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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, September 17.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1881 · page 3

ON last Wednesday afternoon the town was electrified out of its chronic state of dulness into quite a fever of excitement by the news that some extraordinary rich stone had been…

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Mining Memoranda. Reefs

The Temora Star · Wednesday 21 September 1881 · page 3

HIGHLY encouraging news reached town on Monday afternoon from Upper Temora, that the Fanny Parnell had after over ten months' patient labour found good golden stone in…

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Temora News. Mining

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1881 · page 2

MORONEY and party in the Surprise are getting a specimen occasionally; and Price and M'Donnell have obtained some nuggets lately…

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Mining Items. Temora

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 3

The great Mining dispute cases of Marshall and others v. Quay[?]e and others over the Barmedman, a very valuable property, were before the Warden to-day. Both cases were…

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Mining Memoranda. Alluvial

The Temora Star · Saturday 24 September 1881 · page 3

A LITTLE stir was created on Wednesday last by the discovery of a 4 oz. bit in a claim held by Waldron and party on the Junee road, on the slope of the ridge overlooking…

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Mining Items. Wilcannia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1881 · page 2

The escort has arrived from Mount Browne with 847oz. of gold. No rain hos fallen at the diggings. They are carting dirt from the Granite to Scott's dam, 10 miles north-east…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, September 21.) the Reefs

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1881 · page 4

Highly encouraging news reached town on Monday afternoon from Upper Temora, that the Fanny Parnell had after over ten months' patient labour found good golden stone in the…

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Mining Districts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1881 · page 4

IT having been deemed expedient to alter the limits and boundaries of the Tumut and Adelong, and Lachlan Mining Districts, the aforesaid mining districts are abolished, and…

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Mining Memoranda

The Temora Star · Wednesday 28 September 1881 · page 2

THE fine result of the washing up of the Hidden Treasure at Duncan and Norton's machines has invested the rows of abandoned shafts to the north of this claim with fresh…

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Mining Items. Grafton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1881 · page 3

Hyne's coach returned to-day from the first trip to the Nana Creek reefs. Several shareholders in the fifteen acres lease on the Lady Matilda Reef went up for the purpose of…

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Land Notes. Tumut and Adelong Mining District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1881 · page 4

Whereas it is deemed expedient to alter the limits and boundaries of the Tumut and Adelong Mining District: Now therefore I Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer…

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Gazette Notices. (From Government Gazette, Sept. 20.) Tumut and Adelong Mining District

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 3

The following are the new boundaries of the raining district:— Embracing the counties of Boresford, Bourke, Buccleuch, Clarendon, Cooper, Cowley,…

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Mining Memoranda

The Temora Star · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 2

THERE is absolutely no news from the alluvial mines, in which the holders hold the even tenor of their ways. The supply of water in a large number of…

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Tumut and Adelong Mining District

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 1

Whereas it is deemed expedient to alter the limits and boundaries of the Tunut and Adolong Mining District: Now therefore 1 Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer…

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The Temora Gazetteer. Mining Department

The Temora Star · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 4

Warden: Chas. De Boos. Warden's Clerk: R. Zouch. Mining Repristrar: H. Margules. Mining Surveyor: W. Nasb…

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Mining Memoranda

The Temora Star · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 3

AGAIN a very quiet week, unmarked by any noteworthy event, has to be recorded. Messrs. Cotterell and Williams (the latter the expert in mining matters spoken of in…

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Mining Items. Bulladelah

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 4

The prospects are improving at Cooloongolook. Barreeki is raising stone, which is estimated to go 100oz. to the ton. Mr. Charlton, from Hill End, is inspecting the…

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Mining Memoranda. Alluvial

The Temora Star · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 3

DULNESS still reigns paramount in mining, and the only noteworthy event for the past of week is the discovery of a fresh patch of good auriferous dirt by Buckley and party…

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How Gold Was Discovered in California

The Temora Star · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO is built upon a lobeshaped peninsula, the small end of which in represented by the southern side of the Golden Gate. Its western…

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Mining Memoranda. (Temora Star, October 5.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 3

Again a very quiet week, unmarked by any noteworthy event, has to be recorded. Messrs. Cotterell and Williams (the latter the expert in mining matters spoken of in…

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