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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1861

119 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 6

Indigo Mining Report

The Border Post · Saturday 5 January 1861 · page 2

The [?] of Christmas and the New-year have I a[?]fully had on [?] the Indigo [?] work [?]rentive’s, has been d[?] the [?] dott[?] to day 3466 [?]…

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To the Miners of the Indigo Resident at Wahgunyah Rush. (Per faror of the Federal Standard.)

The Border Post · Saturday 5 January 1861 · page 1

GENTLEMEN,— We, the undersigned members of committee of three, appointed by you for the case of procuring signature to a pe[?] to the [?] for a separate Mining Board, for the…

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The De Lacy Goldfields

The Border Post · Saturday 5 January 1861 · page 2

We copy the following from the Melbourne Herald. The best answer we can make to it is that our miners. would like to know where the Iocality of Mr. De Lacy’s 45 miles of “extensive and permanently,…

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A New Gold-field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 9 January 1861 · page 2

Rumours are current in town as to the discovery of a new field of enterprise situated on the New South Wales side of the Murray— namely, at Corowa. A party of miners have…

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A New Gold-field in the Northern District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 9 January 1861 · page 3

Some [?] days since, old miners, who bad speci[?]tly [?] Ki[?]dra made th[?] appear [?] at [?] and reported the discovery of a new and app[?]roth [?]…

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Mining Legislation in South Wales

The Border Post · Wednesday 16 January 1861 · page 2

The gold discoveries at Corowa, and the prospect of a tolerable rush to that quarter, necessitate some enquiry into the Gold-fields Regulations of New South Wales. A…

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Indigo Mining Report

The Border Post · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 2

The generality of miners in the neighbourhood appear to have less of that restless spirit of wandering so prevalent of late days Whether the two great rushes, [?] and Wahgun[?] disgusted them,…

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Indigo Mining Report

The Border Post · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 2

There is not much to add this week to previous reports concerning the Lanesboro Lead. The block [?] at the upper end are mostly worked out, and no new ground it being opened in this…

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Corowa. the Miners Help Themselves. (From the Murray Gazette.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 3

The miners on the Corowa gold-field have adopted the suggestion thrown out in the last number of the Gazette. As Captain Brownrigg had no authority to make regulations suited to the locality or to give…

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BEECHWORTH v. the Miners. To the Editors

The Border Post · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 1

GENTLEMEN,—Will you please publish the following. Some days ago nothing an announcement addressed to the Miners of the [?] district. asking for candidates for the next [?] of the…

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Mining Reports. (From the Murray Gazette) COROWA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 3

The popularly appointed committee on the Corowa gold-field proceeded on Wednesday morning, to measure off claims on the Shamrock Lead. They laid off ground for rather…

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A Separate Mining Board

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 1

We have been request to publish the following. Melbourne, January 30, 1861. J. T. Rogers Esq, Esq., [?] Children…

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Victor Ian Gold Returns for 1860

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 2

Return showing the amount, of gold brought to the Treasury,. per escort, during the year 1860, distinguishing the a amount forwarded from each gold office (moved for by Mr Carpenter) :—…

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Beechworth Mining District. BYE-LAWS.—(14th December, 1800 )

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 2

The following Bye-Laws of the Beechworth Mining Board have appeared in the Government Gazette;— At a meeting of the Mining Board of the Mining…

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The Corowa Gold-fields and the New South Wales Government

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 4

On the course which Mr. Assistant Commissioner Lynch may pursue this day at Corowa gold-field will very much depend whether that locality will assume the character of an important gold-field, or fall again…

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Beechworth Mining District. Bye-Laws—15th January, 1801

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 2

The following additional bye-laws have appeared in the Government Gazette ; — 189 Bye-law numbered one hundred and forty six (146) of the Beechworth mining board be and…

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Indigo Mining Report

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

A great deal of excitement was caused this week by the Announcement that quarts from West’s claim on Higgin’s Reel, had been crushed to the tune of [?] ounce to the ton. The fact, we trust, will…

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Indigo Court of Mines. Tuesday, February 19

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 February 1861 · page 2

Before His Honor Judge Cope; and Assistors, viz. Hears, Shenstone, Shepherded, Meers, Rhodes, Goldsmith and Duly. Harrison and Others. Carthorse and Others.—…

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Indigo Mining Report

The Border Post · Saturday 23 February 1861 · page 2

Business is an [?] brick of present on the Indigo—the [?] of water for washing up purposes seriously A [?] however, the anticipated [?] with the [?] of good deal of…

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Gold-fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 March 1861 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Wisdom, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Hoskins, waited upon the Secretary for Lands yesterday, to ascertain the intention of Government with reference to the Chinese. Mr…

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