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Mining & the mines, 1899

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More Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

Another valuable discovery of gold is reported from Port Augusta, South Australia…

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Dredging for Gold

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 4

The New Zealand correspondent of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" writes as follows concerning the dredging boom: -- "The one industry which at…

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News of the Mines. Items From Round About

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

On the Mi[?]letue Bough line of reef there are eleven claims now on the channel formation, all of which give encouraging prospects with developments. At the Mis[?]etoc…

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The Minister for Mines on Tour. Some Mining Problems

The Temora Star · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

MR. JOSEPH COOK, Minister for Mines, paid a visit to the Wyalong district a week or so ago. He may not be able to claim that he was a modern Caesar…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 4

A valuable discovery was made on Saturday morning at the Perseverance Ledger Amalgamated Mines' 280ft. level. In driving the south chute almost pure sulphides were…

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Discovery of a New Goldfield. Adelaide

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

A good deal of excitement has been caused at Port Augusta generally by a statement that a rich, goldfield has been found at Wilgena, 300 miles…

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Revocation of Gold-field Extension. Tumbarumba Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

County Solwyn, parishes Wolaregang and Ouranee, containing about 7,250 acres. Proclaimed 5th October, 1889, as the Ourance Gold-field Eastern Extension…

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Land Notes. Revocation Ok Gold-fields. Tumbarumba Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

County Solwyn, parishes Tumbarumba, Burra, Beaumont and King; county Wyn yard; parish Courabyra. The above was proclaimed 6th July and re-proclaimed 10th…

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Proclamation of a Gold-field. Land Districts of Tumbarumba, Tumut and Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

Counties Goulburn, Wynyard, and Solwyn, parishes Yarara, Coppabells, Currajong, Jingellic, Murray, Carabost, Little Billaboog, Talmalmo, and Coocook, in…

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Reserves From Conditional Sale Within the Tumbarumba Gold-field. Tumbarumba Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

No. county Selwyn, purishes Burra, King, and Beaumont, containing about 350 acres. Within the Tumbarumba Gold-field, proclaimed 15th July…

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Revocation of Part of Goldfield Reserve. Tumbarumba Land District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

Part of reserve from conditional sale within the Four mile Creek and Yarara Gold-field, proclaimed 7th June, 1881. County Goulburn, pariah Yarara, containing…

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Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermontioned gold-mining leases are now ready for delivery :—No. 311, J. Melrose and others, GL 101, county…

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Mining. Garangula

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The Manly Reef party have just cleaned up at the local battery 55 tons for a return of 77oz. Ildwt. of smelted gold. They also treated 3½tons for Messrs. Peterson and…

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MINING mISHAP

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last Mr Joe Corcoran, a miner at the Gib, met with an accident. He was "firing" a hole, when part of a lighted fuse…

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Orange. Friday. Sensational Mining Developments

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

Much excitement prevails here over the recent gold mining developments at Rosedale, on the Ophir road. Satisfactory returns have been obtained from two large…

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Telegrams Mining Accidents Bill. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 3

Under the Mining Accidents Bill, a fund wil be contributed to by the miners, mine owners, and the State, to be used for the assistance of…

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In the Coils of Klondyke. Being a Drama of Love, Revenge, and Adventure in the Icebound Gold-fields of the Yukon. CHAPTER XX.—Continued. an Unexpected Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

The part he had attempted to ford was some thirty feet above the bridge; but at the rate the current was speeding this distance was nothing; and Hereford, who saw the whole occurrence—…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

At the present time the Reefer battery ia crashing for Perkins and porty eight tons of stuff from Fletcher's reef. The stuff is not of a very rich…

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Took a Severe Gold after the Big Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 6

AFTER the big fire in Cripple Creek, I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help; the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's…

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Dredging for Gold

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 4

Messrs. Hurby, Quinn, Richards, Ferris and Byrne, Ms.L.A., formed a deputation on Wednesday to the Minister for Mines with reference to the…

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