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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1873

521 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 27

MINING. (From the Herald, Tuesday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1873 · page 4

Specimens weighing about 4 lbs., taken from Blackmann's No. 6 Reef, Hanging Rock, have been brought to this office by Mr. Samuel Goold. The stone is thickly impregnated with gold, and is said…

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Tin Mining. Tent Hill. (From the Armidale Chronicle, Feb. 6.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1873 · page 4

JANUARY 27TH.—Tent Hill is surely destined to take a wonderful place in the history of New South Wales. Its vast mineral wealth will yet grace the annals of the Southern hemisphere with a golden…

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Gold Mining in Victoria. (From the Argus's Mail Summary for Europe.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 5

The close of each year affords the only reliable opportunity for taking stock of the progress of the colony in regard to gold mining affairs. At that time, by reckoning up the amount of gold exported,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 2

The rush for shares in the two great claims at Hill End was the feature in the share market on Tuesday. Beyers and Holtermans sold at 71s, and closed firm. A large business was done in Krohmans at…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 2

Wheal-Edith Tin Co.—The first half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held on Tuesday, at the offices of Messrs. Hardie and Gorman, when the directors' report and the balance-sheet for the…

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Mining News. (From the Hill End Times, Feb. 7.) Hawkins' Hill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 5

Beyers and Co. and Krohmann's still continue to grass stone of almost fabulous richness, and the next crushings from these claims will equal, if they do not excel, former ones. We visited the Tambaroora…

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Yield of Gold in New South Wales. (From the S. M. Herald, Feb. 12.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 5

We have repeatedly called attention to the injustice done to the gold-producing interests of this colony by the neglect of the Government to procure complete statistics of the yields of the different…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 3

On no occasion since the mining fever set in here has there been more excitement about gold shares than there was on Thursday. Krohmann was heard of in all the haunts of mining speculators, and other…

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Exports—coal and Iron. London, February 9

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 2

The exports from the United Kingdom for the month ending the 31st January, 1873, show an increase of four millions sterling, owing principally to the increased value of coal and iron. This increased…

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The Labour Question—coal. London, February 9

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 2

The colliery strike continues. House coal is 50s. The introduction of Chinese labour is threatened…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Friday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 3

Albion G. M. Co.—Mining manager reports:—"The shaft is now down 18 feet, and am glad to report that gold is to be seen in the vein in the solid quartz. At present it is very fine, but from the character of…

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Bendemeer Tin Mines

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 2

The extreme scarcity of news must be my apology for not sending you any. I hear that the state of our present lock-up and the necessity for a new one are to be brought before…

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Gold Digging on the Table Land

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 2

An occasional correspondent, Mr. W. A. Smith, of Bandon Grove, writes us as follows respecting the prospects for gold miners on the Table Land, and as will be seen, he holds a very high opinion of the…

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Copper Mining. Bourke Mining Report. (From the Central Australian, Bourke, Feb. 1.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 2

We are favoured by Mr Bloxham with the following intelligence from our mining distriot, which he left on Sunday last. The rain that fell plentifully in Bourke on the…

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MINING. (From the S.M. Herald, of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 2

The Morning Star Quartz Co., Berndoc.—The mining manager, on February 12, writes as follows— "The ground in the tunnel is looking much better than it has for some time past, and if same continues…

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Mining News. (From the Hill End Observer, Feb. 12.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 4

The market during the last few days has been influenced by operations in respect to Krohmann's scrip. The shares have steadily advanced to 71s, and this is in consequence of a fine haul of…

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Tin Mining. Cope's Creek. (From a correspondent of the Inverell Courier, Feb. 12.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1873 · page 4

Since my last we have been favored with fine weather, and those at work on the creeks have been making the most of it. We were threatened with a heavy storm on Sunday afternoon, but no ram of any…

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The Miners' Strike. London, February 17

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 2

The strike of the miners in Wales is coming to an end. 400 of the men will resume work to-day…

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The Coal Question. London, February 18

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 2

The price of coal has advanced in several of the manufacturing districts. Yesterday, the question was discussed in the journals. An appeal has been made to the Government, but the Ministers decline…

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MINING. (From Thursday's S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 2

Barton's Reef G. M. Co.—Mining Manager reports "that he has raised, since the 3rd instant, 25 tons quartz, estimated to yield 8 ounces to the ton." Tinegah Tin Co.—Manager reports "the dispatch…

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