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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1879

1,141 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 58

The Barrington Again. Splendid Gold Returns. Stroud

Evening News · Monday 24 March 1879 · page 2

Messrs. Gill, Irwin, and party's claim (the Mountain Maid) has given another heavy yield; 325 tons of stone have yielded 1986oz of gold. Some second description of stone is now going through,…

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Victorian Railways. Tenders for the Service of 1878-1879. Carriage of Coal From Newcastle, N. S. W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1879 · page 3

TENDERS will be received until noon on FRIDAY the 4th April, 1879, from persons willing to convey from Newcastle, N. S. W., to Victorian ports about 38,000 tons coal, more or less, as may be required for the use of the Victorian Railways during the…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 18th March, 1879. OFFICE to APPLICANTS for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1879 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessee executes and takes delivery of the undermentioned Gold-mining Lease within thirty days from this date, it will be declared void. TUMUT AND ADELONG MINING DISTRICT…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1879 · page 4

KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, March 24. Have lowered the water to the 495-feet level; we are still baling water from the east and west crosscuts at 500-feet level;…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, March 21, 1879. Road in the Municipalities of Leichardt and Petersham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1879 · page 8

His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Fxecutive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make the Road mentioned in the schedule appended hereto, to be maintained at the expense of the parishes through which it passes: Notice is…

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Victorian Railways. Tenders for the Service of 1878-1879. Carriage of Coal From Newcastle, N. S. W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received until noon on FRIDAY the 4th April, 1879, from persons willing to convey from Newcastle N. S. W., to Victorian ports about 38,000 tons coal, more or less, as may be required for the use of the Victorian Railways during the…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1879 · page 8

Since the last summary some splendid yields have been obtained from the stone raised from reefs on the Barrington gold-fields. Oveer 1500 oz. of gold have been obtained from the Mountain Maid claim fiom 270 tons of stone…

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BISMUTH and the DEPARTMENT of Mines to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1879 · page 10

Sir,—A telegram from Adelong, in your late issue, shows that an assay has been made by the Department of Mines of ores, end two treatments have been recommended by the said department…

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Gympie Mining News. GYMPIE

Evening News · Friday 28 March 1879 · page 2

338 tons of quartz from the Phoenix mine has yielded the excellent return of 406oz 9dwt 12gr of smelted gold…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 41

On the night of 13th January an explosion of fire-damp occurred, in the Dinas Colliery in the Rhondda Valley, by which it is feared the lives of sixty workmen have been sacrificed. The colliery…

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Bow Gold-Fields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 512

Our correspondent says: I think this part as a mining district has become of sufficient importance to warrant a small space in your columns, for the benefit of those who take an interest in mining operations. For the last four…

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Mines and Mining. Gympie—Queensland. (From Our Correspondent.) March 8

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 22

No. 2, North Lady Mary.—From the frequent mention of this mine doubtless you will think this account somewhat monotonous and consider it should be consigned to oblivion at least for a time, but every…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 512
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The Lithgow Valley Ironworks enterprise, (says the Lithgow Mercury), is just now a busy hive of industry. Many of the furnaces are in full swing, and extensive orders on behalf of the Exhibition contractors are being…

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Mining Telegrams. STROUD

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 10

Messrs, Gill, Irwin, and party's claim (the Mountain Maid) has Riven another heavy yield; 325 tons of stone have yielded 1986oz of gold. Some second description of stone is now going through…

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The Lambton Miners and the Vend Scheme

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 510

It is now pretty generally known (says the Newcastle correspondent of the S. M. Herald) that the Lambton miners, who have so long stood by their masters in opposing the introduction of the principles of the vend…

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Country and Mining News. ADELONG, March 24

Evening News · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 7

CRICKET.—On Saturday a match was played between the Gundagai and Adelong clubs. This was the third and decisive match played this season between these two clubs; it was won by the Adelongites. We have in this district some…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents) Adelong. March 24

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 38

CRICKET.—On Saturday a maten was played between the Gundagal and Adelong clubs. This was the third and decisive match played this season between thess two clubs; it was won by the Adelongites. We have in this district some…

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The Gold Discovery in South Africa

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 4

The newly-discovered gold district at Knysna continues to attract attention, and several parties bare gone to the place to test the value of the working, but it appears that a large amount of…

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Victorian Railways. Tenders for the Service of 1878-1879. Carriage of Coal From Newcastle, N. S. W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 8

TENDERS will be received until noon on FRIDAY the 4th (April, 1879, from persons willing to convey from Newcastle N. S. W., to Victorian ports about 38,000 tons cool, more or less, as may be required for the use of the Victorian Railways during the…

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