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South Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

56 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Steel Chimneys and the Use of New South Wales Coal

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 4

SOME wry tall chimneys of steel lined with firebrick have been built at Chicago (writes scientist in a Melbourne contemporary). The lining is…

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Yalwal Mines

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

Thus writes the Bulletin (Sydney):—A man who really ought to know informs the writer that the crushines of the Homeward Bound mine at Yalwal, N.S.W.,…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

FALKNER Gold-mining Company, Limited. —“ The whole of the machinery is now working smoothly, and apparently doing its work satisfactorily, with the exception…

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A Gold Mining Reminiscence

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 7

Yes, I was a tramp in those days, though not a professional one, and the story I am going to relate is founded on facts connected with the earlier history of…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1893 · page 3

GOLDEN Diorite Mining Company, No Liability January 21,— Resumed operations a t No. 2 level on 17th ins[?]ant Sloping payable or- in north and [?]…

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Gold Mining on the Shoalhaven

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 8

The Shoalhaven Consolidated Hydraulic Sluicing Company has been formed wit h a capita] of £50,000, in 100,000 shares of 10 each. The whole of the capital has been…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1893 · page 2

PAMBULA Goid-mining Company, Feb, 5. —Mine finally cleaned up at Gowing’s battery, having crashed [?]7t [?] for a return of 211oz 5[?]wt 10gr. of smelted…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 2

GOLDEN Diorite Mining Company, No. Liability, February 11— No. 5 lease— During, past week have stripped large piece of vein in south stope ready to break…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 2

GOLDEN Diarite Mining Company, [?] February 25—[?] Have been stripping [?] which I will [?] down and raise [?]…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 3

Pambula G. M. Co., February 23 — Contractors in No. 2 shaft have a[?]k 4ft. for week, making total 42[?]t, Will start builing from tun[?]el level to see if we [?]…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1893 · page 2

The Golden Di[?]te Mining Company, No-liability. March 11.—“No 5 lease— Raised from No. 2 level 12½ tons first class ore, total about 115 tons at grass…

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Phoenix Gold Mining Company. Half-yearly General Meeting

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 6

The first general meeting of shareholders in the Phoenix Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Currowan, was held at Hulbert's Commercial Hotel, Milton, on Monday…

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Mine Reports

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 2

GOLDEN Diorite Mining Company, No-Liability March 18.—No. 5 lease— Raised of from south stope No. 2 level 12 tons 16 evt. of good stone. Have…

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Hard Times for the Miners. Their Average Earnings

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 8

The average earnings at the Illawarra mines and the time worked during the past twelve months are estimated to have been follows:—Kembla, 30s a week, less about 2s a week…

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Gold ! Gold 1 Gold !

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

The Bank of Australasia, the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, and the Union Bank are shipping large quantities of gold from England…

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Pambula Goldfield

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 2

THE [?] correspondent of [?] [?] of [?] [?] hands…

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The World’s Gold Supply. How Long Will It Last

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 4

UNCLE SAM proposes to help gold-seekers to find that precious metal (observes the “Cape Argus)” With that end in view experts attached to the…

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Mudgee Paint Mine

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 4

THIS mine, situated in the vicinity of Buckaroo, promises to develop into something after all (says the Mudgee “Post” of May 27). Mr. Young, of…

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Mining near Bateman’s Bay

Moruya Examiner · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 2

The Warden at Moruya has reported under dace 30h of May to the Minister for mines on the mining prospects at Big Hill. The report states that the n[?]ld is…

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Mining

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

The manager of the Golden Terrace Hydraulic Sluicing Co., Shoalhaven River, reports for week ending Saturday last- "Weather baring been…

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