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Mining & the mines, 1880

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 11

GYMPIE, Saturday.—The fortnight's crushing of 207 tons 14cwt from the North Glanmire Company's mine yielded 411oz of retorted gold, which gave 6d dividend per scrip. 54 tons from…

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Mining Telegrams. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 1168

There has been a great number of pit accidents lately, of a more or less serious nature. Yesterday an old man, named Thomas Graham, employed at the Newcastle Company's pit, whilst engaged in stemming…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 22

A private escort left Parkes on Saturday morning, taking 614oz gold from the Joint Stock Bank only. One party of miners at Little River is reported to be making £15 a week, each man…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. June 19

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 38

MUNICIPAL MUDDLE AND MUD.—Another lengthy meeting of the borough council took place on Wednesday evening, the principal topic of discussion being again the alleged deficiency in the municipal accounts. The mayor…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 June 1880 · page 3

On Wednesday last, writes our Belmore correspondent, Mr. Mining Inspector W. H. J. Slee made final arrangements with the prospecting party at Belmore to further test the auriferous value of that…

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Latest Telegrams. Copeland Gold Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Monday.—Messrs. Morgan and party (Homeward Bound) finished crushing 23 tons for a yield of 66oz. The Prince Charhe crushing machinery is now on routs. The…

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Gold Prospecting at Bathurst

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 2

BATHURST, Monday.—The washdirt found during the last few days by the miners employed by the prospecting association at the Ball Hills, Bathurst, gives prospect of good gold, and the…

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The Proposed Royalty on Coal

Evening News · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 2

THE following is a copy of a petition to be presented to the Legislative Assembly this afternoon by Mr. Hurley, M. P. for Hartley:— "To the Honorable Sir George Wigram Allen…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1880 · page 2

GYMPIE, ONE-MILE, Wednesday.—87 tone 13cwt of stone from the Caledonia Company's mine yielded 369oz 19dwt of molted gold…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1880 · page 4

KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—Mining manager reports:—"Hill End, June 26,—Perpendicular shaft has been sunk a further depth of 6 feet, making present depth 687 feet from surface. Shaft sinking will be stopped…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1880 · page 3

The following is a return Of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth for the week ending 26th June:---From Tamworth to Newcastle, 18 tons [?]Bewt; Tamworth to Morpeth, 9s tons 15ewt 8qrs. Total 42…

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Gold in the Northern Territory

Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1880 · page 2

PORT DARWIN, Thursday.—The Chinese have been rioting amongst themselves during the past week or two, and several are reported wounded. At the Margaret rush a 24lb nugget…

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Wool, Cattle, and Coal Tax Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1880 · page 3

Yesterday a bill founded on the resolutions of committee of Ways and Means, imposing export taxes on wool, coal and shale, and a tax on horses and cattle, was introduced to the Legislative Assembly by the Colonial Treasurer…

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Practical Mining. III. — GOLD

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 14

In construction, the "flood machine" mentioned at the close of the last paper, is properly a box six feet long, the breadth being regulated according to the width of the creek or river to be spanned; or, in cases where the stream is too…

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Trouble at Lambton Colliery

Evening News · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The manager of the Lambton colliery has prohibited all blasting in his pit. Several men hare been laid idle in consequence of a breach of this regulation. The men…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 14

STAR OF PEACE G. M. Co. — Mining manager reports: — " Hill End, June 22,1880. West vein, 240-feet level ; "Underhand stoping here by four men; the stopes going north do not look so well, and the vein along the bottom…

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New Gold Reef

Evening News · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 4

COPELAND NORTH, Friday.—Henderson and part, of No. 2, East Mountain Maid, have struck a reef one foot thick, showing good gold, 120 feet from the surface. This party were…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 6

Krobmann's Amalgamated Gold-mining Company. --Hill End, June 25, 1880.--Perpendicular shaft has been sunk a further depth of six feet, making present depth 687 feet from surface Shaft-sinking will be…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 11

BATHURST, Monday.—The washdirt found during the last few days by the miners employed by-the prospecting association at the Bald Hills, Bathurst, gives prospect of good gold, and the…

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Mining near Mittagong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 14

Mittagong, a small town on the Great Southern Railway, 77 miles from Sydney, seemed at one time likely to become the centre of important industries, such as those which are to be found at Lithgow, for at…

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