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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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