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Mining & the mines, 1881

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Mining Intelligence. the Mount M'donald Goldfield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 6

The Mining Department lately received a letter signed "Thomas Moore," who states that he is an old Victorian miner, now residing at Mount M'Donald; and, regarding the goldfield in that locality, he completely condemns,…

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New Regulations Under the Mining Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 3

The following conditions have been finally approved, and were published in a supplement to the Government Gazette issued yesterday:— 28TH SECTION OF THE MINING ACT 1874…

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Department of Mines. Sydney, 20th December, 1881. Confirmation of Parish Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given, in conformity with the provisions of the Act [?]th William IV. No. 11. that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Exceutive Council, has been pleased to confirm the roads mentioned in the annexed Schedule,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 6

Messrs. Rowe and Party brought to town to-day a cako of gold weighing 105oz. 8dwt., being the result of crushing of 82 tons from their claim, situated at Gally Swamp. This claim adjoins Mulally's paddock. The width of reef…

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Mount M'donald Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 6

This little-known but nevertheless most promising goldfield is the latest addition to the long list of goldfields of which this colony can boast. It is located to the southwest of Carcoar, being distant from that ancient settlement…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 12

LONDON, December 19. — A disas— trous colliery explosion, has taken place at Bolton. It is supposed that not less than 180 persons have lost their lives…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

M. JOUBERT has obtained excellent specimens of gold at Mahogany Creek, West Australia. At the Palmer gold-field a month'se rushing of 354 tons yielded 529oz…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1081

Messrs. J. B. North and Son report the yield of the Duke Company, Timor, to be 170oz. for the past week. Mr. Joseph Palmer reports the yield for this week of the Black Horse United Gold Mining Co., Egerton, to be…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar, Dec. 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1081

At M'Donald Mount Grant's claim finished crushing on Monday, realizing 300oz. amalgam in addition to that last reported, averaging over loz. to the ton. Crushing has stopped to allow the adjoining claim to crush before Christmas. This claim…

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Gold Discoveries Near Rockley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 6

The following is the report of the Warden on the rumoured gold discovery near Rockley.—Warden Smith, of the rush at Sewell's Creek, five miles east of Rockley, reports that he considers the red flag has been hoisted…

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Mining at Temora. Temora

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 41

The Mining Appeal Court at Cootamundra, in January, will be fully oooupied with Temora eases out of the Warden's Court. No less than 10 appeala are to be lodged, chiefly arising out of Harrie,…

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Mining News. VICTORY G. M. CO

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 41

The following is a copy of a telegram received from Mr. Thomas Buokland mining director of the Victory G. M. Co., at Charters Towors, by Mr. C. J. Buckland, of the Exchange, on Tuesday:— Seven…

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The Twenty-eighth Section of the Mining Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1081

In the Legislative Assembly recently, there was a long discussion regarding the advantages which the twenty-eighth section of the Mining Act of 1874 conferred upon certain persons, how large tracts of country were held unworked by…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Corresopondent.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 6

A cake of retorted gold weighing 281oz. 15dwt., the result of a crushing of 230 tons of stone, from the Eclipse Company's claim, Yalwal, was lodged in the bank here last evening. This cake makes up a total of 810oz. produced…

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Mining

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1881 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Palmer reports the yield for this week of the Black Horse United Gold Mining Co., Egerton, to be 82oz…

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Mining News. Nana Creek Reefs. Grafton

Evening News · Monday 26 December 1881 · page 3

Nearly all the claims at Nana Creek have on account of the holidays ceased work. The contractors (Lady Matilda prospectors) are still at work sinking and driving. The length of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1881 · page 6

The Star of Peace finished their usual monthly crushing yesterday, and received 104oz. gold from l20 tons quirtz. This is considered a satisfactory result. The Monte Chirste cushcd 14 tons for 52oz.: Rawsthorno's Tribute, 75 tons…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 6

The mining manager of the Queen of the North Co., Ballarat, reports:—West drive is driven 16 feet ahead of the foot of the bore hole; the drive is going through tight sandstone and state. The heavy flow of water from bore…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 December 1881 · page 3

Watson's Reef G. M. Co., Limited.--The manager reports, under date 23rd December:--Just finished crushing 140 tons, resulting in 52oz. fee gold, and about 18 tons pyrites from the percussion separators…

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