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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 75

Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 2

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at…

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Mining Board.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 5 August 1874 · page 2

Present Messrs. Baker, De Courcey Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson. The minutes of the previous meeting being read and…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1874 · page 5

THE Share market was unusually quiet to-day, the only transaction reported being a sale of Williams' gold, at 4s. 3d. Coal shares remain strong; and buyers of Waratah have advanced…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1874 · page 3

PRESENT: Messrs, Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson), took the chair at…

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Mining News. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 August 1874 · page 2

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday reports that the only item of any importance this week is the shooting out of some splendid gold in the Armstrong, which is calculated by the manager to be 500 oz…

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Mining Board. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 August 1874 · page 2

PRE[?] [?] [?] Gri[?], and [?] The [?] (Mr. H. A. Th[?]) took [?]…

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Mining Board.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 6 August 1874 · page 2
Also in Evening News

Present: Messrs. De Courcey Browne, W, Brown, Baker, Burns, Copeland, Grifin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson. The minutes of the previous meeting being read and…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 August 1874 · page 5

PEAK Downs shares had a further relapse to-day, and after sales were reported at 15s. 6d. to 16s., they were offered at 14s. 9d. The value of Shale Oil shares also receded, sellers at 10s…

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Mining Summary. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 5

THE leading topic in mining circles at the present moment is the appointment of Mr. Robert Palmer Abbott to the important post of Minister for Mines, with a seat in the Executive Council. The…

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Anvil Creek Coal Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 2

THE second half-yearly meeting of shareholders was hold at the Exchange, yesterday, Mr. G. A. Mansfield presiding. The following report was read and adopted:- Your directors have much pleasure in stating for the…

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Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 5

The directors of the Greta Coal Mining Company, consisting of Mr. J. L. Montefiore, Mr. Fairfax, Mr. Scott, Mr. Henry Mort, Mr. Molineaux, and Mr. Beilby, left Sydney for a personal…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 3

Mining operation are being carried on with vigour. There is no new rush of importance to chronicle in New South Wales, though the shooting out of som extraordinarily rich slate in the…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 8

THERE was some business done in Shale and Oil to-day at from 10s. 3d. to 10s. 9d., closing with buyers' at 10s. Wallsend Coal sold at 15[?]; Waratah [?]arce, and wanted at 12[?]…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 2

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at half-past ten…

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The Fatal Gift; Or, Ministry of Mines

Sydney Punch · Friday 7 August 1874 · page 7

AIR.-- "Too many Lovers will puzzle a Maid." Premier Parkes had supporters so many, that he Hardly knew, upon whom of the tribe Of those, who professing so faithful they'd be,…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 174

HILL END AND VICINITY.—The Observer of Saturday reports that the only item of any importance this week is the shooting out of some splendid gold in the Armstrong, which is calculated by the manager to be 590 oz…

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Mines and Mining. Water-pressure Engines for Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 19

THERE is much room for improvement for water-pres-s ure engines, and many accomplished engineers an studying to make, such advances, in this branch of engineering, as shall better adapt these engines for use…

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Coal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 175

The export of coal from Newcastle fer the week ending Friday July 31st amounts to 23, 756 tons, 5942 tons of whcih were shipped to Sydney 6245 to Melbourne 1176 to Geelong 308 to Adelaide to Wallaroo 5900 to New…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 1

HOME RULE.—The Pilot says :—"Johnson and party, on the Home Rule, Extension, have washed about 120 loads, which has yielded over half-an- ounce to the load. Among the gold was…

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