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Mining & the mines, 1881

1,360 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 68

Minerals, Metals, and Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 6

The second lecture of Professor Denton's new course of illustrated scientific lectures was delivered in the School of Arts last evening, and was most attentively listened to by an audience which, notwithstanding the disagreeable…

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Mining News From Copeland. Copeland

Evening News · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 4

No. 1 East Mountain Maid are still raising first-class stone. Jones and party, at the Prince Charlie machine finished crushing 200 ions of stone, but the result is not known. It is…

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Mining News. Hidden Treasure G. M. Co., Copeland North

Evening News · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 4

The manager (Mr. W. E. Ebblewhite) write:—Since last report the lower tunnel has bees extended 6ft, making a total of 528ft from the entrance. The shaft men are still stoping north on the shoot. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1881 · page 6

The stone obtained from Jackson's Reef, Burmedman, surpasses any yet found in the district for richness, it being studded with gold. Large numbers of miners have gone to Burmedman, which promises to rival Temora in its reefs. A…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 6

Hugh Evans and party have taken the Extended quartz claim, Wondalgo, and tunnel of 300 yards. In the Warden's Court, Adelong, on Tuesday, the case of White against Minahan was called on for hearing. Plaintiff…

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Mining News. Adelong Mining News. Adelong

Evening News · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 2

Hugh Evans and party have taken the Extended quartz claim, Wondalgo, and tunnel of 300 yards. In the Warden's Court, Adelong, on Tuesday, the case of White against Minagan was called on for…

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Gympie Mining. Gympie

Evening News · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 2

No. 1 North Phoenix Co. have declared another dividend of 4s per share. A patch of 300ozs has been struck in No. 5 North Hillton…

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Discovery of Gold Near Goulburn. [By Electric Telegraph.] Goulburn

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 3

There is considerable excitement in town to-day owing to the reported discovery of a gold-field, 15 miles from Goulburn, on the Sydney Road, 3 miles from Mannafield. A number of citizens…

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Mining News. Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company

Evening News · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 4

The manager of the Long Tunnal Gold-mining Company reports:—"Since the date of my last report work has been carried on as fast as circumstances would allow. During the fortnight there…

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Hawkins Hill Gold Mining Co

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 10

LONDON, November ll.—The Duke of Manchester has accented the position of Chairman of the Hawkins Hill Gold Mining Company recently formed in London…

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Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 12

The manager of the Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company reports: —"Since the date of my last report work has been carried on as fast as circumstances would allow. During the fortnight there…

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Mining. Temora

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 8

ANOTHER very rich roof has been struck near Hasset and party's ground. The stone is literally held together with gold. In the Fanny Park ground the reef is now about fix feet thick, and…

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Mining Shares

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 23

(Latest reports in this department in our telegraphic and commercial columns.) SYDNEY.—bussiness moderate, and bolter than last week. On Monday, Great Cobars brought 76s 6d to…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 848

The mining manager of the Union Jack Mining Company Percydale, reports:—"The contractors at the machinery shaft have cut down 41 feet, put in one frame, and slabbed and centered 27 feet during the week. I have made the…

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Mining Telegrams. CARCOAR, Nov. 10

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 848

During October 34 gold-mining leases have been taken up, comprising 250 acres, in the vicinity of Mount M'Donald. A new rush has taken place to a flat near the eastern side of Mount M'Donald. A 38 acres lease has been applied for in…

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Terrible Explosion in a Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 10

LONDON, November 14.—A disastrous explosion has taken place in a mine in Sicily. Forty-eight persons were killed, and several others seriously injured…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 11

From Temora we learn that magnificent rains have fallen all around. About 1½in fell. Magnificent stone is being unearthed at Barmedman, equalling in richness Lucas and party's. Several…

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Miners, and Church and School Lands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 3

Yesterday a deputation, introduced by Mr. A. H. Jacob, member for Gloucester, and Mr. Copeland, M.L A., of the following gentlemen, Mr. G. T. Sommerville, Mr. Lewis Cohen, Mr. J. M'Murnch, and Mr. Broughton waited upon…

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The Tin Mines of North Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 22

THE tin lodes of this district are at no very distant date bound to play a most important part in rin mining, and as no technical report has yet appeared respecting this most promising lode tinfield, a few…

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Country and Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 38

CORRESPONCENTS 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…

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