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Mining & the mines, 1852

1,060 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 53

Scarcity of Coal

Empire · Tuesday 22 June 1852 · page 2

A public meeting of coal [?]t[?], and coasumers of coal generally, was held yesterday fo[?], in the Saloon of the Royal Hotel, for the purpose of taking into…

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Original Correspondence. Value of Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1852 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—In your issue of yesterday Mr. Hale accuses me of "mis-stating facts," and uses some very hard words, such as "unjustly depreciating," &c, whereas, Mr. Hale himself…

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Value of Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I owe Mr. Lloyd an apology for not quoting the exact words from his gold circular, it certainly should have been "considerable quantity" instead of "great bulk;"…

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Original Correspondence. Value of Gold. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1852 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—It is impossible to argue with a man who will pervert the truth to suit his own purpose, and I could not have suppposed Mr. Hale uould do so; but he does in your issue of…

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Is Gold Money or Merchandise? To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 25 June 1852 · page 3

SIR—The London Economist says—"It is very curions to notice that money is getting scarce in Sydney, the gold not entering at all into circulation! Bills on the Treasury at home are at a…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 26 June 1852 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List

Owing to the inclemency of the weather scarcely any business in the gold market has been done durign the week; and no gold of importance has ben received, The heavy rains…

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The Value of Gold

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 26 June 1852 · page 2

SINCE the discovery of gold in this colony, this journal has never ceased in bringing the question of the real worth and value of that commodity, prominently before the public, with a view of…

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Export of Gold by the Maitland

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 26 June 1852 · page 171

The quantity of gold shipped for London by the Maitland, Captain Henry, which sailed for London this morning, is (14,325 ounces 19 grains) fourteen thousand three hundred and twenty-five ounces, nineteen grains; the value…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 28 June 1852 · page 2

The amount of gold received during the past week is very small, as the heavy rains have almost entirely put a stop to communication with the interior. By Escort there was received…

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English Extracts. Banking Institute—gold Discoveries. (From the Atlas, February 9.)

Empire · Monday 28 June 1852 · page 3

The third monthly meeting of the members of this society was held on Tuesday evening, at the Rooms, 52, Threadneedle-Street—Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart. F.R.S., in the Chair…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon. (From a Correspondent.) Oakey Creek, June 22

Empire · Monday 28 June 1852 · page 3

The new diggings at the Sheepstation are by no means lucrative to the diggers, with one or two exceptions; the principal number of the claims have turned out failures, but in…

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Real Value of Australian Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Mr. G. A. Lloyd, in this day's gold circular, in giving the results of assays in London, has omitted a very material circumstance, he avoids mentioning whether the gold…

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The Gold Discoveries in Australia. (From.the Merchant, February 10)

Empire · Tuesday 29 June 1852 · page 3

We may,perhaps, be thought peculiarin our opinion, when we say that we cannot consider the discovery of gold in Australia as a circumstance that should be considered…

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The Empire. Tuesday, June 29, 1852. the English Gold Schemes

Empire · Tuesday 29 June 1852 · page 2

THE late papers received in the Colony contain some curious notices, in reference to some of the Mining Companies in the course of formation in England. It is a…

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Value of Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1852 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—In consequence of the novel discussions which have lately appeared in your columns, on the value of gold, I am induced to offer a few remarks. The results of the home…

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Original Correspondence. the British Australian Gold Mining Company. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 30 June 1852 · page 3

SIR—On making your comments this morning in your paper on English Australian Gold Mining Companies, I beg to thank you for not classing this Company with that of Lake Batharst…

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Gold Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1852 · page 3

THE intelligence from our mines is still very imperfect from the delays occasioned by the late floods, which have in some cases cut off all communication, but so far as information has been received, the accounts are…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 3 July 1852 · page 3

Though the Shamrock brought intelligence of advanced rates at Melbourne, and a certain prospect of still higher, still Sydney maintains its place as the best market for gold. At my public…

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