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Mining & the mines, 1868

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The Gold-fields-of South Africa. (From the Natal Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1868 · page 2

A GREAT feature of our budget this month is the intelligence, we have received that the gold prospectors haye found the Bouthern gold-field discovered by Mr. Mauch, as rich as they hoped…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 2

FOUR MILE CREEK.—Work is still progressing in this locality, and with reported success. A quantity of gold was disposed of in the town during the week. In one claim we have been…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 November 1868 · page 9

WRITING from the Valley on the 12th instant, the Araluen correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch gives the following weekly summary of mining news:…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 November 1868 · page 2

IRONBARKS.—The correspondent of the Western Examiner was informed by the prospectors of the Happy-go-lucky Reef that their stone looks very promising. From the claim next to this there has been a crushing of 12 tons,…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1868 · page 2

BOWLING ALLEY POINT.—The Correspondent of the Tamworth Examiner writes:—Those of your readers who take an interest in the progress of the Northern gold-fields will, no doubt,—through the absence of information for a…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 November 1868 · page 2

APPLETREE FLAT DIGGINGS.—Since our last report (says the Western Post) a very good reef has been discovored by Pauling's party, which promises to be fully equal, if not superior, to any of the others. It was registered by…

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The Recent Coal Mine Explosion at Ruabon.—a Heroine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 5

A foreign lady, governess in the family of Mr. Whalley, M.P., of Plas Madoc, was on the bank shortly after the accident occurred, and worked so hard in giving assistance that the people of the neighbourhood speak of her in terms…

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The Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 3

APPLETREE FLAT DIGGINGS.—Since our last report (says the Western Post) a very good reef has been discovered by Penling's party, which promises to be fully equal, if not superior, to any of the others. It was registered by…

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Mining Casette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 November 1868 · page 15

IN his weekly report upon the state of mining matters at the Araluen Valley, the correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch records what promises to be an important discovery of alluvial…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 December 1868 · page 3

ADELONG.—The Gundagai Times of Saturday says:—The Reefer machine is now engaged on a lot of 90 tons of stone from Hargraves and Co.'s claim. It looks well, and is expected to give a good return. Henwood and party are…

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Sydney Gold Cup

Empire · Wednesday 2 December 1868 · page 3

The entries for this event closed at 4 p.m. yesterday, there being thirty-seven horses entered. The following are the conditions of the race:—The Sydney Cup (a gold cup value 150 sovs) and 250 sovs added to a…

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Export of Gold and Specie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1868 · page 2

Dandenong (s.), for Melbourne, 10,000 sovereigns. Bombay (s.), for Galle, 42 536 sovereigns. Agnes Rose, for London, 21,702 oz. gold. City of Adelaide (s.), for Melbourne, 25,000 severeigns…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 December 1868 · page 5

NEW RUSH ON THE MEROO.—A nrw rush (says the Western Post), took place about a week ago to a place called Green Gully, on the head of the Meroo, at the foot of Bocoble. This gully or creek is about fourteen miles in…

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The Cape of Good Hope Gold Fields

Empire · Thursday 3 December 1868 · page 4

Owing to the uncertainty of communication with the Cape colony since the cessation of the [?] auritiuline of steamers our [?]les of South African papers come to hand very irregularly and our latest date from…

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The Gold—fields

Empire · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 2

The receipts of gold per escort from the various gold-fields of the colony still show a satisfactory increase upon the yield of 1867, the quantity sent down last month bringing up the receipts of the eleven…

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Export of Gold and Specie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 8

Dandenong (s.), for Melbourne, 10,000 sovereigns. Bombay (s.), for Galle, 42,536 sovereigns. Agnes Rose, for London, 21,702 [?]z, gold. City of Adelaide (s.), for Melbourne, 25,000 sovereigns…

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Exports of Colonial Produce. Gold and Specie

Empire · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 3

Dandenong (s.), for Melbourne, 10,000 sovereigns. Bombay (s.), for Galle, 42.536 sovereigns. Agnes Rose, for London, 21,702 oz. gold. City of Adelaide (s), for Melbourne, 25,000…

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Liquid Fuel. (From the Mining Journal.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1868 · page 3

AN extensive trial of Meesrs. Wire, Field, and Ayrt[?]n's system of burning liquid fuel has lately been made at Woolwich Dockyard, under the immediate superintendence of Captain Selwyn. A steel yacht,…

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The Recent Coal Mine Explosion at Ruabon.—a Heroine

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 6

A foreign lady, governess in the family of Mr. Whalley, M.P., of Plas Madoc, was on the bank shortly after the accident occurred, and worked so hard in giving assistance that the people of the neigh hour hood speak of her in terms…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 December 1868 · page 3

THE Araluen correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch writes from the Valley on the 26th:—Some excitement has been canted among the claim owners end shareholders by the sudden reduction…

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