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Mining & the mines, 1876

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Forbes. Discovery of a New Goldfield. Forbes, Saturday, Noon

Evening News · Saturday 6 May 1876 · page 6

John Hutchins, on the part of himself and three other gold miners, has this morning reported the discovery of a new goldfield as follows:—About 18 miles north-west of Gobandry station, and about 69 miles…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. Products of Mining Industry, Forestry, &C

Evening News · Monday 8 May 1876 · page 4

It could hardly be expected that the collection from the Department of Mines could be other than rather limited, owing to the immense drain made upon the Mining Museum by the collection sent to the…

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The New Gold Field

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 2

At the Museum of the Department of Mine[?] Sydney, there is on view the sample gold washed on [?] of a tin dish of surface stuff, by Hutchine and patty [?] the new gold field, discovered by them, between th[?]…

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Alteration of the Boundaries of Mining Districts

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 2

A Gazette Extraordinary was issued to-day, containing a proclamation by his Excellency the Governor, altering and amending the boundaries of the Tumut and Adelong, the New England and Clarence—and the Peel…

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The New Gold Discovery

Evening News · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

Our Parkes correspondent says, respecting the reported new gold-field discovered beyond that locality:—"The report of the prospectors, John Hutchins and party, who have officially reported finding payable gold…

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Latest from the Hodgkinson Gold-Field. Tho Minister for Mines at Brisbane has received the following important report on the gold-field from Mr. Warden Hill:— Warden's Camp, Byerstown, April 28,1876

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 3

Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that, acting under instructions from Mr. Warden Selhoim, I started from Byerstown on the 17th instant to report on the new rush. I took with me one black trucker, and…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 5

North Williams G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date of 8th instant:—"420-feot level: The lode in the stopes is still split-up, and mixed with granite; altogether the various leaders make up a lode 12 inches…

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The Mulligan Gold-field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 9

WE derive the following account from the special correspondent of the Cooktown Herald, who writes from Hemmant's Town on the 2nd April:—After leaving the left bank of the Palmer, that…

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The Hodgkinson Gold-field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 6

THE Brisbane Coruier is indebted to the courtesy of the Minister fo Mines for the substance of a report received from Mr. Warden Hill, respecting the new rush on the Hodgkinson River…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 7

AT the date of our last Sumnary we had to lament a drought of several months' duration, which rendered the supply of water so scanty that in many parts of the colony mining operations, so far as the washing of the gold from…

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Country and Mining News RYLSTONE May 10

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 3

ELECTION.-Since my last report we have hare been put some what out of oar usual course by the exciting of isode of the election to which I referred in my last. On Wednesday evening, the 19th inst., Mr. Hurley addressed the electors, not…

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Mines and Mining. Discovery of a New Goldfield. [By Electhic Telegraph.] Forbes, Saturday, Noon

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 19

John Hutchins, on the part of himself and three other gold miners, has this morning reported the discovery of a new goldfield as follows:—About 18 miles north-west of Gobandry station, and about 89 miles…

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Mining. Weekly Return of Gold, Copper, and Tin

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 627

FREE TRADE ON THE BORDER.—The desirability of some arrangement for the establishment of intercolonial free trade (the Argus says) has been under the consideration of the Victorian Government recently. About…

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Latest from the Hodgkinson Gold-Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 33

The Minister for Mines at Brisbane has received the following important report on the gold-field from Mr. Warden Hill:— Warden's Camp, Byerstown…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 19

The Herald says rumours are current that Mulligan has skedaddled, and taken the road to Cardwell, with a hundred-weight or so of specimens in his possession, and then adds: Since writing the above Mr…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 6

STAR of Peace G.M.Co., under date 10th May, the mining manager reoborts as follows:—"The main shafe has been sunk in the last fo[?] 12 feet, making the present depth 73 feet below the 480-[?] level. In the last 10 feet…

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False Report of a Gold Discovery

Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 4

We learn from the Qucanbeyan Age that the four men who went out beyond Brindabella to look for gold, whom the man Alexander M'Donald, groom at the Royal Hotel, reported that he had obtained such…

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The New Mining Bill. to the Honorable the Minister for Mines, Sydney. (Per favour of the Town and Country Journal.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 19

SIR,—Knowing that you ave to introduce a Mining Bill during the next session of Parliament, aud also to amend the present mineral regulations during the recess, I hope you will not consider mo presumptions in…

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The Charges against the (Victorian) Seoretary for Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 19

THE following is the schedule to the report of the board appointed to inquire into the charges made by the officers of the Mining Department of Victoria, against Mr. Brough Smyth. It contains the charges preferred…

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Country and Mining News. MUDGEE. May 10

Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 2

The [?] given by the pupils of St. John's Church of England school was generally successful. The attendance was good, and the various vocal and instrumental efforts were well received. The pupils sang three-part compositions…

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