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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1872

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Mining on Private Property

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 March 1872 · page 3

THE vexed question of Mining un Private Properly, which has a peculiar interest in this district, has long been a subject for many diverse opinions in the sister colony, and the…

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Western Goldfields’ Election. Mr. J. F. Plunkett’s Meeting

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 13 March 1872 · page 2

PURSUANT to notice Mr. J. F. Plunkett addressed a large meeting of miners, numbering about 2200, from the balcony of Selff’s Hotel on Friday evening last…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2

THE escort left on Thursday, and conveyed 5019 ozs. of gold as the produce of the gold field for the previous fortnight. The amount is up to the average yield ; and considering the scarcity…

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Anthony Trollope on the Queens- Land Goldfields

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2

OF the Queensland goldfields I visited two; one probably the poorest and most deserted, the other certainly the richest and most crowded. At the first I found two men…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

THERE is no change to report in the prospects of the gold-field during the past week, as, owing to the disturbing influence of the approaching election, little work is really done. The…

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The Bathurst Free Press "MAGAN Gar Vagi[?] Prrvale[?] Saturday, March 23,1872. the New Start Is Gold Mining."

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 2

THE formation of gold-mining companies has all at once become in rage in the Western Districts. Tambarora, Hill End, Hawkins' Hill, Chambers' Creek,…

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Mining Private Property

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 4

AN article in the [?] on the above subject contains the following the remark: “The law on the subject of mines an private property is well [?]. The ownership and the…

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Westers Gold Fields' Election. Polling Day

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 2

THE long expected struggle for deciding who should represent the miner’s of the Western Gold Fields’ in Parliament came off on Monday last, and created on Gulgong intense interest…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 30 March 1872 · page 2

THE fortnightly escort left on Thursday, conveying 4126 ozs of gold. The yield for the fortnight is up to the average, but would have been larger if a day later, as a large lot was…

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Mining Intelligence

Hill End and Tambaroora Times and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 3

In oar last week’s summary of mining information we drew attention to some of the new claims on the Macquarie River, distinguishing prominently Bragg’s claims. Since that issue, [?] those claims…

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Mining Intelligence. Tambaroora. (From the Times.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 2

THE sensation event of this week has been the wonderfully rich specimens taken from the claim of Krolunann and Co. On Thursday last we saw some of these at the Australian…

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New Gold Mining Regulations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 4

HIS Excellency the " Administrator of the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the following amended regulations made in…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

For many months past this gold-field has not been so barren of excitement in mining manners, [?] is at present. It is [?] that mining is dull, or that, the number [?] in [?] the…

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Western Gold Fields Election

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

THE Exciting November [?] facts [?] with the [?] the Western [?] are rear [?] be worth [?] There were [?] than…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. the School of Arts. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 2

SIR,—I beg through the medium of your columns to inquire why the annual report of the above Institution has not been published? Is it the Secretary's duty to see to this? And if…

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New Gold Mining Regulations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government, with advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the following amended regulation made in…

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New Gold Mining Regulations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 1

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved of the following amended regulations made in…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 2

THE usual fortnightly escort left on Thursday conveying 4:114 ozs. This yield for the preceding fortnight was higher than we anticipated, owing to the inferior character of the dirt…

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Victorian Mining Statistics and Reports

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 4

THE gold-mining statistics of the colony for the quarter ending 31st December, which are compiled from the reports of the mining surveyors and registrars, have…

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Mining Intelligence. Currajong. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 3

THE great scarcity of water almost puts at stop to any of the claims washing up any of their dirt. The only claim that has washed up during the week calling for particular notice is…

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