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Mining & the mines, 1886

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Gazette Notices. Reserve from Conditional sale within the Big Ben Creek Gold-field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1886 · page 3

No. 1,970 of the county of Wynyard, parish of Tarrabandra, area about 13 1/2 acres. The Crown lands within the following boundaries: Commencing at the southern extremity of the…

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Kimberley Goldfields. Cooktown

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 6

THE Hero has just arrived here from Cambridge, Gulf. Reports obtained on board state that the mail steamer Otway, from Freemantle, West Australia, arrived at…

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Reserve From Conditional Sale Witin the Muttama, Goldfield. (Gazette, No. 444, August 11.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 4

No. 2150, county Harden, parish Cooney, area 56 acres. That part of the Muttama goldfield, proclaimed 20th May, 1879 included within measured portion No. 316…

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Mining Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 8

Murphy and party, who have recently commenced to re-work their old claim in Suttor's Gully, Lower Temora, unearthed a nice [?]ece of gold last week, which, when…

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Gold Field Proclaimed. (Gazette No. 478, August 25.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 4

The following portion of land has been proclaimed a gold-held:- WAGGA LAND DISTRICT. County Wynyard, parish Belmore, 640…

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Mining Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1886 · page 3

MINERS' rights issued at Temora last year, 516, as compared with 752 in 1884 and 989 in 1883, thus showing that from 350 to 400 miners are still on the field, with about a…

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Temora. Mining Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 3

The manager of the South Australian Quartz Mining Company at Upper Temora reports that for the fortnight ending Friday, 24th September, he crushed 136 tons of stone…

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Temora. Mining Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 October 1886 · page 3

THE manager of the South Australian Quarts Mining Co, at Upper Temora, reports that for the fortnight ending Friday, 8th October, he crushed 172 tons at the…

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The Gold Discover in South Australia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1886 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Adelaide, dated Monday last says:—There is great excitement over the Teetulpa goldfields. A reporter of the South Australian Register visited them on…

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Teetulpa Goldfields. Adelaide

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1886 · page 3

MR. HACK, the senior warden of goldfields, has returned from Teetulpa. He believes now that Goslin's Gully will prove payable, and that there are dozens of other gullies…

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Temora. Mining Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1886 · page 3

THE manager of the South Australia Quartz Mining Company at Upper Temora reports that for the fortnight ending Friday last he crushed 138 tons of stone from the company's…

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Resignation of the Minister for Mines. (S. M. Herald.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1886 · page 3

MR. James Fletcher,Minister for Mines, resigned his position in the Government on Friday. On the evening of that day he forwarded to Sir Patrick Jennings a letter…

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