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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

226 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 12

Mining. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 5

Tuesday: At Booth's Reward mine, Coolac, upwards of 100 tons of machinery have been delivered, and the contractors for its erection have made a start. The chief engineer is…

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Returned Miners from Klondyke

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 5

THREE New Zealand miners have returned from Klondyke and in an interview with a press representative at Auckland they stated that they arrived at Victoria in June, and…

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Mining. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 8

The first crushing of 5 [?] tons of ore from the Red Hill, Lower Temora, has just been completed at Reefton for the handsome, yield of 1 1/2oz. to the ton. This is considered…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 3

[?]he monthly escort left here on Tuesday [?] 2,514 ounces of gold, including 125 [?] from Tumbarumba…

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Gold and Blood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 4

A great part of a large fortune in buying MANY years ago I know a man who exp[?]nded gold, to coin and in la[?]e. This the melted, and with human blood and other unique…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 5

Bolte's Lucknow mine has treated 30 tone of third quality ore at Gough's battery for 8oz. 7dw[?]s of gold. Jackson's Mousetrap claim has treated 7 tons at Dapto for an…

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The Klondyke Goldfields

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 7

DAWSON City, the great mining centre of the north-west territories of Canada, is situated at the junction of the Klondyke with the Yukon river. It is distant from the northern…

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