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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1873

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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 21 August 1873 · page 2

The share market has not altered with regard to New South Wales mining stocks, but New North Clunes and Hustlers Pups have been freely dealt in, and in the latter a good rise has taken place. The…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1873 · page 2

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the following yields from some of the Victorian mines:—Band and Albions, 98oz.; Prince of Wales, 372oz.; New North Clunes, 400 oz.; Great Extended Hustler's Co., 931…

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The Victorian Coal-fields. (From the Melbourne Argus, August 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1873 · page 4

The following is the report of Mr. John Mackenzie, F.G.S., Government Examiner of Coal-fields New South Wales, on the coal-fields of the south-eastern district of Victoria:—…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 2

The only transactions to note in gold are sales of Brown's at 10s, Rapps 4s 3d to 5s, and New North Clunes at £73. In copper, Mount Perry have changed hands at 16s, aud Peak Downs 12s 6d to 13s…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1873 · page 2

Messrs. Hardie and German report the receipt, per City of Brisbane (s.) of the following consignments of tin ore:—Wheal Johnson, 11 tons; Wheal Edith, 3 tons; Severn River, 4 tons; Great Dividing Range,…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1873 · page 4

The first annual general meeting of shareholders in the Big Ruby Tin Mining Co.(limited) was held on Thursday, at Messrs. Hardie and Gorman's offices, when the report and balance-sheet were unanimously…

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Copper Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1873 · page 4

THE DARLING COPPER MINES.—The Barcoo Copper and Silver Mining Company intend sinking 50 feet, and then driving for the reef. They have their shaft down 16 feet; and the…

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Tin Mining. Yield of the Tin Mines. Grafton. (From the Clarence Examiner, Aug. 19.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1873 · page 4

The following is the return of ore received from the Tin Mines of New England, by the Clarence and New England Steam Navigation Company, at their wharf, South Grafton, for…

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Mining in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1873 · page 4

The Melbourne Australasian of Saturday last publishes an abstract of the quarterly report of the Government mining surveyors, and registrars, and remarks:—…

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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 28 August 1873 · page 4

The week has commenced with a small business in the share market and scarcely anything doing in mining stocks. Normanby Copper, 4s 6d; Peak Downs Copper, 10s 6d, 11s;…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1873 · page 4

The second half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Stannifer Tin Co. was held on Monday, at the Chamber of Commerce. The directors' report and balanc-sheet were unani…

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Gulgong Mining Report. (From the Gulgong Evening Argus, Aug. 21.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1873 · page 4

There was a report in circulation yesterday that remarkably good prospects had been obtained from a claim at the Home Rule. Rumour had it that as much as five ounces to the dish had…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

The depression from which every description of mining shares, except coal, have been suffering appears likely to last for some time longer. Outside stocks are being forced off at any price, and the bulk…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Wednesday)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Currajong Consols G. M. Co. was held on Tuesday at Deloitte, Brothers' office. The directors' report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The battery is expected to be at…

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Gulgong Mining Report. (From the Gulgong Evening Argus, Aug. 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1873 · page 2

Mining operations, taking Gulgong as the centre from which prospecting parties issue forth, are carried on to a greater extent than most people have the most adequate idea. In coming to this gold…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1873 · page 4

Sales of shares reported on Thursday presented no feature of interest to the outside public, nor was there any improvement in prices. Carroll Beards gold were done at 9s, Grenfell Consols at 4s 6d and…

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The Gold Coast. London, August 28

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

Preparations are being made to prosecute the war on the Gold Coast with increased vigour. Two steamers are loading at Woolwich with arms and ammunition to be used by the forces sent against the…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1873 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of Oxon's G. M. Co. was held on Wednesday, and the directors' report, &c, adopted. Mr. R. Adams was re-elected a director, and Mr. W. G. Whiting an auditor…

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Copper Mining. Bourke Mining Report. (From the Bourke Central Australian, August 16.)

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

The return of some of our townsmen from a visit to Cobar and the neighbouring mines enables us to give some reliable information as to the progress and prospects of the mining interest in the district…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

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

At a special meeting of the shareholders of the Molong Copper Co., held on Monday, 22,000 being represented, it was resolved,—"That the shareholders in the Molong Consuls Copper Co. contribute the sum…

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