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Mining & the mines, 1869

403 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 21

The Western Collieries

Empire · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Lucas, M.L.A., Mesera, J, L. Monteflore, Alexander Brown, J. Lipman, and Thomas Saywell, had an interview with the Hon. the Minister for Works yesterday morning, on…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 3

EMU CHEEK.—The Mining Record of Saturday reports that the Quondong Rush, if rush it can be called, drags its slow length along. Upon riding down the gully during the week we saw very little sign of activity of any kind—a…

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Carriage of Coal on the Great Western Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1869 · page 5

A DEPUTATION, cons[?] of the following gentlemen, had an interview with the Minister for Works, at his office, yesterday morning:—Mr. John Luoas, M.L.A., Mr. J. L. Mo[?]ore, Mr. Alexander Brown, Mr. Thomas…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 October 1869 · page 9

THE Araluen correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch, in his weekly report from the Valley, says:— The continually repeated paragraph that there is nothing…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 October 1869 · page 10

SUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF A TIN LODE AT WOOLGARLO:—In a recent issue we intimated that what is supposed to be a tin-lode had been discovered at the Woolgarlo lead and silver…

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Deputation. Carriage of Coal on the Great Western Railway

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 October 1869 · page 10

A DEPUTATION, consisting of the following gentlemen, had an interview with the Minister for Works, at his office, on Tuesday morning:— Mr. John Lucas, M.L.A., Mr. J. L. Monteflore, Mr. Alexander Brown, Mr. Thomas…

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Mining in the Mudgee Disirict

Empire · Monday 18 October 1869 · page 3

It would seem as if the opinion enunciated by Mr. Terry in the Assembly, when the Amended Representation Bill was under consideration, is likely to be verifiad considerably before the period be anticipates,…

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Dangerous Coal Mines

Empire · Tuesday 19 October 1869 · page 4

A numerously attended conference of the coal-miners of Lancashire has been held at Manchester, when the subject of the recent colliery explosions was strongly commented upon. The chairman, Mr. A. M'Donald…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1869 · page 3

APPLE-TREE FLAT.—The Western Post says:—On Tuesday last a party working at the Apple-tree Flat diggings, on Mr. Cadell's property, brought into town a fine parcel of gold, weighing 110 oz., which four of them had obtained…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 10

THE FRENCHMAN'S REEF.—The Western Post (Mudgee) states that Mr. O'Rorke arrived in that town on Monday with some spec[?]ments of quartz raised from the block claim on this reef…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 October 1869 · page 9

A CORRESPONDENT of the Goulburn Herald of the 16th, writing from Tuena, informs that journal:— I am happy to say that a reef promising to be…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 October 1869 · page 2

KIANDRA. — The correspondent of the Monaro Mercury writes on the 17th instant:—I understand the prospectors in the Table Top Creek are doing first-rate, making about £10 per week per man. They lately brought in a splendid…

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Icely Copper Mines. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 26 October 1869 · page 4

It is surprising how little is known in Sydney of a very extensive and important copper mining and smelting establishment carried on for some years' past in the Western district of this colony, I allude to the…

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Extraordinary Rescue of Men From the Great Northern Junction Mine

Empire · Tuesday 26 October 1869 · page 4

Of the ten men originally engulphed in the Mine from the effects of the great flood at Ballarat, nine have been got out alive and well—the last to be rescued Thomas Smith senior, having been buried for…

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A Gold-field Wanted in Western Australia

Illustrated Sydney News · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 4

THE following notification appears in the Western Australia Government Gazette: Colonial Secretary's Office,…

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Cross of Australian Gold for Presentation to His Holiness the Pope

Illustrated Sydney News · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 9

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The Glanmire Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 October 1869 · page 7

THE following report was adopted at the half-yearly meeting of the above company, held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday:— "REPORT of the directors, presented to the shareholders, at the…

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Terrible Colliery Accident in America. Two Hundred and Two Lives Lost. Philadelphia, September 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 October 1869 · page 5

A dreadful calamity occurred on Monday at Plymouth, in Pennsylvania, in the coal region of Avondale. The colliery had not been in use for some time on account of the labourers being on strike, but they…

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Cudgegong Cinnabar Mining Company. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 October 1869 · page 7

SIR,—In conscquence of the remark in your Commercial Article of this day's date respecting the meeting of the Cinnabar Mining Company, held yesterday, I am instructed to request that you will publish Mr. Thompson's report in…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 9

MINING AT TAMBAROORA.—A. telegram to the Herald dated Saturday last says:—-essrs. Porter and Hawthorne have crushed, at the Victoria machine, 40 1/4 tons of quartz, which yielded 830…

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