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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

153 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8

Goldfields Declared, etc. Land District of Scone

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1890 · page 6

Areas severally of 220 and 668 acres, county of Brisbane, parish of Wandewoi, are proclaimed extensions of the Nowendoc Goldfield. LAND DISTRICT OF STROUD…

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The Pambula Goldfields

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1890 · page 3

Since gold was first found, some few months ago, in the parish of Yowaka (says the Bega Standard) there has been a good deal of excitement in the district, and many conflicting rumours have been…

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Goldfields Declared, etc. Land District of Scone

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1890 · page 6

Areas severally of 220 and 668 acres, county of Brisbane, parish of Wandewoi, are proclaimed extensions of the Nowendoc Goldfield. LAND DISTRICT OF STROUD…

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Four Hundred Miles of Gold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 4

The latest sensation in gold-mining (says the Home News) comes from America, and, looking at it altogether, it is one calculated to fairly take one's breath away. Four hundred miles of gold—…

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Goldfields Declared, etc. Land District of Scone

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 4

Areas severally of 220 and 668 acres, county of Brisbane, parish of Wandewoi, are proclaimed extensions of the Nowendoc Goldfield. LAND DISTRICT OF STROUD…

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Poetry. the Land of Gold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 2

Behind the sunset's bars in the wide West, We catch the radiance of the Land of Gold; The dazzling splendours of ita wealth untold Flash through our dreams, and wake to vague unrest…

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Ascot Gold Cup

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 June 1890 · page 3

The Ascot Gold Cup was run to day' and resulted as follows:-Gold.............1 Philomel.........2…

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Goldfield Proclaimed. Land District of Armidale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1890 · page 3

An area of about 24,000 acres, to be called the Enmore goldfield, partly within the leasehold and resumed areas of Enmore Holding, is proclaimed…

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Goldfield Proclamation in Part Revoked. Land District of Stroud

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1890 · page 3

640 acres reserved by proclamation from conditional purchase on September 10, 1879, are withdrawn from the extension to Barrington Goldfield, and the reservation revoked…

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Goldfield Proclamation in Part Revoked. Land District of Stroud

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 3

640 acres reserved by proclamation from conditional purchase on September 10, 1879, are withdrawn from the extension to Barrington Goldfield, and the reservation revoked…

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Goldfield Proclaimed. Land District of Armidale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 3

An area of about 24,000 acres, to be called the Enmore goldfield, partly within the leasehold and resumed areas of Enmore Holding, is proclaimed…

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Mining Report W. P. PARKER, P.M., WARDEN

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 3

SINCE furnishing my annual report for the year 1888, I have the honor to state that a change for the better has taken place in gold mining prospects in the division under my…

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Goldfield Proclamation [?]n Part Revoked. Land District of Stroud

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 4

640 aores reserved by proclamation from conditional purchase on September 10, 1879, are withdrawn from the extension to Barrington Goldfield, and the reservation revoked…

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Goldfield Proclaimed. Land District of Armidale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 4

An area of about 24,000 acres, to be called the Enmore goldfield, partly within the leasehold and resumed areas of Enmore Holding, is proclaimed…

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A Payable Gold Yield

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1890 · page 2

Rivers and party at Long Gully, near Drake, crushed 50 tons of ore obtaining 275 oze. of gold. This is one of the claims for which the Government authorised payment…

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Broken Hill Mine

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

The Financial News has published an article on the Broken Hill proprietory mine, in which it declares that the position of the mine is a matter calculated to cause anxiety…

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Goldfield Proclaimed. Land Districts Op Glen Innes and Grafton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 3

An area specified by boundaries is proclaimed as a goldfield, within the resumed and leasehold areas of Little River and Marengo Holdings, and the leasehold areas of Chandler's Creek and St. Cloud's…

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Goldfield Proclaimed. Land Districts of Glen Innes and Grafton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 6

An area specified by boundaries is proclaimed as a goldfield, within the resumed and leasehold areas of Little River and Marengo Holdings, and the leasehold areas of Chandler's Creek and St. Cloud's…

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The Mount Morgan Mine

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

A syndfcate has arranged for the [?] of Mount Morgan shares to the London register in October next…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. (Newcastle Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 4

The returns of the output of coal from the collieries in the association for the half-year ending June 30th are now complete. They show in the aggregate a considerable…

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