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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 103

Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 17 September 1873 · page 2

The mining manager of Williams' Gold-mining Company makes the following report under date of 13th instant:—200 feet level North: Stopes Nos. 1 and 2 are being carried on as last reported, the lode still keeping…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1873 · page 5

THE advance in the value of Hill End shares has again been checked, but there is still a disposition to operate at an advance on last weeks prices. The only shares on which any…

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Department of Lands, [?] Sydney, 6th September,1873. To Persons Holding, Crown Lands [?] Under Lease for Mineral Pur[?] Poses Other Than Gold Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1873 · page 2

[?] The following Regulations under the Crown Lands [?] Odcupation Act of 1861, previding for payment of rent,are [?] published for general information…

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Telegrams This Day Discharge and Re-apprehension of Mount and Morris. the Newcastle Coal Mining Company. the Victorian Parliament. Whales in Hobson's Bay. Latest Commercial. Alluvial Claims at Port Darwin. Melboubne. Wednesday, 2.13 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 17 September 1873 · page 2

Mount and Morris were discharged by the full court this morning. The court was densely crowded, and when judgment was given the crowd immensely cheered, and it was…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 3

Every week, says a Melbourne contemporary, adduoes fresh proof that no one counected with mining can be deponded on. The Peak Downs Telegram says that things…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 5

THOUGH the Share market has relapsed into a position bordering on stagnation, Peak Downs[?] Copper seem to be moving off and changing' invalue with an irregularity puzzling to the…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 2

The Hill End Observer learns that Mr. Peterson, who has just returned from Sydney, that the large plant for the Hawkins Hill Quarts Crushing Company, manu[?]red by Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, is now…

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Telegrams This Day Yield of Gold at Hill End. Final Discharge of Mount and Morris. the Arrow and the Melbourne Cup. Opening of the Wangaratta Railway. the Bathurst Square. the Late Fire at Newcastle. Melbourne Stock Sales. Railway From Port Jackson to Shoalhaven. Bushranging at Narrabri. New Victorian Land Bill. Poisoned by Strychnine. Another Nugget From Berlin. Latest From Adelaide. &c., &c., &c. NEWCASTLE. Wednesday, 6.16 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 2

The coroner's investigation into the cause of the late fire is concluded, and the jury have giyen, as their verdict, that the premises of E. D. Cleary were burned on the night of…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 19 September 1873 · page 2

The following report has been received to-day from Mr. Stuart, the local director of Jeffree and Collard's Amalgamate God-mining Company, dated 17th inst. "Last night the manager told me that he had broken…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 September 1873 · page 5

LATE news from several of the Hill End mines, has rendered shareholders less disposed to quit. There is not a great demand, but matters look much more hopeful than they did a…

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Latest Mining. Evening Nes Office

Evening News · Friday 19 September 1873 · page 2

WELLINGTON.—Our Wellington correspondent informs us on 17th instant, that the gold field news over the Old Jawbone diggings is about the same. Nos 1,2,4, and 6 East have struck gold, yielding from 2 to…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 364

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday states that the chief topic of conversation in mining matters at the Hill just now is the big find made at Krohmannas on the 12th. The specimens from a knocking down of quarts…

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Mining Intelligence. Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 5

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday states that the chief topic of conversation in mining matters at the Hill just now is the big find made a Krohmanna on the 12th…

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Mines and Mining. Reduction of Auriferous Pyrites

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 14

THE Thames correspondent of an Auckland journal thus describes an establishment at the Thames f[?] reduction of pyrites:—The new plant of the est[?]ment of this kind, over which Mr. John Masters pre[?]es, is in a…

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Coal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 364

The export of coal from Newcastle for the week ending September 12 is 22,286 tons, of which 4522 were shipped to Sydney, 7933 to Melbourne, 461 to Adelaide, 730 to Wallaroo, 1918 to New Zealand, 84 to Richmond Riner, 270 to…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 16

Every week, says a Melbourne contemporary adduces fresh proof that no one connected with mining can be depended on. The export of coal for the week ending…

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Mining Reports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 15

The manager of the Great Shakespere G. M. Company (limited), Box Ridge, in his last communication reports, that he is down 18 feet in the winse shaft in the northern drive. The sinking is easier, and the country…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 3

WELLINGTON.—Our Wellington correspondent informs us on 17th instant, that the gold-field news near the Old Jawbone diggings is about the same, Nos. 1,2,4, and 6 East have struck gold, yielding from 2 to…

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 364

RUMOURS that telegrams had been received from Hill End, reporting that Krohmanns Co. had again" struck it rich " caused a slight revival of the speculative spirit on the 12th. A few…

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Visits to Out-of-the-way Gold-fields. No. Viii.—basaltrange, Tumberumba

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 14

GITCHELL and party's tunnel, briefly noticed in my last, is to be driven a further distance [?]f 100 feet. The work is let on contract, usual in nearly all of the tunnels on the basa[?]t range. Should any portion of the 100 feet…

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