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Mining & the mines, 1875

922 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 47

Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Parramatta. February 25

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 10

DISTRICT COURT.—On Monday last the District Court was held before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. Fiftyone cases were set down for hearing, and only four were defended. In Whiteman v. M'Cullogh, the plaintiff sued for…

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A Visit to Central Queensland. Peak Downs Copper Mine

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1875 · page 4

THE Peak Downs Copper Mine is unquestionably the greatest undertaking of the kind that has ever been engaged in by private enterprise in Queensland…

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Government Notices. Department of Mines, Sydney, 20th February, 1875

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1875 · page 6

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR GOLD-MINING LEAS[?]S.—NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Leases have been forwarded to the Warden at Bathurst for delivery to the Lessees, and unless the…

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Gold Mining at Ballarat. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Having last month inspected the Band and Albion mine, Ballarat, Victoria, one of the largest gold mines in the world, perhops some particulars concerning it may be interesting to your readers…

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Mining Reports

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

STAR of Peace G. M. Co.—The official manager reports as follows:—" A dividend of [?]s. per share (being the third) has just been deolared in this company. The recent crushing of 400 tons of stone yielded as follows:—357 tons…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1875 · page 5

PANTON'S G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date 27th February:—"East workings: Stoping at 190feet level; 10 tons raised; stoping also at 220-feet level raised 5 tons. Star of Peace vein workings: Back stoping…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1875 · page 5

BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date of 2nd March, the mining manager reports as follows:—"Work continues as reported in my last letter. Underhand stoping is being carried on at the 132-feet level. The…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1875 · page 6

NORTH Williams G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports as follows, under date of March let: " South drive has been extended to 81 feet; the lode is at press t 10 inches thick, with more pyrites showing in the stone than for…

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Mines and Mining. a Visit to the Cobar Copper Mine. (From a Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 18

SOME time ago I had appointed to meet a gentleman on business at Bourke, and finding that he was absolutely weak to keep his appointment for a week or two, I naturally looked around for some way of…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 14

HILL END AND TAMBAROORA.—The Times of Saturday reports:—The following are the quantities of gold taken by escort yesterday:—Galgong, 877oz 14dwt 22gr; Madgee, 242oz 19dwt…

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Latest Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 33

The Galley Swamp correspondent of the Carcoar Chronicle says:—There is nothing fresh to report as regards mining, excepting that the prospectors have now 15 men employed in connection with their mine. They are still…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 8

CARROLL and Beard's G. M. Co.—Under date 2nd March, the mining manager reports as follows:—"305-feet level crosscut eastward, carried in crosscut 3 feet this week; present distance of crosscut eastward, 82 feet. 500-feet level…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 19

The public will be glad to learn (says the Mining Record) that the Consols, have at last struck a vein of brie gold, which it is believed will turn out more valuable than anything heretofore produced from this famous and…

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A VIsit to the Cober Copper Mine

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

SOME time ago I had appointed to meet a gentleman on business at Bourke, and finding that he was absolutely weak to keep his appointment for a week or two, I naturally looked around for some way of…

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Country and Mining News. PENRITH. March 3

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 3

DISTRICT COURT.—A District Court was holden [?] last week by judge Dowling. The only case of interest was Patrick v. James Par[?]ow to recover damages for a more which the defendant [?] killed. The case conducted a…

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Penrith. March 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 10

DISTRICT COURT.—A District Court was holden here last week by Judge Dowling. The only case of interest was Patrick v. James Barlow, to recover damages for a mare which the defendant had killed. The case occupied a…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 7

PA[?]'S.G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date 6th March:—" Finished crushing 374 tons, yielding 508 oz. 2 dwts. l8 grs. retorted gold. last worklogs: work going on as usual at 220-feet level. The…

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Colliery Explosion and Loss of Seven Lives

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

On January 5th another shocking disaster took place at one of too collieries in Sheffield. The pit at Which the explosion occurred is the Aldwarke Main Colliery, Rotherham, belonging to Messrs…

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The Palmer River Gold-fields

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

WE have Cooktown papers to February 20, and from the Cooktown Courier of February 13th we take the following account of a journey to the Palmer taken by Mr. James Mulligan and party:…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 8

BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date 9th March, the mining manager reports as follows:—"Work continues as usual in the mine. The crosscut at the 334-feet level is in 113 feet from the shaft, and the ground…

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