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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mines Flooded. Work Partially Suspended. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

Owing to a water main breaking the South and Central Broken Hill Proprietary mines have been partially flooded. Work has, as a consequence, been stopped on same of the…

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Colliery Disaster at Newcastle. Men Entombed. Hopes of Rescue Small. an Excited Township. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 5

An alarming colliery accident, one of those unexpected and sudden events, which it is feared will lead to the death of three miners, occurred at the East Greta Colliery this…

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The East Greta Colliery Disaster. Rescue Impossible. Some Narrow Escapes. West Maitland, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 3

The rescue patties working at the East Greta Colliery, where three miners were entombed by a fall in of the root on Friday, had several narrow escapes through the…

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Johnson's Hill Gold Mines

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 2

The Johnson's Hill Gold-Mining Company purpose applying for a suspension of the labor conditions on their leases, Johnson's Hill, at the…

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In Parliament. Tuesday's Business. State Coal Mines. a Motion Carried

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday among the number of more or less pressing subjects was one contemplating the acquisition of coalmines to supply the requirements…

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The East Greta Colliery Disaster. Hopes of Rescue Gone. Bodies Be Recovered in a Month. West Maitland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 3

Owing to the second heavy fall of shale on Monday morning and a Dumber of smaller falls, it is now almont certain that the bodies of the entombed men will not be reached…

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Intercolonial. Sydney. Friday. Gold Development at Lower Temora— Another Large Nugget

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 2

At Messrs. Batt, O'Connor and party's claim at Lower Temora, where last Tuesday a nugget weighing 102oz. was unearthed, another nugget has been discovered, The…

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Gold at Wyalong

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

A parcel of forty tons of stone from the Lucknow Company, at Wyalong, yielded 620oz…

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Gold at Yass

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

Eleven tons of quartz from Nanima, near Yass, yielded 103oz of gold…

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Latest Australian News. Our Telegrams. The West Australian Mines. SYDNEY, Monday, 2 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

Mr. E. W. Townsend, a Sydney citizen, who has returned from Western Australia, thinks the mining industry of that colony is on a better basis than…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 4

Bolte's Lucknow claim has given another splendid return from 40 tons of ore treated at the Dapto Smelting Works. Nineteen tons of firsts yielded 24oz. 3dwt. 8gr. gold…

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Telluride of Gold. a Deposit at the Prince of Wales Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 3

The following report has been submitted by the Government Geologist on the above Subject:— "Since the discovery of the extremely rich telloride of gold deposits at…

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The Harvest of Gold

The Worker · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 1

A most striking, feature in the industrial history of the last ten years has been the increase in the output of gold. In 1887, the world's production was…

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England's Stock of Gold. Heavy Withdrawals. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 2

Gold to the amount of £500,000 was exported from London to Germany yesterday and a further £250,000 worth was shipped for the United States. Further withdrawals…

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Terrible Mining Accident. a Man Seriously Injured. Adelong

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 5

A serious accident happened to a man named Day, employed as a carpenter at the Gibralter Consolidated Gold Mine battery this morning. Day was engaged levering up…

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Cable News. Later Cables. Called Back. West Australian Gold Frauds. a Detective Brings Squires. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 2

A detective has sailed for Cape Town to bring back the man Squires, who is wanted to explain certain things in connection with the frauds perpetrated in the West…

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A Good Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 2

RICK and Party's Long Flat Mina is still looking splendid. Last wide 80 tons of stuff from the mine were treated at the Reefer battery,…

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Mining. Barmedman

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 5

A case of considerable importance to the town and the mining interest came before the Warden's court on Friday. About three years and a half ago a party of men jumped…

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Telluride of Gold. a Deposit in New South Wales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1898 · page 3

THE following report has been submitted by the Government Geologist on the above subject:—"Since the discovery of the extremely rich telluride gold deposits at Kalgoorlie, in…

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The Gundagai Goldfield. the Prince of Wales Mine. Description of the Lode Occurrences. Discovery of Telegride Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1898 · page 2

A LITTLE over two years ago, when I first visited Gundagai, I found that the mining industry was it is very low abb, but there were then indications of revival of…

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