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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Grand Flaneur in the Sydney Gold Cup. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 34

SlR— Many admirers of this grand colt think that he is as good as the English colt, Robert the Devil, that with equal weights up, in almost any event, there would be nothing between them. If this is…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. February 18

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 February 1881 · page 38

WHAT[?]— The weather during the past week has been exceedingly hot,until saturday night, when heavy black cloud came came up from the S.E., and distant thunder was heard,but only a few drops pf rain fell. The air became…

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Distress Among Coal Miners. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1881 · page 2

On Saturday night at aa executive meeting of the Miners' Association, held at Lambton, it was decided to communicate with the several Mayors in the district to urge their…

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The Mount Poole Gold Discovery

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The discovery of fold at Mount Poole, in the Grey Ranges, is an event which (says the AUSTRALASIAN), if the first indications site supported by later results, is sore to exert a disturbing influence os the mining…

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Magnificent Yield of Gold. GYMPIE

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1881 · page 2

174 tons of stone from No. 1 North. Glanmire Company's mitre yields the magnificent return of 2734oz of retorted gold…

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The Star of Peace Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1881 · page 2

The seventeenth half-yearly meeting of the above company was held yesterday, when the report and balance to 31st December, 1880, were submitted and approved. The repot states:--"Mr. H. R…

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Latest Telegrams Mining Items, SOFALA

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1881 · page 2

At Sofala Davis and Mannell crushed 12 tons quartz from their Red Hill claim, yielding 120oz 8dwt retorted gold…

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Caution to Gold Miners

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 2

Mr. Henry Hughes, an old miner, writes us from Wilcannia under date of February 12, and cautions misers from going to Mount Toole, where, he states, "there is not a drop of water…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 7

Our Casino correspondent states that some prospectors have brought in a number of what appear to be small diamonds, also a sample of gold-bearing quartz, obtained in the vicinity of Mount Lindsay, at the head of the Richmond…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 2

Krohmann's Amalgamated Gold Mining Company (limited), Hill End, 22nd February.--The mining manager reports under date:--Main shaft has been sunk a further depth of four feet, making…

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 4

KROHMAN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co, —The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, February 22. Main shaft has been sunk a further depth of 4 feet, makins present depth 732 feet Have passed through 2…

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Gold in Cornwall

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 3

The presence of gold in unmistakable quantities in Fortescue (Stannagwyn) Mine was reported recently, the place of the discovery being the lode in the engine shaft. A few ounces of lode stuff…

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Telegram to the Minister for Mines

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1881 · page 2

The Minister for Mines has Kindly handed us the following telegram received by him from the police magistrate at Mount Poole:—"39oz l6dwt coarse nuggetty gold brought in frow Mount…

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Public Companies. Star of Peace Gold-mining Company (Limited)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1881 · page 6

The following report was adopted at the half-yearly meeting, held on Monday:- "The directors submit then seventeenth half-yearly report and balance-sheet to 31st December, 1880. The mining manager's…

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Railway Coal Rates

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1881 · page 3

A deputation introduced by Mr. S. C. Brown, M.L.A. waited on the Secretary for Works, this morning, to call attention to the unsatisfactory state of the rates charged for carriage of coal, owing to an…

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Caution to Gold Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 12

Mr. Henry Hughes, an old miner, writes us from Wilcannia under date of February 12, and cautions miners from going to Mount Poole, where, he states, "there is not a drop of water…

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Mines and Mining. Iron Deposits, Mines, and Works

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 22

MAN cannot make progress in civilisation without drawing from the mineral and metallie stores of the earth's crust,He may load a savage or a nomadic life,and subsist on roots and fruits, by hunting, by…

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Late Mining. Weekly Return of Gold, Copper, and Tin

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 340

The gold received for coinage at the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint during the week ending February 24 was 1282-59 oz. The coin issued during the same period amounted to 34,000 sovereigns…

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Gold-fields Recollections. No. 20

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 17

A WRITER in the Bulletin has lately been troubled that any one of our family should be permitted to contribute to a newspaper. Admitted that we are not clever, and do not possess the smart…

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