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

Mining & the mines, 1881

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Temora Mining News

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 3

MINING operations in [?] are becoming so numerous, and, extend over such a large area, that a reporter should be [?]tous to visit all the workings…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Discovery of Gold at Murrumburrah

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 2

Metcalfe and party have discovered a new lead four miles from here, on the Blind Creek. Six or eight claims have already been taken up. Sinking 50 feet…

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The Berrima Coal-mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the Fitzroy Falls are a source of great attraction to excursionists to Moss Vale and its neighbourhood, still they would do well to pay a visit to the Berrima coal-mine, situated by road…

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Temora Mining Memoranda. (From the Star.) ALLUVIAL

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

NUGENT and Adams picked out 63 ozs. last week. No. 1 block on Deutscher’s, washed 150 loads at the South Australian Boring Company’s…

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Temora Mining News

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 May 1881 · page 3

Freeman and party, No. 6, Golden Gate, are upon payable dirt. The usual prospects are from 1gr. to 4gr. per dish; 18ins. to 2ft. of wash. Of late there has…

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The New Gold-fields

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

We have been favoured with the following report. which Mr. Warden Thompson has just forwarded from Wilcannia to the Under- Secretary for Mines, Sydney:—…

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Temora Mining Memoranda. (From the Star.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 2

THE late rains have been a great boon, so far as the supplying of water for prospecting is concerned, but in the way of puddling, the supply has been very poor. Mr. Lewis, of the middle…

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Mount Browne Gold Diggings

Southern Argus · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 2

Satisfactory accounts Continue to arrive from Mount Browne, which is a first-rate field for industrious men. 655 ounces of gold have been brought to Wilcannia since…

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Berrima Coal Mining Company

Southern Argus · Friday 1 July 1881 · page 2

A meeting of the directors was held at Moss Vale on Saturday last. In accordance with professional advice from the highest authorities in Sydney, the directors intend…

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More Gold

Southern Argus · Friday 1 July 1881 · page 2

Our telegrams of last night tell us of the discovery of a payable gold reef at a place called Swamp Oak, on the railway works, near Tamworth. The reef was discovered…

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Burrangong Gold Field. Mr. Warden Robinson’s Resort to Toe Department of Mines for 1880

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 4

“I have the honor to report that goldmining operations in the Young division of Lachlan District for the year 1880 have been comparatively laid aside, the Temora…

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The Albert Goldfields

Southern Argus · Monday 4 July 1881 · page 2

Accounts from the Mount Browne and other diggings, continue good. No diggers are returning except one or two through illness. Gold has been found in oue claim…

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The Currawang Copper Mines

Southern Argus · Thursday 7 July 1881 · page 2

For some time past these mines have been in a rather gloomy state; but we learn that there are now fresh hopes that affairs there are about, to become brighter. One…

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Shocking Mining Accident

Southern Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 2

A shocking mining accident occurred at Sandhurst on Monday. Mr. Sampson C[?]-now, manager of the North Old Chum Company, de[?]ded the South shaft of the…

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Frogmoor Copper Mine

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 July 1881 · page 2

JULY 11.--I shall send from time to time some news from here, and if you think it of sufficient interest for insertion in your valuable paper I shall be clad to see it appear. With…

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A Colliery-manager's Story

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 4

"IF you please, sir, t' pit-hill is o' fire !" Such was the news I received one wild November night some years ago; and as I looked across the park which lay between…

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The Albert Gold-field. Wilcannia

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 3

230 ounces of gold reached here from the diggers daring the week through various channels, though no rich find has been made. All at work seem satisfied…

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The Berrima Coal Company

Southern Argus · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 2

Five of the Directors met at the Mine on Saturday, and transacted some important business. Assurances have been obtained from the Minister for Works that the…

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Mines and Mineral Statistics of New South Wales

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 3

THE annual report of the Department of Mines, for 1880, has been issued. It is an exceedingly voluminous document, covering nearly 300 pages, and replete…

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Mining Registrar, Tumut

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 21 July 1881 · page 2

Mr. George F. Scott has been appointed mining registrar at Tumut and to issue miners' rights, business and mineral licenses…

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