The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, December 7, 1872. the Mining Bill
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 2
THE Mining Bill, which was introduced a fortnight ago, has been published in fall by the S. M. Herald, and abstracts of it, or extracts from it, have appeared in various other journals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copper Mining. the Western Peak Downs Copper Mine
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 2
The first half-yearly meeting of this mining company was held in Sydney on the 2nd instant; or rather the general meeting which, by the terms of the prospectus, the directors were bound to call…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tin Mining. the Yield of the Tin Mines. the Grafton and Warwick Routes
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 2
The New England (s.), says the Tenterfield Star of Dec. 5, took on her last trip to Sydney over 350 bags tin ore, weighing nearly twenty tons. This we believe to be the largest quantity of tin ore taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Herald, Friday morning.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 2
There was little more doing in the share market on Thursday morning, though nothing like an active demand was noticeable. The only sales made which exhibited an advance in value were Star of Peace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. (From the Herald, Friday morning.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1872 · page 2
The yield of the Band and Albion mine on Thursday was 144 oz. 15 dwts. Karaula Tin Co.—The secretary reports that nearly six tons of ore have arrived in Sydney, the second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Evening News, Monday afternoon.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 4
There appears to be a very large business doing in the stock and share market. The favourite investment, Tambaroora Gold-mining shares, Beyers and Holtermann's and Star of Peace command higher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 4
Melhado and Curtis report having received the following telegrams respecting the Victorian mines:— Band and Aillions No. 4 struck new stratum on Friday, showing good prospects. No. 2 will wash every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gipps Land Coal. (From the Port Albert correspondent of the Gipps Land Times
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1872 · page 4
At Port Albert more reliable information has been received during the past week touching the newlydiscovered seams of coal. The precise locality is at least ten miles from Corner Inlet, but no vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copper Mining
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 4
NORMANBY COPPER MINE, MOUNT PERRY. —The Secretary of the Normanby Copper Mining Company has received a progress report from Captain Hosking, descriptive of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the S. M. Herald, Wednesday morning.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2
Transactions yesterday were pretty brisk. Sales of Peak Downs are reported at £5; and, in gold, Beyers and Holtermanns changed hands at 71s, 71s 6d. Daysprings are quoted at 7s 6d and 8s,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. (From the Herald of Wednesday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2
At a meeting of the proprietors of Matthewson's Shakespeare claim, held on Monday afternoon, it was resolved to form same into a public company, to be called the Matthewson's Gold Mining Company…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining News. (From the Hill End Times, Dec. 11.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 4
HAWKINS' HILL—Phoenix: From the position of the ground this shaft is very much troubled with water, from which cause great delay and additional expense have been incurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vegetable Creek Tin Mines. (Communicated to Tamworth Weekly News.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1872 · page 2
During my stay in New England, I paid severavisits to the Vegetable Creek tin-mining ground, part of the Strathbogie run, belonging to Hugh Gordon, Esq., and felt surprised at never finding any mention…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tin Mines Generally
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 2
The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Argus (usually a well informed man, though we think not usually very sanguine) writes as follows, under date Sydney, Dec. 4:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tin Mining. Bendemeer Tin Mines. (From the correspondent of the Murrurundi Times, Dec. 14.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 2
It is hardly any use my sending you any report about the tin mines, for, with the exception of one or two on Spring Creek, who are continuing in the same steady way as before, and the mines of Hinsch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copper Mines at Peak Downs. (From the Peak Downs Telegram, Dec. 7.) the Western Peak Downs Mine
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 3
We have visited the Western during the week, and were much pleased with the indications of substantial progress apparent in all directions. The visitor to this mine enjoys one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inverell and the Tin Mines
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 3
A Maitlander now on a visit to New England, sends us a graphic and rather biting account of the tin diggings. Inverell, Dec. 13…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Waratah Colliery. (From correspondence in the Newcastle Chronicle,)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 4
It will be remembered that, in writing a short while ago of the Waratah company's colliery, I mentioned that in addition to the coal property held here, and which they have worked so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copper Mining. Orange District Mining Report. (From the Orange Western Examiner, Dec. 14.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 2
We are enabled to give this week a very encouraging report of the present prospects of several of the gold and copper mines in this and neighbouring districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Perry Mines. (From the Mount Perry Mail, Dec. 7.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1872 · page 3
WOLCA,—During the past week the drive east of Bennett's shaft has been communicated with Walter's winse. Captain Bennett informs us that this communication will enable him to proceed at once with…
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