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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1885

20 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Confirmation of Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 13th January, 188[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

NOTICE in hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act 4th William IV. No. 11, that His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has…

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Land Resumed for Road Under 27Th Section of Act 43 VICTORIA No. 29. Land Districts of Cooma and Queenbeyan. Department of Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the land embraced in the conditional purchases (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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Land Resumed for Road Under 27Th Section or Act 43 Victoria No 29. Land District of Cooma. Department of Mines, Sydney, 18th January, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the land embraced in the conditional purchases (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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Land Resumed for Road Under 27Th Section of Act 43 Victoria No. 29. Land District of cooma. Department of Mines, Sydney, 13th January, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the land embraced in the conditional purchase (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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Land Resumed for Road Under 27The Section of Act 43 Victoria No. 29. Land District Of Cooma. Department of Mines. Sydney, 13th January, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the lands embraced in the conditional purchases (described in the appended schedule) have been resumed, the same being required for the JOSEPH P. ABBOTT…

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Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney. 24th February, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1885 · page 4

NOTICE is hereby given that and books of reference, showing the intended lines of roads. are now deposited at the office of the Surveyor-General in Sydney,…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts. Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, 4th March, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1885 · page 2

THE following gentlemen hive, on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Stock, been appointed Directors for the Sheep District named:—…

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Towamba Gold Field

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1885 · page 3

IN pursuance of the provisions of the "Mining Act of 1874,", I Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, Governor of the colony of New South Wales…

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Gold Fields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 4

IN pursuance of the provisions of the "Mining Act of 1874." [?] Lord Angastus William Frederick S[?] Loftus, Governor of the colony of New South Wales aforesaid, with…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts. Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, 21st May, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given for public information the the following gentlemen have, on the nomination of the Chief Inspector of Stock, been appointed Directors for the…

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Land Sesumed for Road. Land Districts of Queanbeyan, [?] and [?] Department of Mines, Sydney, 22nd May, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1885 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that the land embraced in the conditional purchases (described in the appended schedule) has been resumed, the same being required for the…

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Formal Opening of Parish Road. Department of Mines. Sydney, 5th June. 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1885 · page 3

Notice is hereby given that the line of parish road mentioned in the annexed schedule has been formally marked and opened by the proper officer, and that the…

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Purchases on Goldfields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 3

Wood v. SOOTT.—On Friday week the Fall Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Faucett, Mr. Justice Windeyer, and Mr. Justice Innes, gave judgement on the special case…

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Public Watering Places Act of 1884. Declaration of Reserves. Department of Mines. Stock [?]. Sydney, 25th June, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 4

[?] Excellency [?] Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, directs it to be notified for general information that the [?]…

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Parish Roads. Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st July, 1885

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 4

THE Governor, having deemed it expedient to open and make the parish roads mentioned in the schedule appended hereto, to be maintained at the expense of the parish…

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A Tall Tale. Gold Coin in a Dog's Skull

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 2

A DOG'S skull in which were two £20 gold pieces and some small pieces of silver was found by Willie M'Knight near the Rockdale paper mills on last Sunday evening. He was…

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Gold Fields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 4

IN pursuance of the provisions of the "Mining Act of 1871," I. Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, Governor of the colony of New South Wales aforesaid, with the…

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Proclaimed Gold Fields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1885 · page 4

THE following shall be deemed gold-fields within the meaning and for the purpose of the said Act:— County of Wellesley, parish of Meringo,…

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Bredbo Silver Mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1885 · page 4

A lot of excitement was exhibited by a few residents of Cooma on Tuesday when it became known that Messrs. John MeMahon, James Gordon Fraser, John R. Filewood,…

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Gold Fields

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 December 1885 · page 4

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Mining Act of 1874, I, Sir Alfred Stephen, the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of New South Wales aforesaid, with the advice of the…

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