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Mining & the mines, 1880

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 June 1880 · page 2

Cornstock Gold and Silver Mines Company (Limited).--A telegram, received yesterday from the mining manager, states:--"48 tons yielded 150ozs" This yield is exclusive of the gold in the pyrites…

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The Mining Difficulty

Evening News · Thursday 3 June 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Mr. G. A. Lloyd has been in town all day, but left for Sydney last night. It is understood that he had several co[?]forences with the miners' delegates and [?]…

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Rumoured Discovery of Gold in Fiji. LEVUKA, May 26

Evening News · Thursday 3 June 1880 · page 2

THE Ly-ee-moon leaves to-day with a very full cargo, and leaves plenty behind, go the prospects of Fiji are looking up. For the moment, however, the attention of colonists is not taken…

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The Newcastle Coal Strike. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1880 · page 7

Sir,—I crave a small space in your columns to venture a few words upon the coal difficulties at Newcastle Much has been written by correspondents and others upon the attitude of the Associated Masters, and in justice…

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The Illawarra Coal Mines

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 3

Avery influential mooting was held in Wollongong on Friday last, for Hie purpose of refuting certain statements which recently appeared in the columns of our morning contemporary, commenting…

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Gold Mining at Carcoar

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 2

CABOOAR, Thursday.—This afternoon, Chandler and party deposited 76oz 16dwt of gold in the City Bank, from their claim, the Sultan Company, situated at the old junction. This return was…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 3

A telegram from Moraya states that Mr. Warden De Boos has news of the find of gold on the sea beach at Tilba, at the foot of the Dromedary, near Wallaga Lake. The lucky discoverers have applied…

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The Mining Difficulty

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday, 11 a.m.—The miners have not interfered with the mechanics at Minmi. Mr. G. A. Lloyd arrived by the morning steamer, and will confer with the masters…

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The Mining Difficulty

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 2

IT is high time that the strike in the Newcastle district was brought to an end. Loss of wages and also of profit are beginning to seriously affect not only those connected…

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Suburban Gold and Diamond Company (Limited)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 3

The following is the mining manager's report, to be submitted to the first annual meeting of shareholders:--"Brookes's Creck, Gundaroo, 29th May, 1880. Gentlemen,--I have to report for your…

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Latest Telegrams. Gold on the Sea Beach

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 2

MORUYA, Thursday.—Mr. Warden De Boos reports the finding of gold on the sea beach at Tilba, at the foot of the Dromedary, near Wallaga Lake, by Messrs. Monaghan and party, who…

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Discovery of the Barrington Goldfield

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1880 · page 4

The following is the report of the select committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on November 11,1879, to inquire into ana report upon the claims for a reward for the discovery of the Barrington Gold…

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Mines and Mining. Mineral Resources and Mines of New South Wales. 5.—The Collieries and Exploitations (Northern District.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 22

WHAT has been said in some preceding articles respecting the Government and A. A. Company's collieries may be very properly considered as inseparable from the history of coal-mining in the…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 1051

KIWARRUC GOLD MINE.—A report on the quarks sent down from Messrs. Donkin and Hill's claim has been received from the Deputy Master of the Mint, 38 cwts. 5 qrs. 14 lbs of stone was crushed and 12 66-100 oz. of…

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Mining on Kiandra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 1050

"The weather here," writes the correspondent of the Adelong Times, of 26th "for the last month has been rain one day and snow the next by way of a change. It is snowing to-day, but the flakes melt as they fall, except on the higher…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 11

COOTAMUNDRA, Friday.—No. 3 Exhibition Lead finished 535 loads for a yield of 5dwt to the load. The population is still increasing fast. The rushes at Watsonford are still drawing…

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The Miners' Difficulty. [By Electric Telegraph.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A meeting of the Borehole miners was held yesterday, principally to receive the minutes passed at the delegate meeting held the day previously at Waratah. The…

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Mining Telegrams. Parkes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 1048

Hunter and party have finished cleaning up 44 tons from Currajong, which yielded 21 ounces. LITHGOW, SATURDAY. The so-called strike at the Vale of Clwydd mine is…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 22

The first gold escort from Tumbarumba arrived at Adelong on Tuesday. On the following day the escort left Adelong, taking 1214oz gold. Hunter and party, Parkes, have finished cleaning…

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Edison's Method of Getting Gold from Tailings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 1050

Notwithstanding the various improvements and devices for the getting out of all the gold in placer mines, there occur large losses of the metal due to different causes. Among these may be mentioned the "sluice robbers"…

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