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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 6

The Three Star claim party are driving both north and south at 225ft, the reef being much improved in quality and 12in. wide, carrying visible free gold, with a quantity of…

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A Revival in Mining

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 June 1896 · page 2

Infinitely more important then temporary and [?]pery excitement which prevails on the stuck exchange is the undeniable revival which is taking place in mining. From all…

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The Gold Rush at South Gundagai. an Extraordinary Case

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 2

THERE has been great excitement in mining circles during the week over the unique complication in connection with Henry Groth's discovery at South Gundagai…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 8

Fifty tons of stone from the Prince of Wales claim, crushed at the Redfern and Wyalong Crushing Company's battery, returned 19oz. gross. Neeld and party have…

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The Shepherding Abuse in Mining

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 4

IT is well-kuown that on many mining fields land is occasionally applied for by speculative persons known us shepherds, who, with no real intention of working the…

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Newcastle Coal Crisis. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 June 1896 · page 4

Sir,—I thought I had said my last words in reference to this matter, but judging by the tone of correspondence in the press since the coul owners' ultimatum was issued, it…

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The Coal Strike

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1896 · page 2

The balloting among the miners upon the acceptance of the conference proposals has not yet been completed, but for all practical purposes the decision has been arrived at by…

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Terrible Mine Disaster

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 2

One hundred miners are entombed in Pennsylvania. Their position is hopeless. A portion of the roof fell in on the workings, which are…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1896 · page 6

The following crushings have just been finished at Nicholas and Reymond's battery:—Lynch and party, 8 tons seconds from their Waratah claim for 10oz. 5dwt. 9…

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Crisis in the Coal Trade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 2

The position in the coal trade remains without material alteration. Our Newcastle correspondent in his message on Tuesday elated that Mr. Curley had referred to some…

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Gold-mining at Gundagai. an All Round View

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 2

ACTIVITY in mining matters continue. On the [?] reefs steady progress is being made. Dwyer and party's crushing of 40 tons at Overell's hattery yielded 47 ounces, which goes to prove…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 5

Organ and party, of the Junction claim, have returns from Clyde, where 12 tons crude ore returned 5oz. 2dwt. per ton, and 4 tons of seconds and rubble gave 2oz…

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The Newcastle Strike. Intervention by the Premier. Mine Owners Urged to Settle. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

Perhaps the most cheering item of news with regard to the Newcastle coal strike that has been published since its inception is the fact that the Premier has again intervened…

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A Reward for the Gold Digger

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 2

Do you want to make a pile? The shortest way seems to be to discover a gold bearing reef for you will not only get you interest in the property, but it appears now that you will be…

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The Coal Strike. Conference with the Premier. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 2

INQUIRIES made yesterday among the coal proprietors us to the probable outcome of their conference with the Premier to-morrow showed that some of the owners are not…

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A Goldfields Discovery Reward

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 2

WITH a view to encouraging prospecting throughout the colony, the Minister for Mines has offered valuable rewards for the discovery of new reefing or alluvial…

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Mining Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 5

Eighteen tons of crude are were despatched to-day to Footscray from the New South Wales Goldmining Company. This are was procured from between the 100 and…

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The Coal Strike. Conference with the Premier

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 3

On Monday two important meetings of the Newcastle coal-owners and a conference with the Premier with regard to tho existing coal strike was held in Sydney, with the result…

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Opening the Gold Safe at the Catterthan

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

AT last the divers employed to rccover the gold from the wrecked steamer Catterth[?]n have succeeded in opening the door of the strong-room in which the 10,000 soverings…

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The Coal Strike. No Sign of Settlement. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

So far as can be ascertained the opinions of the Newcastle miners are against accepting the proposal for settlement of the strike put forward by the proprietors yesterday…

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