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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Gold for Australia. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

The mail steamer Himalaya, leaving for London to day, takes 150,000 sovereigns…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 2

FURTHER rich reef discoveries have been made on the western part of the Shaw River. Messrs, Barnes and Murcutt being the lucky finders. Samples of the quarts…

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West Australian Goldfields. PERTH

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 2

Frazer’s South Company, Yilga[?]n, has crushed 306 tons for 173oz. CUE, Thursday. The Golconda Company has stopped…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Fire in a Colliery. Miners Withdraw. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 2

News from the Seaham colliery, in the Raymond Terrace district, late last night, states that the fire has taken a great hold. All the men are to be…

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West Australian Goldfields. COOLGARDIE

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1895 · page 2

Water has been struck in the Hannan’s Reward shaft at a depth of 230ft. It is proposed to erect a dry crushing cyanide [?] as soon as the water is available…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

The recovery in the market value of six leading Broken Bill companies during August aggregate £268,000…

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Mining at Bateman's Bay

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

Mining has taken another stir at Big Hill (writes the correspondent of the S. M. Herald). Fullerton claim, which has been under offer to an English company for some…

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Rich Gold Discovery. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 2

A rich discovery of gold has been made at Rhymney, near Aarat, Victoria, yielding seven ounces to the dish, Twenty-[?]ree ounces were taken from…

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Mining at Bateman’s Bay

Moruya Examiner · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 3

Mining has taken another stir at Big Hill (writes a correspondent to the S. M. Herald). Fullerton claim. which has been under off[?] to an English company for…

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West Australian Goldfield. Sensational Find. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

A new sensational discovery of gold is reported from Mount Margaret, Coolgardie. Some magnificent specimens have reached town, but the exact…

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In the Assembly. Mining on Private Lands Amendment Bill. Consideration of the Estimates. the Civil Service. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 2

In the Assembly, the Minister for Mines obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the Mining on Private Lands Act. He explained that the…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Great Gold Discovery. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 2

A sensational gold discovery has been made in the vicinity of Niagara, Coolgardie. Two hundred ounces of gold were taken from an opening three feet by…

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The Cyanide Gold-Saving Process. a Great Future for Yalwall Mr. W. A. Robertson Speaks

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 October 1895 · page 2

MR.J. MACLEAN, Secretary and Logal Maua-ger of the [?] Blocks, Yulwal, has been authorities on the [?] and…

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Better Than Gold

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 2

There are but few things in this world more highly appreciated or eagerly sought after than gold. Why? Not because it is an attractive colour; not because it weighs…

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The Sykes Testimonial. Presentation of a Gold Watch

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 November 1895 · page 2

A MEETING of the friends and admirers of Sergeant Sykes, whose promotion to the rank of senior-sergeant and removal to the Borriwa Police District have already been noted in our…

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Rich Gold Find

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1895 · page 2

Sydney, Monday.—Another rich find has been made at Coolgardie, about 8 miles south of Siberia. The claim has been offered to an English syndicate…

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A Large Mining Sale

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 4

AL[?] Australia b a country of large transactions, it has remained for the present year to witness the greatest mining sale on record, The Central…

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Rich Gold Find on Private Property

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 2

Sydney, Thursday.—A rich and extensive tool, yielding over nineteen ounces to the ton, has been struck on Cunningham’s Estate, near Harden…

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The Proposed Mining Conference

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 8

Our Nelligen correspondent writes:—Mr. Mining Warden Maunsell has advertised dates of meetings, to be held at different mining centres, for the purpose of electing…

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Mining News

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 4

Meers FIMISTER AND JOHNSON, of Nowra, who have made a pretty good thing in mining at Yulwal, and who were up here a few weeks ago, accompanied by Mr. Thorburn, inspecting…

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