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Mining & the mines, 1876

9 stories in South Coast's papers

History of a Mine

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1876 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT of the Ballarat Courier visited the Port Phillip and Clunes works on Monday, and descended the shaft to the 1000 feet l[?]vel, to look at the new make of stone there. Mr…

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Great Bank Robbery at Cannonbar. £2000 in Gold and Notes Stolen

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 2

ONE of the most daring robberies which has ever been committed iu the North-Western District took place it Cannoobar on last Wednesday morning. The branch…

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Great Bank Robbery at Cannonbar. £2000 IN Gold and Notes STOLEN.(From the Dubbo Dispatch Extraordinary.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 2

ONE of the most daring robberies which has ever been committed in the North-Western District took place at Cannoabar on last Wednesday morning. The branch…

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Recovery of the Box of Gold at Port Darwin

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1876 · page 2

MR. OTHEN, who was employed to go to the Northern Territory to dive for the box of gold lost at Port Darwin when being put on board the Claud Hamilton some months since, has…

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Another Dreadful Coal-pit Disaster

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1876 · page 2

The loss of life by the explosion in the [?] colliery in Belgium is appalling. Forty-two dead bodies have already been taken out, and it is thought that several are still in…

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The Queensland Northern Gold Fields. Further Caution. (From the Correspondent of Cooktown Courier.) MONDAY. April 17

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 2

MR. Commissioner Sellheim who returned on Thursday from the Mitchell River, which he was unable to cross on account of its flooded state gives a very discouraging account of the Rush…

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Notice to Applicants for Gold- Mining Leases. Department of Mines, Sydney, 25th April, 1876

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given, that the undermentioned Leases have been forwarded to the Wardens of the districts named, for delivery to the Lessees and unless the Lessees pay the…

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Mines and .Mineral Statistics

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 2

WE have been favored by the Honorable the Minister for Mines, Mr. Lucas, with a copy of the first Annual Report of the Department of Mines of New South Wales, for the year 1875,…

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The Coal Trade at Newcastle

The News, Shoalhaven, Broughton Creek and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1876 · page 2

THERE can be no doubt that the distress prevailing at New [?] has [?] about through [?] of gain on the part of coal [?] the…

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