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Mining & the mines, 1872

1,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 98

Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders of the Gulgong Gold and Quarte Mining and Crushing Company, Royal George Reef, was held at the Oxford, Hotel last evening. Mr. Hugh Dixon…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 5

THE Gulgong Gold Mining and Quartz Crushing Company, formed to work the Royal George reef, has been successfully floated. Messers. J. Donelan, H. Dixson, J. Blow, J. Edgely, and H. Sippel have been elected directors;…

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The Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 3

THE discovery of tin near Maryland and in the colony of Queensland just over the border (says the Tenter field Star of the 15th) has caused an amount of excitement in this district characterised by many, and truthfully so, as the…

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Mining Intelligence

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 4

THERE is, says the Tambaroora Times, very little fresh in mining matters, the golden holes on Hawkin's Hill continuing as a matter of course, to turn out first-class stone. Krohmann is sinking a new…

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Mining Enterprise

Empire · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 4

MINING enterprise appears to be in the ascendant if we may judge from the numerous mining companies which have teen already formed, or are in process of formation…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 2

A VERY large cake of gold was on view at the Joint Stock Bank on Wednesday, where it will remain for inspection till this evening. Its weight is 4250oz, and is the result of a crushing of two tons of stone from…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 2

MR. BINGHAM reports:—Shares on good tin mines are in demand at advance in rates. There are also buyers for good shares in Hil[?] and Oaky. Western Stay has struck something good, the share list closes at 12…

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Mining Company. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 March 1872 · page 5

SIR,—I shall be obliged if you insert a notice that I have no connection whatever with the mining adventure to which it appears by your paper that my name has been given (without my consent o[?] knowledge)…

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The Newcastle Coal-Mines. (Continued). the Lambton Colliery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 17

THIS is termed the Scottish Australian Company, represented hy Messrs. Morehead and Young, of Sydney, and consists of 1840 acres of freehold and 280 acres of leasehold, in operation eight years, and…

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Mines and Mining. Tin and Tin-mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 13

TIN in, its pure state has nearly the colour and lustre of silver. In hardness it is intermediate between gold and lead; it is very malleable, and may be laminated into foil less than the thousandth of an inch…

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Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 266
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE miners of Gulgong have received considerable encouragement during the past week in consequence of the old All Nations Lead, which had been for some time abandoned, being taken up again, in consequence…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 7

The re-occup[?]tion of the locality known as the [?]ations Lead has been the event of the week. A few days ago a party of miners took up a claim on this abandoned lead, which…

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Mining News

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 160

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 266

HILL END.—The "Happy-go-Lucky" Gold Mining Co. was floated on Wednesday by Messrs. Chandler and Co., all the shares taken-up, and a meeting called for Monday next to appoint directors and board of management. The…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 14

THERE is, says the Tambaroora Times, very little fresh in mining mutters, the golden holes on Hawkin's Hill continuing, as a matter of course, to turn out first-class stone. Krohmann is sinking a new…

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Latest Mining. Empire Offlice

Empire · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

MR. BINGHAM reports— Shares on good tin minus are in demand at advance in rates. There are also buyers-for good shares in Kilked and Oaky. Western State has struck somethipg good, the share list closes at 12…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THE LONG DRIVE GOLD MINING COMPANY.-The celebrated Hawkins' Hill, from which such immense returns of gold have been obtained is about to be thoroughly tested. the promoters of the Long Drive…

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Tin Mining Companies. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 7

SIR,—As you have in your leading columns, on several occasions, cautioned the public of the dangers of mining ventures, I am sure you will permit me to bring before that public a feature which I consider unfair to them…

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The Newcastle Coal-mines. (Continued). [By Our Travelling Reporter. the Lambton Colliery

Empire · Monday 4 March 1872 · page 4

THIS is termed the Scottish Australian Company, represented by Messrs. Morehead and Young, of Sydney, and consists of 1840 acres of freehold and 280 acres of leasehold, in operation eight years, and…

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