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Mining & the mines, 1874

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 75

The New Mining Department

Evening News · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 4

THE deputation which waited on the Minister for Mines, on Monday last, elicited come important information from the Hon. R. P. Abbott, Minister for Mines, respecting the action to be taken under the new…

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Important from the Palmer River Gold-fields. Brisbane, Monday, 2.14 p.m

Evening News · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 2

News from Palmersville to September 10th, has been received. A public meeting comprising representatives of the storekeepers and miners at the…

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Country and Mining News. Kiama. September 23

Evening News · Monday 28 September 1874 · page 4

Pursnant to announcement in the last issue of the Independent, John Stewart, Esq, M.P. met the electors in the court house last evening, for the purpose of giving an account of his stewardship during the last parliamentary campaign…

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Mining Board.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 2

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

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Mining. Monday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 6

THE Share market was a trifle more brisk this morning, though by no means active. Coal shares quiet, and hardly so firm. In copper there was more doing; sales of Mount Perry…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 2

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

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Important Coal Discovery Near Birmingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 3

THE Birmingham report of the British Trade Journal gives the following interesting account of a successful exploration for coal, and which may perhaps serve to encourage those who are contemplating the search for coal…

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Section V.—products of Mining Industry, Forestry, &c

Empire · Tuesday 29 September 1874 · page 4

Specimens of Gold Quartz and Auriferous Ores. Specimens of other Metals. Specimens of Coal. Medicinal products and preparations…

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Mining. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 5

THE Mint receipts of gold from the various gold-fields for the month ending August 31, exhibit a considerable improvement as compared with the two previous months. The total…

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Extracts from Papers by the Suez Mail. Fearful Colliery Explosion

Empire · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 3

The Leeds Mercury giros the following, account of the explosion at the Wigan Coal-field, which remited in the loss of 15 lives: "The seam in which the catastrophe occurred was again the…

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The Mining Board. (From the Evening News.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 September 1874 · page 4

PENDING tie consideration by the law officers of the Grown of the regulations adopted by the Mining Board of New South Wales, informs of the provisions of thenew statute of…

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Mining. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1874 · page 5

GOLD shares commanded more inquiry to-day. Krohmanns were more salable than they have been for some time past, and brought 7s. 6d., 7s. 9d.. 8s., 8s. 3d.; a sale of Star of Peace…

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Mining Board. This Day

Evening News · Thursday 1 October 1874 · page 2

THE members of the Mining Board met at the Board-room to-day. Present: H. A. Thompson, Esq., (chairman), Mr. Baker (secretary), Messrs. Copeland, Wyman, Brown, De Courcy Browne Griffin, Burns…

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Extracts From Papers by the Suez Mail. Fearful Colliery Explosion

Evening News · Thursday 1 October 1874 · page 3

The Leeds Mercury gives the following account of the explosion at the Wigan Coal-field, which resulted in the loss of 15 lives: "The seam in which the catastrophe occurred was again the…

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The Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1874 · page 3

SIR,—The Newcastle harbour Improvements Committee have directed me, as their secretary, to crave some space in your valuable journal for the purpose, if possible, of doing away with the misconceptions which appear to exist with…

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Mining Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 October 1874 · page 2

MEMBERS 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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Mining. Thursday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 October 1874 · page 5

IN the Share market to-day the only, sales, reported were Peak. Downs Copper at 10[?]. to 10s. 6d. Coal shares unaltered. We heard of a sale of Anvil Creek at 14s. 6d. In gold…

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Mines and Mining. Now Method of Sinking Shafts

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 19

REFERENCE was sometimes since made to a new methed of sinking shafts introduced in Pennsylvania, and which consisted in boring a number of holes in the place selected for the shaft to a depth…

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Fearful Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 26

The Leeds Mercury gives the following account of the explosion at the Wigan Coal-field, which resulted in the loss of 15 lives: "The seam in which the catastrophe occurred was again the…

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Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 October 1874 · page 5

Writing from Broughton Creek, a correspondent furnishes us with information of an important discovery of coal. He says:—The development of the mineral wealth of this district will add…

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