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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1864

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

Mining

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 2

HE who having, seen the Major’s Creek gold-field some years ago may now visit it cannot fail to be struck with…

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Mining Intelligence

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 2

ROCKY RIVER.—Mining matters in the same old, style—pretty about the head of Sydney Flat an Maitland Point. A few new…

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Queensland. Reid’s Creek Gold Fields

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

Reid’s Creek, the locality of our latest discovered Queensland gold-fields, is a tributary of the Burnett River its source being in the high ranges which…

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Gold Fields

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1864 · page 4

THE yield gold from our several fields preserves a steadiness of increase, and though the return during the present is considerably less than…

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Gold Fields

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1864 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following Additional Regulations…

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Gold Fields

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 5 March 1864 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following Additional Regulations…

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Local Intelligence. the New Gold Field

The Golden Age · Thursday 17 March 1864 · page 2

REFERRING to the brief notice given in our last of the discovery of gold in paying quantities in the Murrumbidgee district, beyond Uriarra, we have this week obtained further…

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Enormous Find of Gold

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1864 · page 3

About eight hundred ounces of gold was obtained last night out of three buckets of wash dirt from the Homeward…

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The Gundagai Gold-field. (From the Yass Courier.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1864 · page 4

MARCH 30TH.—Although little has been said, and less written, about the new gold-field at Gundagai, there cannot be the remotest doubt that it…

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Araluen Mining News

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1864 · page 2

THE rain ceased on Saturday last So soon as the creek fell operations of course recommenced; Watts party at Upper Araluen; had the misfirtune…

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The Flak Down Gold Field

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 23 April 1864 · page 3

The following are extracts from a letter recently received by a gentle, man residing in Araluen, from a friend at the Peak Downs; and as public…

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The Gundagai Gold Field

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1864 · page 3

THE diggings now being worked are situated about a mile at the nearest point from the township, and the miners are very much hampered in their prospecting operations in…

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Improvements on the Gold Fields. [To the Editor of the News.]

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1864 · page 2

SIR,—Observing you to have taking an independent [?]and in reference to the matter of Mr. B[?]uell’s claim for eight acres of [?] for [?]gging, as he…

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The Moruya Examiner, Miners Advocate, and Eden District Advertises

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1864 · page 3

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the surrounding portions of the district,…

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Prospectus. the Moruya Examiner, Miners Advocate, and Eden District Advertiser

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1864 · page 4

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the, surrounding portions of the district,…

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Prospectus. the Moruya Examiner, Miners Advocate, and Eden District Advertiser

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1864 · page 5

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the surrounding portions of the district,…

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Prospectus. the Moruya Examiner Miners Advocate, and Eden District Advertiser

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1864 · page 4

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the surroundings portions of the district,…

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Prospectus the Moruya Examiner, Miners’ Advocate and Eden District Advertiser

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1864 · page 4

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the surrounding portions of the district…

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Three-quarters of a Pound of Gold From Brindabella

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1864 · page 2

THE discovery in this district of gold in quantity sufficient to raise our hopes that a payable gold field would soon be proclaimed, has been so often reported, that we fear any further…

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Prospectus. the Moruya Examiner, Miners’ Advocate, and Eden District Advertiser

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1864 · page 4

THE MORUYA EXAMINER, a weekly newspaper, especially devoted to the interests of Moruya and the surrounding portions of the district,…

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