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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 103

Mining- Intelligence. Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 6

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday reports no crushing of any moment since Wednesday, Pollen and Rawsthorne's are reducing a parcel from Mathewson's from…

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Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 5

The Lambton colliery was idle on the 21st, in consequence of a meeting of the miners to take into consideration certain matters about which differences existed between the manager and men…

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Dreadful Explosion of a Coal Mine. Upwards of Sixty Lives Lost

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 24

THE scene of this dreadful calamity, which took place on May 13, was the little village of Westville, Nova Scotia, about one hundred miles north of Halifax. This village is one of the most extensive mining settlements in the…

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Mining

Empire · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 3

The news from the gold-mining districts in far from unsatisfactory, though the confidence of non-resident capitalists has been considerably shaken by the meagreness of returns from the claims that were expected to…

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Latest Mining

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

The manager of the Great Shakespeare Gold Mining Company limited, reports having received advice from the mining manager, that he has struck good payable gold in the south workings. He is still working the…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 15

The Hill End Observer of Saturday has the following:—"The last straw breaks the camel's back," and the late poor crushing from Paxton's has had a more than ordinary depressing effect on an already depressed state of…

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Mining Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 15

The following report has bean received from the mining manager of Jeffree's Rose of England gold mining company, dated 23rd instant:—Lower tunnel in 487 feet, in good working ground, 447 ozs specimens in…

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 310

THE few sales of shares on 29th ultimo gave no encouragement to those who want to realise. Gold shares. were very dull, with a tendency to lower rates. Beyers and Hol[?]ermans changed…

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The Coal-fields of Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 7
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

THE following is the summarised report of Mr. John Mackenzie, F.G.S. Government Examiner of Coal-fields, New South Wales, an the coal-fields of the south-eastern district of Victoria:—…

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The Gold Coast. London, August 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 306

Preparations are being made to prosecute the war on the Gold Coast with increased vigour. Two steamers are loading at Woolwich with arms and ammunition to be used by the forces sent…

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Mentes and Mining. Visits to Out-of-the-way Goldfields. No. Viii- Bago and [?] Rou[?]ta Creeks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 14

THE few days spent in the vicinity of Bago and [?]arcutta Creeks encourages one's surprise that this very extensive go'd-benring region has received so little attention, and that non success of the few parties who…

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Paramatta. September 1

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 6

As the 4.18 p.m. train town Windsor was coming down on Saturday and about 4 miles from Black[?]own, a passenger in the past carriage from the engine, observed a body of [?] issuing from the van next to him, the large [?]panlin that was over…

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Telegrams This Day Arrest of Wild Children Near Balbart. the Victoria Yacht Club. Prospecting for Coal in Victoria. Another Bank Embezzlement. Boat Accident at Sandhurst. the Ruin of Wardill. Payment of Members. Birds Match.—eleven Miles Within the Hour. Betting on the Melbourne Cup and Derby. Death in Bathurst Gaol. Reception of Catholic Bishops. Fire in Bourke-street. [A portion of the following appeared as edition issued last night.] BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

A thousand persons on horseback and in vehicles escorted the Roman Catholic Bishops into Bathurst from Raglan. Only five came by the special train, which arrived at 2.30 p.m…

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Latest Mining

Evening News · Monday 8 September 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

The Cunglebung correspondent of the Clarence Examiner, writing on August 5th, says:—Since my last report considerable improvement has taken place in the different reefs. Smith and party, Prospecting…

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Mining. Saturday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 September 1873 · page 5

AT a special meeting of the Pactolus Quartz Co., held to-day at Mr. Deloitte's office, it was resolved that the contributing shareholders be asked to contribute pro rata to pay the debts of…

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Visit Ot Out-of The-way Gold-fields. (By a Travelling Miner.) No. Viii—bago and T[?]routta Creeks

Empire · Monday 8 September 1873 · page 4

THE few days spent in the vicinity of Bago and Tarcutta Creeks encourages one's surprise that this very extensive gold-bearing region has received so little attention, and that non-success of the few parties who…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 9 September 1873 · page 3

The mining manager of the South Dayspring Gold Company reports that on the 7th August last he crashed 46 tons of stone, rasult 87oz retorted gold. Crashed again on 4th September 45 tons, yielding 86oz…

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