The Coolgardie Goldfields.
MORE RICH GOLD FINDS. (Per Press Association). Peeth, This Day. Fine stone has been struck in Bayley's Reward mine, Caolgardie, while prospecting in the north main shaft. Alluvial gold has also been found in Bayley's Island, it being disoovered m a kind of cement under some seven feet of difficult strippings. Later. The main shaft of the Menzie's mine is down 120 feet. A reef 3 feet wide shows gold in the wall demonstrating a downward tendency of the reef. The lead maintains its rich character. Nearly 200 men are working on alluvial find nearMenzies, and the results are so satisfactory that many miners are throwing up reefing to go digging. The scene of the recent large alluvial find in the North West is Turner's fall. About 100 men are going. Good gold is being obtained. Three men got 2700z5.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 178, 28 January 1895, Page 2
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143The Coolgardie Goldfields. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 178, 28 January 1895, Page 2
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