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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Mining Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 August 1881 · page 6

KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED GOLD-MINING COMPANY.—The Mining Manager reports, under date Hill End, August 23:—Main shaft has been sunk 5 feet, making present depth 785 feet; sinking through hard ground at…

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Mining Summary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 8

Within the last few days almost a complete change has taken place in mining affairs, and the stagnation to which we have bad occasion to refer for months past may now be considered as terminated, at any rate for some time to come…

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Nana Creek Gold Reefs

Evening News · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 3

Two gentlemen from Grafton hare shown us a plan of the Nana Creek reefs, showing the two base lines that have been measured off. The reef on which the prospectors are located is about…

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Mining Intellegence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Central Kempsey,thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 6

Good news continues to be received from Nana Creek, whither there has been a further exodus of Macleay residents. CARCOAR, THURSDAY…

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Mines and Mining. The Albert Gold District

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 22

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

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 9

THE export of coal from Newcastle, last week, was 33,638 tons. MINING in the Carcoar district is steadily progressing…

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Mining Telegrams. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 360

A trial crushing from Osborne and Morton's reef, on the Mayday Line, Black Range, yielded 22 ounces of gold from 5 tons. COPELAND NORTH, FRIDAY…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 360

In the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company the seventh dividend of 2s. 6d, per share has been declared payable on September 8, making £70,000 paid in dividends since March 1880…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 12

A trial crashing of five tons of stuff from Osborne and Morton's claim, Mayday Reef, near Albury, yielded 22oz. Rich silver mines have been opened at the Star…

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Mining at Cudgegong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 22

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

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Country and Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 38

CORRESPONDENTS will oblige by sending Mining News on separate pages of their communications, in order to have same classed in our Mining pages. Correspondents will further oblige by affixing their signatures to…

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The Origin of Coal and Salt

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 6

The third of Mr. Denton's lectures upon the history of our world, as illustrated by the study of geology, was delivered last night in the School of Arts, in the presence of an extensive and…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 23

MARULAN.—Reports from the diggings near Marulan show that a good deal of work has been done at the prospectors' claim. The gold is chiefly water-worn. The average of the prospeot varies…

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The Gold Mania. From the Diary of a Maniac. (Continued.)

Sydney Punch · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 8

Our plan of working has been entirely changed. We have had to take to powder after all, and this has necessitated my going down the shaft, besides purchasing a complete set of blasting tools. I find the drilling so far a horrid bore. My share in the work consists of…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Hill End

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 5

The prospectors on Marshall's Reef are finding payable stone, which has caused other claims to be taken up on that line. The Star of Peace finished crushing 87 tons to-day which yielded 98 oz. of retorted gold. This result is…

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Mining Share Reports. (For latest reports and selling prices seal telegraphic and commercial columns.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 23

SYDNEY.—Business was fair and steady early in the week. On Monday. Great Cobar had buyers at 76s, sellers at 78s, sale at 77s; Nymagee weaker, sale at 22s 9d, and offered at 23s, buyers at 21s;…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 23rd August, 1881. Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 August 1881 · page 2

The Lessees of the undermentioned Gold-mining Leases are hereby called upon to show cause, within thirty days from this date, why their leases should not be cancelled, for non-observance of the conditions thereby imposed…

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Mining News

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1881 · page 2

Mr, Joseph Palmer reports the yield for this week of the Black Horse United Gold Mine, Egerton, to be 120oz. A dividend of is 6d per share fans been declared…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 August 1881 · page 6

Our Temora correspondent telegraphed on Saturday:— The Golden Gate washed 220 loads up to Thursday, which went 10 dwts. Taylor nud party washed 200 loads, which went 9 dwts. Several other good washings are…

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The Coal Competition at Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 29 August 1881 · page 3

The following is a copy of the circular lately sent by the Miners' Union to the colliery proprietors:-" To the colliary, proprietors of Newcastle. Gentlemen,-We, the miners of the Newcastle and Haute…

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