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Mining & the mines, 1873

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Latest Mining

Empire · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

The manager of the Rosewood Copper Mine reports to 16th April as follows—"The cutting away of the ground for timber, and the timbering necessary, were finished last week. The ore in the ridge is improved…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 15

The whole of the machinery and plant of the Kangaroo Creek Quartz crushng Company (limited) near the Lunatic, is to be sold by auction next week. A telegram from Stockyard Creek on the…

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Mining Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 15

At the general meeting of shareholders of the British Empire Gold Mining Company held on Thursday last, tho report of the directors and balance sheet were adopted and the whole of the directors unanimously…

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Reduction of Gold Pyrites

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 599

THE works of the Ravenswood (Queensland) Pyrites Company are at length in working order. In some remarks on the mechanical appliances brought to bear, the Miner states that at present the stuff to be treated is Taken to the…

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Lake Cargilligo Gold Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 16

SIR,—I do myself the honour for the information of the Hon. the Secretary for Lands, to report upon the discovery of an auriferous quartz reef at Lake Cargelligo on the Lower Lachlan…

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To the Miners of New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 14

THE Government having withdrawn their Mining Bill we must again wait some time, probably a year, are we get a reform in our mining laws. The situation appears to be of so much importance…

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Cargilligo Gold Field. (From a Correspondent.) Condobolin, April 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 15

GOLD! gold! gold! was the cry everywhere; so, in common with others, I caught the gold fever, and of course I was off with the crowd, and a wet sloppy ride we had of it. We started from Condobolin early on Sunday…

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Par[?]matta. May 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 6

LUNATIC ASYLUM,—On Thursday nights last, a varied entertainment was given at the above institution, much to the delight of the poor a[?]cted [?]mates. By the courtesy of Dr Taylor, the Supert[?], general invitations were issued to…

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Mining Inspector for the Gold-fields. Deputation to Minister for Lands

Evening News · Monday 12 May 1873 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. Joseph Paxton, Mr. George Curtis, Mr. Richard Wynne, and Mr. Frederick Clissold, waited upon the Minister for Lands (Hon. J. S. Faruell), this morning, to bring under his notice the…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Monday 12 May 1873 · page 2

The mining manrger of the Victorian Trunkey Gold Mining Company (Limited) reports under date May 6th: —The north drive at the 230 feet level is in 10 feet, and the reef has split, with four inches of slate between the…

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Mining. Saturday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1873 · page 5

RAPP'S G., M. Co. (Limited).—The mining manager reports under date the 8th May as follows:—" The driving of past week is 4 feet, total length of drive 54 feet. The ground is getting hard. We are through the slate, and in…

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Telegrams This Day Latest From Bathurst. Mr. Carders Engagement. the Victorian Estimates. Melbourne Chamber of Commerce and the Suez Mail Service. Quarantine Regulations. National Mutual Life Association. Ten-mile Foot Race at Melbourne. Quartz-crushing at Adelaide. New Law Courts, Melbourne. Latest Commercial and Mining, &c., &c., &c. BATHURST

Evening News · Monday 12 May 1873 · page 2

Mr. James Ryan died on Saturday, and was buried yesterday. The funeral was almost unprecedentedly large, several hundreds following in vehicles and on horseback…

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Mining Inspector for the Gold-fields. Deputation to Minister for Lands

Empire · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 4

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr Joseph Paxton, Mr. George Curtis, Mr. Richard Wynne, and Mr. Frederick Clissold, waited upon the Minister for Lands (Hon. J. S. Farnell), on Monday morning, to bring under his…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Star of the West Wyagdon Gold Mining Company sent the following telegram to Mr. John Hurley, manager:—"Gold retorted, 33oz. Splendid cake. This is the result of 16 tons…

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Appointment of Inspector of Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning, a deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Paxton, Mr. R. Wynne, Mr. G. Curtis, and Mr. F. Clissold, had an interview with the Hon. the Minister for Publie Lunds (Mr. J. S. Farnell)…

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Gold in New South Wales. (From a Sydney Correspondnet of the London Mining Journal.)

Empire · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 4

NO doubt English attention to our mineral wealth centres principally on our Hawkins' Hill reefs, where claims of about 100 feet in length are yielding over L100,000 per annum; but to show the various and…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 6

THERE was hardly any demand for shares this morning, and, if we except a few transactions in Beyers and Holtermans at 32s. to 33s., the sale[?] were not worth reporting. A few Browns…

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Gold in New South Wales

Evening News · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 4

No doubt English attention to our mineral wealth centres principally on our Hawkins' Hill reefs, where claims of about 100 feet in length are yielding over L100,000 per annum; but to show the various and…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Tuesday 13 May 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of the Great Shakspere Gold Mining co. (limited), Box Ridge, under date of 8th May, reports that he obtained in the north drive from under foot a powder keg of specimens out of two feet…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1873 · page 3

HILL END AND VICINITY.—In the report by the Observer of Saturday, it is stated that at Hill End work is progressing as usual in all the mines, Krohmann of course engrossing most attention. The stone being raised at…

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