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Mining & the mines, 1871

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The Present Gold-fields Regulations. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 27 December 1871 · page 3

SIR,—Will you please to allow me space in the columns of your widely spread journal to make a few remarks, and to offer a few suggestions, on our present mining regulations…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 29 December 1871 · page 3

Although mining matters have been very unsteady during the month, yet favourable accounts have been received from the various fields. The Hill End and Tambaroora Times of 16th December, says:—During…

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The Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 December 1871 · page 5

DURING the past week ended the 23rd, considerable interest was manifested by the arrival in Armidale of two tons of tin ore, from Messrs. Bagot and Clarke's mine, on its way to Sydney. There can be no doubt but that this is…

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Mines and Mining. The Oban Tin Mines

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

DURING the past week considerable interest was manifested by the arrival in town of two tons of tin ore from Messrs. Bagot and Clarke's mine, on its way to Sydney. There can be no doubt but that this is ample…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 23

A terrible explosion of gas occurrod at the Tapton Colliery, on tho 21st Oofcobor, which resulted fatally to two men, while several others are more or less injured. At the inquest, held on the 24th of…

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Mining. Gold, and How it is Got. No Vii

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 1398

WHEN quartz is obtained in such large quantities as it must necessarily be when it is worked in the way just described, drawing it up in buckets, or in green hide bags, would be too slow to clear the underground…

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The Tin Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 1400

EVERY one engaged in testing the newly-opened ground, and all who have any interest in the development of the tin mines of Inverell (says the Courier of Wednesday) seem at the present moment to be…

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Gold News

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 1398

How are mining regulations to be framed ? Where are we to find persons to frame them ? These are questions which the Royal Commission on the Gold- Fields has failed to answer ; for whilst three of the…

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Mining News

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 5

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Mining Items

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

THE usual fortnightly escort left Gulgong on Thursday morning conveying 8340ozs as the yield of this gold-field for that period. The amount is large—more so than was expected from the great number of…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 15

GULGONG.—The usual fortnightly escort left on Thursday morning conveying 8340 ozs as the yield, of this gold field for that period. The amount is large—more so than was expected…

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The Present Gold-Fields Regulations. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 December 1871 · page 5

SIR,—Will you please to allow me space in the columns of your widely spread journal to make a few remarks, and to offer a few suggestions, on our present mining regulations…

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