Government Notices. Department of Mines, Sydney, 25th September, 1877
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1877 · page 2
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR MINERAL LEASES.—NOTICE is hereby given that unless the lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date they will…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 October 1877 · page 6
(BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—Under date October 2 the mining manager reports as follows:—"Since my last report of the 25th ultimo, the drive going north alongside the vein in the western crosscut at 261 feet, has been…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 October 1877 · page 6
KROHMANN'S G. M. Co.—Under date 3rd October, the mining manager reports as follows:—"The western crosscut at 500-feet level in Carroll and Beard's mine has been put in a further distance of 5 feet, making the present…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 22
I HAVE the honor to inform you that I have inspected the principal part of the Tumbarumba Goldfield, which is almost entirely alluvial; the principal reefs at present working are at Paddy's River, about 25…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 428
GULGONG.—A quartz reef has been discovered in Mr. Lamrock's paddock, at Springfield (says the Advocate), near the Three-mile, by Lynch and Christie, showing gold plentifully distributed through the stone. The parties have…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 22
THIS mine is making rapid progress, the furnaces are working splendidly, and the yield of metal increasing with the quality of the ore that is being operated upon at present. The ore now at grass is superior in…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 38
In the pretty village of Nowra in this district, a new church was formally opened by his Grace Archbishop Vaughan, on Sunday last. The congregation in attendance was the most numerous ever seen here, comprising, besides the body…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1877 · page 2
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lease, not having been executed by the Lesses, has been returned to this department for cancellation, and unless the Lessees excute and take delivery thereof within thirty days from…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1877 · page 2
NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date they will be declared void…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1877 · page 5
SIR,—In your issue of yesterday a letter appeared from your correspondent, the former part of which I regard as highly injurious to the company's interest. it is therein stated that Poxton's mine at present forms the main topic…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1877 · page 6
BEYERS and Holterman's G. M. Co.—Under date 8th instant, the mining manager reports as follows:—"On Saturday, the 6th instant, I commenced to send our stone from the underhand stope to the Sir Hercules battery, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 6
KROHMANN'S G. M. CO.—Undler date 10th October, the mining manager reports as following:—" The western crossbut in Carroll and Beard's mine at 500-feet level has been Extended a further distance of 4 feet, making the present…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 22
MR. G. Thureau, who recently returned to Victoria from California, has furnished an additional report on mining in that state to the Sandhurst School of Mines. Mr. Thureau writes:—…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 22
BUT why called Snowball, I cannot say, as at the present time the old hills have anything but the appearance of a snowball, for since the last splendid rains they nave put on the smiling garb of spring, and adorned themselves with flowers…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 22
I HAVE the honor to inform you that I have visited and inspected the Lac-ma Lac GoldMining Company's mine. Mr. Phillip Davies, manager. This company's property is situated about 14 miles…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 38
I mentioned in my last letter that it was raining along the coast. We had three days of rain last week, and yesterday (Tuesday) it rained heavily and all last night. Every creek and g[?]ully is bank high, and the ground is very soft, yet a…
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Evening News · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 2
I learn that the Anvil Creek Goal Mine has been closed up altogether, owing to the rapid spread the fire has made. Volumes of smoke were issuing from the mouth of the main shaft and tunnel. The top of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 6
BEYERS and Holtermann's G. M. Co.—The mining manager telegraphs result ot crushing as follows:—"14 tons best stone vieldel 213 oz. 1 dwt.; 40 tons seconds yielded 68 oz. 8 dwts. The total for 63 tons being 281…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 6
PAXTON'S G. M. Co.—The mine manager reports, under date October 13, as follows:—"In the south shaft on Paxton's veins we have sunk 3 feet 6 inches during the week, making a depth from the top of stope of 53 feet, or…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 October 1877 · page 6
BEYERS and [?]mann's G. M. Co.—Under date 16th October, the [?]ning manager reports as follows:—"Since my last report, of the 8th instant, I have crushed at the Sir Hercules battery 14 tons of stone from the back stope at…
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