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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1869

403 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 21

The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1869 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of the above company was held yesterday morning at the Exchange Mr. M. Metcalfe presided, and moved the adoption of the following report:…

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Export of Gold and Specie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1869 · page 8

Ayoc[?], for Gall[?]: 72,349 sovereigns You Yangs, for Melbourne: 10,000 sovereigns City of Adelaide, for Melbourne: 20,000 sovereigns La Hogue, for London: 7060 oz 16 dwts gold…

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Exports of Colonial Pr0ducts. Gold and Specie

Empire · Friday 29 January 1869 · page 3

Avoca, for Gaile: 74.349 sovereigns. City of Adelaide, steamer, for Melbourne: 20,000 sovereigue. You Yangs, steamer, for Melbourne: 10,000…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 7

A dreadful colliery explosion occurred at Hindley, near Wigan, on the morning of Thursday, November 26th, by which no fever than sixty-one unfortunate beings instantly lost their lives. Before giving on account of this…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 9

In his weekly report to the Braidwood Dispatch, the correspondent of that paper, writing from Araluen on the 21st, says:— There in little to record this week in mining…

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Peak Downs Copper Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1869 · page 8

THE half-yearly meeting of the above company was held at noon yesterday; Mr. B. Buchanan occupied the chair. The secretary having read the advertisement convening the meeting, and the report and balance sheet, the chairman…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 2

ARALUEN.—The correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch writes on Thursday:—With the exception of the prospector's claim at the junction, which continues to wash exceedingly well, and where a number of men aro employed,…

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Nomination for the Gold-fields West. (From the Bathurst Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1869 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING of the electors of tho Gold-fields West was held at noon, on Monday, tho 25th January, in the large room at the Sofala Inn. Mr. R. Frappel proposed Mr. Walter Church…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1869 · page 3

EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record of Saturday says:- "We still have to lament the stoppage of a great proportion of our crushing machines on account of the absence of water. During the week but three machines have been…

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Miners' League, Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1869 · page 8

THE following report of a public meeting held at Grenfell has been forwarded to us for publication:— A public meeting, called by the Committee of the United Miners' Reform League, took place at the Princess's…

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Miners' League, Grenfell

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 9

THE following report of a public meeting held at Grenfell Las been forwarded to us for publication:— A public meeting, called by the Committee of the United Miners' Reform League, took place at the Princess's…

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Nomination for the Gold-fields West

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 7

A PUBLIC MEETING of the electors of the Gold-fields West was held at noon, on Monday, the 25th January, in the large room at the Sofala Inn. Mr. R. Frappel proposed Mr. Walter Church…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 9

THE gold mining interest is suffering very severely from the long-continued drought of the present season. Very little gold is being produced, and consequently but little money is in…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1869 · page 3

MOGO.—These diggings (says the Moruya Telegraph) are more" than ordinarily prosperous at present. Messrs. M'Grath and party havo opened a claim on the creek near Ladmore's, and are doing well (this goes by the name of…

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South African Gold-fields

Empire · Tuesday 9 February 1869 · page 3

The Port Wheeler and Haddon's Commercial Report states:—Those of our friends at a distance who wonder at the absence of news from, the gold fields after the excitement formerly exhibited, must…

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Mining Gazette

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 9

FROM telegrams received in Sydney, it is satisfactory to learn that the rains of the commencement of this week have extended throughout the whole of the raining districts of the colony,…

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For[?] Intelligence. Great Britain. the Fearful Colliery Explosion at Wigan

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 4

The special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" writes from Hindley (the seen e of the explosion), on Saturday afternoon, giving the following additional…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1869 · page 5

SCONE.—A correspondent in Saturday's Maitland Mercury writes: —It has been reported here within the last few days that a payable gold-field has been discovered at the Barrington, about fifty miles from here. I cannot vonch…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1869 · page 6

EMU CHEEK.—The Mining Record of the 13th roports:- "We are glad that we can now congratulate the public on there being an abundant supply of water for crushing and washing purposes. On Sunday evening last heavy black…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1869 · page 8

There have been altogether twenty-four deaths resulting from the explosion at the Haydock collieries, near St. Helen[?]. The pit where the accident took place is the property of Messrs. Richard Evans and Co., and is known by…

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