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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 75

Mining Board Elections. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 19

SIR,—To any disinterested person, the miner must appear to be the most discontented individual in existence. Notwithstanding that a Royal Commission was appointed to investigate his grievances, and the time of Session after Session of…

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

Empire · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 4

POLICE.—As constabics Ress and Gibson were on night duty, and patrohing the town, between 12 nad 1 o'clock early on sunday morning, Rose saw a small bag in the road, and kicked it away, when out rolled a number of bank-notice and…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. July 13

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 July 1874 · page 34

LECTURE.—The first of a series of free public lectures was delivered in the Council-chambers, on Wednesday night last, to a very large and appreciative audience, by the Rev. J. S. Forsaith, the subject being "The excellency of power." The…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 July 1874 · page 5

THE Ruby Tin Co.—The manager reports that last week's yield of are was [?] owt., making the quantity on hand ready for dispatch 56 cwt. Number of men employed, eleven, with two sluices at work…

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Mining Board. Thursday, July 16

Evening News · Monday 20 July 1874 · page 4

THE members of this Board met, pursuant to adjournment, on Thursday morning. Present: Mr. H. A. Thompson (chairman), Messrs. Copeland, Roman, Burns Mongan, Eddy, Wyman Brown, De Courcy…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 3

Mr. P. Green, of the firm of A. Ross and Co., has shown us (Central Australasian) some very beautiful specimens of opal, which he obtained on his recent visit to comongin, his firm's station, on the Bulloo…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 2

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, [?] O. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Eddy, Griffin, Mongan Roman, [?] and [?] The Chairman (Mr. H. A Thomson) took the [?] at…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 5

No transactions were reported in the Share market to-day. Beyers and Holtermann's G. M. Co. have completed a crushing of 84½ tons of stone,…

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Mining Board.—monday

Evening News · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 3
Also in Empire

THE Board met, pursuant to adjournment, this morning. Present: H. A. Thomson, Esq., chairman, and all the members. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Wardens' Courts for the Mining Districts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 5

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. H. Roman, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. J. Sweeny, Mr. J. Eddy, Mr. J. Mongan, Mr. F. Do C. Browne, Mr. J. M. Burns, members of the Mining Board, waited upon the Minister for Mines…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 4

The Hill End Observer of Saturday says: A gloom hangs over the Hill, arising from the late unfortunate accident In Beyers and Holtermann's claim. Owing[?] the frequency of such accidents, several of the miners have left, and others are…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 7

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, Do C. Browne W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Eddy Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sw[?]ny, and Thomson. The Chairman, (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at…

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Mining Board.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 2

The Mining Board met, pursuant to adjournment, this morning. Present: H. A. Thompson, Esq., chairman, and all the members. REGISTRATION…

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Mining Board—tuesday

Evening News · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 4

The Mining Board met, pursuant to adjournment. this morning. Present:H. A. Thompson, Esq chairman, and all the members. REGISTRATION…

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Latest Mining

Evening News · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 2

Under data the 22nd July, the mining manager of Krohmann's Gold-mining Company (limited) reports as follows : In the north abaft a have sunk 3 feet this week making the depth from the surface 375½ feet. This is no…

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Mining Board.—wednesday

Evening News · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE member of the Mining Board met this morning at their usual hour. Present all the members, with the exception of Mr. Eddy, the member of the Clarence Division, who had been called away on…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1874 · page 5

THE value of coal shares continues, to advance. Sales of Wallsend were reported to-day at 16[?]; Waratahs at 12[?], and wanted. Anvil Creek were bought up at 17s. 6d. Shale Oil sold at…

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