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Mining & the mines, 1874

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The Iron and Coal Trades. London, May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1874 · page 5

Fresh difficulties have arisen in connection with the iron and coal trades in the North of England. 8000 ironstone miners struck work yesterday…

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Latest Mining. Evening News Office

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1874 · page 2

The mining manager of the Vale of Clwydd Coal-mining Company, under date May 13, reports : Work is progressing vigorously it the shaft ; we measured depth yesterday, 14 feet, so without acccident we are sure to drop…

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Latest Intelligence. Reuter's Telegrams to Australian Associated Press. the Gold and Slave Coasts. London, May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1874 · page 5

THE Earl of Carnarvon (Secretary of State for the Colonies) has declared the policy of the Cabinet concerning the British possessions in Western Africa. He told the House that it was…

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Cable Messages. Telegrams This Day. the Australian Mails. Imperial Legislation. Strike of Fight Thousand Miners. the Government Policy on the Gold Coast. Major Warburton and the Geographical Society. [A portion of the following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday.] [Reuter's Special Telegrams.] London. via Singapore. May 13. 7.30 a.m

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1874 · page 2

Received in Sydney, May 15, 4.57 p.m. The P. and O. Co.'s R.M. steamship Nubia sailed from Galle for Australia on the 11th instant. In the House of Lords the Lands Transfer Bill…

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Mining Summary. Gold·

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 5

As the reports of the Commissioners in charge of the Western, Northern, and Southern Gold-fields district on the gold-fields of the colony for the year 1872 are now in print, we extract from…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 2

Since our last summary by the Californian route, there has been very little change in the mining prospects of the colony, but it is anticipated that the return of disappointed diggers from the Palmer…

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Iron and Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 5

Since the publication of our last summary we inserted a paragraph copied from the London Journal headed "Geography," from which it appeared that Victoria as usual had been credited…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 9

OPERATIONS in the Share market to-day were chiefly noticeable by a run on Peak Downs Copper shares, which sent them up to 5s., closing with buyers at that figure. Wallsend…

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The Western Coal Fields. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Friday 15 May 1874 · page 4

OWING to the great importance which these vast fields of coal are likely to posses in future generations (if not in the present), and as so few persons in this colony are acquainted with their actual value. I have…

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Mines and Mining. The New Mining Appointments and Regulations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 18

THE regulations under the new Mining Bill, which appear below, were approved of on Monday at a meeting of the Executive Council, and were contained in the Government Gazette of Tuesday. The…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 20

From April the 30th to May the 6th, Mr. Potts, Of Murrurundl, forwarding agent, [?]ont down 744 bags of tin are from the Now England mines. Mining news, says the Tumberumba…

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Gold Discoveries in Africa

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 19

THE result of the late military operations in Africa, has proved the truth of an opinion which, has long prevailed—-viz., that Ashantee and the; neighbouring countries are rich in gold; and it is…

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 626

BUYERS of Coal shares were so anxious to invest on Monday that holders are obtaining advanced prices. Wallsend sold at 15 to 15¼, and 15¾ asked; Waratah brought 12 to 121/8;…

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Mining. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 7

THE inquiry for Wallsend coal shares continues unabated, and after touching 15? they settled for the day at 15¾. Waratah wanted at 12, and Bulli ordinary at 15½. Shale and Oil…

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Working of the New Mining Bill. to the Miners of New South Wales. (Per favour of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 7

GENTLEMEN,—Having taken a deep interest in the reform of mining legislation, and knowing that a large number of the readers of the Freeman's Journal may not have the opportunity of…

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The Western Coal Fields. [From a Correspondent.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 19

OWING to the great importance which these vast fields of coal are likely to possess in future generations (if not in the present), and as so few persons in this colony are acquainted with their aotual value, I have…

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The Iron and Coal Trades. London, May 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 634

Fresh difficulties have arisen in connection with the iron and coal trades in the North of England. 8000 ironstone miners struck work yesterday…

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The Gold and Slave Coasts. London. May 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 634

The Earl of Carnarvon (Secretary of State for the Colonies) has declared the policy of the Cabinet concerning the British possessions in Western Africa. He told the House that it was…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama. May 13

Empire · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 4

This district has been visited with a fearful storm of wind and rain, such as has not been sean for many years. Fortu[?]ely the storm was ur short durstion, cise the destruction might have been whole ale. The sea broke with fearful…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Kiama. Muy 13

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 32

This district has been visited with a fearful storm of wind and rain, such as has not been seen for many years. Fortua Hely the storm was of short duration, else the destruction might have been wholesale. The set broke with fearful…

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