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Mining & the mines, 1866

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The Extraction of Gold. (From the Argus, September 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1866 · page 2

AT the last monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria the following essay on the above subject was read by Mr. H. A. Thompson:- The paper I have the honour to lay before the Royal…

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The Extraction of Gold

Empire · Monday 8 October 1866 · page 2

At the last monthly meeting (September 10) of the Royal Society the following paper on the subject was read by Mr. H. A. Thompson:—…

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Vein Mining in California

Empire · Monday 15 October 1866 · page 2

We observe in our interior exchanges frequent reports of the sale of quartz lodes, in whole or in part, at cash prices ranging from 50,000 dollars to 500,000. As these…

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The Threatened Strike. Monster Meeting of Miners at Waratail. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 October 1866 · page 2

A MONSTER meeting of the miners of the district was held at half-post 10 o'clock on Monday morning, at Griffith's Flat, near Waratah, to consider the dispute between the manager and the men at the Waratah works, and also to…

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Extension of Gold-fields. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 October 1866 · page 5

SIR,—In the debate in the Legislative Assembly last evening, some of the members did me the honour of naming an opinion of mine respecting the advisableness of appointing a gentleman to carry on the future development of the…

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The Horrible Murder at a Colliery Three Years Ago

Empire · Friday 19 October 1866 · page 3

The came celebre, known as the "Wigan colliery morder," was again the subject of judicial investigation at the Liverpool assizes on Monday the 13th instant, and the mystery and complications which have…

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Monster Meeting of Miners at Waratah. the Threatened Strike

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 October 1866 · page 2

A MONSTER meeting of the miners of the district was held at half-past 10 o'clock on Monday morning, at Griffith's Flat, near Waratah, to consider the dispute between the manager and the men at the Waratah works, and also to…

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Gold-fields

Empire · Tuesday 23 October 1866 · page 2

Since the publication of our last month's summary the yield of gold has maintained its average, and the news from the various gold-fields has been generally of a satisfactory character. As a subject connected with…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1866 · page 7

THE news from the gold-fields is very good this month At Tambaroora a large nugget weighing 87 [?] was found. The quartz-crushings at that place are yielding first-rate returns. In one case 400 oz. of the precious…

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Gold Produce

Empire · Tuesday 23 October 1866 · page 5

THE SYDNEY MINT.—The quantity of gold received for coinage since last mail was 82,411 ounces. The total amount of coin issued during the same period was 268,000 sovereigns…

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The Waratah Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1866 · page 2

THE sixth half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Waratah Coal Company was held, at noon, to-day; Mr. C. Smith, in the chair. The Secretary read the advertisement convening the…

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Glanmire Gold Mining Company [?] (Limited)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1866 · page 8

REPORT of the Directors presented to the shareholders at the second half yearly general meeting, held at the Chamber at Commerce, Bridge-street, on Wednesday, the 31st October, 1866—Mr. G. King in the chair…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1866 · page 2

THE news from the gold-fields is very good this month At Tambaroora a large nugget weighing 87 oz. was found. The quartz-crushings at that place are yielding first-rate returns. In one case 400 oz. of the precious…

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The Hokitika Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1866 · page 6

WE have papers to the 17th of October. In the monthly summary for Europe, the West Co[?] says:- The social history of the month is of considerable inte[?]…

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The Western Gold-fields. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Thursday 1 November 1866 · page 2

The weather in our mountains for the last four or five-days has been very strange, alternating from hot and close to chilly winds. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the sky over Boyce made several attempts at thunder…

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Glanmire Gold Mining Company (Limited)

Empire · Friday 2 November 1866 · page 8

The thareholders of the above company held their second half-yearly meeting in the Chamber of Commeco, Bridge-street, on Wednesday last. The chair was taken by Mr. G. King…

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The Hokitika Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 November 1866 · page 11

In the monthly summary for Europe, the West Coast Times says: — The gold return for the past five weeks are of a most satisfactory character. Since the 3rd September the quantity of gold…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1866 · page 2

THE following letters relating to the coal trade of this colony, and the selling price of coal at Newcastle, appeared in the Money Market Review of August last:—…

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The Gold Fields. Uralla, Rocky River, October 30, 1866. to George Ferrers Pickering, Esq., M.L.A., Sydney, New South Wales

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1866 · page 4

Dear Sir,—Yours of 28th ultimo, and 13th instant, with enclosure of printed petition came duly to hand. I am much obliged to you for your courtesy and attention. Private business of importance has prevented me…

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Our Coal, Food, and Population in 1966

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 November 1866 · page 3

WRITING to the Mark Lane Express, on the 3rd of August, J. J. Mechi says:- According to Mr. Jevons's estimates, our present consumption of coal (100 millions of…

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