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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 75

Mining. Saturday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1874 · page 5

AT a preliminary meeting of the Broadwater Tin and other Queensland mining companies, held at the offices of Messrs. Spain and Sly, solicitors, Exchange, pursuant to notice, a…

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The Situation on the Gold Coast

Empire · Monday 5 January 1874 · page 3

THE following (says the Cpe Coast correspondent of the Daily News of October 24th) is at present the distribution and positions of the forces on the Settlement. Beginning at the extreme west we…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1874 · page 3

HILL END AND VICINITY.—It is reported by the Observer of the 3rd instant that work has been resumed at the various mines after the late holidays, but scarcely sufficient operations have as yet been carried on to cause any great…

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Mining. Monday, Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1874 · page 5

THE absence of purchasers during the Christmas holidays did not make the Share market much brisker to-day, and on looking over the brokers official list we failed to perceive…

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The Hostilities on the Gold Coast

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1874 · page 3

THE following (says the Cape Coast correspondent of the Daily News of October 24th) is at present the distribution and positions of the forces on the Settlement. Beginning at the extreme west we…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 3

The mining manager of North Williams's Gold-marning Company reports in follows, under date of 3rd instant "The shaft has been-sunk 4 feet during the last five days. The reef is right across the abaft, and will averanged…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 5

A DULL, day was passed in the Share market. Sellers numerous and prices low, except for coal shares, which maintain a high value. Wallsend sold at 13½. The only sale of gold…

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The Otago Submarine Mining Boat

Empire · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 4

THE Guardian of the 15th December gives the following particulars of the lauch of the submarine boat which has resently been constucted at Port Chalmers:…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

The mining manager of Krohmann's Co. reports as follows, under date 24th instant; "In the north shaft we have sunk 7 feet this week, making the depth from the surface 300½ feet. In the prospecting shaft we have been sinking…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 5

SHALE Oil shares were in better request to-day, sales at 19s. to 19s. 3d.; sellers at the latter rate. The market was cleared of all the Wallsend Coal obtainable at 13½; holders now…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 2
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The mining manager of Brown's Creek Freehold Gold-mining Company telegraphs as follows: "The pyrites vein, from which such rich trials were obtained, has opened out to twelve inches…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 5

COAL shares commanded fair inquiry to-day and there were buyers of Wallsend at yesterday's selling rate; holders asking 5s. advance. Shale Oil were sold at 19s., and offered. No…

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Cobb's Coaches for North Queensland the Clunes Mining Dispute. the Pera Mail Steamer. the Victorian Church Assembly. Determined Suicide at Gulgong. Capture of the Wheeo Bushranger. Revenue of Queensland. the Torres Straits Service. Serious Accident at Gulgong. the All-england Cricketers v. the Stawell Twenty-two. Committal of a Medical Man for Perjury. the Melbourne Grain and Import Markets. the New Ministry of Queensland. Latest Commercial and Mining, &c., &c., &c. GOULBURN. Thursday, 3.11 p.m

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 2

The bushranger who stuck up and wounded Mr. Slcombe has been captured, armed, and wearing Mr. Slocombe's hat and watch. He gives his name as John Hawthorne, aged 29, and confesses, but…

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Mining Intelligence. Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 6

HILL END AND VICINITY.—It is reported by the Observer of the 3rd instant that work has been resumed at the various mines alter the late holidays. Frenchman's: Still sinking and…

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Mines and Mining. On the Smelting of Copper Ores. (CONTINUED.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 18

OPERATIONS five and six, as practised in relation to Cornish ores, are not needed for Australian ores, and therefore we pass on to specify the next procoss. SEVENTH OPERATION.—What is technically known…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 19

The mining manager of the Vale of Clwydd Coal Company, Bowenfels, under date December [?] " The small seam is now ent through, so that the [?] of dropping on it at go feet was about correct, as the shall is…

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 62

At a preliminary meeting of the Broad water Tin and other Queensland mining companies, held at the offices of Messrs. Spain and Sly, solicitors, Exchange, pursuant to notice, a…

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Mining. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 8

THERE were a few sales of gold shares to-day at about late rates. Beyers and Holtermanns brought 4s. 9d.; Hickson, Creighton, and Beard, 4s.; Krchmanns, 8s.; Star of Peace,…

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Telegraphic. European Intelligence. Coal. London, January 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 58

The fall in the price of coal continues…

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