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Mining & the mines, 1874

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The Mining Record

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 297

THERE were not many sales of shares reported on Monday. Holders of Waratah and Wallsend Coal shares having advanced their prices, no business was done. Copper quiet. Gold shares…

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Mining Board. Monday, August 31

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 297

MEMBERS present: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Griffin, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed…

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Mining Board.—thursday. Limitations of Water Rights

Empire · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 2

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

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Goulburn. September 1

Empire · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 4

So entirely [?] almost have been the inhabitants of this city of late in making preparations for an [?]ticipated [?] of visitors to the races, and abandoning themselves to moody meditions upon the dreary app[?]arance of the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1874 · page 5

THE Big Ruby Tin Co.—The manager reports the[?] last week's yield of ore was 5 tons 5 owt., and that 77 bags, weighing 4½ tons, were dispatched for Sydney, leaving 23 cwt on head…

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Mining Board.—friday

Evening News · Monday 7 September 1874 · page 4

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

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Distribution of Gold in Quartz Lodes

Empire · Monday 7 September 1874 · page 3

PRED wrote a very humourous essay, descriptive of the man who could say "no;" but he might have found a wider field, both for philosophy and mirth, if he had undertaken to describe the men who cannot say "don't…

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Country and Mining News. Goulburn. September 1

Evening News · Monday 7 September 1874 · page 4

So entirely engrossed almost have been the inhabitants of this city of late is making preparations for an anticipated influx of visitors to the races, and ab[?] themselves to moody meditations upon the dreary appearance of the…

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Mining

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

THE share market opened with a strong demand for coal shares at improving rates. Wallsend sold at 16¾, 17, and 17?. Copper weak. Peak Downs changed hands at 1[?]s. 3d. to 13s. No…

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Mining Board.—monday

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE members of the Mining Board met this morning. Present: H. A. Thompson, Esq. (chairman), Messrs. Mongan, Sweeny, Roman, Burns, Griffin, Wyman Brown, De Courcey Browne, Baker, and Copeland…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 2

[?] Baker, De C. Browno, W. Brown, Copeland, [?] Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Tho[?] The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at…

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Distribution of Gold in Quartz Lo[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 4

PRED wrote a very humourous essay, descriptive of the man who could say "no;" but he might have found a wider field, both for philosophy and mirth, if he had undertaken to describe the men who cannot say "don't…

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Mining Board.—tuesday

Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 4

The members of the Mining Board of New South Wales met, pursuant to adjournment, this day. Present: Messrs. Mongan, Sweesy, Roman. Burns, Griffin, T. De Courcey Browne, Wyman Brown…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 3

MEMBERS present: Messrs. Baker, De C. Browne, W. Brown, Burns, Copeland, Grif[?]in, Mongan, Roman, Sweeny, and Thomson. The Chairman (Mr. H. A. Thomson) took the chair at…

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Mining. Tuesdfay Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 5

SHARES contihue neglected, and sales of any other description except coal difficult to effect. No transactions in coal or copper to-day, and in the latter we note Peak Downs offered at 13s…

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Coal Under Sydney. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 3

SIR—The above heading is creating no small [?]tir in and out of Sydney. No doubt it is a problem rather difficult to solve whether there is coal underlying Sydney or not. I think there can be little doubt of its existence; but the…

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Police Courts This Day Central Police Court Tuesday. Before Captain Scott. P.M. with Messrs Gold[?]

Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 3

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 10 September 1874 · page 4

A correspondent of the Armidale Express states, that on visiting the Glen Morrison gold-field, he found the place almost at a standstill. At the adjourned helf-yearly meeting of the…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 September 1874 · page 5

GOLD shares were even duller than usual this morning, not a transaction having been reported from the Board-room. Peak Downs Copper receded a trifle; sellers at 12s. 9d., and…

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