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

Mining & the mines, 1869

61 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 4

The Natal Gold-fields

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1869 · page 2

THE following correspondence from the government of Natal appeared in Tuesday's Gazette:— Colonial Secretary's Office,…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 April 1869 · page 2

THE chief items of news as regards mining affairs during the past week are—first, the general improved appearance of matters at the Seven-mile in consequence of the…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 23 April 1869 · page 2

APRIL 18.-- Sickness is very prevalent here, especially diphtheria amongst children, causing great mortality. One of the Misses Moses, a native of your town…

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The Natal Gold-fields

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1869 · page 4

A PRIVATE letter from one of the victims of the “African gold-fields rush” has been placed at our disposal. We make the following extracts from it:—…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 April 1869 · page 2

THE reports from the machines for the past week have been furnished as under:— Parker’s completed 1000 tons from the prospecting claim, Lucknow, the yield being…

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More Than a Million From One Mine

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 1 May 1869 · page 2

WE visited Clunes a day or two ago for the purpose of inspecting the works of a company whose gold receipts have, probably with one exception only, been larger than those of any…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 May 1869 · page 2

THE reports furnished, us of the doings at the machines since our last report are as under:— At Wellington’s—from from 374 tons…

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[?]fell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 May 1869 · page 2

THERE will be in the course of about three weeks from the present time another crushing machine erected and at work on this gold-field, making a total of fifteen at the…

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Grenfell Local News. Mining Report

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 May 1869 · page 2

It was only a few weeks since that we were suffering very severely from the want of water, and now several machines have stopped because. so much rain has fallen…

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More Than a Million From One Mine. (A bridged from the Ballarat Star.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 May 1869 · page 4

WE visited Clunes a day or two ago for the purpose of inspecting the works of a company whose gold reciepts have, probably with the exception of one, been larger than…

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Rescue of the Men From the Brierley-hill Colliery

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1869 · page 4

The efforts to obtain access to the men and boys imprisoned in the Brierley-hill Colliery, near Stourbridge, were continued without intermission on Friday, March 19…

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Better Than Gold

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 May 1869 · page 4

Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank or titles a hundred-fold, [?] a healthful body, a mind at ease, And simple pleasures that always please;…

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The Woolgarlo Lead-mines

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 June 1869 · page 3

Mr. G. A. Lloyd, of Sydney, who is interesting himself in the formation of a company to work the lead-mines at Woolgarlo, the other day visited Yass, and took a…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 June 1869 · page 2

JUNE 7.--The late rains gave us here plenty of water, damaged a little the passage to the different machines, increased mortality, and spoilt, the roads. so that we are short of the must necessary articles…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 June 1869 · page 3

JUNE 14.--The winter season has fully set in, and frosty nights are predominant, and ice half an inch thick in the mornings is no rarity. Now we have plenty of water, it turns out that we have too many…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 July 1869 · page 2

JUNE 27.--Wind. rain, and trust alternately prevail and [?] the weather piercingly cold and disagreeable. Our reefs are proving themselves rather…

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The Gold Discoveries at Trunkey Creek.—official Report

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1869 · page 2

AN official confirmation of the rumours that have recently been in circulation with regard to the alleged discovery of rich gold deposits at Trunkey Creek, in the western gold-fields district, was…

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Emu Creek Gold-field

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1869 · page 2

JULY 4.--The weather is clear, and sharp frosts try the nature of our blankets, and cause the woodcarter to become quite an acquisition. The police magistracy is now out of fashion,…

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Rich Gold Discovery at Trunkey Creek

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 2

THE following letter was received yesterday by the Government in regard to the recent gold discovery at Trunkey Creek, of which several notices have appeared in this…

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Gold-mining Prospects

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 2

IT would be a fortunate coincidence if, now that there is a fair prospect of the railway to Bathurst being completed in a couple of years' there should be a renewed…

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