The Fitzroy Iron Mines
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 13
THE opening of the railway to Picton, and the acceptance of contracts for its further extension for a length of some forty miles, attach much importance to the development of the Fitzroy Iron Mines, at Mittagong, through which place…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Western Copper Mines
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 8
THE reports from the Cadiangullong Copper Mines continue to be of a satisfactory character. Within the last three or four months, about eighty tons of copper have been brought down to Sydney and shipped for England,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Gold Fislds
Empire · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 2
Nothing of importance has transpired to call forth special remark, so far as the yield of gold is concerned. Some slight improvement has characterised the past month as compared with the previous part of the year,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Gold Fields
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 7
THE only news of interest the Gold-fields during the past month is intelligence of robbery, of violence, and of murder. The police force of the North-western district has been very largely increased, yet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Southern Gold-fjelds
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 7
Matters are improving to some extent on the Lambing Flat gold-fields, the escort having increased very steadily since the opening of the new ground at the rushes on the Lachlan road. Unfortunately, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Intelligence
Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 22 July 1863 · page 2
THE WENTWORTH MINES.—At the time of our weekly visit, yesterday forenoon, the diggers were in high spirits in consequence of the proprietors of the Homeward Bound having struck "heavy"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold and Specie Shipped Per Bombay
Empire · Wednesday 22 July 1863 · page 5
2456 oz. (gold bars), Oriental Bank. 2450 oz. (gold bars), 30,000 sovereigns, Agra Bank. 3901 oz. (gold bars), 60,000 sovereigns, Bank New South Wales. 20,000 sovereigns, Commercial Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Western Copper Mines
Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 July 1863 · page 5
THE reports from the Cadiangullong Copper Mines continue to be of a satisfactory character. Within the last three or four months, about eighty tons of copper have been brought down to Sydney and shipped for England,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fitzroy Iron Mines
Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 July 1863 · page 5
THE opening of the railway to picton, and the acceptance of contracts for the further extension for a length of some forty miles, attach much importance to the development of the Fitzroy Iron Mines at Mittagong thorough which place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 July 1863 · page 6
PAVED WITH GOLD.—Mr. Hodge, of Bentinck-street had occasion to gravel a yard connected with his place of residence, and for this purpose do obtained from the Oravel Pitts-hill several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peak Downs Copper Mining Company
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 5
THE first half yearly general meettne of the shareholders in the Peak Downs Copper Mining Company was held to-doy, at half past three o'clock, Mr. T. W. Smart in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bulli Coal Mining Company
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1863 · page 2
THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholde[?] of the Bulli Coal Mining Company was held yesterday, at half-past three o'clock. Mr. G. W. Allen in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Gold Fields
Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 August 1863 · page 2
ROCKY RIVER.—The Herald's correspondent writing on 18th July, reports:—A fatal accident has betel constable Farley who, it appears, was returning from a visit to Walcha township, and finding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moruya Silver Mining Company
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 August 1863 · page 5
THE first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Moruya Silver Mining Company was held yesterday, at 3 o'clock, Mr. R. J. Want in the chair. The Secretary read the following report and balance-sheet:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal and Petroleum. Coal an Embodiment of the Sunshine of a Long Past Age
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 August 1863 · page 3
COAL may be contemplated in some other very suggestive aspects. We may regard it as a consolidated form of the sunshine of a long-past day; as a por[?]on of the generously expended solar force of one age,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To the Directors of the Moruya Silver Mining Company
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 August 1863 · page 5
Gentlemen,—The experiments which I conducted with twenty pounds of ore from your mine lead me to the conclusion that the ore can be worked by smelting. When I employed seven parts of litharge to ten parts of ore, a perfect fusion took place, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Slams of Shoalhaven [From a Correspondent]
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 August 1863 · page 2
OUR friend "Aramis" has lately detailed a visit to our locality, but as he did not explore the mountains thereof, we may fairly conclude that a short account of a trip to them will be interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Intelligence
Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1863 · page 5
EXTENSIVE RUSH.—We have been informed that an extensive migration has taken place amongst the Chinese on the various diggings, towards a new rush on the banks of the Mucquarie, about twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Gold Fields
Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 August 1863 · page 3
THE quantity of gold dust delivered by the Escorts from our several gold fields during the month of July amounted to 35,915 ounces. In the corresponding month of the 1862 the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Seams of Shoalhaven
Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 August 1863 · page 8
OUR friend "Aramis" has lately detailed a visit to our locality, but as he did not explore the mountains there of, we may fairly conclude that a short account of a trip to them will be interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →