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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 103

Gold in the Northern Territory

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1873 · page 2

THE latest telegrams from Port Darwin, are to the fallowing effect:— February 15.—Several men have started for the alluvial diggings, chancing all the difficulties of…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1873 · page 7

HILL END AND VICINITY.—In its report of Saturday the Observer states that Carroll and Beard's are making rapid progress with their work for the bed of the engine. In treating the tailings the yield was increased from the small…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 11 March 1873 · page 3

The mining manager of Brown's Creek Freehold Gold Mining Company reports:—Independent of the 30 feet lode in grass paddock I have sunk 60 feet shaft near Cooper's house, and driven through the green stuff…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1873 · page 5

COAL shares command more attention, and there are buyers of any obtainable at full rates. Wallsend sold to-day at 11? to 11¼, closing [?]m at the latter figure. Waratah and Bulli…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of Brown's Creek Freehold Gold Mining Company reports:—Independent of the 30 feet lode in grass paddock I have sunk 60 feet shaft near Cooper's house, and driven through the green stuff…

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[From Our Correspondent.] Arrest of a Stock Agent for Forgeries. Reduction in the Price of Coals in England. Confession of Mrs. M'aveeney. Harrison's Meat Preserving Process. Flour for New Caledonia. Dinner to Sir W.F. Sta Well. Latest Mining. Commercial. &c,. &c., &c. HARTLEY. Monday, 5.45 p.m. the Kanimbla Murderess

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1873 · page 2

The statement made to detective constable Camphin, by Ann M'Aveeney, with respect to the murder of her husband, discloses an awful degree of cool premeditation. She says she…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1873 · page 3

CURRAJONG.—The correspondent of the Forbes Times, 8th instant, writes:—Our reefs still continue their previous good character, but the great want of machinery is much felt, which, in a great measure, will be met when the…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 12 March 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Star of Hope Gold Mining Company, Wattle Flat, under date the 10th instant, reports.—We have no water to wash with yet, but I think that it will not be long now before we get…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1873 · page 5

THE inquiry for coal shares noticed yesterday prevailed again to-day. Wallsend sold as high as £11 6s. 6d., and closed a point weaker. Copper shares quiet. South Cobar have…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 13 March 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Star of the West Gold Mining Co reports having finished a trial crushing of unselected store from loose veius cut in driving for the main reef. The result not being payable, without…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1873 · page 6

THE Share market was a trifle firmer this morning. Holders of Hill End scrip are recovering confidence. Beyers and Holtermanns have advanced to 51s., and are firm…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Star of the West Gold Mining Co reports having finished a trial crushing of unselected store from loose veins cut in driving for the main reef. The result not being payable, without…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 14 March 1873 · page 2

Messrs. Macdonald, Brothers, have received thev following report from the mining Manager of the Buckinbah Copper Mining Company:—In the end driving north, the ground is a little changed, and has become…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1873 · page 5

BEYERS and Holtermans and Krohmans shares experienced a further rise to-day on the strength of rumours that "good news: had been received from the Hill. We have not…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1873 · page 2

Messrs. Macdonald, Brothers, have received the following report from the mining Manager of the Buckinbah Copper Mining Company:—"In the end driving north, the ground is a little changed, and has become…

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The New Goldfields at Elaine. (From the Melbourne Leader.)

Empire · Friday 14 March 1873 · page 4

IT is only within the last few weeks that Elaine has attracted the attention of the general publie, altlough, gold digging has boon carried on in the immediate locality for many years, in fact more or less ovar since…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 339

HILL END AND VICINITY.—In its report of Saturday the Observer states that Carroll and Beard's are making rapid progress with their work for the bed of the engine. In treating the tailings the yield was increased from the small…

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Mining News. Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 2

HILL END AND VICINITY.—Carroll and Beard's are making rapid progress with their work for the bed of the engine. In treating the tailings the yield was increased from the small…

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Mines and Mining. Lower Turon. (From a Correspondent.) March 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 14

"ROOT HOG, or Die," such is the name of a reeting district, three miles south of the Lower Turon township, which on my previous rambles looked as if it was going to be rooted downwards, in real earnest, but I am…

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Mining Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 15

The mining manager of the Omadale Gold Mining Co. reports, under date of March 2nd, as follows:—I have started to drive at 120 feet level in No. 2 shaft, distance driven 6 feet, vein 8 inches in width. The reef…

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