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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1878

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Tales of the Mines. the Little Diggers. (Concluded from Supplement [?].)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 1

OVER two years have [?] since we left the little diggers in the charge of Jack the Blower. Vast changes have taken place in sandy Creek. The alluvial chims have all…

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Frightful Disaster in a Welsh Colliery. NEARLY 300 Lives Lost.—heartrending Scenes of Terror

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 4

LONDON, September 12.—England is now passing through an era of accidents of the most dreadful nature. The excitement and anguish caused by the sinking…

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Miners Cutting Races. Sydney, 26th October, 1878

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1878 · page 4

PROCLAMATION issued by the Governors Whereas, under the provisions of the Mining Act, 1874, section 59, the Governor is empowered to make and…

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Tales of the Mines. on the Road to Bendigo. an Incident at Mount Mac[?]don

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 1

"WERE there any bushrangers in Victoria?" said the old pioneer, as we [?]at in our hotel, a few days since. "Were there? I should say [?]o. Why, I came across three of…

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Science. Working Gold Ores

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 2

COMMUNICATIONS are sometimes addressed to us asking our advice or opinions concerning various methods of working gold ores, and recently several correspondents…

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