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Mining & the mines, 1864

292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 15

The Northern Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1864 · page 12

At the Rocky River there is very little change in mining affairs. Water is plenty to wash and sluice with. Mount Welsh Tunnel, which has been lying idle for upwards of a year, has again had operations commenced in it. Young…

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Exports of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1864 · page 8

THE following is the quantity of coal entered at the Sydney Customs, from 20th February, to 20th March inclusive:— From Newcastle......... 9698 tons Wollongong......... 7[?]…

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Our Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1864 · page 12

THE principal feature in our gold news of the present month is the large yield of gold from two claims on the Wentworth gold-field, near Orange. The particulars will be found detailed lower down. But although we have this…

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The Peak Downs Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1864 · page 12

THE extraordinary rains, and the flooded state of the country between the Peak Downs copper mines and the port, have interfered with communication, and the latest advices from the mines are only a few days subsequent to…

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Description of the Casket of Gold for the Princess of Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1864 · page 6

THE casket to be presented by the ladies of New South Wales to H. R. H. the Princess of Wales is a chef-d'[?], reflecting the highest honour upon our fellow colon[?] Mr. Julius Hogarth, from whose [?]…

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Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1864 · page 8

THE following additional regulations were laid upon the table by the Hon. Minister for Lands, and ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed, 3rd March, 1864…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 23 March 1864 · page 4

THE NEW GOLD FIELD.— Referring to the brief notice given in our last of the discovery of gold in paying quantities in the Murrimbidgee district, beyond Uriarra, we have this week obtained further…

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Our Coal-fields Bill To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1864 · page 2

SIR,—Seeing in your paper of the 15th instant a letter from some person signing himself "Another Min[?]r," which writer has been pleased to think all writers who venture to expr[?] different opinions from Mr. Mackenzie, must have some private feeling in…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 24 the President took his seat at twenty-six minutes past four o'clock. Moruya Silver Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1864 · page 8

Mr. PLUNKETT moved the second reading of the Moruya Silver Mining Company's Bill. The bill was read a second time, and the committal was made an order of the day of the next sitting day…

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Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 March 1864 · page 6

THE following additional regulations were laid upon the table by the Hod. Minister for Lands, and ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be primed, 3rd Match, 1864…

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Our Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 March 1864 · page 3

THE, WENTWORTH GOLD-FIELDS.—The news from the above mines during the past week has far eclipsed anything before chronicled. No sooner has the fact of unheard of quantities of the precious metal been circulated, than fresh…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 30 March 1864 · page 3

Mining operations this week, in Upper Araluen present better features than have been exhibited latterly. Owen's party in possession of an excellent claim, have been doing better than ever…

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Our Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 April 1864 · page 3

BACH CREEK.—The correspondent of the Orange Guardian writes:—I take the earliest opportunity of informing you that in claim No. 2 South a very rich quartz vein was struck on Monday morning last, about…

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The Gundagai Gold-field. (From the Yass Courier)

Empire · Tuesday 5 April 1864 · page 5

MARCH 30TH—Although little has been said, and l[?] writt[?]n, about the new gold field at Gundagai, there cannot be the r[?]mptest doubt that it is destined to become one of the most auriferous tracts of land that ha[?]…

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Mining Intelligences

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 6 April 1864 · page 5

WESTERN GOLD FIELDS.— I snatch a moment to tell you gold is yet being got on the Pyramul. Last week 18 oz., 16 oz., 6 oz., and 5 oz. nuggets were obtained, besides a good deal of small gold…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. Before the police Magistrate, with Messre. J, Gold well, M. Chapman and T. Cullen

Empire · Thursday 7 April 1864 · page 5

Henry Dunn ninsteer, charged with absenting himself from his Indebted apprenticeship to Hugh Dixson, tobaconist, was ordered to return to the employment of his master,…

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The Otago Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1864 · page 2

FROM Dunedin we have papers to the 25th ultimo. The Daily News states that, according to advices from the Lake District, it appears that the Arrow and Shotover are very low, and that in consequence there…

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On Copper Mines and Mining in the Western Districts. (From a Correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press)

Empire · Friday 8 April 1864 · page 5

How blind are the inhabitants of Bathurst, Orange, Molong, and Carcoar to their interests, in allowing the vast mineral treasures in their immediate neighbourhoods to lie dormant year after year, when, if they were…

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Effect of the Recent Gold Discoveries Upon Mankind

Empire · Friday 8 April 1864 · page 2

THE first phenomenon attendant upon the gold discoveries has been the great emigration—the transfer of large masses of population from their old seats to nen ones—the vast and sudden…

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Our Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 April 1864 · page 3

QUARTZ REEPS AT BILLIBONG—We have been favoured with the following extract froma a letter to a merchant in Sydney, from a friend at Forbes:—"A party of troopers was sent out to Billibong yesterday to escort…

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