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Mining & the mines, 1867

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion— 24 Persons Killed. (From the Daily Telegraph, November 2.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1867 · page 2

AN explosion of a very deplorable character is reported from [?]. About nine miles from that town [?]ed Chestet-le-street, and [?] Penton colliery, owned…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion

Empire · Wednesday 2 January 1867 · page 3

An explosion of a very deplorable character is reported from Newcastle. About nine miles from that town there is a village named, Cheater-le-street and very near to the village is the Penton colliery, owned…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion—24 Persons Killed

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 January 1867 · page 7
Also in Freeman's Journal

AN explosion of a very deplorable character is reported from Newcastle. About nine miles from that town there is a village named Chestet-le-street, and very near to the village is the Penton colliery, owned…

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A Strike Among the Miners in France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1867 · page 3

THE correspondent of the Times, writing under date October 30, says:- A considerable number of the miners of Denam, in the Department of the Nord, struck work…

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Ourrawang Copper Mining Company

Empire · Tuesday 8 January 1867 · page 8

A general meeting of this company took place at their office, Lyons'-buildings, and the first report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The recent formation of this company, and the…

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The Currawang Copper Mining Company, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1867 · page 2

THE first general meeting of this company was held at noon, yesterday, at the company's offices, Lyons-buildings, Mr. M.C. Stephen occupied the chair. The following report and balance sheet were read and adopted:…

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The Currawang Copper Mining Company, Limited

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 January 1867 · page 6

THE first general meeting of this company was held at [?], yesterday, a the company's offices, Lyons-buildings. Mr. M. C. Stephen occupied the chair. The following report and balance sheet were read and adopted:—…

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Colliery Explosion at Newcastle.— Loss of Twenty-four Lives

Empire · Wednesday 16 January 1867 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred at Pelton Colliery, near Chester-le-street, Newcastle, on Wednesday morning, inconsequence of an explosion of ga[?] O[?] twentyseven men who were working in the part of the pit…

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The Probable Exhaustion of Coal in England

Empire · Wednesday 16 January 1867 · page 3

Professor W. S. Jevons, M. A., on the 14th November, at the meeting of the Manchester Scientific Students Association, read a paper on the above subject. He spoke of coal as the…

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Wholesale Human Sacrifice in British Territory on the Gold Coast. (Extract of a letter, to the African Times.) Acers, Gold Coast, West Africa, August 10, 1866

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1867 · page 2

IN my last I informed you briefly of the death of Quow Daddy, the King of Aquapim, at Akropong, the capital of that country, about the end of June. The death of King Quow Daddy was the signal for…

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Wholesale Human Sacrifice in British Territory on the Gold Coast. Acera, Gold Coast, West Africa, August 10, 1866

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 January 1867 · page 12

IN my last I informed you briefly of the death of Quow Daddy, the King of Aquapim, at Akropong, the capital of that country, about the end of June. The death of King Quow Daddy was the signal for…

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Election for the Gold-fields West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1867 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT of the Bathurst Times states that Mr. John Ford Rae addressed tht electors of the Gold-fields West, on Monday evening, the 14th instant, at Grice's, Sofala Inn, Sofala. Mr. John M'Williams was voted [?]o…

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Western Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1867 · page 2

The directors beg to lay before the shareholders a balance sheet, with accompanying accounts and statements, shewing the position of the Company's affairs on the 1st of January, 1867. During the six months which have elasped since the formation…

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The Yield of Gold in Victoria

Empire · Tuesday 22 January 1867 · page 2

A comparison of the tables which are appended of the yield of gold during the past year, exhibits a diminution in the production of our gold-fields. The decrease perceptible…

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The Gold-fields

Empire · Wednesday 23 January 1867 · page 2

Since the despatch of our last month's summary but little has been done on our gold-fields in consequence of the want of water. Great fears have been entertained that the colony was about to be visited by another…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1867 · page 5

UNDER this head there is scarcely anything to record. The interest excited by the discovery of the Emu Creek gold-field continues, and the place contains 300O gold-diggers, There is said to be plenty of gold there,…

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Brown and Another v. the Waratah Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1867 · page 9

THE following "Statement of Reasons" for the judgment in Brown v the Wara[?]ah Coal Company, now under appeal to the Privy Council, has been sent to us for publication:…

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Bulli Coal Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1867 · page 5

[?] half-yearly meeting of this company was held at [?] exchange yesterday, at 3 p.m., Mr. G. Wigram Allen [?] chair, when the following report was real and [?]ed:…

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New South Wales Co-operative Coal Mining Company. (From the Mailland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1867 · page 5

The ninth half yearly meeting of this company was held at the Co-operative Store, Blane-street, N[?] on Saturday the 26th instant The meeting which was l[?]ly attended by shareholders, was convened for the…

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