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Mining & the mines, 1870

12 stories in Riverina's papers

Terrible Mining Disaster

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 2 February 1870 · page 2

The New York papers report a terrible mining accident at Stocton, Pa. A coal-mine suddenly caved in, four houses were swallowed up. The residents of houses Nos. 3 and 4 were saved from a…

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Egulations—gold-fields

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 23 February 1870 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following new regulations made in pursuance of the…

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The Southern Gold Field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1870 · page 4

THE report of the Gold Commissioner for the Southern Gold-fields, for 1869, submitted for the information of the Secretary for Lands in framing a new Gold-fields Act, which is among…

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Mines and Miners

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 4

A taper in 'Chambers' Journal' on this subject reviewing Mr. Simonin's work on this subject says:—From it we learn how the richest and most valuable mines have in…

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Gold-fields Inquiry Commission

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 August 1870 · page 3

THE following circular has been issued by the Gold-Fields Commission:— The Gold-Fields Inquiry Commissioners (finding it impossible to personally visit all…

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Latest From New Zealand. Foundering of the Tauranga. — Loss of Twentyone Lives. — the Dunstan Gold Robbery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

FORMER advices from New Zealand brought the nows that the steamer Tauranga had come into collisiou with a ketch, and that, as she was still missing, uneasiness was felt…

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New Gold Fields Regulations

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1870 · page 2

The following now gold-fields regulations hare been published in the 'Government Gazette':— I Sections 96 and 99 of the Gold-fields Regulations, of 14th September, 1860, in hereby repealed, and…

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Visit of Gold Fields Inquiry Commissioners to Wagga Wagga. [Communicated.]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 2

THE Gold Fields Inquiry Commissioners left here last week. The purpose of their visit is one which must materially affect the future not only of our own town and district, but…

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A Mining Township

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 4

MARCUS CLARKE Writes in the 'Australasian a mart and telling sketch of a mining township, which he names Grumbler's Gully, from which we extract the following:—…

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O the flectore of the Southern Gold Fields

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1870 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—The Committee of Elections and Qualifications have declared that the seat I held in Parliament has become vacant, in consequence us it would appear, of my acceptance of the temporary duty…

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Nomination for the Southern Gold Fields

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1870 · page 4

ON Monday, the 21st ult. a large concourse of miners assembled at the Courthouse, Adelong, to bo present at the nomination of a member for the Southern Gold-fields…

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Milker Stephen's Gold-washing Machine at Dubbo

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1870 · page 4

THE first report of the hon, manager to the shareholders led the public to believe that something very like a failure had been the result of the few days' experiments. By the…

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