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Mining & the mines, 1872

1,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 98

The New Gold-fields Regulations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1872 · page 5

As many of the persons engaged in mining pursuits have neither time nor inclination to wade through the crowd of regulations, two hundred and thirty-nine in number, which have just been framed for their…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1872 · page 5

MESSRS. Barton and Melhado report having received the following telegrams respecting the yield from the Band of Hope and Albion Consols Gold Mining Company:—"No. 4 shaft resumed washing, Friday. Shaft No. 1, 13 oz;…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Monday 1 April 1872 · page 3
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Sandburst Company, near Gulgong.—The mining manager (Mr. James Eddy) reports ns follows:—I am pushing on the works with every despatch. The open cutting is now in seventy feet, and at prosent I have…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 5

The following calls have been made. Armstrong's Gold, 2s.; Cosmopolitan, 2s.; Great Mogul, 2s. 6d.; Green Valley, 10s.; Pactolus, 2s. 6d.; Boorak Consols (allotment deposit) 5s.; Ruby Tin, 2s. 6d…

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The Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 3

WITH regard to the New England mines the Tenterfield Star of the 21st instant has the subjoined remarks:— These mines still continue to excite an extraordinary amount of interest. The road is tolerably well lined with…

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The Northern Gold-fields. [From an Occasional Contributor.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 2

SOLFERINO.—As there is some local excitement about this held, I will commence my report with a short description of it. Solferin[?] (from a reef beating that name) is situated in a gully through which tuns Grass Tree Creak, a stream…

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Latest Mining. Evening News office

Evening News · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. Barton and Melhade report having [?]the following telegram respecting the yield from the Band of Hope and Albion Censols Gold-mining[?] pany:-No 4 shaft resumed washing. Friday:…

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The New Gold-firlds Regulations. (Continued from yesterday's Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1872 · page 5

TUNNELLING for alluvial drift is next dealt with, and the protected area (51) allowed to each miner is 50 feet frontage, with a width through the hill not exceeding one mile; to be registered (58) within…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 5

THE Crinoline claim which adjoins the Bismark, on Chambers's Creek, has been sold by Messrs. Sim and Caldwell to a Sydney resident for the sum of £3000. "Specimens of tin are from the Newstead Mine," were…

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The Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 3

BILL END AND TAMBAROORA.[?]In its report of Saturday, the Times says:—The Niagara claim, Hawkins Hill, is raising splendid stone. The striking of good gold in this claim further confirms the value of the Frenchman's line…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 3

Messrs. Rarton and Melhado report having received, the following telegram respecting the vield from the Band of Hope and Albion Console Gold-inining Company:— No 4 shaft resumed washing. Friday: shaft…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Wednesday 3 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. Barton and Melhado report having received the following telegram respecting the Bend of Hope and Albion consols mines:-Yield, Monday, April 1st, 75 ounces; Tuesday, 2nd, 157 ounces. Dividend…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 5

THE first samples of are from the Cobar Copper Minesseen here were exhibited on 'Change yesterday, and were examined by a large number of persons interested in the mineral resources of the colony. The largest mass, a block…

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The New Gold-fields Regulations. (Concluded from Tuesday's Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 5

UNDER the head of Leased Tracts the greatest changes have been made from the old regulations. These eases are placed under three heads (124) viz: Leases of alluvial ground, leases on quartz reefs or…

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Lates Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. Barton and Melhado report having received the following telegram respesting the Band of Hope and Albion Consols mines:—Yicld, Monday, April 1st, 75 cunees; Tuesday, 2nd, 157 curess. Dividend…

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The Polyglot Papers. Mining Specklations

Sydney Punch · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 3

I'm not of a specklative disposition. Hearly industry enabled me to realies suflishent of this world's goods to make my old hage comfortabel. I've enuff to eat and drink, likewise I've always a shillin to spend on superflewious hexpenses--sich as treatin of a friend. Ence…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. Chatfield and Mackenzie report that one of the gentlemen interested in the Crown Prince, a few days ago paid the company's ground a visit, and has since expressed great satisfaction at the prospects of…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 5

LONG Drive, Hawkins Hill.—A vein carrying gold has been struck in this lease, about 100 feet from present working. A shaft has been sunk to test the reef, and some excellent gold-bearing stone has been obtained. The main…

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TIN-MINERS. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1872 · page 6

CORNIS[?]MEN, true sons of Renan's douce petite race, bear a great deal, and their minds have been so strongly directed to the after-world that they are more careless than other folk…

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