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

Mining & the mines, 1880

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Coal Versus Gold. [Communicated.]

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 5

DURING the mining mania of a few years ago so many persons were "got at," "had," "bitten," "burnt," or whatever the popular way of putting it is, that they naturally fight shy of mining matters…

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The Temora Gold Rush

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 2

We glean the following particulars of tho now gold-field at Temora from a special report in tho Wagga Wagga Advertiser:-- The Tomora gold-field is situated about thirty-two miles in a…

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The Temora Gold Rush

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 2

THE following particulars are from a special report in the Wagga Wagga Advertiser:— The Temora gold-fields is situated about thirty-two miles in a north-easterly direction…

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Berrima Coal Mine

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1880 · page 1

A SERIES of articles have lately appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald under the heading of “Industries of the Colony.” On looking over the one in Saturday’s issue (12th),…

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Currawang Copper Mine. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 July 1880 · page 6

SIR,—In your issue of last Saturday your Bungendore correspondent in one of his paragraphs mentions Currawang something after the following manner:—That Mr…

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Berrima Coal Company

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 July 1880 · page 8

A MEETING of the shareholders of the Berrima Coal Mine was held yesterday afternoon in the committee-room of the Mechanics’ Institute. About forty gentlemen were present…

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Berrima Coal-mine

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 July 1880 · page 2

A MEETING of the shareholders of the Berrima coalmine was held in the committee-room of the mechanics' institute on Monday afternoon. There was a large attendance and Mr. Wm. Davies M.P.,…

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Temora Goldfield

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 July 1880 · page 2

Accounts from Temora are stall encouraging. The old claims continue to get gold, and fresh shafts are bottoming on good prospects. The New Chum's claim still…

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Temora Gold-field

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 July 1880 · page 2

MR. EDWARD FORREST, of Wagga Wagga, but at present residing at the Temora gold-field, on Monday brought to the Sydney Morning Herald office a quantity…

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The Temora Gold-field. Temora

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 3

THE most important rush which has taken place in this colony since that at Gulgong ten years ago is the Temora rush which has just set in. Work has been carried on at the field for ten months past;…

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The Temora Gold-field From S. M. Herald. Temora

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 8

The most important rush which has taken place in this colony, since that at Gulgong 10 years ago, is the Temora Rush which has just set in. Work has been carried on at the…

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The Temora Gold-field

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 7

THE following is abridged from the Wagga Wagga Express of Tuesday last: Almost all the allotments in Temora proper have been taken up by business people,…

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Currawang Copper-mining Company

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1880 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Currawang Copper-mining Company was held in the committee-room of the mechanics' institute on Monday afternoon. Upwards of fifty shareholders…

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The Temora Goldfield. (By the Evening News Special Reporter.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1880 · page 4

THE main features of the Temora goldfield have already been described by telegraph, so little remains to be done further than to amplify what bas already been published…

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The Temora Gold-field

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1880 · page 1

DURING the past day or two nothing in the shape of mining discoveries has occurred worth reporting from Temora. There are now fully thirty claims on payable gold, but…

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Currawang Copper-mines

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1880 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of members of the above association was held in the committee-room of the Mechanics’ Institute on Monday afternoon. There was a large gathering…

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Yass and Dalton Gold Mining Company, Limited

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 July 1880 · page 2

THE general half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Yass and Dalton Gold Mining Company was held in the company's office, Rossi-street, Yass, on Monday last, having been adjourned…

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The Temora Gold Felid Temora

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 July 1880 · page 3

THE most important rush which has taken place in this colony, since that at Gulgong ten years ago, is the Temora Rush which has just set in. Work has been carried…

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The Temora Gold-field Cootamundra

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 8

Immigrant gold seekers are still arriving in hundreds and find, plenty of accommodation. Coaching traffic by the line from Cootamundra to Temora goldfields is in splendid order. The branch…

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The Temora Gold-field

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 4 August 1880 · page 2

A POST and telegraph office was established at East Temora on the 1st instant. A strange arrived in Goulburn on Wednesday morning from Temora, and reports that things are…

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