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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1874

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 18

At Grahamstown the claims are looking bettor, and trade is improving. The road between this place and Shepardstown has been metalled, and the highway to the Crossing Place in also better…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 9

The escort from Gympie brings down over 2300oz. gold. At Shepandstown Mr. Shepard has finished boring and has come upon good prospects…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 18

There was it small rush at Tallewang last week to a gully about two miles from Guff’s. We learn that good payable prospects were obtained in one of the claims and that a number of,…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 7

It was rumored in Castlemaine on Monday last that the Central Wattle Gully Company had struck some exceedingly rich quartz, specimens worth £300 or £600 being exhibited at Chewton…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 19

The gold at the new rush, seventy miles from Cooktown, is not payable. All the creeks are dry, and there is no horse feed. The mine at C[?] has not yet resulted in…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 18

The Mercury’s Singleton correspondent furnishes the following —“We learn that a splendid seam of coal, not less then seventeen feet thick, has recently been discovered by Mr. Elliott, a short…

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The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 18

It is rumored that the Micalago Quartz Crushing Machine will shortly commence operations, us the water-wheel and race are said to be finished…

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