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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Mining on Private Property Act

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 2

ANOTHER stage was reached in the advocacy of this very desirable measure, at a conference held in Sydney a day or two back. The contention, against the…

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Gold-saving Machine

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 2

A trial took place at Goulburn a few days since of a gold-saving machine invented and patented by Mr. J. Jerger, watchmaker, of that city. About loz of gold…

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Gold in New South Wales

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 2

Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, in commenting upon the £1000 reward offered by the Dibbs Government for the discovery of a payable alluvial goldfield,…

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Scientific Notes. Duration of the Coal Product

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 2

Herr Nasae, the official mining expert of Prussia, has published aroport of the result of his investigations us to the probable duration of the coal-strata of the world. He…

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[?] Goldfields

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 3

[?] Nerriga, 76oz. [?]days' work. In [?] of gold was same time Mr…

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Sea Beach Gold Mining

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 6

Gold mining on the beach in Giving evidence of becoming an important industry. This week one man returned to town with 130s. from a fortnight's work. This field…

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All for Gold

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 2

WHAT a world this is for gold! How we crave for it! We risk life, health, morals, everything for gold—bright gold! And often never get it, and even…

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A Romance of War. 'Vengince Is Mine ; I Will Pay.'

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 7

In the [?] of the 93rd Highlandors, during the Indian Mutiny, was a man who called himself James Wallace, whose barrack-room fiekname was 'Quaker' Wallace,…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. Some Rich Discoveries

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 6

The Coolgardie correspondent to the 'West Australian, writing under data 5th March, says that there is great Diarchy of provisions on the field at the new rush,…

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The Wyaiong Goldfield

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 6

The recently-discovered Gold of Wyalong is dictant from Young about 84 miles, nearly due west, The dietance from Tomora is about 40, and from Barmer [?] 20 miles…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Gold Found in the Main Street

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 3

The influx at Wyalong is incressing, there being now 3000 men on the field, and they are arriving of the rate of over 100 daily. Several fresh discoveries are reported, one…

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The Jerger Gold-saving

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 3

We are informed the have been received [?] ther [?]…

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Gold Discovery at Murrumburrah

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

Mr. H. Knopp, who has been prospecting this district for many years, has found payable alluvial gold on the Wallendbeen run, at a distance of about one and a half mile…

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More Gold. South Coast District

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 4

It has leaked out that a new rich discovery of gold has been made on the Clyde River, in the South Coast district, and the discoverers are taking steps on the opening of the new field to claim the…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

The Legislative Council bestowed further consideration on Wednesday evening upon the Mining on Private Lands Bill, with the result that it was amended in such a way as…

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From Bowral to Wyalong on the Gold Fields. Experience of the Bowral Contingent. Wyalong, Good

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 2

As will be remembered we left Bowral on Monday night and had a right down good send off. When we counted up we found R. A. Bissaker, A. Duprez, Joshua Stokes, Mandelson (2), W. C. Pember, W…

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Tricks of Ancient Gold Workers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 2

There ia a papyrus which give recipes for various alloys used in the manufacture of cups and vases, for making gold and silver ink, to gilding and silvering, and for…

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The West Australian Goldfield

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

The Government are using every endeavor to complete the Coolgardie telegraph line, The contractor for clearing the land for the first 25 miles completed the work on…

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Mining Revival

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 3

A Sydney correspondent of the Dubbo Ditpatch says:—The revival of the goldmining industry just now is causing some little excitement in Sydney. Not a day passes but…

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Increased Yield of Gold

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 3

It appears from the complete returns that the depression of 1893 has not been without its uses, as the figures relative to the gold yield of the colony for the year will show…

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