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Mining & the mines, 1881

1,360 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 68

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 October 1881 · page 5

Star of Peace finished their usual monthly crushing to-day and received the good return of 155oz. from 90 tons; Cock and Attwood, tribute, crushed 24 tons for 83oz.; Paxton's, tribute, obtained 204oz. from 62 tons…

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Mining

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 2

GREAT COBAR COPPER MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).--Mining manager reports for the four weeks ending October 15th, 1881:--" Underground: Barton's shaft has been sunk 5 feet, and is now down…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 6

Messrs. M'Kenzie and Mackellar have taken up a 40acre lease between Trunkey ard Newbridge as a slate quarry. Some enormously rich specimens were brought into town last week from south of the Lucky Hit claim, Tuena, and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 11

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock on TUESDAY, the 25th October, 1881, from persons willing to contact 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 Southern and Western Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 11

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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Price of Coal

Evening News · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 2

At a meeting of Newcastle colliery proprietors held at the Exchange, to-day, it was unanimously agreed that from and after January 1,1882, next ensuing, the price of coal should be fixed at a uniform rate of 10s…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 6

Knox and party, from their cement claim, washed 115 loads, which went 15dwt. to the load. M'Mahon and party washed 50 leads, which averaged loz. Foley's washed 200 loads for an average ot loz. to the load. Lucas' got…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st October, 1881. Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 13

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. TAMBAROORA AND TURON MINING DISTRICT…

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Discovery of Rich Gold at Canowindra

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 3

Our Canowindra correspondent writes, under date October 24 :--" Stone of surprising richness has been discovered here during the past week by Messrs. Carey and party, at the one of what bas…

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

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 3

Two hundred ounces of gold have been lodged. in The City Bank, from Grant and Calburt's claim, the result of nearly 200 tons crushing from their lease…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 21st October, 1881. Notice to Applicants for Mineral Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 13

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date they will be declared void. No. 985. D. Grove and another; portion No., 381; locality,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 October 1881 · page 6

Two hundred ounces of gold have been lodged in the City Bank from Grant and Colburt's elaim, the result of a crushing of nearly 200 tons from their lease. The Balmoral claim is now busily engaged in opening a tunnel…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 6

Lucas and Penman's rich reef has been traced to a considerable distance, and Murray and party have struck very rich stone. ADELONG, THURSDAY…

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British Coal

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 9

In the new addition of his work on the coal-fields of Great Britain, Prof. Hull states that the south Wales coal-field, after that of the Valley of the Clyde, is the largest in…

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Mining Temora

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 8

STINSON'S have washed 1000 loads of dirt Went about 6d wt.; Potts and party washed 400 loads about 6d wt.; Welshmen's claim washed 30 loads for average of 7d wt; Lucas, Moore, and party…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 728

Mr. Sanger, in reporting on the geology of the country between Beltana and Cooper's Creek, says that it is quite probable the Beltana slates and schists will prove to be auriferous, As gold has already been found near…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong, Oct. 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 728

The mining manager at the Challenger claim reports the last monthly crushings:—31 tons from the shaft reef, 7 feet, at the 660 feet level, 9oz. 10dwt. 6gr.; 21 1/2 tons, 600 feet level north, 25oz. 9dwt. 12gr.; 11 tons. 500 feet level…

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The Early Gold Discoveries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 22

I NOTICH in your issue of the 8th instant a lengthy report of a lecture on the " Early Gold Discoveries." by the Rev. R. J. Bacher, B.A. As I personally know the true circumstances of the gold discovery,…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 12

The prospectns of the West Waukaringa (S.A.) Gold-mining Company, with a capital of £40,000, is published. The Outalpa Gold-mining Company is also projected…

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Mining at Blayney

Evening News · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 4

There is now view at the offices of Messrs. Palmer, Thompson, and Denny, Pitt-street, a block of the stone being raised on the Dawley's Freehold Gold and Copper Mining company, the prospectus of…

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