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Mining & the mines, 1868

282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 15

The Glanmire Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 November 1868 · page 6

THE usual half-yearly meeting of the above company was held yesterday, when the following reports were read and adopted, on the motion of Mr. G. KING, who occupied the chair:—…

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The Chinese Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 November 1868 · page 3

A correspondent writing from Chefoo, under date of August 18, says:—"I cannot come to any fixed opinion about the gold mines. A party of men went out there a few days ago and dug a hole about 12 feet deep, when they…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1868 · page 2

SOFALA.—The Bathurst Free Press observes:—From Ration Hill to Paterson Point there is little if anything doing. Water is the great cry; at Ration Hill there are four parties carting wash-drit to the river, but there being…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1868 · page 2

EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record of Saturday reports:— The chief subject of interest as regards mining is the water supply. Several of the dams are again empty, and a few weeks more of this very dry hot weather will cause the…

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The Glanmire Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1868 · page 7

THE usual half-yearly meeting of the above company was held on 30th October, when the following reports were read and adopted, on the motion of Mr. G. King, who occupied the chair:—…

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The Gold Fields

Empire · Friday 6 November 1868 · page 2

Mining matters have considerably, improved during the past month, the ranks of the gold-fields population having become considerably augmented by the return of miners from Queens and and other colonies,…

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Export of Gold and Specie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1868 · page 8

Wonga Wonga (s.), for Melbourne, 15,000 sovereigns. Rangatira (s.), for Melbourne, 20,000 sovereigns. Hero (s.), for Auckland, 20,000 sovereigns. Avoca (s.), for Galle, 75,349 sovereigns…

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The Chinese Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 8

A correspondent writing from Chefoo, under date of August 18, says:—"I cannot come to any fixed opinion, about the gold mines. A party of men vent out there a few days ago and dug a hole about 12 feet deep, when they…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 3

FROM the Shoalhaven we learn that the Tim's Gully diggings have now been finally abandoned; though prospecting is still being vigorously carried on upon some of the minor tributaries of…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 November 1868 · page 2

MEROO.—From the Western Post of Friday we [?]ake the following:—"The twelve tons of stone from the Prospectors' claim at the Dogtrap yielded an average of half an ounce to the ton. This, of course, would not pay with cartage to…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1868 · page 2

THE CAVE DIGGINGS.—With regard to this gold-field, the Western Examiner of Saturday says:—"The talk of the week has been the discovery of another deposit of gold, in the above locality, by Stapleton and party; but as for the…

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The Cargo Gold-fields. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1868 · page 3

SIR,—I have just been taking a look at "Cargo," and its surroundings, and coincide with the universally expressed opinion that a very important gold-field has at last been discovered, a desideratum for the want of…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 November 1868 · page 2

EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record of Saturday says:— The all-important subject in mining matters is the want of water for the machines and for washing purposes. It is now becoming very evident that additional water supply…

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Religious and Moral State of the Gold-fields Population. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 13 November 1868 · page 3

Sir, I beg to call your attention to a paragraph in the report of the Congregational Home Missionary Society, published in the Sydney Mail of the 28rd ultimo. The statement I refer to is as follows:-…

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The Gold Mines of Australia

Empire · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 8

AB the present state of our gold mining industry refloats great discredit on the colony —and the means of improving our condition in that respect are within easy reach —I…

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The Gold-fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 13

EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record of Saturday says:—The all-important subject in mining matters is the want of water for the Machines and for washing purposes. It is now becoming very evident that additional water supply…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 3

THE Araluen correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch writing from the Valley on the 5th instant, says:— The quantity of gold offered on Saturday last was a…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 November 1868 · page 9

BRAIDWOOD MINING NEWS.—The various diggings around Braidwood and at Major's Creek, which are so greatly dependent upon a supply of water have suffered considerably from…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 November 1868 · page 2

APPLETREE FLAT.—A new reef at Appletree Flat is reported to have been discovered by Lewis's party. From appearances (says the Western Post), it is said to equal the other in richness. The alluvial diggings aro said to be…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1868 · page 2

E[?]U CRBEK.—We take the following from the Mining Record of Saturday:—"Our mining report theis week will necessarily be a meagre one, as meny of the mechines are standing still for want of water. The four machines at…

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