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Mining & the mines, 1880

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Gold Mining at Adelong

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

ADELONG, Thursday.—Messrs. Barbour and party have crushed 6lb weight of stone, and obtained from it a yield of 4 1/2oz of gold. Messrs. Egan and party, holding a claim at Tarcutta…

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The Coal Crisis at Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

In the article under the above beading, which appeared in yesterday's issue of the EVENING NEWS, an omission was made which entirely perverts the facts of the case as they were written, and as the…

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New Feature in the Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A new feature has presented itself in the coal trade. Yesterday the non-associated proprietors, [?]. c. New and Old Lambton, decided to bring the selling price of…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 5

Consequent upon the whole of the coal trade being now in the hands of the non-associated collieries, some of those collieries attempted this morning to place the price of coal at the original selling…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 4

NYMAGEE COPPER MINING CO. (LIMITED).—Manager reports on April 21st, as follows:—"North shaft is down 40 feet, showing good ores all the way. The lode looks most promising at this depth. South shaft, distant 565…

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The Newcastle Coal Crisis

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 3

ONE of the coal minors in the Newcastle district, with an indignation that may be excused by the most refined moralist, writes to the local press:—"If ever there was a body of men who have been made fools…

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The Newcastle Coal Crisis. [From Our Correspondent.] Newcastle, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 6

A new feature, but at the same time one that was not altogether unexpected, was incorporated into the coal question this morning, and for a little while caused no small sensation amongst commercial men and others interested in…

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Mines and Mining. Mineral Resources and Mines of New South Wales. History of Coal Mining (Continued.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 22

FROM the evidence of Rev. L. E. Threlkeld, at one time owner of a coal mine at Lake Macquarie:— 17. Ia there any bar to the working of coal at Lake Macquarie? First of all it was reserved, and I…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

ONE-MILE, GYMPIE, Saturday.—349 tons of stone from the Phoenix Company's mine have yielded 582oz 5dwt of smelted gold. This gave a dividend of 1s 11d per share. The yield from…

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Gold Mining at Orange

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

ORANGE, Saturday.—The Reform Gold Mining Company, situated at Lucknow, have declared a dividend of 16s per scrip, thus showing that this mine is now coming up to the…

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Latest Telegrams. Gold Mining at Lucknow

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

LUCKNOW, Friday.—The Reform Gold Mining Company declare a dividend to-morrow of 15s per scrip…

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MINING The Antimony Mines of the Macleay

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 849

The operations as carried on at the above mines, where antimony ore is found in large quantities, in innumerable reefs, which extent from the surface to a depth of 50 feet, are matters calculated to give the Macleay district a…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The miners' aggregate meeting is just commencing at Griffith's Hill, Lambton. The resolutions to be moved are:—1st. "That in the opinion of this meeting, we…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

STAR OF PEACE G. M. Co. (Limited).—Mining Manager's report:—"Hermann's tribute: Have finished widening the shaft on Stevens' vein, and will commence to raise quartz as soon as the hauling arrangements…

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Newcastle Coal Returns

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The coal export for the past week amounts to 19,094 tons. This is not an inconsiderable increase upon the returns of recent weeks…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 849

WELCOME LEAD.—The above named lead (says the forbes and Parkes Gazette) was one of the best leads of the Parkes gold-field, and was very profitably worked until it neared the creek, the site of the newly named village of…

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Copeland Gold Crushings

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

COPELAND NORTH, Saturday.—The following are the latest crushings:—Luke and party crushed 12 tons for a yield of 26oz; May and party, 12 1/2 tons for a yield of 20oz 18dwt; and…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 11

ADELONG, Thursday.—Messrs. Barbour and party have crushed 61b weight of stone, and obtained from it a yield of 4½oz of gold. Messrs. Egan and party, holding a claim at Tarcutta,…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 848

A large meeting of miners was held to-day at Wallsend. The men belonged to the Associated Collieries, and assembled to the number of 1000 at least on the hill near the cemetery, some of the lodges marching to…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 23

The Caledonian Gold-mining Co., Adelong, Mr. Jas. Hodgson manager, crushed at Messrs. Wilson and Co.'s battery 55 tons of quartz, which yielded about 75oz of retorted gold. The last breaking down…

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