THE TASMANIAN RUSH.
AN OLD REEF. Press Association—Copyright. (Received 12..‘15 p.m.) Hohart, August 10. In the rich gold discovery at Long Plains on the west coast, an extensive reef was traced, and it is estimated to contain over half a million tons of quartz. A sample assay averaged six ounces fourteen pennyweights gold, and ten ounces of silver. Years ago rich alluvial was found in the vicinity, and since then much money has been spent prospecting the reef.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, 10 August 1916, Page 8
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78THE TASMANIAN RUSH. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, 10 August 1916, Page 8
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