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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Country and Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 15
Also in Evening News

CORRESPONDENT 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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Late Mining. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 632

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

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 5

A new gold bearing reef has just been discovered by Professor Nicholas, the Victorian Geologist, whilst engaged in examining Oliver's 100-acre paddock, Milburn Creek, recently purchased by the…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 4th October, 1881. Notice to Applicants for Mineral 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 Mineral Lease within thirty days from this date it will be declared void. No. 1000, George Morely and others: portion No., 186; locality,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 6

A new gold-bearing reef has just been discovered by Professor Nicholas, the Victorian geologist, whilst engaged examining Oliver's 100-aere paddoek, at Milburn Creek, recently purchased by Melbourne capitalists. Leases were…

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Dynamite and Blasting Gelatine. (From the Mining Journal, July 2.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 9

The circumstances attending an explosion of these explosives in the Minera mine, near Wrexham, on March 23, have been investigated by Lieutenant-Colonel Majendie. C.B., chief inspector of explosives, and his report to the…

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Department of Pablic Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 7th October, 1881. Coal for Locomotives Great Northern Railway

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

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY. the 25th October, 1881, from persons willing to contract for the supply ot Engine Coals for the Great Northern Railway for the year 1882…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 7th October, 1881. Coal for Locomotives Southern and Western Railways

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

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 25th October. 1881, from persons, willing to contract for the Supply of Engine Coal from the Newcastle, Southern, and Western Colleries, for the year 1882, for the…

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The Albert Goldfield. Mount Browne Bush

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

It is now over seven months since the discovery of gold in the neighbourhood of Mount Browne was reported to the Government officials at Wilcannia, and at that time the announcement, and even until long after, the news of…

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The Miner. Life on the Goldfields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 October 1881 · page 22

THE "Clarence and Richmond Examiner" gives a lengthy report of a lecture delivered at G[?]afton on Tuesday evening by the Rev, R. J. Beeher, B.A. The speaker claimed to have practical…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 October 1881 · page 5

No. [?] A, Deutscher'e, washed 100 loads, which went 14dwt. to 16dwt. No. 5 North, Tynan's, picked out several nuggets, from 9oz. to lOoz. Golden Garter finished 700 loads, which went 234oz. 5dwt. 22gr.; Parker's 1000 loads,…

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A Man Buried in a Mine. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 3

To-day a miner named Peter M'Carthy, working in the Working Miners' claim, at Homebush, was buried under a fall of earth. His body was got out after six hours…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 7th October, 1881. Confirmation of Parish Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Aot[?] William IV. No. 11. that his Excellency the Governer. with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to confirm the roads mentioned in the annexed schedule…

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Mining

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

Some very fine specimens of auriferous quartz, from Kaue's paddock, Forest Reefs, have been brought to Sydney. The sample sent down weighs about 1 cwt, and is taken from about three tons of stone at grass…

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The New Minister for Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

We learn [?] excel on authority the [?] who, during the [?] P[?] has been an [?]…

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Adelong Gold Escort. ADELONG

Evening News · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

The escort took 767oz 7dwt 8gr of gold to-day for the Bank of New South Wales, and 260oz 12gr for the Commercial Bank…

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Mining Intelligenge. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 6

Several townsmen who returned yesterday from Nana Creek reefs report very favourably of the mining prospects there. A new reef has been discovered, and named Hidden Treasure; it is reported to have a good show…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch. Sydney. 7th October, 1881. Coal for Locomotives Great Northern Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 13

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 25th October. 1881, from persons willing to contract for the supply of Engine Coals for the Great Northern Railway for the year 1882…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 7th October, 1881. Coal for Locomotives Scuthern and Western Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 13

TENDERS will be received at this Office until 11 o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 25th October, 1881.from persons willing to contract for the Supply of Engine Coals from the Newcastle, Southern, and Western Colleries, for the year 1882, for the…

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