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

Mining & the mines, 1868

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Additional Gold-fields’ Regulations. [?] of Claims [?] Shar[?] by Bird Labour

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 4

1. Any person employing hired labour to work any claim, share, or interest, or the holder of the sleeping portion of any claim or shore, shall not be deemed to have…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

STEADY progress is still the principal feature of our weekly mining report, mining matters having lost that speculative character that was so prominent some months ago…

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Emu Creek Gold Field

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 8 April 1868 · page 2

APRIL 2.--After long illness I again take up the pen to write a few lines to you. Since my last great and dreadful events have taken place, the blackest of all blackest of crimes--the foulest act…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 2

APRIL 12.--We pride ourselves of possessing a free constitution, consequently to govern ourselves. but a glance at our laws and enactments, and the administration of justice under these laws…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

During the past two or three weeks there has been no very noticeable event in mining circles—-nothing in fact to break the steady progress of the field. The principal…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 29 April 1868 · page 2

APRIL 23-- Another addition graces now our George-street, in the shape of a second storey to the already so spacious hotel of Mr Lauchlan's "Thistle." finished yesterday by the architects and…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

STEADY progress is still the order of the day, though so many machines being idle is a serious drawback. The machines that are at work exhibit yields of an average…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

THE past week has been unusually dull of items worth recording. The crushing though, good in yield have nearly all been from what is called second-class stone, but…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 13 May 1868 · page 2

MAY 7.--We went with the fashion and had thanksgivings in all our churches to crowded congregations on the 28 [?], while the Seven-mile hung an effigv of the object of the day's churches…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 2

DURING the week there has been no crushings of more than average yield. The lot of 600 tons from No 2 south Lucknow, crushed at Parker’s, retorted 611 ozs. At Campbell’s…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

THESE is little or nothing of interest to report this week except it be that the drought has been broken and the first instalment of the winter’s rain received and duly…

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Emu Creek Gold-fields

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 27 May 1868 · page 2

MAY 21.--Our district assumes, as I always predicted, a very important position as a gold producing field. and makes gigantic strides with its daily new discoveries, not only of paying, but rich…

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Emu Creek Gold-fields

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 3 June 1868 · page 2

JUNE 1.--Senior-constable Sutherland made a clever capture of one Andreas Christian Peter Nelson--a Dane--who it seems has committed a murder on one Tobias Shaver, in February, 1865…

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The Maryborough Gold-fields, Gympie Greek

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 4

The following extracts are taken from a letter received by a gentleman now in Melbourne from an the questionable authority, who recently visited the Maryborough…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 2

THE reduction of the price of crushing from twenty to fifteen shillings per ton is of much importance to claim holders, especially those in O’Brien’s, Homeward Bound,…

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Emu Creek Gold-fields

The Yass Courier · Saturday 13 June 1868 · page 2

JUNE 8. -- The South-western portion of New South Wales seems to have plenty of, not only payable, but rich reefs, and Jugiong, Murrumburrah. Junee, the Levels, Burnt Yards, Cowra, Grenfell, Young,…

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Burrangong Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 June 1868 · page 2

UNDER the above heading we purpose giving a weekly report of the various alluvial and quartz workings in this and the adjacent districts. We this week paid a visit to the flumeand works…

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Emu Greek Gold-fields

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 17 June 1868 · page 2

JUNE 15. -- There exists great excitement here in consequence of the discoveries in alluvial workings, but the old adage. "not all is gold that glitters." may very appropriately be applied on the present…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 20 June 1868 · page 2

THE principal item of the week is the rush to what is now Called the “ Fourteen Mile ” a gully situated about four miles beyond Brundal[?] Station, and between the Cowra…

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Machinery Employed in Quartz-mining

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 June 1868 · page 3

Number of steam-engines employed in winding, pumping, crushing, &c., and aggregate horse-power of same.—Ballarat: Engines, 105; horse-power, 2456. Beechworth: Engines, 49; horse-power, 656…

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