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Mining & the mines, 1867

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Mr. Pick, the Gold Miner. Letter Xxiv. Worked Out

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 October 1867 · page 5

I'VE told you what a lively jolly place a new rush is, with everybody with lots of money, everyone full of hope, everything at its best, and all the accounts flourishing. There's Bill bottomed on two…

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The Consumption of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 October 1867 · page 6

FOUR years since, Sir William Armstrong excited some alarm by his predictions of the probable exhaustion of our coal supply, and more recently Mr. Mill and Mr. Gladstone called attention to Mr…

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Mr. Pick, the Gold Miner. Letter Xxiv. (From the Sydney Mail, October 26.) Worked Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 October 1867 · page 2

I'VE told you what a lively jolly place a new rush is, with everybody with lots of money, everyone fall of hope, everything at its best, and all the accounts flourishing. There's Bill bottomed on two…

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Waratah Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1867 · page 5

THE half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at noon yesterday. Mr. C. Smith presided. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the following report and balance-sheet were…

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Glanmire Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1867 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Glanmire Gold Company, was held at the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday afternoon, Mr. George King in the chair. The secretary, after reading the advertisement convening the meeting, read the…

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Gold Mining

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 November 1867 · page 6

THE DELEGATE GOLD-FIELDS.—The quartz reels near Delegate (says the Monaro Mercury) are still going ahead, with very promising prospects. The Morning Star has commenced crushing, and upon their returns something…

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Mary River Gold-fields

Empire · Saturday 2 November 1867 · page 5

The excitement amongst the people of Brisbane, concerning the Mary River Gold-fields, still continues, and is, indeed, increasing. Other subjects of interest are quite thrown in the background, and the various…

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Coal Statistics. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 November 1867 · page 3

SIR Roderick Murchison, Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, in his report (just issued) to the Science and Art Department, states that he was called upon in the past year to…

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Gympie Creek Gold-fields. (From the Brisbane Courier, November 9.)

Empire · Tuesday 12 November 1867 · page 3

Maryborough since the gold rush has, until this last few days, been something like Goldsmith's "Deserted Village." The sittings of the District Court, however, on Saturday last necessitated the putting in an…

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Our Foreign Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 15 November 1867 · page 5

Sir,—During the, debate last evening, in the Assembly, respecting the ad valorem duties, Mr. Burns is reported to have said that those duties had not been injurious to the coal trade of, the colony seeing the…

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The Kapunda Mines

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 16 November 1867 · page 12

THE town near which these mines, are situated is about 50 miles north of Adelaide, in the county of Light. It contains a population of 3000 persons. The mines are the oldest in the colony of South Australia, having been discovered in 1843 by Mr. F. S…

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Gympie Greek Gold-fields. (From the Brisbane Courier, November 14.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 November 1867 · page 3

THROUGH the courtesy of the authorities, we have been permitted to publish the following report from inspector Lewis to Commissioner Seymour, concerning the route to the new gold-fields, and the state of the population at…

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Gympie Creek Gold-fields. (From the Brisbane Courier, November 14.)

Empire · Monday 18 November 1867 · page 5

Through the courtesy of the authorities, we have been permitted to publish the following report from Inspector Lewis to Commissioner Soymour, concerning the route to the new gold-fields, and the state of the…

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The Murder of the Rockhampton Gold Escort

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 November 1867 · page 5

THE Brisbane Courier of the 12th instant contains the following telegram from Rockhampton with reference to the murder of the troopers forming the escort from thence to Clermont:—…

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The Gold Duty

Empire · Thursday 21 November 1867 · page 5

The following bill was read a, first time in the Assembly yesterday:- Whereas it is deemed expedient to amend the Acts twentieth Victoria number seventeen and twenty-sixth…

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Gympie Greek Gold-fields. Gympie Creek, November 12

Empire · Thursday 21 November 1867 · page 8

Since my last a wonderful change has taken place in the aspect of affairs here. Four or live days ago our population was rapidly thinning; diggers were evidently becoming discouraged at their want of…

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Glanmire Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 November 1867 · page 7

THE annual meeting of the Glanmire Gold Company, was held at the Chamber of Commerce, on the 30th October. Mr. George King in the chair. The secretary read the following directors' report, manager's report, and balance…

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The Gold-fields

Empire · Saturday 23 November 1867 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The aridity of the season has exercised its wonted effects upon the yield of gold, and the majority of gold miners during the past month have been occupied in storing up wash-dirt for future operations. The…

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Export of Specie and Gold. From November 1, 1867

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 November 1867 · page 8

Sovereigns. Gold. Rangatira, for Melbourne...... 10,000 — Sophie, for South Sea Island... 400 —…

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