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Mining & the mines, 1875

922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 47

Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1875 · page 5

THE Pioneer Tin Co.—The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the company's office, yesterday, Mr. G. A. Mansfield in the chair, when the report was adopted. The accounts showed a balance of £1254 still to the…

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A Gold Prospecting Expedition

Evening News · Wednesday 27 October 1875 · page 2

THE CAPRICORNIAN is indebted to the Queensland Minister for Works for the following narrative by Mr. J. V. Mulligan;— Cooktown, September 24.—I have the honour to…

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New Mining Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1875 · page 3

SIR,—If the opinions of your correspondent Parkes are on a par with his facts they are not of much value. In your issue of this day he says, Mr. Lucas has ignored the opinions of the miners as regards the new Mining Bill…

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Gold at the Pigeon House

Evening News · Thursday 28 October 1875 · page 2

Mr. Sturrock, of Ulladulla, has shown us a very fine sample of gold got fear Woodburn, in the vicinity of the Pigeon House. The sample, which is exceedingly pure, was obtained about ten inches below the…

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The Mining Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 October 1875 · page 6

SIR.—My simple correction of a paragraph in the Mining Summary of the Herald has evoked an outburst of asmiration for Mr. Lucas and his Mining Bill from your correspondent, "Fair Play," who, it appears, has aided in…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 October 1875 · page 5

KROHMANN'S G. M. Co.—Under date 27th October, the mining manager reports as follows:—"In the winze at the 392-feet level, 110 feet from the shaft, we have sunk 5 feet this week, making the depth 78½ feet. The vein is…

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The Fatal Accident at the ron stone Hill Mine. Malmsbury

Evening News · Friday 29 October 1875 · page 3

A few minutes after sending my telegram on Friday last the body of the second man, Henry Kaye, was recovered from beneath a mass of earth and debris, which had the effect of…

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Mines and Mining. The Vegetable Creek Tin Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 19

MR. GOWER, the Mining Registrar at Vegetable Creek, reports:— It ia with considerable regret that I have to announce that nearly all the Tin Fields are…

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Better than Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 24

BETTER than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and title a thousand fold, Is a healthy body, a mind at ease, And simple pleasures that always please;…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 19

The MINER'S ADVOCATE has it on the most reliable auth[?]rity that surveyors are now making trial s[?]veys with the view of [?] scertnining the best route for a railway between Sylney and Luke M[?]cquaric…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 5

The reports that have reached us during the past month from the various centres of mining industry throughout the colony show that affairs have been rather quiet; only a…

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Mining. Miningr Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 566

THE Pioneer Tm Co.—The half-yearly meeting of share-holders was held at the company's office, yesterday, Mr. G. A. Mansfield in the chair, when the report was adopted. The accounts showed a balance of £1254 still to the…

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Country and Mining News. Manning Riv. R. October 19

Evening News · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 3

We have beautiful weather here at present, if anything a shade too dry; still, everything locks beautiful. The recent rain has caused vegetation to spring up most lu[?]riously, and we see on every hand a mantle of green; the young…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. 28 October

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 9

GUMBEBLAND MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY —A large gathering took place on Wednesday night, at St. John's Schoolroom, to listen to a public debate between three gentlemen who represented the Redfern and Waterloo Literary…

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Investing Uncle Ben's Legacy, Or, Mr. Mtailing's Mining and Matrimonial Speculations. a Tale of the Mining Ers. by Old Boomerang. Cchapter Ix.—martin Cannot Buy Into the Victoria Twankay Churching Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 3

WHILE Mr. Blocks was gone to buy the Inverell Company tin shares, Martin thought he would go and pick up a little information, in an indirect way, about the Victoria Twankay, so he sauntered into Greville's…

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The Glen Morrison Goldfield. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 19

SIR,—I don't suppose you cave heard of such a place as the Glen Morrison Gold Fields: they are situated about 15 miles from Walcha and 55 from Armidale in a southerly direction. My object, in writing is to…

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The Mandurama Gold Field

Evening News · Monday 1 November 1875 · page 3

This place (Mandurama) according to the Carrear CHRONICLE is beginning to show some signs of life. There are already several business places [?]ted and others in course of erection and it is…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 November 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent "A Large Shipper" has announced what might have been reasonably expected considering the way things are carried on here, that our local eual producers are undersold in the Eastern markets,…

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The Proposed Mining Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 November 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Your article on this subject has had may attention, also the letter which followed it. There are only two classes competent to make remarks on proposed legislation—Those who will have to administer it,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 November 1875 · page 5

GREAT Victoria G. M. Co., Adelong.—The manager reports the receipt of the following telegram from the mine, dated November 30:—"Cleaned-up to-day. 2309 oz. of amalgam on hand."…

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