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Mining & the mines, 1872

1,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 98

The Tin Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1872 · page 2

AN occasional contributor, writing to the Armidale Empress of the 30th ultimo, gives the following intelligence in reference to tin mining in New England:—Tempted by such favourable reports as were current, I took a flight to the…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Monday 8 April 1872 · page 3

Tuena Central Gold-mining Company.—Mr. Arthur Le Easton feports that the contract for sinking the 100 feet shaft has been accepted, and the work is now being rapidly carried on. The expectations as to the…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1872 · page 2

Long Drive, Hawkins' Hill.-The share list of this company is advertised to close on Saturday next. Most favourable accounts of this property have reached us by several Sydney gentlemen who have lately visited…

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The Mining Mania. (From the Pall Mall Gaze[?].)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1872 · page 6

BY the law of Stock Exchange storms, the city is devastated decennially; consequently pur next panic should be looked for in 1876. But after the cyclone of 1866, which confounded the flimsy and substantial…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1872 · page 5

A GENERAL meeting of shareholders in Johnson's Gold Mining Company (Limited) was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, for the purpose of conaidoring the deed of seftlement. The deed having been read by the…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Tuesday 9 April 1872 · page 3

Long Drive, Hawkins' Hill.—The share list of this company is advertised to close on Satarday next. Most favournble accounts of this property have reached us by several Sydney gentlemen who have lately visited…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1872 · page 2

E. N. Emmett imports the tunnel of the Northumberland Gold Mining Company is in 341 feet, going turough slate and quartz veins. The contractors for the Cr[?]sus tunnel, after going three feet, struck…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 6

GULGONG.—For months past Gulgong has not been so barren of excitement in mining matters as it is at present. The Guardian of Saturday says:—It is not that mining is dull, or that the number employed in occupying the leads is…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 7

THE AMALGAMATED GOLDEN GULLY QUARTZ MINING COMPANY LIMITED.—In the prospectus of this Company which appeared in our advertising columns yesterday, an error occurred. The sum to be retained by the proprietors…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 2

Mr. Frank B. Treatt, of Mort's-buildings, reports the intended formation of a new company to work the Great Glenmore Reef, some thirty-five miles from Soone. The capital is L6500, in L1 shares, and the…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. C. Bate and Co report having received most satisfactory news from the ground of the Star of Australia, the shares in which have since Monday come into considerable favour. Experienced persons…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1872 · page 5

WEST Krohmann Co.—A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held in the Chambor of C[?]mmerce yesterday, when the company was duly formed Mesars. D. W. J. Williams, G. Phillips, John Cooper, P. L C…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Thursday 11 April 1872 · page 2

Messrs. C. Bate and Co. report having received most satisfactory news from the ground of the Star of Australia, the shares in which have since Monday come into considerable favour. Expericnced persons…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 11 April 1872 · page 2

WE have been informed by a gentleman largely interested in the Royal George, who visited the company's works last week, for the real worth of the affair, that, although some of the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 5

MESSRS. Barton and Melhado report all the shares were taken up in the West Krohmann Company, and the directors have been elected. Thay also report that the share list of the Long Drive and the Grapholite Companies close…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 3

WE have been informed by a gentleman largely interested in the Royal George, who visited the company's works last week, for the purpose of ascertaining the real worth of the affair, that, although some of the…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 2

A most satisfactory report on the Wheel of Fortune's ground, Hawkins' Hill, has been made by Mr. Coates, the civil eagi[?]eer. It would speear from the report that the ground will give very good yield; and that…

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The English Metal Market. (From the Mining Journal.)

Empire · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 3

OWING in some measure to the anticipation of possible difficulties arising out of American affairs, prices have fluctuated during the week, and business has not been quite of so active a character as it had previously been…

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Mines and Mining. Directions for Gem Seekers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 14

IT has often occurred to us, that if practical miners could bo furniihiid with some simple means of enabling thom to determine- with accuracy and ease the character of any precious stone they may meet…

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A Gold-field Dispute

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 April 1872 · page 16

THE accompanying engraving illustrates one of many phases of life on the Australian gold fields. The sketch represents a six men's claim on a quartz reef, a shafe is being sunk, the man at the windlass…

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