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Mining & the mines, 1871

651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 33

The Extraction of Gold in Iron Pyrites

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1871 · page 906

THE opening of rich pyritous veins in the Braidwood, Tambaroora, and Forest gold districts, has caused some attention to be directed to the great loss of gold sustained in crushing quartz containing a large…

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The Extraction of Gold in Iron Pyrites. (From the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 3

THE opening of rich pyritous veins in the, Braidwood, Tambaroora, and Forest gold districts, has caused some attention to be directed to the great loss of gold sustained in crushing quartz containing a large…

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Visit to the Copper Mines at Cow Flat. (From the Town and Country Journal.)

Empire · Monday 18 September 1871 · page 3

AT the close of the topographical notice of Rockley, which appeared in your issue of the 22nd July last, allusion is made to the new copper mines at Cow Flat, situated nearly midway between Bathurst and Bookley…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 3

Emu CREEK.—Work is being vigorously proceeded with on most of the reefs. The Mining Record of Saturday states that at O'Brien's the prospecting company are still busy raising stone, and sinking their perpendicular shaft,…

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Visit to the Copper Mines at Cow Flat

Evening News · Wednesday 20 September 1871 · page 4

AT the close of the topographical notice of Rockley, which appeared in your issue of the 22nd July last, allusion is made to the new copper mines at Cow Flat, situated nearly midway between Bathurst and Rockley…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 21 September 1871 · page 3

THE different claims on the main line of Hawkins Hill reefs Hill End, are, as usual, getting good stone. Indeed, we have had occasion to make the same stereotyped announcement so many weeks in succession,…

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Mining Intelligence

Evening News · Friday 22 September 1871 · page 4

THE different claims on the main line of Hawkins Hill reefs Hill End, are, as usual, getting good stone. Indeed, we have had occasion to make Che same stereotyped announcement so many weeks in succession,…

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Mines and Mining. Hanging Rock. (From Our Travelling Reporter.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 13

THE Hanging Rock hangs about three miles from the picturesque village of Nundle, the road being a continual though gradual ascent to the foot of the Hanging Rock Mountain, which in point of fact is an outwork…

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Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 942

THE Hill End Times has entered upon a crusade against Sydney operators and riggers of the share market. It uses some very hard language, not altogether undeserved by the parties against whom it…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 14

THE different claims on the main line of Hawkins' Hill reefs Hill End, are, as usual, getting good stone. Indeed, we have had occasion, to make the same stereotyped announcement so many weeks in succession,…

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Gold Fields' Representation

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 8

THE political influence of gold-miners must he very small, though their numbers are not insignificant nor the interest they represent by any means contemptible…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 2

The reports from the gold fields during the past week do not present any items of particular importance. At Earn Creek the Mining Record states that at O'Brien's the prospecting…

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Mark Brown's Wife: A Tale of the Gold-fields. Part Iii.—the Wages of Sin. Chapter Vii.—out of the Net

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1871 · page 955

TURNING sharply round at the interruption to proceedings in which he was so much interested, Steve Hutton at once perceived that he interference came from men whose acts were not to be questioned; and…

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Tite Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1871 · page 5

GULGONG.—According to the Guardian of the 23rd, mining matters have been slightly livelier during the past week, consequent on a few promising discoveries, which, though not rich, have opened up occupation for some…

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The Coal Mine at Bulli. [From Our Special Reporter.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 September 1871 · page 5

AMONGST the many pleasant trips by which the Sydney man, with a day or two of leisure upon his hands, may recruit his energies, there is scarcely one that is preferable to a visit to the coal mines at Bulli,…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 28 September 1871 · page 3

MINING matters at Gulgong have been slightly livelier during the past week, consequent on a few promising discoveries, which, through not rich, has, says the local organ, opened up occupation for some hundreds. The…

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A Californian Mining Project

Empire · Thursday 28 September 1871 · page 3

AT Murderer's Bar, on the North Fork of the American River, is a great crev[?]ce or depression in the bedrock known to contain vast quantities of gold. The spot was flumed and partially worked several years[?]…

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Mining Intelligence

Evening News · Friday 29 September 1871 · page 4

MINING matters at Gulgong have been slights livelier during the past week, consequent on a few promising discoveries, which, though not rich, has, says the local organ, opened up occupation for some hundreds. The…

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A Californian Mining Project

Evening News · Friday 29 September 1871 · page 3

At Murderer's Bar, on the North Fork of the American River, is a great crevice or depression in the bedrock known to contain vast quantities of gold. The spot was flumed and partially worked several years…

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Mines and Mining. Hill End, Tambaroora [From a Correspondent. September 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 14

As much has been said from time to time respecting the richness of Hawkins's Hill, and very little about the large number of claims north and south of it, I propose to give you and your readers a full description of every…

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