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

Mining & the mines, 1875

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

Mining Leases. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 4

SIR,—A draft of the new Mining Bill has been referred to by some of your contemporaries, and one matter I do not see contained therein, viz., to reform the present system of preparing leases for…

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Mines of New South Wales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 3

THROUGH the courtesy of the Hon. the Minister for Mines we have received a copy of a book entitled “ Mines and Mineral Statistics of New South Wales,” compiled by direction of the Minister, in…

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Dreadful Colliery Accident

The Burrowa News · Saturday 20 November 1875 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield on Sept. 11, by which 11 lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the bank to descend to work in…

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The Mandurama Gold-field

The Burrowa News · Saturday 20 November 1875 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT, who has just returned from a flying visit to this new digging has furnished us with the following authentic account of its present circumstances and prospects. The ground…

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Recovery of £9300 Worth of Gold

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 December 1875 · page 4

THE salvage case in connexion with the wreck of the steamer Gothenburg was commenced in the Queensland vice-admiralty court on November 18. Its hearing lasted several…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 December 1875 · page 4

The Home News says:—A disastrous explosion occurred in the Bristol coal-field on October 7 at the South Liberty pit of the Ashton-vale…

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