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Mining & the mines, 1899

189 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 10

A Mining Appeal Case

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 20 April 1899 · page 2

At the Mining Appeal Court held in Nowra on the 29th ultimo, His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, reserved his decision in the suit of Wright v. Sherlock for…

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Gold-Dredging

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

Araluen is again rapidly advancing and likely to become a great dredging centre (states a correspondent to the Braidwood "Dispatch "). 'Ichabod' is no logger…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Wolumla Field.—an Important Locality. High Grade Gold and Silver Ore and Large Deposits. No. 1

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 4

THERE is at present perhaps no mining field on the southern coast which is attracting to much attention as Wolumla. The continuous yields from…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Wolu[?] Field.—an Important Locality. High-grade Gold and Silver Ore and Large Deposits. No. II

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 4

I SHALL make my starting point at the south end of the filed, close to the junction of the basaltic hill with that of a granitic one, a small rivulet…

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Gold Dredging

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

The ‘Dispatch’ informs us that operations are to be commenced at once in the construction of another poatoos for dredging in Ar[?] by the Australian…

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Bendigo Deep Mining

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 4

Last week the pleasing announcement was made that the Great Extended Huatlor's, Bendigo (Vic.), had come on some very rich gold-bearing stone in the rise above 2840ft., H140ft…

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Spreading Their Fame. an Outtrim Coal Miner Speaks. Two Years of Itching Piles Cured by Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills. After Doctors and Medicines Fail to Believe Him

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 4

He is a coal miner, who has delved in many mines and seen many lands, but at present he is at Outtrim (Vic), and his name is Charles Anderson. He enthuses thus over…

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Gold Dredging

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

The ‘Dispatch’ informs us that operations are to be commenced at once, in the [?] ruction of another pontoon for dredging in Araluen by the Australian…

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The Roman Mine

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 4

Evil and good each in kind repay, And grievous is the former way: Yet we'll persist that truck to go. Though well aware it leads to woo…

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Mining

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 2

Notice of cancellation of gold-mining leases—R. Imray. 10a, Etterna, and W. Wiley, 3d 1r. 30p, Danjern,—will be gazetted on Friday next. A gold-mining…

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Mining

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 2

Notice of cancellation of gold-mining lenses—R. Imanay 10a Ettema and W. Wiley 3a 1e 30 p Danjera—will be gazetted on Friday next A gold mining…

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The Nerrigundah, Tinpot and Bombo Fields. (By the S. M. Herald’s Special Mining Reporter)

Moruya Examiner · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 2

THE combined localities mentioned above comp[?] some of the old alluvial fields of the colony, where much gold was won as far back as 10 years ago. The output, however, has…

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Mining

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 24 May 1899 · page 2

What promises to be a highly payable [?] (says the “Braidwood Dispatch”) has been discovered by McCarthy and party at Black Flat, situated about half…

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Mining

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 25 May 1899 · page 2

What promises to he a highly payable reef.(save the “Braidwood Dispatch”.) has been discovered by Mr Carrhy and party at Black Flat, [?] about half…

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The Yalwal Gold Field

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

The special mining reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald recently paid a visit to Yalwal, and in Thursday morning's issue of that journal there appeared the following article descriptive…

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The Yalwal Goldfield. Its History and Further Prospects. Immense Low Grade Deposits of Gold Bearing Ore. Yalwal Leads in the Matter of Low Mining and Milling Costs. No. 1

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

Strange to say, this camp, although its history dates back some 25 years or more, is little known in mining circles, except as a place where some mining…

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A Chapel in a Coal Mine

Eden Free Press and Eden District Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 1

Few [?] of worship (says the "London Leader") in the country have more interest than the Miner's San[?]tuary in the M[?] Newyyd…

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The Yalwal Gold Field

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

In Monday's Herald the special mining reporter of that journal continued his account of Yalwal as follows:—Looking back upon the past history of the…

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[Pambula Goldfield]

Eden Free Press and Eden District Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 1

Very little mining was done in the early part of the present year, but during the last, month or two the industry has developed more…

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A Yalwal Mining Case

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

In the Banco Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr Justice Owen, and Mr Justice Cohen, Mr Wise, Q.C., and Mr Conroy, instructed by Mr W. P. Blackmore, of Nowra,…

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