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Mining & the mines, 1861

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Loan of Gold to France. (From Beil's Weekly Messenger, November 24.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 8

AN arrangement has been made between, the Bank of France and the Bank of England, by which the former are to have a loan of £2,000,000 of gold. The Bank of France, as security, with deposit with the Bank of…

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Australian Gold Fields

Empire · Monday 28 January 1861 · page 2

WE have on a former occasion reviewed the work alluded to in the following remarks' but as they are couched in reasonable and temperate language, and express a view of the case…

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The Gold Fields of Australia

Empire · Monday 28 January 1861 · page 3

Few persons have done more to increase the capital and to improve the condition of their country than Mr. Edward Hammond. Hargraves, and few of those whose claims have been so universally admitted have less occasion to acknowledge the…

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Gold-fields Stipend Fund

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 3

PUBLIC meeting of the subscribers to this fund was held in the Church Society's House, Phillip-street, on Friday evening. The attendance was limited. The chair was taken by the Bishop of Sydney, who…

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Newcastle Coal and Copper Company.—

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 5

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Newcastle Coal and Copper Company was held at their offices. in the Exchage yesterday at noon. Thomas Walker Eaq; took the chair The report wsa adopted, and a dividend declared at the rate of…

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COMMISSIONERS v. MINERS. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 3

SIR,—It is soldem that a miner has occasion to solicit a corner of the open column in your Journal, that I trust you will find room for this letter, which I will make as council as possible. Acc[?]tomed as meny of us have been in Victoria…

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Where Is the Gold Gone? (From the Economist, November 17th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 3

WE have endeavoured to prepare the readers of the Economist for an important increase in the value of money during the present, autumn, but we have not prepared them for the extreme suddenness of the…

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Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 3

Respecting Kiandra we make the following extracts from the Alpine Pioneer of the 22nd instant:— The escort left on Saturday with 745 ounces of gold. When we take into consideration the small…

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The Wallsend Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 3

THE following is the report adopted by the [?] of this Compny, at the half-yearly meeting held on Monday last. The directors have the honour to report the progress of the Company during the last six months…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

Empire · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at their offices, in the Exchange, on the 28th instant, at 3.30 p.m.; Charles Kemp, Esq., in the chair…

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Gold News. (From the Tamwoth Examiner January 20.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 8

BC WLING ALLNY POINT.—The number of ininere at work here has considerably decreased within the past twelve months, and business is said to be very dull. The party known as the "Canadian party," have undertaken a considerable piece of ground sininoing…

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Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 3

The Yass Courier of Wednesday, in its report of Lambing Flat, or Burrangong, by which name these diggings are now designated, says:—During the last few days the Oriental Bunk has purchased…

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Gold News

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 6

CALEDONIAN RE[?]—The Wynyard Times reports:—This reef still progresses, and has more reliable data for public appre[?]ation than a few rich spect[?]. The prospect [?] have had another quantity of their…

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Lambing Flat Gold-fields. [From a Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1861 · page 5

JANUARY 26.—The great desideratum here is a plentiful and regular supply of water. Could this be relied upon, as hinted at in a former communication, it would be the means of developing these diggings,…

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Gold-diggings Scenes and Stories (From the Weekly Empire.)

Empire · Monday 4 February 1861 · page 2

THOSE who have had any experience of the ups and downs of life will acknowledge that every situation has advantages and privation, peculiar to itsef. These are very different in somparative degree, and still more so…

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The Ventilation of Coal Mines. to the Editor of the Ehpire

Empire · Tuesday 5 February 1861 · page 3

SIR.—It is well known that the life of man and of other animals, as well as the combustion of lights, which are used in the interior of mines, require for their maintenance the atmospheric air from which they borrow…

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Gold News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1861 · page 3

BRAIDWOOD GOLD-FIELDS.—The recent stormy and unsettled weather has, we are happy to learn, had no injurious effects upon the claims in the Happy Valley. The accounts from Araluen during the week have been…

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Gold News. (From the Armidale Express, February 2.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1861 · page 3

THE ROCKY RIVER.—Those working near Tipperary could not bottom their wet prospecting shaft by the means hitherto adopted. Two 25-gallon casks kept constantly in operation by the horse-gin were found…

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Miners' Protective League

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1861 · page 2

A meeting was held on Thursday evening, at the stores of Tom Walsh and Co., Lambing Flat, for the parpose of forming a Miners' Protective League. About eighty miners attended. A little after eight the proceedings commenced by Mr. Stewart…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1861 · page 2

SINCE the expulsion of the Chinamen on Sunday last, their claims have been jumped by the Europeans, the latter have not got such good "haule" as they anticipated. The average yield in this particular spot being 1? to 3 dwts. to the tub, except in three…

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