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Mining & the mines, 1872

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Mines and Mining. The Tin Mine on the Queensland Border. [From Our Correspondent.] Warwick, April 16

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 15

I LEFT Tenterfield for the much-talked-about border in mines about the beginning of this month, and have taken a careful look at nearly all the [?] pegged out in the stanniforous country, both in this colony and in…

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Tin Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 532

WHEREVER one goes (says the Glen Innes correspondent of the Armidale Express), tin is the principal topic of conversation, and no wonder, for fresh discoveries are being daily made, and I am informed that one gentleman already…

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Copper Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 532

THE Cow Flat Copper mines are progressing very favour ably, and have proved a profitable speculation to the adventurers, Messrs. Lloyd and Rae. Twenty-six tons of fine copper—the produce of last month—has, during the month,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 8

THE extraordinary richness of the crushing from Krohmann's claim, as reported by numerous private telegrams received in town yesterday, has advanced the value of every claim on the line, and we hear that several of them…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 532

THREE tons of Ruby Tin are has been received from the Sydney Company's ground, and has been on view at Messrs. Bradly, Newton, and Lamb's Rooms. The Great Republic Gold Company to work Lowry…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 7

GULGONG.—In its report of the 20th instant, the Guardian remarks:—On the Moonlight Lead. No. 1. N. reports having obtained on Tuesday last the splendid prospect of 9 dwts…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 3

Mr. A[?]thur L. Easton reports that the Western Star, five[?]ro lease, Tuena, next to the City of Sydney Company's ground, will be placed in the market [?] a day or two…

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Mining News

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 9

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 530

Now that shares in mining companies have become plentiful as blackberries, and that hardly a man in Sydney having the necessary means is without one, the question as to the liability ef shareholders, in the…

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Lottery of Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 523

DISCOURSING upon the recently aroused public furore for mining speculation, the Sydney Morning Herald remarks:— We remember reading many years ago a story…

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The Tin Mines. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 5

SIR,—In one of your leaders you drew attention to our recent discovery of tin, and in the leader you stated that the discovery may be of more advantage to the colony than the discovery of our gold-fields. In this opinion any…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 2

GOLDEN Gate Gold Mining Company (limited), Chambers Creek. The share list in this company is filled up, and will close at an early date. Prospectus in yesterday's newz…

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Tin, Copper, Gold, Silver, Platina, Shale. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1872 · page 16

SIR,—I hear so many Sydney people's names mentioned daily, and see so many faces from the 'Big smoke' (as the metropolis is called by country folks) as I pass along the Northern main and minor roads, that I ask do you miss such people…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1872 · page 5

A PRIVATS tele[?]ram received fron Tambareorn, on Ssturday, states that a vein of ri[?] stone has been out in the claim of Tippet's Cempsny that morning. By refere[?] our telegraphic column it will be seen…

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A Mining Swindle

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1872 · page 3
Also in Empire

ON Wednesday, the 24th instant, at the Melbourne Police Court, three brokers named Louis Barnard, Hugh A. Egerton, and Henry Reid, were charged, at the instance of…

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Latest Mining. Empire Office

Empire · Monday 29 April 1872 · page 3

GOLDEN Gato Gold Mining Company (limited), Chambers Oreek. The sharo list in this company is filled up, and will close at an early date. Mr. Bingham reports this has been a very busy week…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1872 · page 2

WE take the following from the Tambaroora Times of Saturday:- The one grout object of interest for the week has been to watch the crushing of the much talked of stone, from…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1872 · page 7

AT an early hour yesterday morning it was notified that the share list of Oxen's Gold Mining Company had closed, and at a later hour we heard that all the shares in the amalgamated claims formerly known as Crichton and Beard's…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 30 April 1872 · page 3

A LARGE meeting of sharcholders in the Omadale Goldmining Co. (lim.) was held, yesterday afternoon, at 307 George-street, for the purposes of electing trustees and receiving a report on the prospects of the mine, Dr…

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