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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1873

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 2

A single sale, and that at a decline, comprised all the business done in gold and copper shares on Thursday. Paxton's offered at 2s 9d, and were sold at 2s 6d. Shale Oil changed hands at 19s 3d to…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Friday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 2

The Severn River Tin Co.—Manager reports receipt of a telegram from Stanthorpe, dated October 16th, advising the dispatch on the 15th of 17 tons of ore…

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Copper Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 4

The secretary of the Peak Downs Copper Mining Company reports receipt of the following for the week ending 15th September:—The mining manager writes:—"It is a very difficult matter for me to…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 4

The stock and share operations show a fair amount of business on the whole, but the only noteworthy change is a favourable turn in Peak Downs, caused by an improvement in the London copper market,…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 4

Peak Downs Copper Co.—The secretary reports receipt of the following telegram from the mining manager:—"Fire broke out Thursday night, Thomas Footway Winze: still burning; confined to…

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A Gold Robber Shot. (From the Mount Alexander Mail, Oct. 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 4

Considerable excitement prevailed at Guildford yesterday by a report that a Chinaman, caught in the set of robbing a mining claim, had been shot dead. Inquiry has proved the…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 4

The reaction in Peak Downs shares, which set in on Monday, has been supported. Numerous sales were reported on Tuesday morning at 18s 3d to 20s, closing with sellers at the latter figure. Cowflat…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1873 · page 4

Our Hill End correspondent reports by telegram that Beyers and Holtermann's G. M. Co. have finished their crushing of 143½ tons of stone, which yielded 551 oz. 6 dwts. of retorted gold…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 2

Telegrams from Hill End, reporting a rich find of gold in the new shaft of the Star of Peace, helped on Thursday morning to dissipate a little of the prevailing dullness. Several sales were made at 7s 6d to 8s…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Day spring G. M. Co. reports under date 22nd instant:—"Cleared up and retorted yesterday, obtained 248 oz. gold." Star of Peace G. M. Co.(Limited.)—The mining…

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Copper Mining. Queensland Copper Mines. Mount Perry Mine. (From the Maryborough Chronicle, Oct. 18.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

The following report on this mine has been forwarded to its for publication:— The new shafts are progressing favorably, Ebenefer's being now 3 fathoms below the 30-fatnom level,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

There is a steady inquiry for Wallsend and Waratah Coal shares. The latter company held their halfyearly meeting to-day and the report shows a highly prosperous state of affairs. The production of tin…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Tuesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

The Pioneer Tin Co. has issued a favourable report for the past half-year, and the directors have recommended a dividend of 6d. per share, or 12½ per cent on the subscribed capital…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1873 · page 2

Shale Oil shares have taken an unfavourable turn, and numerous sales were effected on Tuesday at from 19s to 17s 9d, closing with buyers at 17s 5d, sellers 18s 6d. Coal firm, Wallsend sold at 14;…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Wednesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1873 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Pioneer Tin Co. took place on Tuesday. The report adopted Shows £1200 in hand after payment of dividend of 6d. per share. Dividend payable at the office of the…

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Bingera Gold and Diamond Mines. (By the Special Correspondent of the Tamworth Examiner.)

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

Affairs here are steadily progressing, though there are not any new payable finds to report upon this week. The prospectors are now working with an increase of labour, and continue to send up stone as…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Friday morning.)

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

Band of Hope and Albion Consols.—The mining manager reports, under date 25th October:—"The No. 1 shaft has put a jump-up through in the locality of a large area of hitherto unexplored ground,…

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Copper Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

BOURKE MINING INTELLIGENCE.—Beyond a little information further with regard to the find in the Southern Cobar mine, the mining news for the week is very meagre, owing to causes to which we have…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

The brokers report the following sales:—Shale and Oil shares, 19s; Normanby Copper, 2s; Peak Downs, 19s 3d. (From the Herald, Tuesday morning.)…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Tuesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

Rapps G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports as follows, under date November 1:—"The driving of past week is 4 feet; total length of crosscut is 54 feet, and have no change. I will start to drive…

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