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Mining & the mines, 1872

1,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 98

Latest Mining. Evening Next Office. Wednesday. 1

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 2

Mr. B. De Lissa, secretary of the Tarrangbmy copper mine, reports having received a telegram from Captain Vercoc, that a lode had been cut in one of the eighty-acre blocks, not before known to contain the…

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Visit to the Brungle Copper Mines. by a Practical Miner. September 22

Empire · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 3

I STARTED from Tumut at 6 in the morning for Brungle. Two hours ride brought me to Wyangle; there I visited some copper leases lately taken up. I saw a small quantity of copper ore on the ground, but…

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Directors of Mining Companies. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 3

SIR,—I read your leader of yesterday in reference to mining companies with considerable pleasure. There is no doubt that a large number of companies have been formed in Sydney during the last few months which will…

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Telegrams This Day. the Ironbarks Quartz Crushing Company. the Mayor of Melbourne's Ball. Close of the Education Debate. Victorians Consolidation Loan Bill. the Interoolonial Ploughing Match. Latest From New Zealand. Reward for Discovery of New Gold Fields. Deficit in the New Zealand Revenue. Departure of Mr. Anthony Trollope. Tamworth Circuit Court. Church of England Bazaar at Wentworth. Mr. Parkes' Departure From [?] the Victorian Intercolonial Gig Race. Departure of Miners for the Northern Territory. the Adelaide Hunt Club Races. Suspension of Certificate of Captain of the Carnaqueen1 South Australian Land Sales. the Projected Narracoote Railway. Theatre Royal Melbourne. the Victorian Wool Ships. Latest Betting, Markets, &c, &c., &c. ORANGE. Wednesday. 12.23 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 2

The Ironbarks Quartz Crushing Company's boiler was delivered safe on the ground to-day…

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Wining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 2

NAWMA REEFS, NEAR YASS.—The Courier correspondent writing on Monday says,—I have to chronicle a new find since my last. One of the recfs reforred to some time ago has been discovered by G. Worthy, but he kept the…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 2

A meeting of sharholders in Cock, Attwood, and Dwyer's Gold-mining Company took place yesterday, at the office of the Sydney Exchange. The following gentlemen were elected directors:—The Hon. John…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 5

THERE is no perceptible change in the Share market and transactions to-day were limited. Carroll and Beards, which closed yesterday at 32s., changed hands to-day at 31s. 6d…

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Latest Mining Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 2

The steamer City of Brisbane, from Brisbane, brings 1111 bags tin ore from the Queensland tin mines. A telegram has been received from the mining manager of the Never Fail claim, Hawkins' Hill north…

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Successful Mining Adventures in the Clarence District

Evening News · Thursday 10 October 1872 · page 2

AMONGST several other prospectors on the Yulgilbar Run, in April, 1871, were two Italians named Marcolini and Madona, who had been at work on a reef they discovered there some throe years before. A short time…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 October 1872 · page 6

IATEST FROM HILL END.—The report in thE Times of Wednesday is as under:— Tambaroora, Canton Line— Great Australian: Fouth shaft is being sunk, and the ground is getting somewhat harder, having been of a very…

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Wellington. Mitchell's Cheek Gold and Copper Mines. From Our Special Reporter]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 October 1872 · page 6

IN my article before the last I gave a brief description of the mines of Buckenbah, and btated that in my opinion the district of Wellington Mould soon grow one of great importance, rich as it was in mincial…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 11 October 1872 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders of the Black Mountain Gold Mining Company, Barraba, was held yesterday morning at the offices of Messrs. Macdonnell, Brothers, 326, George-street. The company was…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 October 1872 · page 5

SEVERAL lots of tin ore were offered at Bradley, Newton, and Lamb's auction sale to-day, but there appeared to be no disposition to purchase, and, in the absence of bidding, the whole…

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Latest Mining. "Evening News Office

Evening News · Friday 11 October 1872 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders of the Rampa Gold Mining Company, Wattle Flat, was held last evening, at Owen's hotel, King and Pitt-streets. The company was declared formed, and the following gentlemen were…

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Coal Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 468

The exports of coal from Newcastle, for the week ended the 4th instant, amount to 19,927 tons. The quantity exported from the respective mines were as under: A. A. Company, 3700; Waratah, 3594 toes; Lambton, 3770 tons;…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 5

GULGONG.—Writing on Tuesday, the Home Rule Rush correspondent of the Guardian says:—A rush took place towards the end of last week to some new ground near Milne's paddock, The prospects are three to four grains to…

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Mines and Mining. Characteristics of Minerals. MANGANESE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 14

MANGANESE is a greyish-white metal, of a fine grained fracture, very hard, very brittle, with considerable lustre, of spec. grav. 8[?]013, and requiring for fusion an extreme heat. Pure oxide of manganese can be reduced…

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Tin Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 468

The Tumbarumba correspondent of the Gundagai Times, 5th instant, writes:— The chief event of importance since I last wrote has been a very valuable discovery of stream tin, by Mr. D. S. M'Kay. The locality of the discovery is…

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Copper Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 468

The Orange district mining report (Examiner, 5th) confirms the news that the miners sinking the contract shaft at the Peabody, struck a rich deposit of ore at a depth of 55 feet—that is about 28 feet below the level at which the vein…

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Brungle Copper Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 469

I VISITED this locality on Wednesday, 2nd instant. It is fifteen miles from Tumut, about the same distance from Gundagai, and about twenty miles from Jugiong, situated in a line between Jugiong and Tumut, leaving Gundagai to…

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