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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Mining. Mount Browne Diggings

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 11

NEWS has been received at Wilcannia, on good authority, although it requires confirmation, that a gold-bearing quartz reef has been struck ton miles from Mount Browne. If this be true, it…

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MINING. Temora. APRIL 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 681

Once more have we been tantalised by a storm in which thunder, lightning, and wind took prominent parts, but, as usual, there was barely an accompaniment of rain sufficient to moisten the wings of a butterfly. In the absence…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. April 18

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 38

THE WEATHER.—Dry, clear bright days and cool nights with slight frosts. The grass continues short, and it is feared frost will set in before it springs much. Cattle were improving, but are becoming poor again. The butchers…

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The Mount Brown Goldfield

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 7

The special reporter of the South Australian Advertiser, who has just completed a tour of the goldfield, telegraphs the following report from W[?]cannia, under date 16th April:--…

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Mount Browne Goldfields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 22

THE South Australians are bestirring themselves in order to make good their communications with Mount Browne. The Port Augusta DESPATCH has the following:—" The Press of the metropolis having taken…

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Waratah Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 April 1881 · page 6

The following is the report to be presented to the half-yearly meeting to be held to-day:- The directors submit herewith the result of the past half-year's operations…

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Mount Browne Gold Diggings. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.] Wilcannia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1881 · page 5

News from Mount Browne is most encouraging. The following is from the official reports from the police camp at Mount Poole, dated April 18:—"Constable Connor reports, for the information of sergeant…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 3

The Sandhurst correspondent of the ARGUS, writing on Monday, reports:-An accident, which resulted fatally, occurred this morning in the claim of the Energetie Company, Long…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1881 · page 4

LONG TUNNEL GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).— The mining manager reports as under:—"Uralla, April 25, 1881. In reporting progress of work done for the past fortnight, I am glad to say the ground has been somewhat…

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Adelong Mining and Oilier News. ADELONG

Evening News · Thursday 28 April 1881 · page 2

Thomas D. Smith was brought np on remand, before the Adelong bench, on Tuesday, en a charge of sending explosives through the post, and was. on the application of Serjeant Cassin,…

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Gold Mining Machinery at Araluen

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 721

On Easter Monday an interesting ceremony was performed at Araluen, to celebrate the introduction of a new gold[?]ining machine at the Southern Cross gold claim, Johnson and party. This machine was Taneye, Brothers'…

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Mines and Mining. The Tumut and Adelong Goldfield. (By a Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 22

MINING in this district is dull. The machines have been kept going, and a large quantity of tip has been put through, but this will not add much to the next esoot. Mr. A. D. Shepard put on a number mone…

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Gold-fields Recollections. No. 26

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 17

FORBES and its surroundings at the time of the great, rush would have astonished any one who hud never been a gold-field even more than the early field of Victoria asfonished me when I…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 722
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

A man named John Chesson fell a distance of 40 feet down the ehaft of the Adelong goll-niiuing claim, lie broke a leg, and fractured an ankle. Dr. Agassiz was early in attendance, and put the patient under chloroform. The injury is severe. We learn from Victoria that there is a rush to Cobungra, in the Omeo district, where some good gold has been obtained. The weather in that region is very inclement, and the roads aie almost impassable. Mr. Joseph Palmer reports the yield of the Black Horse Gold-mine, Egerton, for last week to be 105 oz…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 9

THE export of coal from Newcastle last week was 188,607 tons. THE monthly escort from Carcoar took away on Friday last 347 oz. 17 dwts. 15 grs. gold…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 12

Gold ia reported to have been struck at Tarrawong, on the Murray. The gold escort from Adelong takos for the New South Wales Bank 599oz 9dwt 1gr;…

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Mining. Mount Browne Diggings

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 9

MANY people are beginning to think the Mount Browne diggings a duffer, but the last official report for of a satisfactory kind. Constable Connor reports, for the information of sergeant Prior…

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Mount Browne Gold Diggings. Wilcannia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 721

News from Mount Browne is most encouraging. The following is from the official reports from the police camp at Mount Poole, dated April 18:— "Constable Connor reports, for the information of sergeant…

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