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Mining & the mines, 1860

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Kiandra Gold Fields

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 25 May 1860 · page 4

There is, if possible, less of novelty to report this week than any I have been up here. The weather still continues remarkably fine, although the frosts are very severe at night…

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Mining Intelligence

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 1 June 1860 · page 3

OUR GOLD FIELDS.--Our last fortnightly escort, which went down on Monday last, taking with it no less than 2561 ozs. 14 dwts. 19 grs., is sufficient…

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Mis[?]ella An[?]ous. the Awful Colliery Emplosion at Burradon

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 1 June 1860 · page 2

To understand the nature of this terrible accident (says the Newscastle [?] it will be necessary to give some description of the camperdown or…

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor o f the Adelong Mining Journal

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 8 June 1860 · page 4

Sir,-- As I see by your paper that the Government has failed to place upon the estimates any sum in aid of an Hospital at Adelong, and it seems a pity that the efforts…

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Kiandra Gold Fields

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 15 June 1860 · page 4

You must forgive my silence for the past week or two for though I am your correspondent, I am more a miner, and having been led out to one of the rushes…

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Local News. Important Mining Intelligence

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 29 June 1860 · page 4

After a considerable period of depression, we are happy to record symptoms of a revival in our mining affairs; the large yields obtained from late crushing, and the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 6 July 1860 · page 2

IRONBARK.-- The Bathurst Free Press of Wednesday, publishes the following statement of the work done at the Orange and Stoney Creek Quartz Crushing Co.'s…

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Local News. Mining Intelligence

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 6 July 1860 · page 5

We have little of novelty to report this week in mining affairs, the only item seems to confirm the now general opinion, that our reefs under different management might…

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Adelong Mining Journal

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 20 July 1860 · page 5

SIR,-- It may interest some of your reader to know that the first part of talings, c. selected by Mr. Wilson of the Reefer Machine, in accordance with instructions conveyed in…

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Mining Intelligence

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 27 July 1860 · page 4

An event of considerable importance in the history of the Victoria Reef, has occurred this week,--Mr. Crouch having, in one of his claims, at a depth of 105 feet, struck a rich…

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Kiandra Gold Fields

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 3 August 1860 · page 5

Somohow or other when you get out of your bed in the morning, and see the deep mantle of snow resting upon everything, growing…

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Adelong Mining Journal

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 10 August 1860 · page 5

SIR.,-- Humanity is ever the ornament of the true medical profession; those who have raised themselves by their ability to the highest honors have ever been distinguished…

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Kiandra Gold Fields

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 24 August 1860 · page 5

A party of West of England men are tunnelling into New Chum Hill; their drive is already 200 feet, and the prospects all satis factory…

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the Adelong Mining Journal

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 31 August 1860 · page 5

SIR,--As you are doubtless well up in turf matters, and have a very good idea of what is going on in the racing world, I take the liberty of asking you, if you have any idea…

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Correspondence. a New Patent Amalgamator. To the Editor of thin Adelong Mining Journal

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 7 September 1860 · page 4

SIR,-Thinking that some account and description of a new and patent amalgamator may be interesting to your numerous readers, I have taken the liberty of forwarding a paner…

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Select Poetry. the Gold Madness

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 14 September 1860 · page 6

Oh, the Golden God, he hath of greedy Worshippers a host; No monarch is so great as he, nor may such wide dominion boast;…

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Southern Goldfields

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 14 September 1860 · page 2

THE Deputy Master of the Mint and Professor Smith, University of Sydney, to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, reporting on their Visit to…

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Southern Gold Fields Election

The Wynyard Times · Friday 7 December 1860 · page 2

The nomination for this Electorate took place upon Wednesday, the 6th instant, in one of the large rooms belonging to the Pride of Galway Hotel, Adelong. It having…

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Adelong Gold-fields

The Wynyard Times · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 2

ONE thing is certain, that whilst the shadows are falling upon the Eucumbene, and nothing is heard upon the heights of Kiandra but the wail of disappointed spe[?]os, or the rush…

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Local & District News. Pioneer Quartz Mining Company

The Wynyard Times · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 2

A meeting of the projectors of this enterprise the held on Monday evening last, at Mr. Murphy's, Adelong Hotel, at 8 o'clock p.m. It was covered by circular in…

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