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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1874

333 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 17

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 2

The sales to-day in the share market are as follows:—Wallsend coal, 12¾; Peak Downs, 5s, 5s 3d; Day Spring, 2s, 1s 9d. (From the Herald, Tuesday morning.)…

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Coal and Iron. (From the London Correspondent of the Melbourne Argus.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 4

One of the most hopeful auguries for the industrial prosperity of the year upon which we have entered is the rapid fall in the price of coal. In London most sorts of coal are about 8s. per ton lower…

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Poetry. She Can Never Be Mine

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 5

Ah! why do I hang on each word and each smile— Why list to her voice so divine— When another more favored has won her young heart, And I know she can never be mine?…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

Shale and Oil shares were weaker on Tuesday, and sold at 13s 6d. Peak Downs Copper firm, at the improvement noticed on Monday; sales at 5s 6d. Dayspring gold continue to advance; sales at 2s 3d…

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Colliery Strikes. London, March 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 2

There have been serious colliery strikes owing to a reduction of wages…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Evening News of Friday Afternoon.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 4

The sales to-day in the share market comprised the following:—Wallsend Coal, 12¾; Peak Downs, 5s 6d. (from the Herald, Saturday morning.) Wallsend coal shares are moving more freely at…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Friday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 4

The third half-yearly meeting of the Wheal Johnson Tin Co. was held yesterday, at the Exchange, when the directors' report and balance-sheet to February 28 was adopted. The balance-sheet showed £3066…

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Coal Miners' Strike. London, March 27

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

A great strike of colliers has taken place in Staffordshire. Twelve thousand men have left the pits…

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The Proposed Collieries Company. London, March 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

The proposition to start an Australian Collieries Company in London has fallen through. It was found that the company would not float, and the money has been returned to those who had applied…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

The share market was as flat as ever on Monday morning. A few Peak Downs Copper at 5s 6d to 5s 9d were the only ones dealt in. (From the Evening News, Tuesday afternoon.)…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

Eisenstaedter's New Banca Tin Co.—A telegram received this day from the mining manager states:— Washed last week 2 tons, 10 cwt. tin ore."…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 2

Though the reports from the Hill End mines indicate a revival of prosperous times, there is still a disinclination to buy shares in any gold company. Paxton's at 1s 9d were the only kind dealt in…

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MINING. (From the Herald, Thursday morning.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report having sold privately 20 tons of tin ore, assaying from 71'7 to 74'3 per cent, at prices ranging from £52 5s. to £54; also 20 tons refined tin at £89 per ton…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, April 4, 1874. the Shipment of Coal at Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1874 · page 2

IT will be remembered that about the time when the tonnage dues ceased to be collected at Newcastle, there was, partly from that cause, and partly from the operation of other…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 3

Shale and Oil shares had a slight recovery on Thursday, and sold at 13s to 13s 6d. Lion Beef gold brought 3s 6d. No others dealt in…

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Anvil Creek and Greta. (From the Correspondent of the Miners' Advocate.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1874 · page 4

CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ANVIL CREEK COLLIERY.—Mr. Farthing, who has for so many years managed the Anvil Creek collieries on his own account, and since the formation of the company on…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1874 · page 2

The sales to-day in the share market are as follows:—Lion Reef, 3s 6d; Paxton's, 2s; Wallsend Coal, 13…

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The Anvil Creek Seam of Coal— Its Discovery, Development. and Resources. (Communicated to the Miners' Advocate.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 6

The person or persons who first discovered the outcrop of the Anvil Creek seam of coal in the creek of that name are now, probably, unknown. One thing is certain, that prior to 1861 reports had…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 2

The numerous instances of winding up, enforcement of calls, and waste of money on valueless properties are all tending to make investors neglect shares that will pay a good return on the purchase…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1874 · page 2

The managers of Paxton's G. M. Co. are advised by telegram from Hill End, dated Wednesday, that 110 tons of stone crushed yielded 317 oz. 10 dwts. gold. Beyers and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date…

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