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Mining & the mines, 1876

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondent.) Shoalhaven.--melton. August 12

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 August 1876 · page 10

After a boisterous passage from Sydney, and calling at Woolongong and Kiama, we started for Shoalhaven and reached there about 7-30 p.m. I must say I had no cause to complain of the present proprietor. Before going on with…

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Seven Miners Killed by Indians

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 August 1876 · page 3

Burlington, Iowa July 15.—C. W. Hanscome arrived here from Custar City to-day. He says he left Custar City on the 28th June, and has come direct through. He says the company of Hansco me, Cook, and Carter were at…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1876 · page 5

THE half-yearly general meeting of Krohmann's Co. was held yesterday, when the report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted, and the retiring directors, Messrs. Lord and Molineaux, re-elected. The accounts show that…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1876 · page 6

SHOALHAVEN River Sluicing Co.—The mining manager, writing on the 18th, says:—"I send you receipt for 30 oz. 2 dwts. 10 grs. gold lodged with the gold-receiver, to be forwarded by escort to the Mint. I have only cleaned out the boxes,…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 August 1876 · page 5

NORTH Williams G. M. Co.—Mining manager reports, for fortnight ending 21st instant:—"420-feet level: Loda in the rise; and drive shows a great improvement, being from 6 to 15 inches wide, and of good quality. North drive…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 8

THERE is less than usual to record in connection with mining matters for the past three weeks, and the reports from the various mining districts wi[?]l be found to refer almost solely to the yields of gold, and the progress of the…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 6

GREAT Victoria G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports as follows for the fortnight ending August 17: "620-feet level: Have been raising in south stopes, about 90 feet from north shaft. The crushing stuff [?] 14 to 18 m[?]h [?]s wide, a…

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Annual Report of the Department of Mines

Evening News · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 4

THE Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the year 1875 has just been issued, and is well worthy of careful p rusal It is to be regretted that it was not published earlier, but we understand the delay was…

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Bulli Coal at Hongkong. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 5

SIR,—In your issue of the 14th instant, I noticed among other telegraphic information received from China by the Torres Strai[?]s mail steamer Singapore, a quotation given for Bu[?]i coals at Hongkong, viz., "5 dollars, and nominal.'…

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Auriferous Resouroes of New South Wales. Geologioal Suevey of N.S. W. 22nd August, 1878. To the Ho[?] John Lucas, M.P., Minister for mines

Evening News · Friday 25 August 1876 · page 4

Sir,-By your direction i have recently inspected several of the principal goldfields, for the purpose of reporting as to teh necessity for the reservation of certain Crown landa form alionation. In reference to this…

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Mines and Mining. Our Mineral Exhibits at Philadelphia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 18

THE following highly interesting letter on our mineral exhibits at Philadelphia, has been received by Mr. Lucas, the Minister for Mines, from Mr. Augustus Morris, Executive Commissioner for this colony at the…

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Department of Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 265

WE have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government printer of the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1875. It is accompanied by the following report from Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, F. G. 6., the Government…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 18

A new powder, says the Gympie correspondent of the Brisbane Courier, has been introduced to supersede the lithofracteur in some of our mines. It is Manufactured by Curtis and Harvey, and claims to have…

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Seven Miners Killed by Indians

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 28

Burlington, Iowa, July 15— C. W. Hanscome arrived here from distar City to-day. He says he left Custar City on the 28th June, and has come direct through. He says the company of…

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Report of the Department of Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 8

WE are indebted to the courtesy of the Hon. John Lucas Minister for Mines, for an early copy of the report of the Department of Mines for 1875, issued from the Government Printing Office. The document consists of a rather…

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Queensland. the Palmer Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 8

FROM Mr. W. J Moore, who went from here to the Palmer gold-field last month, we (Gundagai Times) have had a letter from which we make the following extract. Those who do not know…

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Murderous Assault at the Snowball Copper Mine

Evening News · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 5

AT the Gandagai Police, Court, on the 22nd August, John Powell and H[?] B[?], charged under warrant for that they did on the 27th April last unlawfully and maliciously in [?] bodily [?] John Sturt…

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Annual Report of the Department of Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 13

THE Annual Report of the Department of Mines for the year 1875 has just been issued, and is well worthy of careful perusal. It is to be regretted that it was not published earlier, but we understand the delay was…

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Country and Mining News. HARGRAVES. August 21

Evening News · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 5

ACCIDENTS.-Mr. J. Bennett, of this town, while [?] a horse a few days ago. received a kick on his chest, but fortunat[?] being too close to the horae to received the full force of the blow, did not [?] any serious injury. A…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Hargraves. August 21

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 10

ACCIDENTS— Mr. J. Bennett, of this town, while saddling a horse a few days ago, received a kick on his chest, but fortunately being too close to the horse to receive the full force of the blow, did not sustain any serious injury. A…

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