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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Wagga Mining News

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 3

THE proprietors of the Ready Money Goldmining Company (Messrs. M'Garry and party) have purchased an eight head stamper battery which for some time past has been…

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The Londonderry Mine. London, April 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 3

THE news that the rich shoots of [?]re in the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie, are exhausted has caused a great sensation in Paris. The French buyers are combining together to…

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Rich Find of Gold at Duval's Block

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 2

A SENSATION was created in Narandera on Wednesday (says the Argun) when news was brought from the reefs at Grong Grong that a valuable and important discovery had…

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The Mining Troubles at Newcastle. a General Strike Ordered. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 2

THE ballot on the question of a general strike shows 2611 for, and 478 against a strike. As this result gives the two-thirds majority demanded by the delegate board,…

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A Press Inspection of the Mine. No Sign of a Continuation of the Golden Shoot. Coolgardie

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 3

The press were invited to inspect the Londonderry mine this afternoon, and have just returned after making a careful scrutiny. The rich surface shoot has cut out, and…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. West Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1895 · page 2

CASSIN and party, south of Conway's Thistle and Shamrock claim, have struck a reef believed to be identical with Conway's, and have obtained course gold therefrom…

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Among the Coal-Miners

The Worker · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

I havn't troubled you much lately, WORKER, with my lucubrations, for (by a miracle) we have been working nearly full time at tho pit in which I am hewing the (for the miner) cheap and nasty…

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The Central Broken Hill Mine

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

THE definite offer for the right to purchase the Central Broken Hill silver mine up to 15th August, for £150,000 was (the Argus says) forwarded in writing to the board of…

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Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 5

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, has just completed an inspection of the Tumut, Adelong, and Gundagai gold fields, in connection with an application for…

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The Londonderry Mine. London, April 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

MR. Horace Plunkett, who is acting on behalf of the Earl of Fingall, has received a cable message from the Earl with respect to the Londonderry mine. Lord Fingall says…

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold

The Worker · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 1

"Don't," is the emphatic advice of Mr John Daly, formerly of Temuka, who writes from New South Wales to the Temuka Leader, as follows:— "New Zealand is bad enough, but this place is…

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Hunting Fortune. Perils of Gold-seeking. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

On it being reported to the Albany police that the dead body of a man was found near the goldfields on the Esperance road, Constable Macales went out from Esperance and…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 3

O'BRIEN and party, adjoining Kay's Gipsy Queen claim on the Welcome Stranger line, have cut the reef at 160ft., where it measures 15in., consisting of honeycombed ironstone…

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Mining Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1895 · page 1

The mine at Bygoo was visited on monday by several gentleman from Narandera. The [?] has been sunk some 80 feet, and the reef varies in which from two feet…

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Miners who will get Aid from the Prospecting Vots. Grants for [?]

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 3

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. Barnes, M. P. we learn that is view of the recommendation of the Prospecting Board, the following grants out of this year's prospecting vote have been…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyaong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 5

Prospecting to the south-east of West Wyalong has been going on for the last six or seven months, and Roberts and party are working on a reef about four miles from…

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West Australian Mines. the Londonderry Collapse. London, April 19

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 2

Shares in the Londonderry gold mine, Coolgardie, recently floated at £1 each, were sold to-day at 10s 6d. PERTH, SATURDAY…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. West Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 3

THE Red Flag tributors are on good stone at the 130ft. level. 150 tons have been raised. Wilson and party, adjoining, have 20 tons of good stone grassed, and are…

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Mining. Scrubyards

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 3

THE Scrubyards goldfield is now looking well. Hall and party, of the prospecting claim have got 30 tons of stone at grass, estimated to yield from 8 to 10 ounces per…

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A Mining Case. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 April 1895 · page 2

In Chambers to-day, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Irving made application on behalf of Annie Hickey, wife of Francis Hickey, senr., of Temora, auctioneer for a…

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