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Mining & the mines, 1873

521 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 27

Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 4

COLLEEN BAWN GOLD MINING COMPANY. —A special meeting of shareholders in the above company was held on Monday evening in the office, Hunter-street. Mr. Henry Finch was…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 4

The opening business in the stock and share market show no improvement in prices, excepting for Peak Downs copper, for which there is slightly better feeling, and an improvement on the…

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Queensland Copper Mines. (From the Mount Perry Mail, July 10.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 4

NORMANBY.—The refinery is again at work, turning out pure copper. On Wednesday five tons of ingots were cast. Everything works smoothly now, and foreshadows success…

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Copper Mining. Another Queensland Copper Distict. (From the Rockhampton Bulleton, July 15.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1873 · page 4

Our readers will recollect the announcement a few weeks since of the Cowper Downs Copper Mine, just opened by Mr. Crate, near Rannes, at a spot about forty miles from the railway…

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Copper Mining. the Copper Mines on the Darling

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 5

Recently we published, from the Bourke Centra Australian, a full account of the Cobar copper mine being the first report of an inspecting party from Bourke to the various mines in the neighbourhood…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 5

Our Wattle Flat correspondent telegraphs the following:—"A trial crushing of three tons of stone from the Sir William Don reef, Surface Hill Consols Co., yielded 6 oz. 18 dwts. 2 grs. gold,"…

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

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

Though the Share market was very dull on Tuesday morning, it was a trifle better than on Monday, as more sales were reported, but in almost every instance prices closed weaker than the highest r[?]…

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Tin Mining. Lord Nelson Tin-mining Company. (From the Newcastle Chronicle, July 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 5

A meeting of the shareholders of this company was held last evening, at Mr. Gardner's office, Bolton-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors and transacting other business…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1873 · page 4

There was scarcely anything to report respecting the share market on Thursday. Some half a dozen sales comprised all the business done. Waratah coal changed hands at 12¾; Cobar…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1873 · page 4

The half-yearly general meeting of the All Nations G. M. Co. (limited) was held at the offices of the company on Thursday, when the report of tbe directors and balance-sheet were…

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Copper Mining. (From the Maryborough Chronicle, July 15.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1873 · page 4

A telegram was yesterday received by the secretary of the Normanby Copper Mining Co., from the mine, stating tbat 9½ tons of refined copper had been turned out last week, and five…

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Tin Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 4

TIN LODE AT COOMA—From a private source we learn that the alluvial tin lode discovered near Jillamatong Lake, in the parishes of Abington and Blakefield, is about to be…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 4

The share market has not altered on the closing rates of last week, for bank, steam, insurance, or coal shares, but has still a drooping tendency in mining shares; hence buyers hold…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of Carroll and Beard's G. M. Co., held on Monday, the report was adopted nem, con. £30,847 3s 2d worth of gold has been obtained since the formation of…

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The Coal Shipping Accommodation at Newcastle. (From the Newcastle Pilot, July 30.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 3

In another place we publish a statement of vessels and tonnage in our port awaiting loading; as also particulars of the vessels loading at the cranes and Government staiths. Comparing the figures of the…

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Queensland Copper Mines

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 4

MINES AT MOUNT PERRY.—Normanby: Stopes turning out large quantities of ore. Lode in Palmer and Reid's shafts looking well. Furnaces working satisfactorily; refined 9½ tons of ingots during the…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 4

However dull business in the Share market was on Monday, it was decidedly better than Tuesday's, as there were hardly any transactions reported on 'Change. Sales of copper comprised only Peak…

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Copper Mining. Cobar Copper Mining Company. (From the Empire of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 4

The third half-yearly report of the Cobar Copper Mining Company (limited), Bourke, River Darling, was brought up at a meeting of the shareholders on the 14th instant, and it is a highly satisfactory…

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Copper Mining. Queensland Copper Mines. the Mount Perry Mines. (From a Correspondent of the Maryborough Chronicle, July 26.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 4

The Wolcs Mine is beginning to look up again There is a great improvement in all the workings this past week, and they are now sending a fair quantity of ore to grass. I believe at no distant date…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 4

We have to report another dull day in the share market, and sellers largely in excess of investors. Gold shares remain about the same. Beyers and Holtermans sold at 14s 3d to 14s 6d; Hickson,…

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