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Mining & the mines, 1872

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A Visit to the Western Gold Fields. No. 2.—Gulgong. [From Our Correspondent.] May 17

Empire · Tuesday 28 May 1872 · page 3

THE road from Mudgee to Gulgong runs the greater part of the way over alluvial flats, level as a bowling green. A gently undulating forest country intervenes now and then, just to vary, as it were, the monotony…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 2

GREEN VALLEY, TAMBAROORA.—The local correspondent of the Times, 25th ultimo, writes:—The Valley has been visited by a very welcome guest during the past week, viz, a heavy [?]owfall of [?]; water was beginning to be…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 2

The New Cornwall Tin-mining Co.—At a recent meeting of the above company, it was decided to increase the property of the same by taking up 300 acres more ground on both aides of the Lundy Creek…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 5

THE rumours current during the last two days respecting a very poor return from a large crushing of stone from one of the richest claims on Hawkins Hill, has helped to slacken the…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 2

THE crushing of stone from Paxton and Holman's Gold-mining Company was fia[?]hed at Tambaroora on Saturday last. 499 tons of stone was put through the machine, and the result is only a return of 400oz gold…

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Gold Companies

Sydney Punch · Thursday 30 May 1872 · page 3

Tell me your friends and I'll tell you what you are. Birds of a feather flock together. Ye floaters of Gold Companies If well you wish your history…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 30 May 1872 · page 3

THE share list of the D[?] Tin Mining Company closed at 10 a.m. yesterday. The Grenfell Consols.—This company which was first mooted at Grenf[?]ll, and which purposes to…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 May 1872 · page 5

ANOTHER extremely dull day was passed amongst the sharebrokers. Gold shares d[?]cidedly flat. Krohmanns fell to 41s. 6d. Sales of Beyers and Holtermanns were reported at…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 30 May 1872 · page 2

THE share list of the Dumaresq Tin Mining Company closed at 10 a.m. yesterday. Golden Crown Gold Mining Company.-Bullock Creek and Specimen Gully, Hill End: A meeting was…

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Tue Tuhua Gold-field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3

An Alexandra correspondent writes:—I have heard no further of the gold-field lately. I am inclined to think that some of your correspondents are rather too sanguine on the matter. I have spoken to several natives who profess to…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3

WITH the exception of the auction sale referred to in the Money Article, there was nothing done this morning. Prices are dull, and all the large mines weaker…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3
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Mr. Roberts roports that advices have been received by the provisional directors of the Peak Downs Consols Copper Mining Company, that the land had been duly transferred to the company, and that stores and…

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Colliery Explosion at Bolton-Twenty-eight Lives Lost

Evening News · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3

An explosion of gas, attended with the loss of twenty-eight lives, and severe injury to eleven men and boys, took place in the Lover's Lane, or Old Chain pit, at Atherton, near Bolton, on Thursday. The colliery is…

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Colliery Explosion at Bolton — Twenty-eiaht Lives Lost

Empire · Friday 31 May 1872 · page 3

An explosion of gas, attended with the loss of twentyeight lives, and sever injury to eleven men and boys, took place in the Lover's Lane, or Old Chain pit, at Atherton, near Bolton, on Thursday. The colliery is…

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Coal Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 693

The quantities of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended the 23rd May was 18,953 tons, of which 3617 were shipped to Sydney, 5336 to Melbourne, 812 to Adelaide, 933 to New Zealand, 295 to Launceston, 90 to…

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Tin Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 693

WITH reference to the northern tin mines, the Glen Innes Guardian of May 21st gives the subjoined report:—The selectors are now chiefly employed in pointing out their claims to the surveyors. In many instances land has been…

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Copper Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 693

OF the Wellington Copper mine a correspondent of the Dubbo Dispatch, May 24, says:—This property consists of 100 acres of land, leased from Mr. Joseph Aarons, of Nanima. The proprietors are five practical miners. The…

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Tue Tuhua Gold-field

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 2

An Alexandra correspondent writes:—I have heard no for ther of the gold-field lately. I am inclined to think that some of your correspondents are rather too sanguine on the matter. I have spoken to several natives who profess to…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 June 1872 · page 2

The Pride of the Macquarie Gold Mining Company.—The legal manager reports a telegram received on Wednesday evening from mining manager, which says, "Struck coarse…

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