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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1870

688 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 35

Miners' Demonstration

Evening News · Monday 13 June 1870 · page 3

YESTERDAY a mass meeting of the miners in the Leeds, Wakefield, Mathley, Whitwood, Castleford, Gildersome, and other districts was held on Hunsletmoor, Leeds, for the purpose, as the advertisement…

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The Trunkey Gold-field

Empire · Monday 13 June 1870 · page 4

THIS gold-field lies thirty-eight miles south-west of Bathurst, and twenty-four miles from Carcoar. I came upon it by a back way from Cowra past the Macquarie Swamp; soon after passing which, and…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 June 1870 · page 2

We are in receipt of the following further ntelligence from, the gold mining districts the South:— TUESNA.—The [?] now being arrived on in the prospectors' claim, Wsihington [?], reflies gret credit on all…

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Mines and Miners. (Abridged from Chambers's Journal) MINES

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 6

UNDER the title of " Underground Life," M Simonin has given us by far the [?] exhaustive and interesting account of mines and miners that has yet been produced. It is an…

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Miners' Demonstration

Empire · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 3

YESTERDAY a mass meeting of the miners in the Leeds, Wakefield, Mathley, Whitwood, Castleford, Gildersome, and other districts was held on Hunsletmoor, Leeds, for the purpose, as the advertisement…

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Gold and Other Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1870 · page 7

THE names of the gentlemen who have been appointed to act on the Gold Commission have been gazetted; but, with one exception, they are not such as will be likely to command the…

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Mining

Empire · Wednesday 15 June 1870 · page 3

THE Mint reports of the month ending 31st ultimo, show a considerable decrease in the quantity of gold received por escort. This is but the natural result of the occurrence of floods, but it will be seen by the…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1870 · page 2

THE subjoined are the latest reports from the gold-mining districts:BELL'S [?].— The first crushing at Messrs. Forsyth and O'Brien's machine at Boll's Creek was finished on…

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Export of Gold and Specie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1870 · page 11

Avoca (s.), for Gaile: 34,491 sovereigns, 9747 oz. gold. Onward, for Hongkong; 468 oz. gold. You Yangs (s.), for Melbourne; 15,000 sovereigns…

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Coal-fields of New South Wales. Examiner of Coal-fields to the Under- Secretary for Lands. Newcastle, 28th April, 1870

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1870 · page 7

SIR,— I do myself the honour to forward you, herewith, the reports of the Inspector of Collieries (Mr. Thomas Lewis) for the year 1869; and in attention to the request in your letter of the 22nd instant— that I would report…

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The Copper Mines of the Western Districts

Empire · Thursday 16 June 1870 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THE following account of the copper mines of the western districts has been furnished by a correspondent under the signature of "Old Guyong" to the Orange Examiner: A few days since I took a ramble through…

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The Wire Tramway. (From the Mining Journal, April 16.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1870 · page 3

THE fact of a dozen lines of various lengths, up to three miles, being in practical everyday use as an ordinary means of transport, is, perhaps, the most satisfactory evidence that could be afforded that the…

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Representation of Southern Goldfields. Mr. Baker at Grenfell. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1870 · page 2

PURSUANT to notices posted about the town, and an advertisement which appeared in a local journal of the llth instant, a public meeting was held at the Princess Theatre, Grenfell, at 4 o'clock on that day, for the purpose…

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The Thames Gold-field

Evening News · Friday 17 June 1870 · page 2

From all sides we hear of a better state of things setting in at the Thames. Ground formerly held simply for speculative purposes, and suffered to lie unworked, has lately been taken up by bona fide miners,…

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The Thames Gold-field

Empire · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 3

From all sides we hear of a better stale of things setting in at the Thames. Ground formerly held simply for speculative purposes, and suffered to lie unworked, has lately been taken up by bonafide miners,…

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Mines and Mining. The Never-Gone Dunnah Claim. [A Diggbr's Story.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 13

THE majority of gold-diggers who visit the metropolis resort to the Pale Horse, a hostelry which is liberally patronized, for the countryman will always rosort to the place where his wants and wishes can be best met,…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 14

THE Mint reports of the month ending 31st ultimo, show a considerable decrease in the quantity of gold received per escort. This is but the natural result of the occurrence of floods, but it will be seen by the…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 7

THE BELLS'S CREEK REEFS.—A parcel of about sixty tons of stone from Ah Tart and party's claim at Bell's Creek was washed up at Mr. Forsyth's machine on Saturday last, the…

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Frontage from the Surface, Irrespective of Depth, the only Certain Method for Gold-miners. (To the Editor.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 14

Sir,—As we are shortly to have an investigation to be made by the Gold Commission intely formed, rectifying our wants and requirements, altering faults, making better regulations, and supposing to do good, even if it…

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