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

Mining & the mines, 1868

97 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 5

Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

AUGUST 17. -- Mr Woodward, on Tuesday last, asked permission of the bench, occupied only by the P.M., to be allowed to plead in that court when sitting in Petty Sessions, stating that he has his papers…

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Latest Mining News

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

NEW REEF AT TOOGONG—The excitement of the week has been the reported discovery of a rich reef on Mr. John Smith’s Toogong Run. Specimens which have been submitted certainly…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

The result of the crushings since our last report has been .—600 tons from No. 1 North, Homeward Bound, 1104ozs. ; 15 tons from No, 2 South, Exhibition, 22[?]ozs.;…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday 18th August. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Mining Dispute.—mylrcharane and Party V. Aubrey and Party

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 August 1868 · page 2

Mr. Freestone appeared for complainants, and [?]ated that they were in occupation of a prospecting area on the Twenty-mile, being represented therein by hired men…

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The Thames Gold-fields

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

The New Zealand Herald of the 1st 'August says:— Hunt's machine has crushed out eight thousand seven hundred and twenty-four ounces…

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Emu Creek Gold-fields

The Yass Courier · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

AUGUST 24.-- Whilst our police are anxiously hunting up cases of felony and other crimes, I should like to know what the clergy have been about with their tea meetings and their synods. I…

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Latest Mining News

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

CANOWINDRA BEEFS.—This reef is situated on the Bellabula river about three miles from Canowindra. Five claims have been taken up. In the prospecting claim (Glazier, Collet and…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 2

AUGUST 31.-- The escort took down last Tuesday from Grenfell 3237 ounces 18 dwts. 9 grs., cash 200l.; and from Forbes, 291 ounces 12 dwts. 15 grs…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 2

THE GRENFELL PAYABLE BEEFS. — We vis[?] yesterday the Welcome, the Result, the “Who’d-have-thought-.it ,” Lawson’s. and the Golden Point reefs. The other…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 September 1868 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 7.-- Our School of Arts is progressing very fast, and counts over seventy members, and has amassed a capital by payments of fees and donations of very nearly 70l. already. A fair start…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 2

THE rain on Monday was of little or no service to any of the dams that supply water to the machines, except those on the Main Creek, which is proved by every rainfall to…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 September 1868 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 14.-- The rain still keeps off, and the machine owners are despairing. Through the few showers we had the grass is springing up nicely, and the country around is verdant with spring…

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Burrangong Mining News

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 2

TUMBLETON CHEEK RUSH.—The rush to Tumbleton Creek has already attracted a good number of people, and, from present appearances and prospects is likely to turn…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 2

THE low ebb to which the stock of water has arrived, causes general uneasiness, and has already produced, a certain amount of stagnation. Water is being carted to…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 September 1868 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 20. -- The Postmaster-General has seen fit to alter the arrival and dispatch of mails here, and so. instead, as it used to be, Monday at 9 o'clock a.m., it starts on Sunday at 4.30 o'clock…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 2

WE are glad to report that water is again plentiful. A heavy thunderstorm burst over the place 011 Saturday evening last, accompanied and followed by a regular downpour…

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Emu Greek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 October 1868 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 27.-- The escort left here on Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock, with 4481 ounces 11 dwts. 14 grs., 220l cash from Grenfell: and 225 ounces 12 dwts. 23 grs., cash 400l. from Forbes-- certainly a…

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The Primrose Valley Mine

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1868 · page 4

There can no longer, we are glad to say, be the least shadow of a doubt as to the value of the recent discovery of lead and silver ore at Primrose. Valley, near this town…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 October 1868 · page 2

OCTOBER 4.-- The new rush is about ten miles from here (Grenfell), this side the Fourteen-mile, in a gully of considerable length. The sinking is about thirty feet, the washdirt from six to nine…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 2

AT the new rush (Fourteen-mile) the state of affairs has already degenerated from coleur de rose to the azure tint—in short, adopting for a moment the Micawber style—…

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