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Mining & the mines, 1881

1,360 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 68

Gympie Mining. GYMPIE

Evening News · Thursday 18 August 1881 · page 2

105 tons of stone from No. 2 North Lady Mary yielded 1154oz. The South New Zealand Company are still getting stone of fair quality…

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Gold Escort from Adelong. ADELONG

Evening News · Thursday 18 August 1881 · page 2

The escort takes the following quantities of gold:—Bank of New South Wales, 751oz 10dwt 15gr; Commercial Bank, 176oz 15dwt 17gr…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Central Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 August 1881 · page 5

A public meeting was held at Kempsey last night, Mr. O. O. Dangar presiding, to request the Minister of Mines to appoint a resident warden at Fernmount, for Nana Creek. Mr. Lawson, police magistrate at Fernmount, was spoken of…

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The Albert Gold-field District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 6

The following are extracts from a report of this goldfield, forwarded to the Mining Department by Mr. Henry Y. L. Brown, from Wilcannia, on the 22nd ultimo:— "There are five or six geological formations represented…

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Coal Struck near Gosford

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 2

The great coal-bearing district of Newcastle is gradually undergoing new developments, and fresh information as to its extent and richness is from time to time forthcoming. We are indebted to the…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 6

Murray and party lodged in the City Bank early this morning a magnificent cake of gold, weighing 463 oz. 6 dwt., the result of 40 tons quartz from their claim, No. 1 North Prince of Wales, situated at Burnt Yards. This is the…

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Coff's Harbour Goldfield

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 3

Our correspondent at West Kempsey telegraph that he visited the Nana Creek goldfield. He says that the prospectors have a reef in their claim, on the Matilda line, about 4ft thick, showing gold freely…

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Mining. the Albert Gold District

Evening News · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 7

WE are indebted to the Department of Mines for copies of reports forwarded by Mr. Henry Y. L. Brows, from Wilcannia, on the 22nd ult., from which we extract the following…

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Mines and Mining. Milburn Creek. From Our Own Correspondent

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 26

— THE notoriety gained by Milburn Creek last year, arising out of the old copper mine disputes, is likely to be eclipsed by the newly-discovered gold mines which are rapidly rising into importance. It may…

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Gold-fields Recollections. No. 36

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 17

RETURNING once more to the bushrangers and their escapades, of some of wgucg latter I must tell, before finally cloying these yarns, I can quite understand how that the uninitiated will hardly…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 9

27,422 tones of coal were exported from New castle last week. THE monthly escort, which left Carcoar last week, took 140 oza. 18 dwle, 8 grs, of gold…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 345

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield from the Band and Albion Consols Gold-mine for last week to be 481 oz. 12 dwts. from 700 tons crushed. Messrs. T. J. Thompson and Son report the yield of…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong, August 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 345

A now lice of reef has been discovered at Upper Adelong, ten miles from the town of Adelong. CARCOAR, AUGUST 12. The monthly escort left to-day with 140 oz. 18 dwts. 8…

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The Gold Mania. (Continued.)

Sydney Punch · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 9

FRIDAY. WE struck the rock yesterday at about half-past eleven o'clock. It turns out to be decomposed rock, but I am glad to say that no unpleasant smell accompanies it. This will save the expense of…

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Mining at Cudgegong

Evening News · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 7

LEARNING that minimum operations, on rather an extensive scale, are being carried on near Gudgegong, we ("Mudgee Western Poet") paid a visit to the place on last Saturday, and are enabled to lay the…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 12

The escort from Adelong tates the following quantities of gold:—Bank of New South Wales, 751oz lOdwt 15gr; Commercial Bank, l76oz 15dwt l7gr…

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Late Mining. CARCOAR

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 344

Mansfield and party now have about 100 tons of quartz on the grass waiting to crush at the Belmore battery at the end of the week. Shaw and party are getting payable quartz. Their new claim on M'Donald's line of lease is…

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Very Rich Silver Mines. Townsville (Q.)

Evening News · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 4

Rich silver mines have been opened at the Star River, near Townsville. Some of the ore assayed 800 ounces of silver to the ton. Over 1000 acres have been taken up…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 26

PYRITOUS REEFS HEAR ORANGE. —There is a proposal afloat to form a company to work the reefs near Guyong, of which much was expected some time since, and which many persons still believe will pay…

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Country and Mining News. ARMIDALE. August 15

Evening News · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 3

CONDITIONAL PURCHASES.—Henry Carey, 50 acres, parish Duval; Samuel Binding, 40 acres, parish Davidson; G. R. Aldingham, 314 acres, parish Gyra; Alexander Finlayson, 320 acres, parishes Aber[?]oyle and Rampsbeck [?] James…

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