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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

32 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 2

Gold at Young

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 4

Great excitement was caused at Young, yesterday, owing to a very rich specimen of gold being found by a man engaged excavating in connection with the railway…

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A Rich Gold Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 5

[?]RRESPONDENT of the 'Gympie Times,' [?]ely visited the Mount Morgan mine, [?]omoters of which are well known in [?]nnes, send that journal the following…

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The Barrier Ranges Silver Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 3

LITTLE did the shepherd, who, in the year 1876, whilst out with his mob of sheep on the Barrier Ranges, dream of the importance of his discovery when he picked up some pieces of…

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SYDNEY, Thursday Evening. The Minister for Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 4

Mr. Abbott, the Minister for Mines, will, after the proceedings connected with the opening of the railway from Armidale to den Lines, visit Vegetable Creek and…

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Gold Yields at Parkes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1884 · page 3

John Quaille and party hare lodged a cake of gold weighing 698¼ ounces at the bank in Parkes. Plates have yet to be cleaned which will bring the yield up to…

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The Minister for Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1884 · page 4

Mr. Abbott, Minister for Mines, fearing that he will suffer a relapse by travelling to Sydney, will not leave Wingen for a few days…

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The Minister for Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1884 · page 3

The Hon. Mr. Abbott has returned to his official duties…

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Tales and Sketches. Buried Alive in a Salt Mine. (From All the Year Round.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 2

My name is Karoly Varga. I worked in the salt mines, as my father and brothel do, and as my grandfather did, and his father…

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Mining Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 4

A miner, named Bell, was killed in the Mount Keira mine by a large fall of cool…

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Eleanora Gold Mining Company

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1884 · page 3

THE progress made m working the above mine may be gathered from the reports printed below. There appears in the balance sheet an item of £2085 14s. 8d…

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Miners' Home. Vegetable Creek

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 2

THE above Hotel being now replete with every requisite connected with a First class Establishment, the Broprietor begs to assure Miners and the general Public that he can afford [?]…

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Gold and Antimony Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1884 · page 4

THE following official report upon the gold and antimony mines at Hillgrove, about 22 miles from Armidale, baa been received by the Under Secretary for Mines:—…

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