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Mining & the mines, 1872

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 210

THE brokers were kept busy on the 9th by the demand for Hill End stock. Beyers and Holtermans moved freely at 40s., and one lot at a shade higher. Carl Beards brought from 19s…

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Mining in River Beds

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 214

A correspondent writing from Convincing Camp, Cope's Creek, Inverell, August 8th, says:—In reference to the recent panic here, caused by holders of miners' rights appropriating the beds of the…

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Latest News from the Stanthorpe Tin Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 15

THE Stannum Miner gives some interesting items of news from the Stanthorpe District on the Queensland Border, from which we glean the following:—The Blue Mountain claim at Law's Gully, turned out the last…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 2

SOME of the finest specimens of copper ore that have ever been exhibted in Sydney were on view this morning at the warehouse of Messrs. Barnard and Hinton, George-street, and will be placed for inspection at the…

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Stealing Tin Ore. Important Mining Case

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 216

AT the Glen Innes Police Court, on the 30th ultimo, Michael Morahan, William Wilburne, George Payne, John Cochrane, Samuel Griffiths, and Thomas Hoolaban were arraigned charged with having stolen a quantity of tin ore,…

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Colonial Reminiscences. My First Mining Speculation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 24

"DOWN sixty-three feet, just struck rich lead, intend to tunnel." Such was the telegram I lately received from a friend of mine at Hawkins' Hill. He had promised to let me know his success, as soon…

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Correspondence. From Tin to Gold. the Glen-morrison Diggings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 212

FLATTERING myself with the idea that many individuals have followed me in my course of travel, by perasing my at times prosy correspondence, forwarded from different parts of my route, I take the liberty of giving a…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 August 1872 · page 2

A GENTLEMAN who has just returned from the Junction Point Reefs informs the Goulburn Herald of the 17th that the prospects of the place are brightening and improving, and that there is every indication of large yields…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Monday 19 August 1872 · page 2
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SOME of the finest specimens of copper ore that have ever been exhibited in Sydney were on view on Saturday morning at the warehouse of Messrs. Barnard and Hinton, George-street, and are placed for inspection…

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Mining. Saturday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 August 1872 · page 5

THE share market closes with a steady demand for investments in the Tambaroora claims at at yesterday's quotations. Hustler's prps. weaker. Band and Albions unchanged. The…

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Clarence River Gold-fields. Trip to the Little River. [From a Coreespnodent.] August 3

Empire · Monday 19 August 1872 · page 4

BEFORE leaving Grafton, I tried to procure a horse to carry me to the Lattle River; but having been honestly reared, forbore to take advantage of the simplicity of the Graftonites, whose reckless disregard of their own…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 3

GULCONG.—The escort (says the Guardian of Saturday) left on the 15th instant, conveying 3794 oz. gold as the yield of Gulgong for the previous fortnight. We expected that the amount would have been larger by contributions…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 3

IT was announced at Greville's Rooms yesterday, thate in the Tambaroora and Louisa Creek gold-mine, the old reef had been struck, the stone showing excalient gold…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 5

THE market has opened with a strong demand for several of the Tambaroora gold shares. Carl Beards were largely dealt in at from 21s. 3d. to 24s. 3d., sellers asking 25s. Krohmann's…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Tuesday 20 August 1872 · page 2

It was announced at Grevi[?] e's Rooms yesterday, "that in the Tambaroora and Louisa Creek gold-mine the old reef had been struck, the stone showing excellent gold…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

EMU CREEK.—We observe (says the Mining Record of Saturday) that the renewed activity which we took notice of in a former issue as having set in at the Tyagong, still continues, and we are glad to say that the present…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

OUR correspondent from Hill End, under date,19th instant, states As there was a little dispute regarding the rumour about Rawsthorne's claim last week, and as the matter has not been clearly explained, I may…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 7

[?]SACTIONS in shares to-day exhibited a [?] market for several gold companies. [?] and Holterman's were bought readily [?] to 42s., and the latter price was refused…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

IF om the civil engineer's, mining engineer's, and other reports attached to the prospectus of the Royal T[?] Mining Company (limited), it appears that the mine of the company possesses every facility for economical…

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