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

Mining & the mines, 1873

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Calefornian Gold Mines

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 2 April 1873 · page 4

THE following mining report of some of the gold and silver mines in Nevada, in the Calefornian country, will doubtless be read with interest It will be seen…

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Mining Trespass at Budgee Budgee

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 2 April 1873 · page 2

THE following instructive case was heard in Mudgee on last Friday before two justices —Messrs. Lowe and Warburton—peculiarly fitted to hear mining cases. The case arose by…

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Shelving of the Mining Bill

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 9 April 1873 · page 2

THE following are some of the outbursts of hon. members in the short debate that took place in the Assembly on Thursday last, when the Mining Bill was shelved, till next Session…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 2

THE escort, which left on Thursday, conveyed 5504 ozs. of gold as the yield of the previous fortnight—an amount above the average, and a cheering proof that the gold-field is not, in its…

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Mining Capital

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 19 April 1873 · page 4

THE following remarks from the ‘Queenslander’ are equally applicable to New South Wales. No doubt many a payable mine is now idle on account of distrust…

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Gold Mining in California

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

WE take the following interesting account of the present stale of the gold mining interest in California from the ‘San Francisco. Commercial and Money Market Review’ of January 17 :—…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

THE escort left on Thursday last conveying 2213 ozs., as the fortnight’s yield of gold. The amount to be forwarded by this escort was expected to be small, owing to the break in the…

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The New Lachlan River Gold Field

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 3

THE Condobolin correspondent of the ‘Evening News,’ under date of April 18th, says :— Just as I finished my last letter, and even before I had time to post it, news arrived that a…

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Loss or Gold in Quartz Crushing

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 30 April 1873 · page 2

THE generally believed opinion that a large percentage of grid lost by present mode of quartz crushing will be strongly confirmed by the following official report, published by…

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Gudgilligong Gold-field, Lachlan River. Forbes, 7 p.m

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 3

From the Mayor of Forbes:—Commissioner Johnson his returned. He reports one claim open. His opinion as to the nature of the prospects, doubtful, Letter with full particulars…

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Cudgelligong Goldfield

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

From the ‘Forbes Times’ Correspondent. As most of your readers will be anxiously looking out for some news respecting our diggings, I read you a few particulars which may…

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The ‘Herald’ on Mining Legislation

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 3

No one can reasonably complain that the new liamentary session is closed, considering its length and the exigencies of the public service; but it is a matter of [?] that two of…

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The New Goldfield at Cargelligo Lake

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 2

THE following telegram was received yesterday from Commissioner Johnson, Forbes, by the under-Secretary for Lands, Sydney:—“May 1, Gold discovered in a quartz reef at Cargelligo…

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The Port Darwin Gold-fields

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 3

As I have but recently returned from the Far North of Australia, and as that neighbourhood occupies so large a share of public attention at present, I trust the facts and opinions gathered…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

THE escort left on Thursday last conveying 8622 ozs. of gold as the fortnight’s yield, an amount that has only been exceeded four times on this goldfield. The amount is somewhat of…

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Loss of Gold by Quartz Crushing Machines

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 4

OUR arrangements for extracting gold from quartz have hitherto been regarded as quite equal to those of any other district ; but if a recent occurrence that has…

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Cudgelligo Goldfield

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

RESPECTING the gold discovery in Riverina reported by telegram from Hay, the ‘Pastoral Times’ writes :—How fortune turns upon a man and how she faces about, may be seen in the…

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The Gold Mining Industry

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 21 May 1873 · page 2

IN its English summary of for May, the ‘Herald’ has the following:— The [?] important future in connection with our mining news their month is the…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 2

THE escort which left Gulgong on Thursday last took 1679 ounces of gold, the produce of this goldfield during the previous two weeks. The smallness of the amount is easily accounted…

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Cudgelligo Goldfield

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT has submitted to the ‘Pastoral Times’ for publication the original of the following letter, containing a homely account of the above goldfield…

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