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Mining & the mines, 1874

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1874 · page 6

PEAK Downs shares were stronger to-day, and purchases were made at [?]2s. 6d., 12s. 9d., 13s., and 13s. 3d. There was also a better feeling in gold. Beyers and Holtermanns…

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The Bowenfels Coal Mining and Copper Smelting Co

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1874 · page 2

THE first half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held to-day, when the following report was read and adopted:— The directors have much pleasure in submitting to the shareholders their first half-yearly report of the operation of the…

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Mining Board.—his Day

Evening News · Wednesday 26 August 1874 · page 3

Present: Meesrs. Baker, De Conrcy Browne, W. Brown, Barns, Copeland, Griffin, Roonan, Sweeny, and Thompson (in the chair.) A letter from the progress committee at Parkes…

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The Billabong Gold-fields. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 3

IT is generally acknowledged here that the Mining Board are endangering the peaceable possession of mining tenements by very pernicious clauses, like No. 13 under the heading "Survey and Registration," and various others…

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Mining Roard.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 2

Present: Messrs. Baker, De Courcy Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson (in the chair.) A letter from the progress committee at Parkes…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 5

THERE was very little alteration in the Share market to-day. Coal shares remain very [?]rm, with sales of Wallsend at 16[?] Waratah at 13[?] to 13[?]d. Shale and Oil weaker at 12s. 3d. to…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 2

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

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Southern Cobar Copper Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 3

AT the fourth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders, held at the Chamber of Commerce Sydney, yestereday, the following report was read and adopted. The directors are pleased to report on the half-year's operations [?]…

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Coal Under Sydney. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 August 1874 · page 2

SIR,—In a very interesting letter of the 24th instant it is proposed to bore or sink coal shafts at or near Sydney. As the centre of the coal basin is seven mils north of Sydney, it follows that the further you go either north [?]…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 3

Mining intelligence from the New South Wales gold-fields is eclipsed by that received from the Palmer River, Queensland, where the new rush to Sandy Creek (already chronicled) is resulting in…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 5

THE newly—appointed Minister for Mines, Mr. Abbott, has been returned by an overwhelming majority over his opponent, Mr. Jones, who from the beginning had very little chance of being…

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Collieries in New Zealand. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 3

SIR,—While agreeing with Mr. R. Adams as to the desirability of exploration being made re the coal seams near our harbour of Sydney, I find he is in error as to the localities of the local deposits in New Zealand…

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 10

SALES of Peak Downs Copper comprised the bulk of those reported to day, the prices obtained being the same as quoted yesterday. Mount Perry sold at 11s. 6d., and were offered…

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Mining Board.—thursday

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 4
Also in Empire

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, De Courcey Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson (in the chair.) The Secretary, Mr. Baker, placed copies of the…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 3

PRESENT: Messrs. Baker, Do 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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Country and Mining News. GOSFORD. August 24

Evening News · Friday 28 August 1874 · page 3

Since my last weather, as if taking umbrage of what I said of it lately, his actually taken itself up and is at present most delightful, with only an occasional shower reminding us of past times. The roads are slowing improving and things…

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Coal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 265

JOADJA CREEK. — KEROSENE SHALE.—A correspondent sends the following brief description of the above locality, and its product of kerosene shale:—"Joadja Creek is distant from Berrima about eight miles, and by a direct…

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Mines and Mining. The New Rush to the Palmer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 19

THE correspondent of the Cooktown Courier, writing from the Lower Camp, under date July 21, says: News of the rush which has taken almost the entire mining population of this gold-field—the reefers…

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The Palmer Gold-fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 2

THE Cooktown Herald, August 12th, says that the accounts received daily from the Palmer are very conflicting, but all agree that if a man is well horsed, armed, and provisioned, he is sure…

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