Government Notices. Department of Mines, Sydney, February 3, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1877 · page 12
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR MINERAL LEASES—NOTICE is hereby given that unle[?] the [?] and take delivery of unde[?]mentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date, they will…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 18
The output of coal for tho week ending February 2,1877, at Newcastle, was 18.113 tons, of which 3547 wore shipped to Sydney, 4885 to Melbourne, 586 to Geelong, 1091 to adelaide, 471 to Wo1 laroo, 1873 to…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 26
New, York, January 3,— The Times' Pottsville. Pa., special says: Yesterday a fire, which threatens to be even more serious in its consequences than is usual with colliery fires, broke out in the deed…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 7
THE following is a summary of the bill introduced by Mr. Lucas, the Minister for Mines, to provide for the management of, and the administration of justice in relation to, mining interests…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 8
THE following is a copy of a bill to incorporate no-liability mining companies, introduced into the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Terry, 18th January, 1877:— Beit enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Country and Mining News. From Our Correspondents. Newcastle. February 6
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 10
A few light showers have fallen in this district since my last, affording however, but [?] betttelit. In consequence of the dronght produce of all kinds is going up in [?]ice Accase c[?]me before the Newcastie bench on Friday last…
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Evening News · Monday 12 February 1877 · page 3
BETWEEN eight and nine o'clock one of those shocking colliery explosions, which are unfortunately at this time of the year too frequent, occurred at Abertillery, Monmouthshire. The…
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Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 4
THE Border Post of the 2nd instant, reports more favourably of these mines than it has been able to do for some months put. The result of the late rain, says our contemporary, has been the general resumption of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 6
NORTH Williams G. M. Co.—Mining manager telegraphs as follows:—"Have finished retorting; yield is 296 oz. 17 dwts. gold." Beyers and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date 13th…
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Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 3
The drought in this district is beginning to assume a [?] aspect. The days are now chiefly marked by a humid heat which id very enervating, whilst the continued absence of ruin has had the effect of completely [?]almost all…
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Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2
The following is a copy of a telegram received from the Mining Registrar at Urana, 14th February, 1877:-"Slinkey and party report a payable goldfield oNe mile northerly from the original Urana goldfield,…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 18
REFEEEING to the recent decision of the Privy Council in the appeal in the case of Woolley v the Ironstonehill Company and the Attorney-General, the Melbourne Argus observes that "it is of the utmost importance…
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The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 7
The Province of Otago is not only "rich in ' lignites," but peat and brown coal of a very superior quality are found in great extent. The writer, while on a visit to New Zealand, was…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 18
THE Border Post of the 2nd instant, reports more favourably of these mines than it has been able to do for Borne months past. The result of the late rain, says our contemporary, has been the general resumption of…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 18
Ten teams, conveying about twenty-seven tons of tin ore, passed through Tenterfield on Monday last, en route for Warwick. Garriera will choose the best road, and until the New South Wales Government open…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 10
The drought in this district is beginning to assume a serious aspect. The days are now chiefly marked by a humid heat which is very enervating, whilst the continued absence of rain has had the effect of completely withering almost all…
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Evening News · Monday 19 February 1877 · page 2
A party of Russian mining engineers visited Castlemaine on Monday last, and intend to go to other goldfields far the purpose of investigating and reporting to parties in Russia. The thing was done is great…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1877 · page 5
SIR,—Having been for many years much interested in mining, especially in gold mining, I am satisfied that an Act of a simple nature to enable genuine sptculators to limit their liability to their means and hopes of success…
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Evening News · Friday 23 February 1877 · page 3
WE learn from the Newcastle Pilot that for some time past Mr Thomas Bevan (formerly of Tighes Hill) and Mr. Henry Harper (now manager of the Newcastle Coal Mining Company) have been engaged sinking a pit on…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 18
JUDGING from the reports that have reached us from time to time during the past year, we have reason to believe that our mineral products for 1876 will show a conaiderable decrease as compared…
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