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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Co-operation in Mining

The Worker · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

The scheme promulgated by some of the Labor Union officials in the Young district some twelve or eighteen months ago for the formation of a Co-operative…

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The Lucknow Strike. at the Mines. Lucknow

The Worker · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

Things at Lucknow are much the same as last week. Two blacklegs have succeeded in evading the pickets and entering the "pearly gate." They were of the…

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Intercolonial. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Friday. Adelong Gold Escort

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

The monthly gold escert left Adolong to-day with 2240 ounces of gold. SYDNEY TRAMWAY LOSSES. It is estimated that the reduction of fares…

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Adelong Day by Day. GOLD

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1897 · page 2

The monthly escort left here on Friday with 2191oz 8dwts 4grs and 30oz. from Tumbarumba. The greater part of this gold is from the great Gibraltar Gold mining Co., who now have their…

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Mining, Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1897 · page 3

Booth's Reward claim, has been formed into a strong company called Booth's United Gold Mines. It was the intention of the proprietors to have pone to the London…

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Postal Accommodation at out Mines

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 2

COMPLAINTS have reached us of the want of postal accommodation at the Prince of Wales and Johnsons' Hill Mines; the residents at the Kimo, Prince George and [?] the Tide…

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Deep Lead Mine. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 4

A meeting of shareholders in the Deep Lead mine is to be held next Friday morning at Deitz's hotel, Temora. Public School.—Mr. F. Bridges, of the…

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Mining in West Australia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

A CHATTY letter has been received by Mr. Hardy and Mr. Moran which gives some interesting information respecting the condition of mining in West Australia. The…

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Klondike, the Great Canadian Bonanza. Terrible Spectacle Amongst the Miners. Death Staring Them in the Face

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 5

The special correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" cabled to his journal on September 3 as follows:—"Nine-tenths of the traffic…

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Mining Items of Interest

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

DURING the past week four leases have been applied for the Warden's office for mining on private property and for mining on Crown Lands…

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Arctic Mining. Distress at the Yukon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

British Columbla papers of mid-September dates brought by the Warrimoo contain much the same tale of rush and fears of distress at the Yuken. The Victoria Colonist of…

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English Capital for Miners. a Large Project at Ballarat. Local Protest Against Monopoly

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 4

Overtures have been made by an English syndicate for the purchase of the mine of the Chalk's No. 3 Amalgamated Company, Carisbrook, Victoria. In the company…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 4

Thursday: The True Blue people are driving levels on the eastern and western reefs at the 265tt, level. Thirty tons of mineralised ore have been raised during the…

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Nanima Creek Goldfield

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 4

Mr Edward W. East, a miner of Nanima, contributes the following:— Perhaps the people of your important town will be interested with the following short…

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Breach of the Coal Mines Act

The Worker · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 2

A case of great interest to the coal-mining community was heard at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, before Lieutenant-Colonel…

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Plenty of Gold But No Food

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 5

The steamer Cleveland, Captain Hall, 12 days from St. Michael, arrived at Seattle, Washington, on the 10th of September, with 65 passengers and about £80,000 in gold…

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The New Klondyke. Waters Ripple O'er Beds of Gold

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 5

Writing from Juneau, Alaska, under date August 30th, a special correspondent of the Call says:—Another fabulously rich strike has been made close to the mighty Yukon's…

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Bathurst. Wednesday. Lucknow Gold Stealing Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1897 · page 2

A the Crimihal Court, Charles Summerville was found guilty of receiving in connection with the robbery at Lucknow and was remanded for sentence…

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Klondyke Goldfield. Famine at Dawson City

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 October 1897 · page 3

News received from British Columbia with respect to the mad rush to the Klondyke gold field, states that none of the gold seakers who started for the Klondike by the…

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Social Life on the Arctic Gold Fields

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 4

Says a Dawson City (Klonkyke) miner (Mr M'Key), who has just reached the outer world:-- "The social side of Dawson City never sleeps. It shows bow…

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