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Mining & the mines, 1880

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Country and Mining News. [From Our Correspondents.] Albury. January 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 38

At the conclusion of the business of the local police-court on Thursday, the police-magistrate. Captain Brows[?]igg, made a few remarks a[?]opos of the departure from Albury of senior-sergeant Lenthall, who for the past eleven years…

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The Woolgar Goldfields

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 5

Instructions have been telegraphed by the Queensland Mines Department to Warden Hodgkinson to proceed at once to Woolgar Creek, and report by wire, with as little delay as possible, on the success of the…

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Gympie-Gold Mining

Evening News · Monday 26 January 1880 · page 2

ONE MILE, GYMPIE, Saturday.—48 tons of stone from Nos. 3 and 4 North Lady Mary Reef has yielded 92oz 9dwt of retorted gold…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1880 · page 4

MOUNTAIN MAID G. M. Co.—The legal manager reports:—"The annual meeting of shareholders was held on the 23rd instant at the office of the company, 11. Hunterstreet. Mr. W. H. Gill occupied the chair; 31,313 shares…

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Mining Revival

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—There is a great revival of mining at Ballarat, in consequence of some very important discoveries of gold-bearing quartz on the Sebastopol lines of reef. Not one…

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Latest Telegrams. Silver Mining at Boorook

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Tuesday.—The Golden Age claim ut Boorook Continues raising and treating good ore. They are about to erect furnaces for roasting sulphur ores from the lower levels. The…

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The Geelong Gold Cup and Handicap. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1880 · page 6

The following are the acceptances for the Geelong Gold Cup:—Lord Harry, Zambesi, Kanaka, Richmond, Petrea, Savanaka, Caspian, Warlock, Columbus, Wellington. Geelong Handicap: Lord Harry, Zambesi, Terrific,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 4

KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—Mining manager's report:—"Hill End, January 27. The perpendicular shaft has been sunk a further depth of five feet, making present depth 633 feet. Have broke down the…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 7

Business has been resumed after the Christmas holidays on the Copeland diggings with better prospects than everExcellent gold has been struck by prospectors in the Centennial. At the depth of 130 feet, the reef was over two feet…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our London Correspondent.) the Avoca Gold Robbery. London, Jan. 28

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

The action brought by Elliston, at one time mate of the P. and O. Company's steamer Avoca, and who was arrested on suspicion in connection with the robbery of five thousand…

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Goldfield Revocation

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 2

By proclamation in a supplement to the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE issued Yesterday afternoon, the portion of the L[?]hlan goldfield herein under described has been revoked:—"Country of Forbes, parish of Bandon,…

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Latest Telegrams. Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 2

ONE-MILE, GYMPIE, Thursday.—146 tons from the Golden Crown reef yielded 123oz 13dwt retorted gold. 138 tons from the prospecting claim, Glanmire, yielded 120oz 9dwt l8gr smelted…

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Vale of Clwydd Coal Mining and Copper Smelting Company

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

Report of the Board of Directors, presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly general meeting, held at the company's office, Royal Exchange-chambers, George and King streets, Sydney, on Wednesday, 28th January,…

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Public Companies. the Bulli Coal Company

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

At the thirty-sixth half-yearly meeting of this company, held in the Exchange on Tuesday, the Hon. Sir George Wigram Allen presiding, the following report was adopted nem. con.:—…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 4

GYMPIE, Saturday.—The fortnightly crushing of 410 tons of stone from the North Glermire Co. a claim has yielded 1528 ounces of retorted gold. This gave a dividend of 3s per share on £28,000,…

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Mines and Mining. Mining as a Commercial Industry

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 22

THERE are no rule concerning the position, value, and nature of mineral deposits, if we except the knowledge derived from practical geology concerning stratified deposits, that are to be entirely relied upon;…

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Boorook Silver Mines

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 4

TENTERFIELD, Saturday.—The Golden Age claim this week has yielded 1035oz of bar siler. In the 70ft level of this claim they have struck a rich cross reef. No. 1 South, on this line…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 229

MESSRS. MELHADO and CURTIS report the yield from the Band and Albion Consols Gold-mining Company, last week, to be 235 tons quartz crushed, yielding 273 oz. gold…

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Mining Telegrams. Copeland North

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 229

It is reported on good authority that Messrs. W. Cope and some others, of Sydney, have purchased large shares in the prospecting claim, M'Viars and Crambs, Kerriput, and that powerful water power machinery…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 11

ONE MILE, GYMPIE, Saturday.—48 tons of stone from Nos. 3 and 4 North Lady Mary Reef has yielded 92oz 9dwt of retorted gold. ONE-MILE, GYMPIE, Thursday.—146 tons…

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