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Mining & the mines, 1881

1,360 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 68

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 6

The mdners' aggregate meeting on the question of demanding 6d. extra per ton, convened for to-morrow, has been abandoned in consequence of the Borehole and Wallsend miners declining to entertain the proposal…

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M I N I N G Mining Telegrams. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 568

Information has been received from Milburn Greek that, as the result of further working on M'Donald's prospecting claim, auriferous quartz far surpassing in richness anything yet opened out was disclosed. Some…

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Tin Mining on Y Waters. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 568

Sir,—Being a very old subscriber I crave the indulgence at your hands of a little space in the columns of the Mail; on the Y Waters there are many miners who would feel gratified if occasionally a report containing mining,…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney. Saturday, Oct. 1, 1881. The Development of Mining Industries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 16

IT is a remarkable circumstance that so little has been done by the Legislature to develop mining enterprise in New South, Wales. The state of the industry forms a marked contrast to…

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Fatal Explosion in a Mine [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 October 1881 · page 3

A miner named Reuben Moore was working in the Staffordshire Reef, Smythesdale, when a blast, which was being prepared, suddenly exploded, blowing him along the drive a considerable…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 October 1881 · page 5

The diamond drill is down 366 feet and now is in soft granite. The drill hole has 70 feet of water in[?]it, but will not rise to the top. The drill is now stopped, owing to the necessary depth of 350 feet, as arranged with the…

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Gympie Mining News. GYMPIE

Evening News · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 2

No. 2 North Phoenix are driving east for the reef. The drive is in a fine date country. The Caledonia United are sinking a deep shaft, and still in splendid country. No. 1 North Glanmire…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 6

Mr. Mining-manager Bennett, reports that the stone being brought to grass at the M'Donald claim. Milburn Crock, looks splendid, and is heavily charged with gold. Scrip is now standing at between 30s. and 40s., and is expected to…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 10

Since our last summary little has transpired with regard to mining calling for special remark, except that the difficulty which has existed at Newcastle between the Borehole coal miners and the company has apparently been settled,…

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Gold News From Carcoar. [By Electric Telegraph.] Carcoar

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 3

News from Milburn Creek still continues satisfactory. Gold is showing freely in all the stone broken out in M'Donald's claim. The Balmoral Company, in opening up the walls lower down the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 6

News from Milburn Creek still continues satisfactory. Gold is showing freely in all stone broken out in M'Donald's claim in opening up the walls lower down the hill. In this claim some very rich stone was disclosed. Grant…

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Mining News

Evening News · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 3

"The Miner" is a very special department of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. The issue for this week contains an exhaustive article, given in lecture form, and describing the various phases of the history…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 5

The Shamrock crushing did not go as much as was expected. Curtain and party, adjoining All Nations claim, washed about 300 loads, which averaged about 15dwt.; 12oz. in nuggets were picked out. No. 2, south of Murray's,…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Sandhurst. [By Electric Telegram.] Sandhurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 3

A miner named Jenkins, while being drawn up a shaft at tho North Garden Gully claim, Sandhurst, fell to the bottom, a distance of 700 feet, and was killed instantly. This Is the second fatal…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 4th October, 1881. Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 12

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Gold-Mining Leases within thirty days from this date, they will be declared void. LACHLAN MINING DISTRICT…

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Mining Telegrams. Blayney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 633

Mr. Mining-manager Bennett reports that the stone being brought to grass at the M'Donald claim, Milbura Creek, looks Splendid, and is heavily charged with gold. Scrip is now standing at between 30s. and 40s., and is expected to…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 633
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The Southern Cross Gold Mining Company in Araluen have purchased the whole of Mr. Buraell's estate of whick their ground is a part, consisting of 2200 acres, for the sum of £11,000, being at the rate of £5 per acre…

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Mining. Temora

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 9

THE diamond drill is down 386 feet and now is in soft granite. The drill hole has 70 feet of water in it, but, will not rise to the top. The drill is now stopped, owing to the necessary depth…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 10

A rich vein of copper is reported aa having been found at Langawan, a few miles from Tamworth. No. 1 North Hidden Treasure, Copeland, struck…

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