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

Mining & the mines, 1879

47 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Built of Gold

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1879 · page 5

IF in this colony we have no city with its streets paved with gold, we at least can boast of au edifice built with the precious metal. A store and public-house at Belmore, near Cargo, owned by Mr. A. W…

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The Southern Gold Fields. Adelong

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1879 · page 3

The nomination for the Southern Gold fields took place in tho court-house, Adelong, on 2nd instant. There was no opposition, and the returning-officer declared Mr. E. A. Baker duly…

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Gold in Goulburn

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1879 · page 4

BETWEEN twelve and one o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon gold was brought into Goulburn by escort in the following quantities:— From Adelong, 1326 ozs. 4 dwts. 2 grs. ;…

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The Avoca Gold Robbery

The Yass Courier · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 4

At the Bow-street Police Court, on November 16, Robert Bowman Elliston, formerly one of the chief officers of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company, was charged…

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Miners Protection Association

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the Miners Protection Association, and other persons was held on Saturday evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall. The meeting was only thinly attended,…

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Gold at Bega

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 8

ROBERT WILSON, an experienced has discovered a sdlendid nugget, weighing 6 ounces, in Nelson Ranges, seven miles from Bega. It is expected that he has made…

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Gold-fever and Loafing

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1879 · page 3

OLD miners in this country speak of what they, term “the good times” with regret, and ` say they never can return. Indications are not wanting that New South Wales teems…

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Bega Gold

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 2

BEGA GOLD.—On Friday a nugget of gold weighing 6 ozs was found at Nelson's.—Monaro Mercury…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1879 · page 6

YESTERDAY (Friday) news was telegraphed that eight mutilated bodies had been found near the mouth of the pit at the Kartangata mine, near Otago, new Zealand, an explosion having occurred…

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Dreadful Colliery Accident

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 10 March 1879 · page 4

ANOTHER of those terrible mining disasters which have of late years given such unhappy notoriety to the Rhondda Valley district occurred late on the night of…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion in Newzealand

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 4

THE Lyttelton Times of the 22nd February has the following telegraphic account:— "Between eight and nine o'clock on the morning of the 21st February an explosion…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. in New Zealand

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 March 1879 · page 3

The Lyttelton Times of the 22nd February has the following telegraphic account:—"Between 8 and 9 o'clock on the morning of the 21st February an…

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Kaitangata Mine Explosion

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 March 1879 · page 4

THE coroner's jury, before whom was conducted an inquiry into the terrible catastrophe at the Kaitangata coal-mine, New Zealand, heard the last of the evidence on…

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Miners’ Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 April 1879 · page 2

A MEETING of miners was held on Saturday evening at O’Rourke’s Criterion Hotel, to consider what was necessary to be done to secure the opening of the police paddock for mining…

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Mining in the Police Paddock

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 April 1879 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Thursday last Mr. Macintosh asked the Secretary for Mines,—Is he aware that two men are at present gold mining within the police paddock at Young, while others are…

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Closing of the Currawang Copper-mine. to the Editor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 3

SIR,—In the article headed as above in your issue of the 26th ultimo there are some statements which may be worth correcting. Deer, Lloyd, and Stevens never had anything to do with the working of the…

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Closing of the Currawang Coppeb-mine

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 April 1879 · page 3

THE following letter is bublished in the Goulburn Hearld:— Sir,—In the article headed as above in your issue of the 26th ultimo there are…

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Mining in the Police Paddock

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 2

THE following is a copy of the petition to be forwarded to the Minister for Mines, praying that the police paddock may be thrown open for mining purposes…

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Splendid Gold Struck

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 2

Gympie, Wednesday.—In the No. 2 north of Lady Mary a splendid patch of specimens has been struck. One specimen alone contained 700 ounces of gold.—Telegram to Evening…

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The Barrington Goldfield

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

THE following letter, with reference to the Barrington goldfield, may be depended upon as reliable. It is addressed by an old miner of the ‘Flat’ to a person resident in this district :…

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