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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining. Wyalong Goldfield. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 6

Father Curran, Government Geologist, arrived here last night, and has commenced an investigation of the field. At the Hidden Treasure claim the shaft…

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West Australian Mines. Another Marvellous Find. Mr. John Howell on the Coolgardie Field. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

A new find has been made, which has been christened the London. It is located five miles north of the Siberia-road. The prospectors are John Davis, Lewis Reed and N…

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The Cold Mines of Gundagai. What the Battery Would Cost

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 4

We pointed out some weeks back that if the gold mines in this district are to be developed we must have a crushing machine in Gundagai. Everyone who knows anything of mining…

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West Australian Mines. a Coolgardue Flotation. London. Feb. 22

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 February 1895 · page 4

The shares in the Mackenzie Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, recently registered frith a capital of £75,000, of which £30,000 was offered to the public, have been subscribed…

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Mining Notes. The Grong Grong Rests

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1895 · page 4

The lian of reef known as the Earry [?] at Grong Grong in now giving emp[?]ment to about 30 nien. The Earry [?] a block of [?]1/4 acres is a property…

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Rich Specimens From the London Mine. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

A magnificent show of quartz is now on view at the Bank of Australasia from the recently discovered London mine in the 25-Mile district. The stone is thickly…

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West Australian Mines. a Coolgardie Flotation. London. Feb. 25

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

The West Australian Premier Gold Mining Company, which has been formed to acquire the Aurora mine at Coolgardie, has been registered with a capital of…

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Co-operative Gold Mining

The Worker · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

DEAR WORKER,— In your issue of 16th February appears a co-operative gold mining scheme to assist unemployed labor; Now as an old gold miner I…

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Mining Revival Near Temora. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 8

RENEWED activity is taking place in raining at Scrubyads, with results that are attracting experienced miners. Hall and party have now 10 wages men on their five men's…

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Story of £100,000 and Westralia. The "Black Flag" Mine

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 4

So many stories of the Golden West have been told that the average Australian when opening his newspaper at the breakfast-table expresses no surprise at a three…

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West Australian Mines. a London Flotation Scandal. London, 2Nd March

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

The Financial Times, in referring to the promotion of the Australia Gold Mining Company, Ltd., West Australia, says that the allotment of shares was unfairly…

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Cold-Mining In the Gundagai District. Fourth Article. Wanted, Capital

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

THE gold-mining [?] in Gundagai has suffered for one reason. That is, owing to a lack of speculation no effective search has been made to discover a good line of reef. Everything done [?]…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Scarcity of Water. West Wyalono

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

Gravest apprehensions are entertained at the continuance of dry weather, the only crushing plant with a quantity of water being Channon's. West's is dry, and at Gough's…

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"That Brother of Mine."

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 2

My name's George. George Timbs, that is. I have a brother, Reginald. I daresay you've heard of him. He's a…

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Mining. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 5

Messrs. Barbat, Featherston, and Mitchell, of Sydney, this afternoon inaugurated a new enterprise at Sebastopol in the starting of a new 10-head stamper. The ceremony was…

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Visit of the Minister of of Mines to Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 2

In pursuance of a requisition presented to His Worship the Mayor, a meeting of citizens was held at the Town Hall last opening to make arrangements for the…

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Gold Mining in the Gundagai District. Fifth Article. the Mount Parnassus Research Gold Mining Company

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 2

IN my last, by geological data and conclusige indications which have from time to time been for the coming, I endeaveared to show the evidence pointing to the very probable existence of a reef of…

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The Mine and the Company

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 2

A visit to the adne shows that week is progressing very satisfactorily. Special cars bus been taken to have the shaft well timbered, perfect safety being thus assured To the party who…

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Visit of the Minister of of Mines to Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 2

A MEETING of the reception committee appointed on Friday evening last to make arrangements for welcoming the Minister of Mines (Mr. Sydney Smith) to Wagga on…

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In Search of Gold. the Diary of a Prospector

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 4

I LEFT Mount Adrsh in January last, on a prospecting tour to the mountains, and arrived a few days later at Water's Hotel, Bugo (ar Taurel Hill), twent-five miles…

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