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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, April 20.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1881 · page 4

Owing to the holidays, very little work has been done in the mines for the past week, and we have, therefore, but a very meagre report to give to our readers…

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Mining, &C. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 6

NOTHING sensational has occurred in mining during the week. The heaps of wash are daily accumulating, and there is little or nothing done in the way of puddling. The…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, April 27.) the Reefs

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1881 · page 4

Reefing seems to be in the ascendant upon Temora, considering the absence of a crushing plant at the Upper Town Mr. Deutscher has promptly provided a crushing…

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Mining, &C. Temora, Monday. DUMMYING

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 6

ON Saturday evening last a large crowd of miners assembled at Warby's auction mart. The bellman had announced a meeting for seven o'clock, having for its object the…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 4.) ALLUVIAL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 4

Nugent and Adams picked out 53 oz. last week. No. 1 block on Deutschors washed 150 loads at the South Australian Boring…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 7.) ALLUVIAL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1881 · page 4

Freeman and party, No. 6, Golden Gate, are upon payable dirt. The usual prospects are from 1 to 4grs. per dish; 18 to 2ft. of wash. Of late there has been a marked…

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Mining, &C

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 May 1881 · page 3

[WE regret that our correspondent ommitted to send the first folio of his letter this week, as it apparently contained the cream of his news as to the rainfall. From other sources…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 11.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1881 · page 4

In No. 1 south of Murray's p.c., Hegan and party bottomed their new shaft on Friday last, on fine wash, from which they obtained prospects as high as ½dwt. to the dish. They…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 14.) ALLUVIAL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1881 · page 4

THE rain has caused a good deal of washing with trough and cradle during the past week. Nothing less than half a load of washdirt is any test upon Temora, for occasional prospects…

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Mining, &C. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 6

MY telegram of last week should have read as follows:—Nugents have picked out 14oz. Nuggets of 1&oz., 1oz., 7dwt., and 5dwt. have been obtained in the surface of the trenches…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 18.) ALLUVIAL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 4

Considering the vast accumulation of washdirt, the fact that several puddling machines are idle is by no means pieasaut to reflect upon. The truth is that a number of…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 21.) Puddling Reports

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1881 · page 4

Two puddling machines have commenced operations during the week, in addition to those already engaged. Two loads of machinery passed through the…

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Mining, &C. Temora, Tuesday. the Diamond Drill

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 May 1881 · page 6

The diamond drill arrived in Temora yesterday, and the Progress committee have selected the vicinity of the Hope reef as the most suitable site for operations. The drill…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, May 25.) Puddling Reports

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1881 · page 4

At Deutscher and Cook's machine the spare ground nest to No.4 Deatscher's, on Crown lands have washed 200 loads, with a return of about 2oz. to the loud. About £1700 worth…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, June 1.) Puddling Reports

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 4

FOR the benefit of the outside public it may be remarked that the rain which came a few days ago was of no benefit to the puddler's dams. It has, however, caused a nice spring…

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Mining. &C. Temora, Tuesday. the "Bulletin" Libel Case

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 2

THE Temora people express themselves very strongly on the Bulletin libel case, and there is little wonder, for the crisis is important. Recent events prove that we have not half…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, June 4.) Puddling Reports

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1881 · page 4

THE sudden fall of rain coming since this mining report was written has altered the aspects of affairs at the puddling machines. Up to the time of going to press there is no…

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Mining, &C. Temora, Saturday. Mining Law Difficulties

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 3

THE warden's court has for months past been monopolised by jumpers and dummies. The litigation seems likely to continue, and the heartburnings and ill feeling which have…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, June 4.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 4

The late rains have been a great boon, so far as the supplying of water fur prospecting is concerned,' but in way of pudding the supply has been very poor…

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Gazette Notices. Eurongilly Gold - Field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1881 · page 3

THE following described land has been proclaimed a gold - field within the meaning of the Mining Aet, 1874:- County of Clarendon, parish of Eurongilly, area about 88 acres, being measured…

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