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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1861

23 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Gold-fields Mission

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of the subscribers to the Gold fields Mission, was held at the Church Society' House, Sydney, on Saturday last, the chair being-taken by the Bishop of the diocese…

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Gold Digging at the Numeralla

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 April 1861 · page 2

A Mr. Robert Goodwin called here a few days ago, and stated that he along with others are busily at work on the Numeralla river, about three miles below the former diggings at the…

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Floods on the Gold Fields

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1861 · page 2

ON Saturday morning we received information to the following effect, of the recurrence of heavy and disastrous floods at Araluen and Major's’ Creek, but, later in the day a more…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 April 1861 · page 2

THE SOUTHERN ESCORT.—This week's Escort has conveyed to Sydney, ozs dwts grs From Adelong 1341 15 6…

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Gold Near Tumut

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 April 1861 · page 2

WE have often called the attention of our readers to the auriferous resources of our neighbourhood, rnd the extreme probability that we shall sooner or later find ourselves…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 May 1861 · page 3

THE SOUTHERN ESCORT.—This week's Escort has conveyed to Sydney, ozs dwts grs From Braidwood .. 1067 16 14…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 9 May 1861 · page 3

THE SOUTHERN ESCORT.—This week's Escort has conveyed to Sydney, ozs dwts grs From Adelong 329 8 3…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 23 May 1861 · page 3

THE SOUTHERN ESCORT.—This week's Escort has conveyed to Sydney, ozs dwts grs From Adelong .. 814 18 0…

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The Golden Age. Thursday, May 23, 1861. Discovery of Gold at Molonglo

The Golden Age · Thursday 23 May 1861 · page 2

A RUMOUR of the discovery of Gold at Molonglo has spread through the district during the last week and from the accounts which have reached us, we…

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Gold at Gundaroo!

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 May 1861 · page 2

WE have for some time been in possession of information that a party of diggers were at work at a place called Brooks' Creek, Gundaroo, and that they were making a good thing…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 30 May 1861 · page 3

KIANDRA.—The escort from these diggings, has brought down no gold this week. There was 600 ozs. at the Bank, which the next escort will probably bring down…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 6 June 1861 · page 3

KIANDRA.—The escort, which arrived in Queanbeyan on Monday night, brought down the following amount of gold, from Kiandra, 727 ozs. 18 dwts. 8 grs. We were informed…

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Discovery of Gold in the Streets of Queanbeyan

The Golden Age · Thursday 6 June 1861 · page 3

YESTERDAY a resident of the town, named Bates, brought a piece of rotton conglomerate to this office for our inspection, as its surface presented to view…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 13 June 1861 · page 3

KIANDRA.—The escort leaves to-day with 722 ozs. 12 dwts. 18 grs. a much larger amount than we anticiapated, the weather the last day of two having been so unfavourable…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 20 June 1861 · page 3

THE GIPPS LAND GOLD FIELDS.—The Gipps Land Guardian of the 24th ultimo says:—Last week we shipped 1,500 ozs. gold dust from Melbourne, and anothsr large…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 July 1861 · page 3

LARGE NUGGETS AT KIANDRA.—A private letter received in Goulburn, dated Monday week, states that two large nuggets, the one weighing 200 ozs., and the other weighing 42…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 8 August 1861 · page 3

GUNGAGAI DIGGINGS.—A SIXTY-FOUR OZ. NUGGET!—These dtggings appear to promise well, and on Wednesday last two lads were lucky enough to find a nugget of the precious…

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New Zealand. the Tuapeka Gold Fields

The Golden Age · Thursday 15 August 1861 · page 3

THE gold-escort returned from the Tuapeka yesterday afternoon, having left the gold-field on Thursday. The arrival of the first escort produced as much excitement as the limited…

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Mining Intelligence

The Golden Age · Thursday 29 August 1861 · page 3

KIANDRA.—For the past two weeks the diggers have been very busy, some of them getting more than an equal share of the "dust," others scarcely making "tucker,"…

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New Zealand. Otaga Gold-fields

The Golden Age · Thursday 10 October 1861 · page 2

THE Wonga Wonga arrived from Otago on Wednesday night last, and brought three thousand ounces of gold. The following is from the Otago Witness of the 21st September…

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