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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 75

Mining Items

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

The escort which left Parkes on Wednesday morning last took down 4,016 ozs 3 dwt 10 grs of gold from this feld, the largest which was ever sent from here, but we (Parkes Gazette) trust will be far below the amount of some to…

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The Mining Record

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

TRANSACTIONS in Peak Downs shares comprised the bulk of the shares reported from the Brokers' room on Monday. The prices obtained were 13s., 13s. 3d, 13s. 6d., 14s., 15s., 15s. 3d.,…

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Mining. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 9

TRANSACTIONS in the Share market to-day were entirely confined to coal and copper. For the former there is a good demand, but, as holders are indisposed to quit except at extreme values,…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 5
Also in Freeman's Journal

PRESENT; Messrs. B[?]er, DeC. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Mongan, Roman, Sw[?]eny, and Thomson. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at half-past 10 o'clock…

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Mining Board.—thursday

Empire · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 2

Present; Messrs. Baker, De Courcey Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson. Mr. H. A. Thompson, in the chair…

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Mining Board.—friday

Evening News · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 4

Present: Messrs. Baker, De Course; Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, MoDgan, Roman, Thompson, and Sweeny. Mr. H. A. Thompson in the chair…

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Mining Board. Friday, July 31

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

The Board met at 10.30 a.m. Pre[?]ent': H. A Thomp son, Esq., and Messrs. Mongan, Sweeny, Roman, Burns, Griffin, Wyman Brown, D[?] Courcey Browne, Copeland, and Baker…

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Country and Mining News. (Form Our Correspondent.) Parramatta. August 6

Empire · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 4

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the above council took place on Monday last Present—S. Burge, Esq, (mayor), Aldermen Good, Mason, Byrnes, H. Taylor, Galloway, Ritchie, Coates, Pyo. Trott, Booth, and J…

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Country and Mining News, (From Our Correspondent.) Parramatta. August 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 32

A GOLDEN WEDDING.—One of those few and happy unions of a 50th anniversary of a wedding day took place last week with our respected townsfolk, Mr. and Mrs. J. French, on which happy occasion a quiet family party assembled at their…

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Mining Board—monday

Evening News · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 4

Present: Messrs. Baker, Copeland, De Courcey Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, and Thompson (in the chair). The minutes of the previous meeting having been…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 3

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Bu[?]s, Copeland, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at half past 10…

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 5

COAL shares continue in active request and a large business was done to-day in Wallsend at 15¼, £15 7s., 15½, 15[?] and 15½, closing with sellers at the latter figure. Bulli were taken…

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Mining Board.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 3

Present: Messrs. Baker, Copeland, De Courcey Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, and Thompson (in the chair). The minutes of the previous meeting having been…

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Country and Mining News. Goulburn. August 4

Evening News · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 4

For days past the residents here have been almost entirely [?]oisted from the world, being hammed is on nearly every side by unfordable rivers and creeks, or impossable roads, and were it not for the railway they they would be in a sadly…

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Mining Board—tuesday

Evening News · Wednesday 12 August 1874 · page 4

Present: Messrs. Baker, De Courney, Browne, W. Brown, Ce[?]and, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson (in the Chair). The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1874 · page 6

THE Share market presented a very dull aspect to-day. Buyers did not seem disposed to pay the high prices required for coal, and the only sale was Bulli, non pref., at l8. South Cobar Copper…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1874 · page 3

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…

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Billabong Gold-field. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 August 1874 · page 3

PARKES, August 10.—Strangers coming here are complaining that they never could see reports from this field, not having known "Parkes" to include or mean auriferous workings, and as my correspondence does not confine itself…

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