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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1866

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Hokitika Gold Fields

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 February 1866 · page 2

The West Coast Times of the 17th instant, says :—The last week was marked in a special manner by weather of extreme beauty, and a general dulness everywhere ; Hokitikn looking…

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The Late Gold Robbery at the Iron Barks.—death of German Dan

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1866 · page 2

AT an adjourned magisterial inquiry, held this 8th February, 1866, at Iron Barks, in the colony of New South Wales, touching the death of one John Garvey, who was found dead on Tuesday, the 6th…

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L[?] Mining Intelligence. the New Gold-field, at the [?]Ction of the Milburn [?]Eek with the Lachlan

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 3

“In my last I mentioned that payable gold [?]ad been found at various points on this [?] field, and that there were some indications that a rush to the spot would…

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The New Zealand Gold-fields

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 3

The West Coast Times of 23rd ultimo understands that some extraordinary disclosures were elicited at the Greymouth Police Court on Saturday last, connected with the smelting…

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Something Like a Gold Discovery

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1866 · page 8

The Salt Lake Telegraph of the 11th of November has the following:—The biggest thing yet in the gold-mining line, surpassing the Mont Cenis story, is the reported…

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The Hoeitika Gold-fields

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 April 1866 · page 2

The Grey River Argus mentions that some parties in Maori Gully, Little Grey Diggings, have been working there for several weeks, and that they are well satisfied with it, some few…

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Miners’ Mutual Benefit Society

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 2

A meeting of miners and other persons interested in forming this society was held at the Court Room on Saturday evening last. room was crowded…

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Wentworth Mines.—lucknow

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 May 1866 · page 4

A slight improvement in the aspect of affairs at these mines may be noticed, and an evident disposition to view matters in a more cheerful light is apparent. Since our…

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Wentworth Mines.—lucknow

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 4

Matters on this gold-field have again assumed an appearance of depression. The untoward circumstance of the Uncle Tom people not arriving at water, according to…

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Forbes Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 4

Forty-one claims were taken up yesterday (Friday) morning on the supposed lead opposite No. 19, North Caledonia. The claims are marked off towards…

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Public Meeting.—the Southern Gold-fields’ Electorate

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 June 1866 · page 2

Pursuant to an advertisement in our last issue, Mr. James Rodd, member for the Southern Gold-Fields, addressed his Burrangong constituents at the Diggers’ Theatre on Monday…

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The Gold Escort

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1866 · page 2

The escort leaving for Sydney to-day will take down from Goulburn 177 ozs. 4 cwts. 10 grs. of gold. GOULBURN LITERARY SOCIETY.—The weekly…

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Forbes Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 June 1866 · page 4

We believe that one hundred loads of dirt, taken from No, 4, Mathieson’s Lead, washed this week, yielded ninety-two ounces of gold. The other, claims upon this lead…

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Fitzroy Iron Mines

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1866 · page 4

THE rain is falling in torrents, and I hope that those who have so long been croaking about fine weather their will now be quite satisfied with the croaking of the frogs. So heavy a fall of rain at this season of…

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A Visit to Currawang Copper Mines

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 27 June 1866 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT sends the following account of the conditional and prospects of these mines:— You will recollect last year I reported the beginning of the working of these mines. After nearly…

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The New Gold-field Near Dubbo

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 July 1866 · page 3

The Dubbo Di[?] says:—We regret that the intelligence we receive from these diggings is not of so reliable a nature as we could wish. Most people seem to be unable or unwilling to…

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The New Gold-field, Near Dubbo

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 July 1866 · page 3

The population of this place, says the Mudgee Liberal, is about two hundred, the number increasing daily. As yet no new ground has been found payable. Several duffers were bottomed…

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A Visit to the Currawong Copper Mines by a Miner

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1866 · page 4

SEEING an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald some time ago for minors I wended my way to the works from Newcastle to seek employment; but did not make application for reasons that will be…

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New Gold-fields’ Regulations

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1866 · page 4

The following is a copy of the New Regulations which have been approved of by the Executive Council in substitution of those hitherto in force:…

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Miners’ Mutual Benefit Society

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 July 1866 · page 2

The first meeting of the members of this society was held last Saturday evening at the Commercial Hotel, the object being the appointment of a managing committee and secretary…

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