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Mining & the mines, 1880

23 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Original Contribution. The Probabilities of Coal being found at Jervis Bay

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1880 · page 2

SIR—In reply to the question, "Whether I can predict that coal will be found by boring at Jervis Bay" I must reply that I have not sufficient data to give a positive answer. It…

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The Northern Gold-fields

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1880 · page 4

FIFTEEN miles from Armidale, and but a short distance from the township of Uralla, lies the Rocky River-Gold-field, an auriferous area as one time very celebrated, but now struggling, at…

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Original Contribution. A trip to Bermagui Gold-fields

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1880 · page 2

ON Saturday last, having learned that the good ship Illawarra was to leave Shoalhaven for Bermagui Gold-fields and return for the Monday't trip, the writer embarked for the journey…

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