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Mining & the mines, 1900

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Mining News

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 3

Our special mining reporter writes:— "When gold on quartz was first discovered on Kimo, early in 1867, the deposit was worked in a primitive way. The veins…

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Westralian Separationists. the Gold Fields Movement

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 2

The separation movement is being carried on with great vigor. The residents of gold fields, from Southern Cross to Kanowna, and from Lawlers to…

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Tax on Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

The Transvaal is imposing a tax upon the output of privately-owned mines. It is probable that the output will he suspended in a numbdr of mines…

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The Supply of Gold

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 6

The question of the permanency of the Randt output is one which is difficult to discuss in the short space at my disposal. I shall content myself,…

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Gold Dredging in New South Wales

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 5

A new chapter in the history of Australian gold-mining is being opened in New South Wales by the introduction of the steam dredge…

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Country News. Culllnga, Monday. MINING

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

The Christmas Gift has maintained its excellence for the" past five months; and, with a yield of 1,100 ozs. from under 1,600 tons stone, and a gradual…

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Gympie Gold Yield

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

The yields from the Gympie gold fields for the past year total 88,840 oz; the dividends, £92,916; and the calls, £124,053…

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English Manufacturing Activity. Great Demand for Coal

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

Great manufacturing activity prevails in the North of England, which has been considerably interfered with awing to the difficulty in procuring a sufficent supply…

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The Latest. London, Jan. 2. Coal Famine Affects Trade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

Owing to the coal famine, and rolling stock being insufficient to meet the demands, manufactories and numerous works in Yorkshire have been closed…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield for 1899. a Large Increase

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 3

THE last statement of the year, prepared by the Department of Mines, showing the gold yield of the colony for December and during the past 12 months, was issued on…

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Gold Yield for 1899

The Worker · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 8

The last statement of the year prepared by the i Department of Mines showing the gold yield of New South Wales for December and during the past 12 months, is regarded by the department…

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Mining. Grentfeel

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 3

Some good prospects have been obtained in the Government-aided prospecting claim on Eureka Fiat. WYALONG, Saturday…

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The Richest Man in South Africa. the Story of How He Made His Gold

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6

The only man in the world ever reputed to be worth £200,000,000 is the Anglicised German, Alfred Beit, whose address, if you care to know, is simply…

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In the Coils of Klondyke. Being a Drama of Love, Revenge and Adventure in the Icebound Goldfields of the Yukon. CHAPTER XXXV.—(Continued.) Searching for the Mother Lode

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 4

For the next fortnight they were busy finishing the shack. This would bring them to the end of July. But one month of fair weather remained. In September the…

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Latest War News. Gallantry of New South Wales Lancers. Explosion of Mines at Kimberley. Shelling the Enemy's Trenches. New Zealanders at Colesberg. Proclamation by President Steyn. Every White Man a Burgher. Sailing of 5000 Reinforcements. London, Jan. 5

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 2

The latest news from South Africa states that the New South Wales Lancers were sent to save from looting by the Boer, the train containing stores, it…

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Ballarat Gold

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 2

A suggst of gold has been discovered at Hauron's Console Mine, Ballarat weighing 193 success…

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Our Gold Mines. a Year's Work at the Prince of Wales. the Complkyz Returns

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1900 · page 2

THROUGH the con[?]rtesy of the general manager of Rowell's Consolidated Gold silence. Ltd. (Mr. G. H. Blakemore, J.P.), we have been placed in possessions of much valuable…

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DESCCRIPTIONS. Murrumburrah Mining Division of the Lachlan Mining District

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 3

Parts of the counties of Harden and Bland: Commencing at the junction of Tumbleton creek, with the Bland or Yeo Yeo creek; and bounded thence by the right…

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Mining. Cancellation of the Bouddarise of the Murrumburrah and Cootamundra Mining Division and Notification of the Boundaries of the

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor, with tho advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the boundaries of the Murrumburrah and Cootamundra Mining Divisions,…

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Coal Famine at Capetown

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

A private letter from Capetown states that coal is selling at £5 per ton, and all supplies are in the bands of the Government. Other provisions are also riling in price…

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