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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1873

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Copper Mining. the Cobar Copper Mines. (From the Bourke Central Australian, April 12.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

Mr. R. M. Hughes reports:— SOUTHERN COBAR.—Reports from this mine continue most cheering; the quantity of ore that may be raised is only limited by the extent of the face of the…

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Mount Perry Mining News

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

The M. P. Mail of April reported as follows:— MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE.—All the works are progressing with commendable regularity; every one of the floors is covered with piles of high…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Herald of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

No important change occurred in the Share market on Tuesday. The inquiry was light, and prices generally about the same as on Monday. Coal shares not in much demand. Shale Oil sold at 28s, and…

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Mount Flora Copper Mine. (From the Rockhampton Bulletin, April 15.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

We have been favoured by Mr. C. Keeley, who has just returned from Mount Flora, with an account of the copper mines. Mr. Keeley made a stay of some days, and having a practical knowledge of mining is…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 2

Wheal Johnson T. Co.—The mining manager telegrams as follows:—"7 tons got; 7 tons 10 cwt. forwarded." Uncle Tom G. M. Co.—The mining manager…

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Tin Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1873 · page 2

BENDEMEER TIN MINE.—The dispute between Buchanan and Co. and Cotton, Landy, and Gray is not settled. Buchanan and Co. are in possession and working, turning out excellent tin in large…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Herald of Friday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1873 · page 2

The tendency of the Share market is still in favour of buyers, of whom there are not a great number. For Beyers and Holtermans 27s 6d was the best offer at the brokers' board. Carroll Boards…

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MINING. (From the S. M. Herald of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1873 · page 2

A sample of quartz weighing 54 lbs. from the Rebecca G. M. Co.'s ground, has been assayed by Mr. Watt, and yielded at the rate of 1 oz. 3 dwts. 16 grs. per ton…

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Copper Mining. Goodrich Copper Mines. (From a correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 4

The following communication may be of some interest to many of the readers of your valuable paper, who take special interest in copper mining and smelting, and also from the fact that Mr. Lloyd (the…

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Mount Perry Mining News

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 4

The Mail reported as follows on April 17:— MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE—All operations on this mine are being carried on most successfully. NORMANBY.—Here, at the furnaces, they continue…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Evening News of Monday afternoon.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 4

In gold matters there is not much to report, excepting that the news of the Shakespeare Company having struck the Star of Peace vein is confirmed by advices from Hill End. Tin-mining scrip are…

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MINING. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 4

The first parcel of ore of the Cootralantra copper mine arrived on Saturday from Eden. The shipment consists of 13 tons, and will be forwarded to England to be tested prior to the erection of smelting works…

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Loss of Gold in Quartz-crushing. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 4

The following report has been received by the Queensland Government from their Agent-General:— "Queensland Government Offices, "London, 32, Charing Cross,…

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Newcastle. the Mining Townships. (From the Miners' Advocate, May 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 3

ACCIDENT.—We regret to record a painful accident, which befel Mr. Woods, the Secretary of the Miners' Protective Association, on Tuesday evening last. While proceeding from Wallsend to Waratah…

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Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

MINING MANAGER'S REPORT.—Wheel of Fortune, Root Hog: Driving a crosscut east. Cut one small leader, about one inch wide; under this the ground is not so hard as before, and, should the ground…

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Mining News. Mining. (From the Herald of Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 5

The second half-yearly meeting of the Mount Mitchell Tin Co. took place at the company's office, on Monday, Mr. A. Stuart presiding. The report and balance-sheet were…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Herald, Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

Three months ago if any person had ventured to predict that, before the 1st of May, only one sale of mining shares would be reported in a day, he would have been considered as bereft of reason. Such an…

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Copper Mining. the Cobar Mining Country. (From the Bourke Central Australian, April 19.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 6

Captain Lean, of the Cobar Mine, under date April 13th, reports that in Barton's shaft the sinking continues through a fine looking, congenial gossan, and that large stones of very…

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Norman by Copper Mine. (From the Maryborough Chronicle, April 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 6

An exhaustive report on the smelting operations of the above company has been received from Captain Hoskins, the substance of which we are enabled to publish for the information…

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Copper Mining. the Mount Perky Mines. (From the Mount Perry Mail, April 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1873 · page 3

MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE.—Nothing fresh to report, everything looking as well as could be wished for, and the works going on energetically and judiciously…

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