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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1862

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Northern Gold Fields

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 3 January 1862 · page 5

Proclaimed in GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 9th Aug., 1961 1. Corowa—The Crown lands within the following boundaries: Commencing at a point beating south 53 degrees east, and distant one mile, and thence south half…

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Southern Gold Fields

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 3 January 1862 · page 5

Proclaimed in GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st June . 1860 1. Kiandra — The Crown lands within the brain of the snowy River (E[?]) from the crossing place immediately east of Denison to its head ; and of…

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South Western Gold Fields

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 3 January 1862 · page 5

Proclaimed in GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 16th Feb , 1858. 1. Adelong—The Crown lands within the Adelong; Reserve, as proclaimed; 17th November, 1858; commencing on the right bank of Adelong Creek, at the…

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Northern Gold Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 4

1. Peel River, proclaimed February 2, 1853.—The Crown lands within the following boundaries:— Bounded on the west by the Ped River, from the confluence of Nundle Creek to the confluence of…

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Southern Gold Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 4

1.Ki[?], proclaimed June 21, 1860.—The Crown lands within the [?] of the Snowy River (Eucumbene) from the crossing place immediately east of Denison to its head; and of the Murrumbidgee River…

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South-western Gold Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 4

1. Adelong, the Gold-field proclaimed February 16, 1855.—The Crown lands within the Addong Reserve as proclaimed November 17, 1838 commencing on the right bank of the Addong Creek, at the…

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Schedule. Western Gold Fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 January 1862 · page 4

1. Kirk Connell, proclaimed 2, February 1833.— The Crown, lauds within the following boundaries: Commencing on the Sydney and Bathurst Road, where the Diamond Swamp Creek crosses that road,…

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The Lachlan Gold Fields

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Tuesday 7 January 1862 · page 2

The special correspondent of the S. M. Herald, under date 23rd ultimo, writes as follows:— “The escort to-day takes 1325 ounces. “I forwarded you a telegram on Saturday,…

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The New Zealand Gold Fields

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 10 January 1862 · page 3

We have a week’s later news from Otago. It is now to the 28th of December. The yield of gold, as per escort, keeps [?] but the news is of a [?] less exciting nature. On the merits of…

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New Zealand Gold-fields Arrival of the Lady Bird with 1,248 Ounces of Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 15 January 1862 · page 3

We have dates from Otago now to the 3rd of January, The Lady Bird thence yesterday brought 1,248 ounces of gold. The news this opportunity is less exciting, and the…

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New Zealand Gold-fields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 3

The City of Hobart steamer has arrived from Otago, with news from Dunedin to the 11th inst. She brings 16,358 oz. 11 dwt. of gold, of which 13,783 oz. 11 dwt are in the…

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The Otago Goldfields. Arrival of the Omeo with 7987 Ounces of Gold

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Friday 7 February 1862 · page 2

The Omeo arrived on Monday from Dunedin, with 7987 ounces of gold and 131 passengers. The news by the opportunity is not very bright. The decline in the escorts continues…

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Kew Zealand Gold-fields " Arriyal of the Omeo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 February 1862 · page 2

The Omeo arrived Yesterday (Monday) from Dunedin with 7,987 ounces, of gold and one hundred and thirty one passengers, The news by this…

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Coal Discovery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 4

We have much pleasure in being able to announce that within the last few days an important discovery of coal has taken place upon land leased by Mr. Groves from the…

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Appalling Colliery Accident “Death of Two Hundred and Fifteen [?] (From the Home News)

The Pastoral Times and Southern Courier · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 2

While all [?] English households have been adding to their [?] by heaping up the fires that make a pleasant contrast to the cold outside a terrible tragedy has occurred in one of…

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Appalling Catastrophe in a Coal Pit. 214 Men and Boys Suffocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 19 March 1862 · page 3

On the 16th of January an accident occurred at the New Hartley Colliery, by which five men were at once killed, and two hundred and fourteen others buried in the workings,…

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[?] Extracts. Ill-gotten Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 26 March 1862 · page 4

Gold well gotten is bright and fair; but there is gold which rusts and cankers. The stores of the man who walks according to the will of God are under a special blessing ; but the stores which have been…

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The Hartley Colliery Catastrophe. £50,000 Subscribed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 April 1862 · page 2

Some idea of the extent of the above frightful disaster will be gained from statistical returns that have been compiled by the parochial officers, assisted by the officers of the colliery. The following is a…

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Another Fearful Colliery Accident. —Loss of Fifty Lives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 April 1862 · page 4

An awful explosion occurred on Wednesday, the 19th, at about twelve o'clock, at the Cet[?]in Coal-pit, Merthyr-tydfil, by which sixty lives were sacrificed…

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