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

Mining & the mines, 1883

21 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

The Coal Deposits of America

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 4

THE COAL DEPOSITS OF AMERICA.—"The subject of the coal-deposits of the United States," the Times says, "is now attracting much attention in consequence of the…

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The Tararua Gold Robbery

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1883 · page 3

IN explanation of the telegram which appeared in our last issue relating to the discovery of an ingot of gold among the Personal effects of the man Hinton, who…

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The Tararua Gold Robbery

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 4

THE Melbourne Argus of Thursday gives the following particulars, from Adelaide, of the discovery of two more of the gold ingots stolen from the Tararus. Two…

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The Currawang Mines

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 3

IN the course of my travels through the southern districts on commercial pursuits I happened to pass close by Currawang copper-mines, and determined to have a look at them once moro. I arrived there a…

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The Currawang Mines

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 3

IN the course of my travels through the southern districts on commercial pursuits. I happened to pass close by Currawang copper mines, and determined to have a…

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Argyle, Camden, and King Gold-field

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

THE lands undermentioned have been proclaimed as gold-field, to be called extensions to the Argyle, Camden, and King gold-field, viz.:— County of Argyle, parish of Gundary, area 40…

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Berrima Coal-mining Company

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

THE second annual meeting of the Berrima Coalmining and Railway Company (Limited) was held on Monday evening in the committee-room of the mechanics' institute. There were twenty…

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Berrima Coal Company

Southern Argus · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 2

LAST Monday evening the second annual meeting of the Berrima Coal Mining and Railway Company (Limited) was held in the committee-room of the Mechanics' Institute. The chair was occupied by Mr,…

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Gold in the Transvaal, South Africa

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 2

Special information which roaches us from the Transvaal confirms, indeed more than confirms, the intelligence recently published concerning the extraordinary…

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Argyle, Camden, and King Gold-field

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1883 · page 2

ARGYLE, CAMDEN, AND KING GOLD FIELD.—Extensions to this gold-field have been proclaimed as follows:—120 acres, being portions 63,64, and 65, parish Cookbundoon; 100 acres, portion 100, parish…

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The Shark and the Gold Spectacles

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 4

THE narrator once sailed on board a ship, with a very near-sighted passenger, who always wore a pair of gold spectacles. He had forgotten to provide himself with a second…

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Gold at Leadville

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 June 1883 · page 3

A Leadville Chronicle representative has turned from an extensive trip on the Pacific coast, and reports the inhabitants of that section in a wild craze…

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The Tuena Gold-fields

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 4

IN an article like the present, space will not admit of an elaborate descriptiion of these now almost deserted fields : but a short account of their most peculiar features will be read, no doubt, with interest…

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First Piano in the Mining Camp

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 4

IT was Christmas Eye in a Californian mining town in 1858 and Goskin, according to his custom, had dec[?]ted his gambling house with sprigs of mountain…

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Molonglo Gold-field

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 30 August 1883 · page 2

MOLONGLO GOLD-FIELD.—Portion No. 66 of 100 acres, parish of Thuralilly, country of Murray, has been proclaimed an extension to the Molougle goldfield. BURROWA SELECTIONS.—The following selections…

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The Gold Robbery From the Commercial Bank, Victoria

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 25 September 1883 · page 4

THE Commercial Bank, situated in Collins-street west, between Elizabeth and Queen-streets, was on Tuesday night the scene of a daring robbery, not less…

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Mining

Southern Argus · Thursday 22 November 1883 · page 2

The diamond excitement at Bingera still continues to increase. Ground is being freely pegged by local not so pleatiful as is supposed. Some good [?]eases and other parties. Legitimate diamond ground is…

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Mine Annual Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 November 1883 · page 2

FROM the Annual Report of the Departments Mines we extract the following, by Mr. W. J. E. Wotton, concerning mining in the Burrowa district…

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Poetry. Gold

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 December 1883 · page 4

The [?] in the mine, [?] Is but a [?] that may fade [?] the west…

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A Dreadful Colliery Explosion

Southern Argus · Saturday 22 December 1883 · page 3

A dreadful colliery explosion took place on November 7 near Accrington, at a colliery situate at Altham, a small township in the Burnley Union, which, it is feared, has…

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