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Mining & the mines, 1865

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The Smelting Process at the Peak Downs Copper Mine

Empire · Monday 24 July 1865 · page 3

It is [?] everyone's privilege to visit a copper mine or to enjoy the luxury of being rather more than half [?] white witnnssing that very interesting processs terned "[?]". Having been one of the favoured…

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The Causes of Failure in Working Quartz Mines. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 24 July 1865 · page 5

Sir,—The actual experience of the past has palpably demonstrated some of the adverse causes that have produced such a blighting and paralysing effect upon the productiveness and…

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The Western Gold-fields. (From the Bathurst Free Press, July 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1865 · page 5

WITHIN the last month we have had no less than four distinct lushes of miners to localities within ashort distanced Bathurst, and from each we have, in turn, heard the cry of failure. What reliance can he placed upon this cry'is…

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Northern Gold-fields: Rocky River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1865 · page 3

THE correspondent of the Armidale Express in a communication dated from the Rocky River on the 18th of July, says:— A feature of this gold-field, from which it derives its…

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Mining News From Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1865 · page 3

GRASSETT'S LEAD.—Last Saturday was a great day on this lead, being the occasion of the prospectors hoisting their flag, and christening their claim. About thirty miners were present on the occasion, and the greatest good…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

Empire · Friday 28 July 1865 · page 5

The half-yearly general meeting of the above company was held at the Exchange, yesterday. Mr. M. Metcalfe in the chair. The following report was read to the meeting:…

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Our Gold Fields. the Western Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 6

WITHIN the last month we have had no less than four distinct rushes of miners to localities within a short distance of Bathurst, and from each we have, in turn, heard the cry of failure. What reliance can be placed upon this cry is…

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Northern Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 7

THE correspondent of the Armidale Express in a communication dated from the Rocky River on the 18th of July, says:— A feature of this gold-field, from which it derives its…

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Merimbula Coal

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 5

THE following letter, with reference to the discovery, near Merimbula, of a kerosene mineral, appeared in the Bega Gazette of the 16th instant:— Sir,—Believing that the only hope for this colony's, and…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 471

GLANMIRE DIGGINGS.—We visited Glanmice on Thursday last and are glad to be able to report a visible improvement in the amount of goldgening, and in the prospects of the diggers. Many…

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Mining News From Forbes

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 7

[?]SETT'S LEAD.—Last Saturday was a great day on this lead, being the occasion of the prospectors hoisting their flag, and christening their claim. About thirty miners were present on the occasion, and the greatest good…

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Moruya Silver Mining Company

Empire · Tuesday 1 August 1865 · page 5

The sixth half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday afternoon. The report of the directors for the half-year ending 30th June was adopted by the shareholders, who left the directors to…

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Peak Downs Copper-mining Company

Empire · Tuesday 1 August 1865 · page 5

The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday, at noon. Mr. Benjamin Buchanan in the chair. The report was adopted. Ninety tons of copper have left the mine to 30th June, including 14 tons in…

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Carrawang Copper Mine. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Friday 4 August 1865 · page 5

COLLECTOR, 1ST AUGUST.—The existence of a rich copper mine at Carrawang is a fact of great importance to this district, and a description of it will no doubt prove interesting to many of your readers. For…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 August 1865 · page 495

PIPECLAY GREEK DIGGINGS.—A party have been prospecting the ground at a spot three miles from the further (Old Pipeclay) diggings. They bottomed at 110 feet; there were good…

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Customs and Gold Statistics

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 August 1865 · page 3

THE Customs Revenue collected during the [?]enth of July at the port of Sydney has [?]ounted to £50,752 7s. 9d. against £48,311 [?] 4d. for the corresponding month of the year…

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Mining News—the Ironbarks. (From the Western Examiner's Correspondet.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 August 1865 · page 2

MR. West, manager for Mr., Korf, is collecting the cement which lay amongst the washdirt in the Little Ironbarks ridges; and his opinion is, that it will pay for crushing. If so, it will be the means of saving a quantity of gold…

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An Australian Copper Mine

Empire · Thursday 10 August 1865 · page 3

The real truth about the discovery of the Burnt Hut copper-mine can be told very shortly. It was Trevistick's doing from beginning to end. He had been brought up…

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Our Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 7

THE FORBES DIGGINGS LOOKING UP.—By private advices from Forbes, we learn that two claims on Grasett's Lead washed out 60 oz. and 70 oz. respectively for their week's work on Saturday last. Twenty-five new claims…

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The Gold Fields North

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 2

The subjoined reply to a communication made by Mr PICKERING to the HONORABLE SECRETARY FOR LANDS, inviting the Minister's attention to certain inaccuracies in a Statistical Return laid upon the Table…

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