lawler, at the True Blue claim, are raising stone from the 45ft. level. At the lower levels the reef is very much broken up, A small parcel of 1 3/4 ton from…

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Foul Air in a Coal Mine. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 3

The miners working in No. 2 tunnel of Brown's colliery, at Minmi, had an unpleasant experience on Friday. On proceeding to work at the usual time in the morning it…

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