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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 5

The parcel of 40 tons of stone from the Called Back mine now crushing at Horrock's battery is reported to be looking well. At Harry's Find, a claim which is now let on…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 5

The scarcity of water on this field is pausing, the greatest anxiety. The parcel of atone sent to Edwards's Ballarat chlorination works by Blade and party from the Prince…

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The Coolgardie Mines

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 4

A large number of parties visit the Golden Bar daily, and all express entire satisfaction at the success of the crushing mill. Representatives of English companies are awaiting…

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The Gold and Gold Mines of Gundagai. a New Syndicate. a Ten Minutes' Talk with Mr. Travers Jones, M.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 2

MR. TRAVERS JONES, M.P. for Tumut, was very busy during his recent visit to Gundagai. He spent all day Monday on the Jones' Creek mines, and he rose at a very early hour on Tuesday, got…

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West Australian Mines. Coolgradie News. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 2

Rain fell at Coolgardie and Hannan's yesterday, last night was showery again, and this morning there are plenty of rain clouds about. The weather is cold…

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Pullitop Gold Fields. (From Our Correspondent)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

THE araangements for the erection of a battery at Pullitop have at length been completed, and the miners have received word that men have been despatched to…

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Adelong Day by Day. MINING

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

The escort left on Friday with 508oz. gold from Adelong and 7loz from Tumbarumba. Had the Gibraltar crushing not been sent down privately, the escort would have been one of the heaviest of…

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Gold at Queenstown. a Find of 300 Oz

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

By the legion men have gone from Victoria to Coolgardie in search of gold. The expensive and toilsome journey has in thousands of cases ended in crushing failure…

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Mining. Narandera

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 4

A six days' crushing at toe Harry Smith claim at Grong Grong was cleaned up yesterday, when 70 tons of stone gave 66oz. of retorted gold. It was a much larger…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 2

In the Assembly on Tuesday night the Minister for Mines introduced a bill to amend and extend the Mining on Private Lands Act of 1894, and to alter and amend sections 14…

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West Australian Goldfields. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 2

Good gold-bearing stone has been struck at the deepest shaft in the E. 0. Davis protection area, four miles and a half south-west from Roebourne. The character of the…

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Miners and the A.w.u

The Worker · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 2

Last year Arthur Rae, speaking provisionally for the A.W.U., offered at Wyalong the uses, profits, and privileges of a ready-made Union, in working order, thereby saving the delay and…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 5

Splendid rainfall commenced early this forenoon, and continued almost without cessation all day, with every prospect of a continuance. The drains leading to the…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 5

Nicholas and Reymond's battery has amply sufficient water, and will commence crushing early next week. All the other batteries are busy engaged crushing with…

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Mining on Private Lands. an Amending Bill—important Provisions

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 2

"THE Minister for Mines introduced a bill in the Assembly on Tuesday night to amend and extend the Mining on Private Lands Act of 1894, and to alter and amend sections…

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Mining Bill

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 7

IN the Assembly the following speech was made on the second reading of this till:—Mr. Mackay (Burrowa) [10'21] I am in favour of any measure which will help to…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 8

Allen and party who recently crushed a parcel of stone at West's battery for a return of a little over 2oz. 2dwt. per ton are despatching 25 tons of similar quality to…

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West Australian Goldfields

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 October 1895 · page 3

A reef 5ft. wide and carrying good gold all through has (says a Kalgoorlie telegram) been struck in the Maritana North mine at a depth of 50ft. The formation consists of a…

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A Mining Dispute

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 4

Quite a sensational incident, in which the use of a revolver was threatened, occurred at the Tararua Gold Mining Company's mine on…

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The Gold of Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1895 · page 2

To-day the prospectus of the Federation Gold-mining and Cyanide Quartz Crushing Coy. (no liability), which is being formed for the purpose of developing the Gundagai mines,…

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