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Mining & the mines, 1873

2,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 103

Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Hill End and Tambaroora. September 23

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 7

WE have lately seen what the energy and perseverance of a few determined men may do towards the development of a gold-field. Messrs. Clements and party, of the old R[?] of England [?] 2 have, after four years…

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(For Report No. 1, plans, and diagrams, see pages 20 and 21.) REPORT No. 2. To the Honourable Angus Mackay, M.P., Minister for Mines. Melbourne, 19th August, 1873

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 19

SIR, I have the honour to submit my Report upon the Coal and Lignite you desired me to examine in the Crossover, Barrabool Hills,…

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REPORT (No. I) on the Coalfields of Victoria, Government Examiner of Coalfields, New South Wales, To the Honourable Angus Mackay, M.P., Minister for Mines. Melbourne, 28th July, 1873

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 21

SIR, In accordance with your request, and with the permission of the Honourable the Minister for Lands, I have visited and…

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Telegrams This Day Benefit of Detective Powell's Widow. the Mudgee Election Personations. Exodus From Jawbone. Sir C.G. Duffy's Visit to Europe. Tasmanian Scholarships. Latest Mining and Commercial, &C., &C., &C. Gulgong

Evening News · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 2

The benefit given at the Prince of Wales Opera House, for the benefit of the widow of the late Detective Constable Charles Powell, was a complete success, and…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 September 1873 · page 5

No. 6 Crummies G. M. Co.—The manager, under date of September 25, advises:—"We continue driving N. and S. on the No. 3 reef. The reef in the north end is widening out, and looking better, and in the south end the blow is…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Monday 29 September 1873 · page 2

The braining manager of EisenBtaedter's New Banca Tin Mines reports, by telegram, dated Stanthorpe, 27th September, 1873:—"Washed this week, with three boxes, eight tons tin ore. Thirty-five men employed…

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Visitsto Out-of-the-way Gold-fields. (By a Teavelling Miner.) No. Ix.—paddy's River (District of Tumberumba)

Empire · Monday 29 September 1873 · page 3

TUMBERUMBA offering nothing of sufficient interest to notice, I was induced to pay a visit to an almost unknown portion of this very interesting district, perhaps destined at no great distance of time to become an…

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The New Mining Bill. a Bill to Make Better Provision for the Requlation of Mining. Preamble

Empire · Monday 29 September 1873 · page 4

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative council, and legislative Assombly ot Now South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:…

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Telegrams This Day Ratification of Mr. Samuel's Agreement by the New Zealand Parliament. Death of Inspector Brannigan. Tin From Stanthorpe. Madame Goddard at Melbourne. Greathead's Remedy for Diptheria. the Newcastle Miners. Death by Drowning at Brewarina. Hospital Sunday Movement at Melbourne. War Against Dummyism in South Australia. Brisbane

Evening News · Monday 29 September 1873 · page 2

The tin ore received at Warwick during the week, for transmission to Brisbane, amounts to 150 tons…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 3

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer, of Saturday states that Mathewson's are stoping out good payable quartz from the back of the 300-feet level, and continuing drive to north. Have completed cutting down foot-wall,…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 5

THE Share market was exceedingly dull to-day, and the number of sales reported not what the brokers would wish them to be. Gold Shares ruled lower Carroll Beards sold at 9s…

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The New Mining Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 5

THE bill to make better provision for the regulation of mining in the colony, the second reading of which is fixed for October 15, contains 149 clauses and 13 schedules. It is very conveniently divided into three parts, under…

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The New Mining Bill. a Bill to Make Better Provision for the Regulation of Mining. Part 11.—Administration of Justice. Division V.—Establishment of wardens' courts

Empire · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 3

75. It shall be lawfull for hte Governor to establish by proclamation published in the Gazette as many courts to be styled wardens' courts as he shall think fit And every such court shall be a court of record possess such jurisdiction as in…

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Water Police Court. [Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. G[?]old. Tait. and Wynn.)

Evening News · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 2

A large array of drunkards was fined Frederick Higgins was fined 10s for being drunk and disorderly. Andrew Poulson was fined 10s for being drunk and…

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Telegrams This Day Collision in the Bay at Melbourne. Handball Challenge. Suspension of Captain Ashton. Annexation of Fiji. the Mount and Morris Case. the Tookey Mine on Fire. Reduction of the Cost of Cablegrams. Latest Commercial, Bathurst

Evening News · Tuesday 30 September 1873 · page 2

The escort on Wednesday will take down the following quantities of gold:—Gulgong, 5534oz 11dwts ; Mudgee, 355oz 1dwt 9grs ; Hargraves, 99oz 13dwt 12grs ; Tambaroora,…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 6

PARKES.—From this newly named gold-field on the Lachlan, a correspondent of the Forbes Times writes that the continued fine weather has enabled the miners to get their dirt carted to the machines, and, in consequence, the…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 2

OUR Adelong correspondent writes on September 27th: Nothing of any great importance has transpired here during the past week. I notice the Williams Co are getting out the usual description of good stone, and…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 5

THE Share market was so destitute of buyers to-day that it seemed as if business had entirely ceased. Even for the few "really good things" which promise a fair return on the capital…

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Our Settlements on the Gold Coast (From Ocean Highways.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 3

THE immediate cause of the present invasion is in all probability the capture of Achampong, a celebrated Ashanti chief; but other causes have also been at work which have tended to produce great…

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Search for Coal in Victoria. Review Abandoned. Bad News From Port Darwin. Death of an Early Settler. Australian Alliance Insurance Company. Rich Gold Struck at Paxton's. Denny's Pulveriser at Chambers's Creek. Wreck at Broken Bay. Fire at Armidale. the Melbourne Graving Dock. the Mount and Morris Case. the New Victorian Land Bill. Latest Mining and Commercial, &c., &o., &o. Hill End. Wednesday, 10.54 a.m

Evening News · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 2

Paxton struck very rich gold yesterday afternoon…

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