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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 5

The Princess claim is stoping on a splendid 15in. ironstone reef at the 215ft. level. Ten tons of stone are paddocked, besides two tons bagged for chlorination. The Prince of…

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West Australian Gold-fields

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 3

The supply of water from Buck reef running through Hanoan's Lake is so good that three miles of Gin. mains aid a powerful pump have been ordered by the Lake View and…

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Intercolonial Items. Government Coal Supply

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 4

The coal purchased by the New South Wales Government in 1894 and 1895, according to a Parliamentary return tabled Wednesday was:…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 8

Cox's chlorination works have commenced operations, the capacity of their works being limited to 20 tons per week with the present furnace. Keys and party despatched 15…

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Rich Yields of Gold. Beechworth and Trnagulla

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 5

Mr. Andrew Mualler, of Stony Creek, representing a small Beochworth syndicate, on Monday brought in 109oz. 9dwt. of gold from a reef at Diggers's creek, near Eskdale…

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Mining at Wyalong. Continued Activity

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 3

Mining matters are continuing active. The poppet heads which are dow dotted over the Held give, the claims quite a substantial appearance. The demand for timber is very…

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Intercolonial. [By Telegraph,] (From Our Correspondent.) Sydney. Monday. Export of Gold

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 2

Daring the past month alose on a million sovereigus have been sent from Sydney to California. THE PARKES COMMISSION…

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Mining. Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 7

Wealan and party have discovered a promising reef at Black Range, which, though small, shows good gold. It is reported that Llan and party, at Bago, Upper…

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Gold and Wheat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

THE unusually heavy shipments of gold amounting to about £1,000,000 made to the United States from Sydney during the past month have attracted a considerable…

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Mining Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 8

There are [?] present bout 600 me a the [?] at [?] No. 1 South are the only [?] have get gold. Neeld's ch[?]tion…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 4

EURONGILLY.—A correspondent to the Junee Democrat writes: "On visiting this field lately after a long absence I found the mining community about stationary; but if…

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Gold and Wheat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

The unusually heavy shipments of gold amounting to about 21,000,000 made to the United States from Sydney daring the past month, have attracted a…

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Tee Yulgilbar Goldfield. an Unwarranted Rush. Disappointed Diggers Returning

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 October 1896 · page 4

I have just returned from Yulgilbar, which is situated on the Clarence River, about 60 miles from Grafton. Recent reports as to the alleged…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 6

WEST WYALONG.—Wednesday : Some important mining cases, which have been occupying the Warden's Court for a considerable period, were decided to-day…

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Gold Sweat

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

Gold in transit across the Atlantic " sweats," however tightly it may be packed. It is usually sent in stout kees and squeezed in as tightly as…

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Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 6

MURRUMBURRAH.—Friday:—Some nice patches of gold are being found. During the week Edgeworth and party washed seven loads for 56dwt., and several others are also…

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Miners' Residences

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 October 1896 · page 3

Miners are also to be congratulated on the fact that the clause in the Mining on Private Property Bill entitling miners to erect a residence on areas taken up under the bill…

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Mining. Forbes

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 5

Monday: Mining at Bald Hills, three miles north from here, is still going on vigorously, and all claims on the reef are still busy raising stone, which continues to…

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Slandering a Gold Miner. What It Cost

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday last a slander action which has caused much interest in the Tumbarumba district was heard at Albury before His Honor acting Judge Harris. The parties are both miners…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 3

Thursday: Organ and party's newly erected steam winding machinery had a preliminary run to-day. The new vertical shalt is down 200ft., and is to be continued…

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