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Mining & the mines, 1872

1,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 98

Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1872 · page 5

TRANSACTIONS in the Share market, to-day, showed that the fall in the value of copper has had a marked effect on the value of shares in colonial mines. Peak Downs were sold…

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Amalgamation of Gold Ores. California

Evening News · Tuesday 22 October 1872 · page 3

WITHIN the past few months there have appeared, in your valuable journal, various articles upon the amalgamation of gold ores. Being engaged in gold mining in South Carolins, I have read, these articles with great…

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Astonishing Yield of Gold at Hill End

Empire · Tuesday 22 October 1872 · page 2

AT 2 o'clock this morning (says the Hill End Observer of Saturday) Mr. Holtermann informs us that a mass of stone richer than anything yet seen in the claim has just been shot out. Its weight is estimated at between 11…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Tuesday 22 October 1872 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders in the Homeward Bound Tin Mining Company was held at Mr. B. P. Rodd's office, yesterday evening. After the transaction of some important business, directors, auditors. &c…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 7

PEEL RIVER REEFS.—"Old Reefer" writes to the Tamworth Mining News of the 18th instant as follows:— Moonlight Reef: A tunnel has been put in on the line of reef 100 feet, in which there is an average reef yarying…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 3

The crushing machinery at the Little River goldfields has now been fairly started. Twenty-five tons of quarts from the prospecting claim of Messrs. Daley, Yeomann, and party has been crushed, giving a…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 6

LARGE purchases of Beyers and Holtermanns shares were made this morning, and caused an advance of another shilling, closing at 56s. Carrol Beards brought 27s. 6d. to 28s., buyers…

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New Mines aud the Labour Question

Evening News · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 3

The recent rapid rise in metals has stimulated the working of new or abandoned mines to a serious extant in the West of England. Many tyrants of old mines which suspended operations only a few years ago…

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New Mines and the Labour Question

Empire · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 3

The recent rapid rise is retals has stimulated the working of new or abandoned mines to a serious extant in the West of England. Many grants of old mines which suspended operations only a few years age…

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Coal Prospects in England. (From the Daily News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 6

SCIENCE is about to attempt the solution of a problem which is of immediate interest to every householder in London and the South. It is nothing less than a search for coal under the rocks of the south-eastern…

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Mining and Other Rights. (Abridged from the Ar[?]idale Express.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 7

ON Wednesday afternoon, 16th instant, a deputation waited on the Hen; J. S. Farnell, Minister for Lands, at Armidale. The deputation had been appointed by a meeting held on the previous Monday. Mr. Seeley acted as spokesman, and said that a general…

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Over-legislation in Mining Matters. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1872 · page 5

SIR,—Before our fortunes are handed over to the parties clamouring for an assimilation of our mining laws to those of Victoria, may not the accompanying extract from the Ballarat correspondent of the Australian of 22nd ultimo…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 24 October 1872 · page 3

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Currajong Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, hold at the Exchange yesterday, the company was considered formed in terms of the prospectus, and the following gentlemen…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 October 1872 · page 5

A FURTHER decline in the London copper market reported by telegram to-day sent shares to a lower point than they have occupied for many months. Peak Downs sold at 5 to 4¾,…

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A Ghost in a Coal-pit

Empire · Thursday 24 October 1872 · page 4
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The present tide of prosperity in the coal trade has been disturbed at the Broughton Colliery, nonr Wrexham, by the appearance of a ghost in the underground workings, which has had the effect of frightening some…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 24 October 1872 · page 2

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Currajong Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, held at the Exchange yesterday, the company was considered formed in terms of the prospectus, and the following gentlemen…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 October 1872 · page 3

THE Nanama correspondent of the Yass Courier, 22nd instant, writes: All the claims are now fairly in working order, after slabbing up. Those down any depth and on the reef are raising gold-bearing; stone. In Mr. Ramsay…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 25 October 1872 · page 2

THE following companis are progressing as under:— Sargeant's Reef Gold-mining Company are down 101 feet with the main shaft; if it continues good standing ground, it will not be necessary to do much more…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 October 1872 · page 6

THE effect of English, telegrams on the value of copper shares was more manifest this morning than yesterday. Peak Downs went from 928. 6d. to 84s., and were afterwards obtainable…

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