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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Splendid Crushings

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 2

Quits a commotion was caused At Wyalong on Monday by the announcement that Forster and party had arrived from Gongh's battery with over 50lb. weight of gold, the…

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Gold Discovery In Victoria. £1000 in a Cubic Yard

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 5

A phenomenal gold discovery is reported at Tarnagulla by Brigge and son and Pearce Although only a cubic yard of stone has beep taken out, the specimens are estimated to…

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The Tarnagula Gold Discovery, Victoria

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

It was connection with this marvellous disco[?] £1000 worth of gold in the space of a cubic yard at Tarnagulla (Vic.) that a representative of the Age visited the…

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Mining at Wagga

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 2

Mining operations are still being carried on at the South Wagga Common. M'Garry and party are still raising good-looking stone. They have 20 tons at grass, which…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. a Further Rich Discovery

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 3

It is reported that very rich gold has been struck in the north shaft of the Londonderry mine in driving along the course of the reef. Most of the people now interested in the…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Phenomenally Rich Returns

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 3

The new rush near Broad Arrow has not improved, and a large number of diggers are deserting it. The peculiarity of the find is that the prospector found gold on the…

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The Drysdale Gold Mine. ANOTHER £20 DIVIDEND

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 7

A Cobar correspondent writes:—The Drysdale Mining Company has declared another £20 dividend. This makes £158 in dividends on each 128th shars since August…

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Big Mines

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 November 1894 · page 3

The Mount Morgan gold mine in Queens land has returned to its shareholders since 1886, 3½ millions in dividends, equal to £3 l0s per share. The total working expenses…

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The west Australian Goldfields. Sensational Developments

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

The most sensational specimens since the discovery of the wealth of Nations mine were exhibited on Saturday. They came from the Carbine mine. The claims contain…

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Racing for a Gold-mine Near Braidwood

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 2

THE Major's Creek correspondent to Braidwood Dispatch writes:—Mr. H. Hinchcliffe and Mr. C. Crandall, two of our miners, had been in court endeavouring to settle a…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 2

The owners of the Missing Link claim, one mile north of the Wealth of Nations mine, have struck good gold at 50ft. The reef is 3ft. 6in , and of this 2ft. carries fine…

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Short Story. a Mining Engineer's' Story

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 3

Some time ago" I was employed by an English company to develop a property for them near Helena, Montana, U S. It was one of these properties that English…

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