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Mining & the mines, 1897

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Gold Discovered. on the Borders of the Town

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 2

On Wednesday the rumor reached us that gold-beating reefs had been found in the bills to the west of the town. We have received the following information…

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Cootamundra. (From Our Correspondent.) Another Gold Find

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

Great excitement is felt here on the finding of a gold reef about seven miles from town on the Stockinbingal road. The ground has been pegged out for miles on…

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MINING. New Gold Discoveries. More Important Discoveries. Oaks Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 3

SOME people have thought we gave too roseate a report, of the recent discovery of gold on Oaks Hill: but we are fully prepared to accept all the responsibility for…

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Miners Federation. London, Jan. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 3

THE Miners' Federation is at present in session at Leiceter. In the course of his opening address, Mr. Benjamin Pickard, M.P. for the West Billing of Yorkshire,…

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Mining. Oaks Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 5

THE shows in this field continue to encourage parties to secure ground on the hill and on the Oaks private lands…

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New Mining Act

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 3

[?] to amend and extend the Mining on [?] are Lands Act of 1894, and to [?]nd the Mining Act, 1874, and the [?]ing Act of 1889 ; and for other…

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Parkes. Wednesday. Rick Gold

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 2

Great excitement prevails here over the reported rich developments in the Birthday Mine. Experts, it is further reported, say that the new discovery is the best ever seen…

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Mining. Oaks Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 7

THERE is nothing fresh to report as to this new field, seven miles out from Cootamundra. The prospectors and the adjoining parties are still delving away, and napping…

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Mining. Springfield

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 6

THERE are a number of miners here on the new field willing to try for gold, but, owing to the great drawback of having to deposit with the Minister for Mines the sum of…

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Mining at Pullitop

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 2

A REPORT of the work being done at Pullitop indicates that those possessing properties there have faith in the field. A recent arrival from the grouud gives the…

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Mining. Scrub Yards

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

The late rains have given a good supply of water. The battery dam is full, so the Victorian Mining Company has plenty of water for crushing. They will start shortly…

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Rich Gold at Gundagai. Like Grains of Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

AT is rumoured that at the 120 feat level in the new shaft at the Prince of Wales (Battyo's) nine, the underlay reef was struck this week, and found to contain wonderfully rich gold…

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Mining. Caks Hill or Glenroobie

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

The prospecting party headed by George Feletead and Ben. Woolley, the original prospectors, authorised us to say they are well satisfied with their show; and, besides, there…

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Kalgoorlie Goldfields. Enthusiastic Meeting of Workers Hundreds of Unemployed

The Worker · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

Mr. Gilbert, Secretary Workers' Union, Kalgoorlie, telegraphs to Mr. Cochran, Secretary Sydney District Council of the A.L.F., that the Association held an…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 6

Wednesday: The Gibraltar Consolidated Company completed their first cleaning up of the battery yesterday, the result being l,692oz of gold from 450 tons of stone, in…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 6

Friday: Heaver and party are raising fair stone from 20ft. from the surface. The Golden Pheasant party anticipate good stone at greater depth. Keegan's Pioneer…

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About the Gundagai Mines. a General View

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 2

MINING in Gundagai is certainly going ahead and be one would be surprised it in a year or two this is one of the most prosperous fields in Hie colony. Jones' Creek road, on which not…

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Mining. Young

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 10

Monday: On Saturday last a miner named Cassin, while foesicking in Chance I Gully at the lack of the hospital, picked up a nugget weighing nearly an ounce and a…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 7

Tuesday: The New South Wales mine has despatched 36 tons of rich mineralised ore to Parker's chlorination works, Footscray. The ore was stoped at the 168ft…

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Gundagai Gold. an Immense Yield From Johnston's Hild

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 2

A CRUSHING of 11 tons 7cwt. form Mesrs. Cornett and Roberts' Turn of the Tide gold mine. John ston's Hill, lias yielded 147[?] retorted gold: The crushing was made during Saturday and yesterday…

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