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Mining & the mines, 1877

808 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 41

Central New England Pastoral, Agricultural, and Mining Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 422

THE first exhibition of the Pastoral, Agricultural, and Mining Association of Central New England is now among the things that were, and the many hopes and fears to which it gave rise have as a natural consequence passed…

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents] Newcstle. April 4

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1877 · page 9

Certainly the feat are of the past week was the unusually large number of salling vessels which came into pott on Saturday last. On the morning of that duy the wind took a shift to the southward, and shortly after ten o'clock the rain…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 6

CONSOLS G. M. Co.—Under date March 31, the mine manager reports:—"Schinkle and party (on tribute) are driving in the granite through the fault. This week they found a block of stone, about 8 tons, in the fault, showing…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 6

Paxton's.—The mine manager reports, under date April 7, as follows:—"In the eastern crosscut from the perpendicular shaft, at the 90-feet level, we have this week driven 7 feet, making a total of 55…

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Mining Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 4

A terrible accident is reported by the Pleasant On A News:—A. most serious accident occurred on Wednesday morning, about 1 o'clock, at the No. 5 level in No: 1 shaft of the North Cross Reef Company, by…

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New Zealand Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT writing from the thames on the 10th ultimo, given the following statement of operations:- Caledonian Tribute.-Lowe and party crushed 40 tons at the [?] battery for the poor return of 15oz…

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Products of Mining Industry, Forestry, &c

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 5

The collection under these heads iS very varied, and valuable mineral wealth of the colony was never better exhibited. The banks have this year become exhibitors, atul make a valuable and interesting display…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 6

BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date 10th April, the mining manager reports as follows:—" The backstops at 120-feet level has been driven 4 feet further towards the north, making the total length from rise 8 feet, and the…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 6

KROHMANN'S G. M. Co.—Under date 11th April the mining manager reports as follows:—"The western crosscut at G64-feet level has been extended a further distance of three feet this week, making the present length of…

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Mines and Mining. Mew Zealand Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 18

A CORRESPONDENT writing from the Thames on the 10th ultimo, gives the following statement of operations:— Caledonian Tribute.—Lowe and party crushed 40 tons at the Kuranui Hill battery for the poor return of 15oz…

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Mining Exhibits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 19

The Department of Mines, Sydney, exhibits (noncompetitive) a large and most instructive geological and mineralogical collection. It presents not only a suits of the fossils, minerals, and rooks representing the…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 19

It will be remembered that £1000 reward was offered by the Mining Department last year for the discovery of payable gold in New Soath Wales at a — not less than 800 feet. The Great Victoria…

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The Adelong Gold Field

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 460

The road from Tumut to Adelong is comparatively short, being but 12miles; at a distance of four miles we passed the Kilkenny Inn, kept by Mr. Reardon, who has in his possession a couple of stone tomahawks, much resembling…

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Four Men Drovfnrd in a Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 26

The Home Farm coalpit at Hamilton, near Glasgow, was flooded during the night of January 22, by water flowing into it from the river Clyle, and four men who had been working at one of the seams…

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Products of Mining Industry, Forestry &C

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 19

The collection under these heads is very varied, and valuable The mineral wealth of the colony was never better exhibited. The banks have this year become exhibitors, and make a valuable and interesting display…

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Parramatta. April 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 9

INQUEST.—Mr, J. E. Bowden, coroner, held an inquest, at the Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, on the 6th instant, on the body of John Veitch, aged 73, one of the inmates. William Fleet, a was down in the asylum, deposed that about 20…

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Gold from Glen Morrison

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 6

The Undersecretary for Mines has received the following telegram from Armidale—A reported lump of gold weighing 693 ounces 15 dwts arrived yesterday from Glen Morrison, Kitcher, Shettend, and Co.'s…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 6

PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports, under date 14th April, as follows:—"We have this week driven on the new vein 4 feet north and 4 feet south, which, with the crosseu [?] 5 feet, make a total distance of 13 feet has…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 April 1877 · page 6

CAHROLL, and Beard's G. M. Co.—Under date 18th Aprill, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The western crosscut at 694-feet level has been extended a further distance of 3 feet 6 inches this week, making the present…

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Mines and Mining. Gold Mining in China

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 19

MR. Adkins, the British Consul at Newchwang, states that the distrcfe of Kirin is very rich in gold, and gives an account of the valley of Chia Ti Kou, some thirty miles lang, in which there are rich diggings about five…

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