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Mining & the mines, 1885

4 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Annual Meeting of the Berrima Coal-Mining and Railway Co., Limited

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 5

THE annual meeting of this company was held in the mechanics' institute on Monday, the 16th instant. There being a quorum present, the chairman (Mr…

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Annual Report of the Department of Mines. Southern District—berrima Division. (Mr. Warden F. R. Wilshire, P.M. Berrima.)

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 2

IN forwarding my annual report for the past year of 1884, I have the honor to state that milling operations generally have not much changed in the division under my supervision during the period…

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Great Find of Gold at Temora

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 4

THE greatest excitement prevaled amongst the miners and townspeople on Saturday morning last in consequence of the rich find of specimens by Allen and party in Lucas's Mother Shipton claim at Upper…

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The New Minister for Mines

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 November 1885 · page 2

THE Hon. George Thornton, M. L. C., has accepted the portfolio of minister for mines in the present government, and will be the representative of the government in the Upper House. The hon…

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