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Mining & the mines, 1902

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Gold Returns from Nowra

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 4

It is shown in the annual report of the Mines Department, just issued, that during the year 1901 the total quantity of gold won from quartz in…

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Special Mining Leases

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

It is Intended to refuse applications made by Mr. R. F. Fincher for two gold-mining leases of 100 acres each, parishes Illaroo and [?] part of the bed of the Shoalhaven…

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Gold—dredging on the Shoalhaven. Nerriga Division

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 4

The annual report of the Department of Mines for 1901 contains the following;— The Jerricknorra Sluicing Company…

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Gold Returns from Nowra

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 4

It is shown in the annual report of the Mines Department, just issued, that during the year 1901 the total quantity of gold won from quartz in…

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Special Mining Le[?]

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 2

It [?] to refuse applications made by Mr. R. F. Flusher for two gold-mining [?] of 100 [?] each [?] and B[?] part of the bed of the Shoalhaven…

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Gold-dredging on the Shoalhaven, Kerriga Division

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 9 October 1902 · page 4

The annual report of the Department of Mines for 1901 contains the following:— The Jerricknorra Sluicing Company…

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A Yambulla Mining Case. Ownership of Slimes

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 4

A case was tried before Mr. War[?] Hawken at the Warden Court Yambulla on September 80. arising out of the ownership ship of a [?] of [?] The partee…

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Mining

Southern Star · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

LAST Tuesday's "Evening News" contains the following from its travelling mining scribe:— Utopia is situated some nine or ten miles…

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Mining in the Braidwood District

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

The facilities afforded by the new battery at the pay Dawn have had the effect of directing more attention to the reefs in the neighborhood of Little…

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The Marriage of Miners

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

Dr. H. K. King, J.P., Mayor of Nowra, has been appointed by their Honors the Judges of the Supreme Court to give consent to the marriage of minors within the district…

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Gold-dredging Returns

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

Araluen Central Gold-dredging Company, for the week ended Saturday, November 1, dredge won 70oz. [?]dwt. 9gr. of gold for 137 hours’…

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Gold-dredging Leases

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 4

On the second reading of the Gold-Dredging Leases Modification Bill in the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Dick: It is with some diffidence…

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Gold-dredging Leases

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 4

On the second reading of the Gold-Dredging Leases Modification Bill in the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Dick : It is with some diffidence…

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Gold-dredging Returns

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 2

Araluen Central Gold-dredging Company, for the week ended Saturday, November 1, dredge won 70oz. 17dwt. 9gr. of gold for 137 hours’…

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Nerrigundah Gold Field

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

A Bega gent[?] who wish a friend rece[?] vi[?] Nerrig[?] has kindly written the following [?] for this paper:-“On the drive [?] Nerri[?]dah one…

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Mining at Little River. Working Old Shafts

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

Some of the old abandoned reefs at Little River, near Sergeant's Point and on to Broad Gully, have been taken up recently, and work has been…

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Nerrigundah Gold Field

Moruya Examiner · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

A BEGA gentleman, who, with a fiend recently visited Nerrigundah, wrote the following account to the “Standard,”:— On the drive to Nerrigundah one met with splendid grass in…

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Gold-dredging Leases

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Morton asked the Secretary for Mines (1) what was the total amount of money paid into the Mines…

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St. Vincent Gold-dredging Company in Liquidation

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 17 December 1902 · page 2

A notice appears in the Government Gazette, above the signature of Mr. J. J. Scotchmer, embodying the resolution passed by the company in September last and…

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A Chapter of Early Colonial History. Discovery of Coal in Australia

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 17 December 1902 · page 2

On the 16th January, 1796, a theatre, or play-house, was opened in old Sydney with great eclat. Governor Hunter had not long arrived, and, after…

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