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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 75

Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 5

BUYERS of shares were not very plentiful in the market to-day. Coal shares were wanted at prices holders declined to accept; 161/4 was refused for Wallsend, and 131/2 for Waratah…

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Mining Board.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 2

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

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 3

MEMBERS 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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Coal Under Sydney. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 3

SIR,—The recent letters in the S. M. Herald on the s[?]ject of sinking for coal under Sydney seem to warrant my addressing you. Mr. R. Adams, I think, is in error in his belief in…

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Palmer River Gold Fields. From the Cooktown Herald, Aug. 12

Empire · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 2

ON Monday morning the overdue, and due mails from the Palmer arrived in Cooktown, bringing news from the diggings, up to the 2nd Aug. The general news is on the whole good, and as we predicted show the gold…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 2

MEMBERS, present; Messrs, Baker[?] De. [?]. Browns, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The [?]man (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair [?]…

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Mining Board.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 2
Also in Evening News

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

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 6

THERE was more inquiry for mining shares this morning, and an average number changed hands. Waratah Coal sold at the advanced price of 1[?], and 16¾ was required for…

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Loss of Gold from an Escort

Evening News · Thursday 3 September 1874 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement was manifested in Sale on Saturday morning, when it became known that 450 ozs of gold had been lost from the escort from Stockyard Creek, which arrived the previous…

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Mining

Empire · Friday 4 September 1874 · page 3

The Mining Board is still in session, considering and passing regulations for the management of the [?]-fields. It is expected that the labour of the Board for the session will cease in about a…

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Billabong Gold-fields. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 September 1874 · page 3

THE weather of the past week was thoroughly wintry, with piercing winds alternating with occasional rain, making itself altogeher very unpleasantly felt. Bishop Marsden, of Bathurst arrived here from Forbes,…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 September 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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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 September 1874 · page 2

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

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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 September 1874 · page 8

The escort returns for July indicate a considerable improvement in the yield of our goldfields as compared with what we had to report for the previous month. The aggregate…

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Mining Board.—thursday. Limitations of Water Rights

Evening News · Friday 4 September 1874 · page 3

After considerable discussion clause 68 was altered and agreed to as follows:— 69. Priority of rights.—This clause, as amended, roads: "The priority of water rights derived from a…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 15

GALLY SWAMP, NEAR CARCOAR.—A correspondent, writing to the Carcoar Chronicle of Saturday, says:—The prospectors have sunk a further depth of ten feet, and I am happy to report that…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 5

MEMBERS 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.—monday

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 6

MEMBERS present: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thompson. REVISED REGULATIONS…

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Mining. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 8

IN the Share market the most noticeable feature is the strong disposition which exists to invest in Coal, even at the extreme prices ruling at present. 14[?], was paid to-day for Waratah,…

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