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Mining & the mines, 1880

1,516 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 76

Rich Gold Crushing

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1880 · page 2

ONE MILE (GYMPIE), Thursday.—49 1/2 tons from Nob. 2 and 3 North Hilton, gave the very satisfactory return of 77oz retorted gold…

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Newcastle. the Coal Crisis

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1880 · page 3

THERE is considerable excitement to-day, respecting the result of the ballot which is being taken amongst, the miners working at the Associated Collieries, upon the masters' offer submitted to the delegates at the…

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Latest Telegrams. Release of Raspberry Gully Miners

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Weishrt and Palmer, two of the [?]rs convicted in September last for intimidation at Raspberry Gally, hare been liberated from Maitland gaol, where they…

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The Ballot on the Coal Question. a Strike Considered Inevitable. Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1880 · page 2

The ballotting on the offer of the associated masters commenced yesterday. At the Ferndale colliery there wore 14 for the proposal and 65 against it; the Co-operative, 66 for and 147…

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Discovery of Gold at Wantabadgery. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1880 · page 3

Information was received to-day that gold had been discovered at Wantabadgery, near the scene of the late Moonlite outrages, in payable quantities. The sinking is 10 feet, and there are two…

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The Miners' Ballot

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The following is an official list, compiled from the original returns:—For accepting the offer : A. A. Co. (Borehole), 207; Wallsend Co., 122; Co-operative Co., 66…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1880 · page 3

Suburban Gold and Diamond Company (Limited), Brooke's GreeK.--The manager reports to the directors as follows;--''Dining the fortnight we have made good progress with the erection of the battery…

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New Gold Rush at Ballarat

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The new mining rush at Ballarat still continues. There are immense bods of quartz, but it is utterly impossible to obtain a claim. Beyond question a splendid…

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Mining Affairs at Newcastle, [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1880 · page 5

A ballot has been taken, amongst the miners of the Associated Collieries, on the question of accepting o[?] refusing the terms offered by the Associated Masters, with the result that a majority against accepting the…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

ONE-MILE, GYMPIE.—The fortnightly result of the crashing of 163 tons of stone from the North Glanmire Company's mine was a yield of 380oz. of retorted gold. This gives another…

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Mines and Mining. Mineral Resources and Mines of New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 22

THE following further extracts, from the evidence given before the committee, more fully shows the state of feeling, at that time, in respect of the A. A Company's monopoly. After which no impartis…

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Coal Mining Conference. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 8

THE meeting which was looked forward to as one which was to decide the fate of the district, so far as the miners were concerned, took place to-day, but was not productive of a decisive result, a ballot…

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Coal Exports

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The export of coal for the week ending April 33 was 17,996 tons. The Customs returns amount to £829 17s 5d…

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Antimony Mines, Corangula

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 797

Since my last communication the antimony mines at Corongula have taken a more extensive form. Smelting furnaces have been erected, and ore has been smelted with the most satisfactory results. A parcel of 10 tons metal has been…

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MINING Theoretical Mining. III

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 791

The Legal Manager, or "Secretary," according to custom or law, is a very important personage in any mining venture, and on him it greatly depends whether it is to be success or failure. By analysing this calling and its concomitants,…

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Gold at Wantabadgery

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

WAGGA, Saturday.—News from gery regarding the find of gold does not encourage a rush to that place. A reliable visitor to the place, after obtaining prospects and instituting a…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 791

Mining matters at the Queens Lead (says the Forbes Times, of the 17th instant), are again wearing a brighter appearance. From information to hand we gather that two other claims, No. 7 south and No. 1 north, have bottomed…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 797

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the following yield from the Band and Albion Consols Gold-mining Company for last week:—270 tons crushed yielded 281 ounces of gold…

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Latest Telegrams. The Miners' Ballot

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The result of the ballot at Minmi was 103 votes, against the proposed reduction of wages, and 45 voted for it…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 11

BULLADELAH, Saturday.—Rich, gold has been struck at Coolongolook in a new shaft, at 60ft. It is on the Curseeki reef, and is a foot wide. Two leases on the Mountain Widow line,…

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