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Mining & the mines, 1899

368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 19

Mining

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

[?] Collingridge Brothers' Mine at [?] is still looking well, and is [?] the must valuaible mining pro-perties in the in the shaft is…

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Mining. Grenfell

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 8

A Sydney mining company has taken up several quartz leases on Warraderry, where operations will soon be commenced. A third cyanide plant is in course of erection…

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Amendments of "The Mining Laws

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

A deputation of members of the Chamber of Mines and a number of members of Parliament, whose constitu[?]s are more or less affected by the mining laws of the colony…

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Mining. Murrumburrah

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 5

Latest returns from the alluvial workings on Cunningham and Cumbamurra Creeks show the results in almost all instances to be satisfactory. Owing to the continued dry…

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Gold Mine Flooded. 62 Miners Killed. London, Sunday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

A gold mine at Froitsk, in Russia, was flooded with the result that 62 of the men employed in the mine were killed…

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Mining. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

Five claims are working at Hiawatha. Conway's original prospecting claim was retaken by Bealey and party, who are sinking on the reef at a depth of 100ft. The…

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Broken Hill. Wednesday. Fatal Mining Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

A shocking mining accident occured last night in the Proprietary Mine in M'Bride's section of Block [?]. Mathew Gardner and Samuel Lawn, miners, were working on the…

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Another Mining Accident. at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

Through a fall of ore in Block 11 mine to-day two men named respectively. Gardiner and Lawn were buried. After four hours work they were got out…

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About the Mines. Notes by Our Special Mining Reporter

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

DONNELLY AND FAIRBURN, on thier 20-acre lease, formerly Le[?] selection, but now part of the Kimo Estate, have made fair progress since last reported. They have…

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Mining

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

BORING operations on the river flat were commenced on Saturday last and satisfuctory progress has since been made, two bores being completed on…

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Mining at Upper Temora

The Temora Star · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 4

UNDER this heading otherwise therewith also termed a " misleading criticism," there are published effusion compiled from some new-born experts…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday Mining Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 6

Dawson and Carpenter, stepbrothers, were found dead in a drive of an alluvial claim at Sofala. The roof had fallen in smothering the men. Dawson has left a widow and six…

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Gold Dredging in New Zealand. Some Remarkable Results

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

Alexandra, on the Molyneux River, near Otago, New Zealand, is the Mecca of the gold dredger. It is there that inquirers go from snowy Siberia and…

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The Mining Conference. Some Straight Talk From a Practical Miner

The Worker · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 2

George Vere contributes to the Mudgee Liberal some sensible remarks concerning the Chamber of Mines and the proposed Mining Conference. He says:—…

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Mining. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 6

There is a revival in operations at the White Reef line of reef; several claims are raising payable stone. The Golden Eagle and Gipsy Queen Amalgamated cempleted…

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Intercolonial. Sydney Wednesday. the Drain of Gold

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 2

The mail steamer Alameda left for San Francisco to-day with 30 boxes of gold, valued at £150,000. THE "UNEMPLOYED" BOARD…

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The Voice of the People. Gold Returns Should Be Kept

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 5th instant you publish for the first time the amount of gold sent by one of the branch batiks for half year ending 31st March, value £23,018, and…

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Mining. Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 3

The Caledonian Gold Mining Company has just completed a crushing of 52 tons at the Reefer battery for 137oz, besides which they have about three tons of concentrates,…

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Mining. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 6

The Junction have the reef opened out upon for a distance of 250ft. at a depth of 440ft. In the north fate 3ft. of stone is showing, and a foot in the south face…

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Life at Reno. a Day at the Mines

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

THINGS are not like they used to be at the mines. Everything now wears a more settled appearance all the excrescences in the birth of a mining township have been rubbed…

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