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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 103

The Ballarat School of Mines

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 7

OUR artist has shown a portion of the interior of the Metallurgical Laboratory of the School of Mines, Ballarat. The large stack in the centre is in connection with the…

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 146

On the 25th ultimo, buyers continued to have the best of the Share market, and were forcing prices down to a much lower point than, the prospects of many of our mines…

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Mining. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 8

A SINGLE sale of gold shares was all that the whole of the brokers could report to-day. Hickson, Creighton, and Beard at 10s., stood on the quotation board at the Exchange as the…

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Mr. Buchanan's Mining Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 16

IT having been announced that Mr. Buchanan, M.L.A., had prepared a Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Gold-Fields, a desire has been expressed, in several quarters for the publication of the Bill in this journal…

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Cauliflower and Cabbage Growing Versus Gold Grubbing

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 21

CAULIFLOWERS are selling in Sydney at from ninepence to one shilling each, and cabbages from twopence to sixpence retail. At these rates, allow the producers threepence each…

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Stanthorpe Tin Mines. (From the Border Post, July 18.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 15

WE this week visited some of the claims on the Severn River, commencing with the claim known as Perkins and Co, and managed by Mr. Haslam. It has an area of 240 acres, and employs, when in full work, an…

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The Chambigne Gold Reefs, [From an Occasional Correspondent.] July 18

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 15

IT is a long time since we have seen anything in your columns about these reefs, but the Chambigne reefers seem to be content to remain "unnoticed and unknown," apparently confident that the place will in…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. July 30

Empire · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 4

TOWN DAM.—Some time ago the dam being in a delapidated state, notice of the same was brougth before the council; since then the late rains has played great destruction to the work, and unless something soon in done to repair the…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. July, 30

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 7

TOWN DAM.—Some time ago the dam being in a delapidated state, notice of the same was brought before the council; since then the late rains has played great destruction to the work, and unless something soon is done to repair the…

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Visits to Out-of-the-Way Goldfields. No 5.—Reedy Fiat and Its Vicinity

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 14

LEAVING the busy and thriving township of Adelong, and following the creek up for six miles, we reach Riley's Gap. The road traversed to the Gap is about as bad a piece of public thoroughfare as can well be…

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Telegrams This Day the Gape Route. Melbourne Graving Dock. Mr. Sargood's Will. Resignation of the Tasmanian Ministry. the Adelaide Meat-preserving Company. South Australian Insurance Company. Latest Mining and Commercial, &c.,&c.,&c. BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

The Railway Extension (for traffic) to Raglan, takes place on Monday. The public meeting to consider the tweed factory question, is convened by the mayor for…

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Hydraulic Mining for Gold

Empire · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 4

A lecture was recently delivered in the Cooper Union Hall in New York by Professor Sillitnni of Yale College, On the subject of deep-place mining in California. Our contemporary's…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 2

A telegram received from the mining; manager of Eisenstaedter's New Banca Tin Mine, dated Stanthorpe, 2nd Angust, reports: A strong fresh in the creek last Monday, having carried away the Beserve Company's…

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The Mersey Coal Measures

Empire · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 3

THE subjoined paper, entited "Notes on the Mersey Coal Measures, and their relations to ther members of the Carboniferous Series," was read by Thomas Stephen, Esq., Inspector of Schools,at the last meeting of…

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Mining. Saturday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 5

AT the meeting of the Victorian Trunkey G. M. Co., held yesterday,the report and balancesheet were adopted, and Mr.A. Mitchell was elected an auditor…

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Visits to Out-of-the-way Gold-fields. (By a Trvelling Miner.) No. 5—Reedy Flat and Its Vicinity

Empire · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 3

LEAVING the busy and thriving township of Adeleng, and following the creek up for six miles, we reach Riley's Gap. The road traversed to the Gap is about as bad a pices of public thoroughfare as can well be…

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The Cambridge Gold Reefs. (From Our Correspondent.) July 18

Empire · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 3

IT is a long time since we have seen anything in your columns about these reefs, but the Chambigne roofers seem to be content to rumain 11 unnoticed and unknown," apparently conhdont that the place will in…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

HILL END AND VICINITY.—From Hawkins Hill the Observer of Saturday gives the subjoined items of intelligence: —Mathewson's: Busily engaged stoping out quartz from the back of the 300 feet level. The stone knocked down…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 3

The mining manager of the Prince William Gold Miniug Company, writing on 2nd instant, soya;- Yesterday I obtained 5 ounces of loose gold out of one dish it is nearly all cosrse gold I picked up two…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 5

ANOTHER week has commenced, and still there are no indications of a revival in the Share market. Prices are receding daily, not from any change in the prospects of the mines, but…

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