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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 103

Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 7

HILL END AND VICINITY.—It is reported by the Observer of Saturday that the batteries on the Hill are all busy crushing. At Vickery's, the Rampant Lion stone is being treated. About 100 tons have been put through the…

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The Gold-fields of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 6

THE subjoined reports from the Commissioners for the Western, Northern, and Southern Gold-Fields have just been published:— The Commissioner in charge of the Western Gold Fields to…

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Northern Gold-Fields. The Commissioner in Charge of the Northern Gold District to the Under Secretary for Lands. Northern Gold-Fields Office. Armidale, 18 January, 1873

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 3

SIR,—Adopting the usual official course. I do myself the honour of herewith presen[?] say annual report on the condition and prospects of the Northern Gold-fields, under my special supervision…

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Latest Mining

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

The mining manager of the Rebecca Gold Mining Company, Wattle Flat, under date March 29, reports;—The shaft is down 80 feet, and tho prospects are looking much better. I never saw better looking…

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The Commissioner, Southern Gold District, to the Under Secretary for Lands. Southern Gold-fields Office, Young, 13th January, 1873

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 6

Sir,—I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Honorable the Secretary for Lands, a report on the Southern Gold-fields, for the year 1872. The marked prosperity that has attended the…

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Clarence River Gold-fields.—Little River Reefs. March 23

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 3

I AM sorry to open this letter with the news that out population is decreasing. This can [?] be attributed to the dilatoriness of Sydney [?] lists, who are evidently waiting to weary the Little River shareholders…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 5

BUSINESS in the Share market was bad enough yesterday; it was worse to-day. In copper there wes nothing done, and very little in gold. Beyers and Holtermanns changed hands at…

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The Commissioner in charge of the Northern Gold District to the Under Secretary for Lands. Northern Gold-fields Office, Armidale, Jauuary 18, 1873

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 6

Sir,—Adopting the usual official course, I do myself the honour of herewith presenting my annual report on the condition and prospects of the Northern Gold-fields under my especial supervision…

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A Visit to the Cobar Copper Mines

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 3

ON Monday the 10th instant, I in company with some friends visited the celebrated Cobar Copper Mines, and the numerous other claims which are being worked in its vicinity. But before stating what we saw at the…

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The Literary Hoax at Auckland. War with Russia. Seizure of Gold and Hostages. (From the Southern Cross, February 19.)

Empire · Thursday 3 April 1873 · page 4

NOTWITHSTANDING the telegraphic communication from England to Melbourne, and the periodical intercourse by steamer between New Zealand and the Australian ports, the…

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Northern Gold-fields

Empire · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 4

The Commissioner of Charge of the Northern Gold District to the Under Secretary for Lands. Northern Gold-Fields, Office, Armidale, 18 January, 1873…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 5

BUSINESS was very flat in the Share market this morning, but brightened up considerably when news was received that Krobmanns had cut Carroll Beards' vein yesterday. Prior to…

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Clarence River Gold-fields.—little River Reefs. [From Our Correspondent.] March 23

Empire · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 2

I AM sorry to open this letter with the news that our population is decreasing. This can only be attributed to the dilateriness of Sydney capitalists, who are evidently waiting to weary the Little River shareholders…

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A Visit to the Cobar Copper Mines

Empire · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 4

ON Monday the 10th instant, Hin company with some friends visited the celebrated Cobar Copper Mines, and the numerous other claims which are being worked in its vicinity. But before stating what we saw at the…

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The Northern Tin Mines. the Glen, Bullock Swamp, the Lower Glen, and Land's End

Evening News · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 3

LEADING Vegetable Creek, I struck across the country, and after travelling over some rugged mountains I came on Glen Creek and following up this course I came to the Glen Creek Tin Mine. This company is under the…

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The Northern Tin Mines. the Glen, Bullock Swamp, the Lower Glen, and Land's End. (From the Special Reporter of the Glen Innes Guardian.)

Empire · Friday 4 April 1873 · page 4

LEAVING Vegetable Creek, I struck across the country, and after travelling over some rugged mountains I came on Glen Creek and following up this course I came to the Glen Creek Tin Mine. This company is under the…

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Coal Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 433

The export of coal from Newcastle, for the week ended March 22 amounted to 22,064 tons. The quantities from the respective mince were as under:—A. A. Co., 3792 tons; Waratah, 3701 tons; Lamb ton, 3601 tons; New Lambton,…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 433

HILL END AND VICINITY.—It is reported by the Observer of Saturday that the batteries on the Hill are all busy crushing. At Vickery's, the Rampant Lion stone is being treated. About 100 tons have been put through the…

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Mining Intelligence. Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 7

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The batteries on the Hill are all busy crushing. At Vickery's, the Rampant Lion stone is being treated. About 100 tons have been put through the…

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