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Mining & the mines, 1879

1,141 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 58

Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 4

GYMPIE, Saturday.—The North Glanmore Company have obtained a yield of 316oz of retorted gold from 264 tons of stone, and the stone is still going through…

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Mines and Mining. Baker Diggings. (From a Correspondent.) Woodstown, November 11

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 21

WHAT a boisterous day, and yesterday so oppressive For the last few days summer had set in in full earnest, and the heat was immense, though the nights were still deliciously cool, until midnight or two…

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Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 900

A mining case of a very important nature came before the warden of the Tingha Court on the 8th instant, iu which an application by Mr. George M'Clean for a mineral lease of 20 acres of land in the county of…

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Copeland Gold-fields. COPELAND, Nov. 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 901

The crushings have not been numerous or large, but the yields generally have been very good. The Rainbow machine is putting through a large crushing from the prospectors' lease (Brockwell and party), Prince Charlie…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 901

Krohmann's Amalgamated G. M. Co.'s mining manager reports:—"Hill End, November 18, 1879.—The shaft has been sunk a further depth of six feet, making the present depth 606 feet from surface. Opening out on the…

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Mining in Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 901

[?] on the Palmer is making slow but certain progress. The many disadvantages the reefers work under does much to retard the development of the many first-class reefs known to exist on the field. The superabundance of water…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 11

ADELONG, Tuesday.—There is considerable excitement at Adelong over the Tarcutta rush, and the miners are stacking quartz at grass in large quantities. A movement is on foot to get a…

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Mining Telegrams. Copeland North

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 900

The reef in Montague and party's leaser, Capulet reef, has enlarged considerably, and is showing gold estimated to yield two ounces per ton. The Number One North Hidden Treasure hare cut the reef in both…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 21

LACMALAC MINE.—Although the water in the main shaft is not yet fairly drained away, we are informed that in anothor shaft the party at work have come on a promising 9in reef…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. November 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 November 1879 · page 38

Tho public school concert took place in Mr. John Hedg. son's Hall on Friday the 14th instant. The hall, which holds 400 to 500 people, was crowded, and was tastefully de[?]orated for the occasion. The children were arranged on…

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Important Mining Results

Evening News · Monday 24 November 1879 · page 2

Some splendid results have been obtained' [?] Brown's Crock through tho use of Denny and Roberts's grinder and amalgamator. The appliance operated on 50 tons of [?] for a yield of 40[?]…

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Yalwal Goldfields

Evening News · Monday 24 November 1879 · page 2

NOWRA, Monday.-A crushing of 80 tons of stone from the Pioneer Company's claim at Yalwal yielded 50 ounces of retorted gold. Fresh gold discoveries are reported to the eastward of the…

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Large Gold Shipment

Evening News · Tuesday 25 November 1879 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Monday.-The A.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Wentworth leaves this afternoon for Sydney with 25,OOOoz of gold, the produce of the Cooktown, Mulgrave, and Charters Towers goldfields…

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Mining Summary

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

At Copeland the quantity of stone raised has not been raised has not been large, and there have not been many crushings, but the yields have been satisfactory. In the Centonnial, good gold has been struck at a depth of 125…

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The Artillervinen and the Miners

Evening News · Thursday 27 November 1879 · page 2

Fifty artillerymen are left at Lambton, and 30 at Newcastle. It is stated the whole of the artillery would withdraw but for the fact that it is intended to reduce the wages at some of the mines,…

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The Mining Department. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 November 1879 · page 3

Sir,--Raving followed with some interest the course of the correspondence which is being maintained through your columns by Mr. H. Herrenschmidt, Mr. Bladen and others, it appears to me that…

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The Copeland Gold Field

Evening News · Friday 28 November 1879 · page 2

COPELAND, Friday.-At the Rainbow battery the prospectors of the Melbourne claim crushed 9 tons for about 16oz. The Lady Mary, Kilbride and O'Neill, crushed 20 tons for 21dwt…

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Mines and Mining. Trip to the Copeland Diggings. [From Our Special Correspondent.]

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

THE Lady Belmore p.c., three aeres, Hams, Peard and Co., has been thrown into scrip, the principal part of which is held by Sydney men. It is situated near the head of the creek, and appears…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 950

REEFS AT TARCUTTA.—The pioneers of the Tarcatta reefs have carted about 15 tons of quartz into Adelong, which will be crushed in a few days, when everything is ready for that operation. This stone has been obtained…

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Mining Telegrams. Copeland North

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1879 · page 949

Bagley, Stephenson, and party, tributers for No. 1 Bengal Tiger Right Hand Branch, crushed 100 tons for 95 ounces. The reef is two feet wide. Brockwell, Paul, and party, prospectors at the Prince Charlie,…

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