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Mining & the mines, 1877

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 23
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

The mining manager of Beyers and Holterman's G. M. Co., under date the 18th December, reports as follows:—"I have no change to report this week. I have driven 4 feet further north, alongside of the…

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The Disastrous Colliery Explosion at Blantyre, Fuller Particulars

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 40

THE London Weekly Despatch of October 28 publishes the following account of the terrible colliery accident which occurred at Blantyre, near Glasgow, in the pits of Dixon and Co., on the morning of…

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The Mining Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 812

The Mining Association recently formed at Vegetable Creek, Glen Innes, has adopted the following petition, which is to be presented to the Legislative Assembly on an early date:—…

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Discovery of Payable Gold Near Scor[?]

Evening News · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 4

We recently stated that a gold discovery which promised to turn out a payable gold reef had been made some forty miles, from Scone. We now learn from Mr. Orchard of of the company who has…

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The Coal Trade with Eastern Ports. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 7

SIR,—In your issue of the 25th instant, under the heading "A Railway to Illawarra," is a letter signed by "Hugh Taylor." From this letter I take the following extract:— "The construction of a railway would admit of southern…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Parramatta. December 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 38

THE LATE COACH ACCIDENT.—Since the return home of Mr. H. Taylor and Mr. J. A. Mann, two of the passengers who were injured by the Bulli coach accident, while on their way to Wollongong. I find their experiences are more serious…

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Latest Gympie Mining News. GYMPIE Monday. 10.35 a. m

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1877 · page 3

The total yield from the Gympie goldfield this year is 45,119oz, being an increase of 5000oz on the previous year. The accident at the Aurelia claim has resulted in another death. Napier having…

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POSTSCRIPT. Late Telegrams. A New Gold Yield. TERARA, Monday, 2.30 p.m

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1877 · page 3

There has been a line yield from West and Harvey's claim at Yalwal. 15 tons yielded 27cz. goldi This is considered a splendid result and there is great excitement over it. The held is only…

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