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Mining & the mines, 1879

1,141 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 58

Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1879 · page 9

In mining affairs, the principal news of importance relates to the Barrington and Boorook mines. On the former twenty distinct lines of gold-bearing reefs have been proved. In nearly all of these the claimholders or leaseholders…

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The Looked-out Miners at Bulli

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1879 · page 2

There are no signs of the looked-out men diving way but they rather increase in strength and numbers. Three of the men who were engaged loading the company's steamers have left work and joined the…

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The Treasury, New South Wales, llth January, 1879. Tenders for Coal. Benevolent Asylum, Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1879 · page 12

Fresh TENDERS will be received at this office, until 12 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 21st instant, for the supply of Coal to the above institution in such quantities as may be required from time to time during the remainder of the present year, upon the conditions…

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The Locked-Out Bulli Miners

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1879 · page 2

A meeting is support of the locked-out miners as Bulli will be held at the Guild-hall, on Friday evening. Several members of Parliament will be present secretary of the Newcastle. Miner's Union will…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 4

LONG TUNNEL G. M. Co., URALLA.—Under date 20th instrant, the mine manager reports:—"We have made better progress during this week than I expected. The rock for the last two days has been much better for blasting, and is…

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The Locked-out Bulli Miners

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 2

There is no alteration in the state of affairs at Bulli, and everything now depends on the result of the meeting between the miners and the men, to be held on Tuesday next. There was a meeting last…

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Government Notices. Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st January, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 8

STREETS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RANDWICK.—NOTICE is heraby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act 4th William IV., No. 11, that no objections having been made to the proposed opening of the Streets…

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The Dromedary Goldfield

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1879 · page 3

Mr. Latimer, of Latimer and Reid's claim Star of the South, called at the office of the BEGA GAZETTE on Friday, and exhibited a nice specimen of quartz and some fine gold obtained from their claim. The…

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Mining and Mines at Hawkins Hill. II

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 151

With reference to the theory of sublimation, Cotta says: "The possibility of the formation by sublimation of many of the ores and minerals occurring in lodes, especially by the agency of chlorine, fluorine, and boron, has been…

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Mines and Mining. Gympie—Queensland. (From Our Correspondent.) January 4

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 22

IT is palpable to all, though yet an unpleasant admission that the past year has been characterised for its decadence in the yield of gold, that there is a more prosperous return in store for the present year…

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Grains of Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 28

The great man is he who doeB not lose his child's heart. Love is lowliness; on a wedding ring sparkles no jewels…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 151
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

We (Parkes Chronicle) were shown some very fine specimens of copper the other day, obtained from a shaft on the 40-acre lease of Messrs. E. M'Gee and Co., which is about 12 miles distant from Parkes. The ore was of the species…

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Great Mining Case

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 4

TUMUT, Saturday.—In the mining case of the Great Britain Gold Mining Company v. Walsh and Mehan, the Warden has decided in favour of the plaintiffs…

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Mining in Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 151

A new rush is reported to have taken place 10 miles down Laura River from the Byerstown Road. 300 men there are averaging 2 dwts. of gold daily. Two hundred and forty tons of tin ore were received…

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Mining at Ballarat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 151

The principal interest of our mining community (says the correspondent of the Australasian) continues to be centred in the result of the operations now going on in the Kingston. district, and confidence appears to be daily increasing in the…

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Rich Gold Yield at Adelong

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 4

Through the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we are informed that Messrs. Trudgeon and White have crushed from their new discovery on the Caledonian Reef, 18 tons of mixed stone at Wilson and…

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Country and Mining News. ADELONG. January 19

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 7

The Lynan family of [?]ellringers gave two performances in Hodgson's Assembly Hall on the 17th and 18th instant. The attendance was good, and front seats were well filled. The comic singing especially was highly amusing. Any…

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The Barrington Goldfields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 151

From Barrington (Back Creek) Gold-fields our correspondent, on the 20th instant, writes:—Many new discoveries in quartz reefs are again reported at the Cobark as well aa at the Bowman, hut it will take some…

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Coal Miners' Mutual Protective Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1879 · page 3

By the courtesy of the district officers of the above association, we have much pleasure in presenting our readers with the following circular, which was placed before the delegates of the various collieries and discussed at their…

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