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Mining & the mines, 1881

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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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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 353
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The yield of the Band and Albions for the past week amounted to 247 oz., from 610 tons of stone. Mr. Joseph Palmer reports the yield for this week of the Black Horse Gold Mine, Egerton, to be 58 oz…

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Latest Mining

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

The TEMURA HERALD, of Wednesday, reports— Pollook's Flagstaff party have a perfect network of good leaders, which from into one body as they go down…

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Mining Companies

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

NYMAGEE COPPER MINING COMPANY (Limited).--The first annual general meeting of the above company was held yesterday, when the following report was submitted, together with balance-sheet…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 9

THE export of coal from Newcastle last week was 19,847 tons. THE New Magdala mine at Stawell, Victoria, is down 2400 feet, and is the deepest in Stawell…

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Railway Rates on Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 7

Mr. S. C. Brown introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works consisting of several proprietors of brickmaking establishments at Newtown, in reference to the increase in the rates of coal from Bowenfels…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

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

Two hundred and sixty-nine tons of stone from No.1 North Glanmire, Gympie, yielded 304oz of retorted gold. This gave a dividend of 6d per serip. From the Pheonix Company's mine 330 tons…

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Telegram to the Minister for Mines

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

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 from Mount…

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Mining. the New Diggings

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 9

SERGEANT PRIOR, who was dispatched to the new diggings, reports as follows:— There are about one hundred people on the spot. The diggings are fifteen miles from Mount Poole;…

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Deputations. Carriage of Coal to Newtown

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 6

Mr. S. C. Brown, M.P., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works yesterday morning, consisting of the heads of the different brickmaking firms about Newtown, for the purpose of asking that a…

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Mining News. One Mile

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

From the North Glanmire Company's mine 400 tons yielded the extraordinary return, of 956oz smelted sold. A dividend of 2s per scrip is declared. 164 tons of Nos. 7 and 8, South…

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Mining at Parkes. PARKES

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 4

Medlyn and party, on the Bonnie Dundee Reef, from whose claim the splendid specimens were lately obtained, cleaned np yesterday, after crushing 260 tons, which gave a result of 301oz…

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Country and Mining News. ADELONG. February 21

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 3

WEATHER.-The weather during the past weak has been dry and very hot with cool nights; rain is much needed, and bush fires are doing considerable damage. A few days back some men set to work to burn off the grass in the…

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Public Companies. Nymagee Copper Mining Company (Limited)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 6

The following report was presented at the annual meeting on Friday last:- The Diiectors now submit their first annual report, together with balance sheet to December 31st. Mining operations: Pope's…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. February 21

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1881 · page 38

WEATHER— The weather during the past week has been dry and very hot with cool nights; rain is much needed, and bush fires are doing considerable damage. A few days track some men set to work to burn off the grass in the…

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Public Companies. Great Cobar Copper Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 6

The following is the directors report for presentation at the tenth half-yearly general meeting, on Monday, February 28, 1881, and embracing mining operations from June 27 to January 8, a period of 28 weeks:—…

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Mount Poole Goldfield

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 2

The warden appointed to take charge of the new goldfield at Mount Pools, on the Barrier Ranges, has arrived safely, and assumed his position a telegram to that effect being received to-day. No new finds…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1881 · page 3

Mr. Joseph Palmer reports the yield of the Black Horse gold mine, Egerton, for this week to be 92 ounces; also that a new and rich reef has been struck in the North Birthday mine, Dunolly, which is likely…

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Adelong Gold Escort. ADELONG

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1881 · page 2

The gold escort which left to-day was, owing to the stoppage of Shephard's works temporarily and the dry weather, below the average. The Bank of New South "Wales sent 444oz 15dwt 2gr;…

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