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Mining & the mines, 1894

119 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 6

A Timber Mine

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 3

At Mongtze, in China, there is a timber mine. The trees have been buried under sandy soil to a depth of twenty feet, and they are well preserved. Apparently they…

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Yalwal Goldfield

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 3

The Pioneer G.M. Proprietory have accepted the tender of Mr. Robert Johnson to supply the battery with quartz from the mine at the rate of 2000 tons per month. The Pinnacle Co. has…

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Official Opening of the Phoenix Gold-mine

Moruya Examiner · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 4

The official opening of the Phoenix Company’s mine at Currawang, Clyde River, took place on Wednesday last. There was a large [?] of visitors from the…

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The New Gold Bush. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 2

Though water and food at Wyalong, the new gold-field near Barmedman, is at present plentiful, there is plenty of room for improvement. The township is being…

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Mining on Private Property in the Council. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 2

The Legislative Council further considered the Mining on Private Property Bill…

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West Australian Goldfields. Rain at Southern Cross. Flour £60 Per Ton at Coolgardie, Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 2

Good rains have fallen at Southern Cross. Permits have now been given for teams to travel to Coolgardie at intervals of 8…

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The is Wyalong Gold Field

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Wyalong says the rush at the Wyalong gold field is daily increasing and the promise of the importance of the field is proved by the busy and excited aspect of all on the…

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Another Gold Find. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 2

Payable alluvial gold has been discovered on Wallend[?] run, about a mile and a half from the township of Murrumburrah, in [?] from four to eighteen feet…

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Gold Find at Wyalong. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 2

As to the recent gold rush at Wyalong, the population is now about 3000, the arrivals being over 100 daily. Three hundred left Cootamundra on…

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Mining on Private Property. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 2

The Government [?] of opinion that the amendments in the Mining on Private Property Bill will not jeopardise the measure…

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Mining on Private Property Bill. Sydney, Thursday

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 2

The Mining on Private Property Bill was advanced a short stage in the Legislative Council. According to present appearances, the…

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Gold Bridle Bits

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

During the bitter cold weather in winter much suffering is thoughtlessly inflioted on horses by putting cold bridle bits into their months. If the person who does this will…

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Coal Gas and the Vanishing Forests

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

The scientists are devoting much attention to the widespread theory that the earth’s atmosphere is becoming seriously affected by the enormous quantity of coal that is…

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On the Goldfield. I. Early Times

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 1

A HALF-A-CENTURY has not yet elapsed since that almost revolution, so to speak, took place in the affairs of the colony, on the public announcement of the discovery of gold. It is well…

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Mining on Private Property Bill. Council’s Amendment. Consideration Suspended. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 2

The Legislative Council last night introduced into the Mining on Private Lands Bill a clause intended as a safeguard to land used for agricultural…

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Coolgardie Goldfield. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 2

The latest news from Coolgardie reports a difficult route to travel, and water is still scarce. The place is alive with miners, camel trains, and…

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The Wyalong Gold-field. Too Many There. Miners Returning Disgusted. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

Several Narrandera residents returned from Wyalong disgusted. There are too many men on the field of all trades and professions…

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Heavy Yield of Gold. 84 Ounces to the Ton. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

A parcel of atone from Slattery Creek, near Carcoar, treated at the Sydney mint, yielded at the rate of 84 ounces to the ton…

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Gold at Mitta Mitta. Eight Ounces to the Ton. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

A reef has been discovered at Mitta Mitta, in the Albury district, showing 8 ounces to the ton…

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The Clyde River Goldfield. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

Nothing fresh is reported from the Clyde River goldfield. Lugston refuses to allow any one to work his ground until he is secured. Some parties found where he…

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