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Mining & the mines, 1874

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The Otago Submarine Mining Boat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 20

THE Guardia[?] of the 15th December gives the following particulars of the launch of the submarine boat which has recently been constructed at Port Chalmers:—…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. January 5

Empire · Saturday 10 January 1874 · page 4
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NEW YEAR'S NIGHT.—With the exception of a few enthasiasts, who were determined not to go home "till morning," everything passed off very quiet. The Volunteer hand paraded through the town till the small hours began to…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1874 · page 5

BRISBANE Tin Co.—Under date of 3rd instant, the mining manager wired:—"Water backed into works. No. injury done. This is a contradiction toa statement in the Post."…

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The Bathurst Cricketers and Mr. Grace's Team Cobb and Co.'s Conference. Bathurst Half-holiday Association. Dreadful Murder at Pinebong, Liverpool Plains Agricultural Society Cricket at Yass, Melbourne, and Stawell. Wooden Pavements for Melbourne. Mr. Cunneen M.L.A., at Wollombi. the Normanby Copper Mining Company. Supposed Escapade of Communists. the Border Treaty. Remarkable Yield of Wheat at Adelaide. Latest Commercial and Mining, &c., &c., &c., TAMWORTH. Saturday, 6.12 p.m

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1874 · page 2

Robert Webster has been committed for trial for horse-stealing; also a man named Laurence Grady, for a criminal offence upon a girl named Margaret Potter, fourteen years of age, at…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1874 · page 6

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday states that there is no improvement to record during the past week, and mining generally in the district still continues in an exceedingly depressed condition. Chappell's…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Tuesday 13 January 1874 · page 2

A letter has been received from the mining manager of the British Lion Gold-mining Company (limited), stating that 3 tons 14 cwt. of stone from the northern face of drive, yielded 13oz 13dwts 11grs of gold, or over 5ozs per…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1874 · page 5

THE Share market remains excessively flat pending the result of some of the expected crushing and dividends anticipated to a[?]…

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Latest Mining

Empire · Wednesday 14 January 1874 · page 3

The export of coal from Newcastle, for the week ending january 9, was 18,048 tons, of which quantity 3125 tons were from the A.A. Company, 5918 from Wallsend, 2007 from Lambtan, 2776 from Waratah, 1951 from the…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1874 · page 5

WALLSEND Coal were about the most salable stock in the market to-day, and business was done at 13?to 14. Waratah wanted at 11½ sellers at 12. Gold and copper shares…

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A Trip From Braidwood to the Tonga Copper Mines. [By an Occasional Corresi Ondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1874 · page 3

A PLEASANT morning (qy.), thermometer 110 in the shade, but I must start on a 70-mile ride to the above locality. Business compelled the jaunt, else would I not have chosen such melting moments for the commencement…

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Carroll and Beard's Crushing. Stabbing Case at Inverell. Accidental Death by Shooting. Death of Mr. W. J. T. Clarke, the Tri-millionaire. the Warrnambool Cricket Ground. the Melbourne Wheat Market. Custom-houses for the Border. the Bookmaker's Trip to Albury. Breaking Up of the Drought at Bourke Attempted Suicide at Melbournd. Latest Mining and Commercial. &c., &c., &c. Hill End

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1874 · page 2

Carroll and Beards' Gold-mining Company have crushed 37 tons stone, which yielded 233 ozs gold…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1874 · page 5

No transactions were reported in the Share market to-day. A crushing of 37 tons of stone from Carroll Beard's mine has yielded 233 oz. 15 dwts…

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Apprehension of the Triple Murderer Near Piambong. the Yass Post-office Robbery. Fatal Accident at Mudgee. Telescopic Gasometer. Latest From the Etheridge. Telegraphic Communication Between the Endeavour and the Palmer. Reflection of Two of the Queensland Ministers. the Normanby Copper Mining Company. the Barque "Forward." Melbourne Wool and Stock Sales. the English Cricketers at Warnambool. Shoch of Earthquake at Port Darwin. Breewarrina. Thursday, 11.30 a.m

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1874 · page 2

The river is rising rapidly. Rain fell very hard yesterday, and it is again raining heavily to-day, and there is every appearance of the drought having broken up…

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Mining Summary. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 5

MINING matters continue in an unsatisfactory state, owing to the disinclination of many of the shareholders in very many of the companies to pay up their calls. Some of these companies…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 3

Work on the gold-fields, which has been suspended during the Christmas holidays, is now being steadily resumed; but a complete exodus, as will be seen from some of the extracts below, is…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 4

IN the Share market to-day Waratah coal had a fall of 5s., sales at 11¾. Peak Downs copper sold at 17s. 9d. and wanted. No transactions in gold…

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Country and Mining News. Home Rule. January 14

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 3

MINING ALLUVIAL.—The workings at the various leads since the holidays have been carried on with activity, and in a short time large paddocks of washdirt will be to grass, finding again plenty of employment to the puddlers who have recently…

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A Clergyman Charged with Libel. Fatal Accident at Egelaba. the Harvest at Dubbo. Albury Races. Alleged Forgery on a Sydney Tradesman. Supposed Wreck of the Peveril From Mackay for Sydney. the East Moreton Show. the Champion Hand-ball Match at Melbeurne. Singular Find of Gold at Gulgong. the Cricket Match at Warnambool. the New Cathedral at Goulburn. Matriculation of Ladies. Drawback System to the Murray. Reported Earthquakes at Melbourne. Latest Commercial. &c., &c., &c. GULGONG. Friday, 10.53 a.m

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1874 · page 2

The escort left yesterday, with 125oz gold. At 11 o'clock last night, a horse and saddle, the property of Mr. G. House, Junr., was stolen from Selff's verandah…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1874 · page 90

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday states that there is no improvement to record during the past week, and mining generally in the district still continues in an exceedingly depressed condition. Chappell's…

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