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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 89

Queen of the Mount (Macdonald) Gold Mining Co

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 11

The mining manager of the Queen of the Mount Gold Mining Company, Mount Macdonald, reports as follows under date April 15:—"I have been busy timbering the main shaft for the past week. The…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 9

It is reported that an alluvial discovery at Barmedman will be made at an early date. The Lady Matilda battery, Kana Creole, started crushing on Saturday. The prospects of the…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 4

The Sandhurst correspondent of the "Argus" reports :-The general market has not been so buoyant for some time past, and sales of pood extent continue to be recorded at very satisfactory prices…

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Mining Telegrams. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 640

Owing to the impetus recently given to tin mining in the border districts, a good deal of prospecting has been carried on, which has resulted in the discovery of a valuable tin lode on Messrs. Armstrong's Yarrara station, the precise…

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Tin Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 22

WE have to thank the Hon. Minister for Mines for the following telegram from the Mining Registrar at Tingha to the Under-Secretary for Mines, Sydney:— "The Union Company has struck 4ft of wash, at a…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 640

We have to thank the Hon. Minister for Mines for the following telegram from the Mining Registrar at Tingha to the Under-Secretary for Mines, Sydney:—"The Union Company has struck 4 feet of wash, at a depth of 80 feet…

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Copper Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 22

TELEGRAMS from Nymagee report the mine is in full swing, and piles of ore of different qualities in front of the smelting shed show a very healthy prospect. The Hartwood mine, adjoining the Nymagee, has…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 11

The Minister for Works has received a telegram that coal measures have been discovered 19 miles from Palmerville, on the road to Cooktown, six miles long by one mile wide. The beds are…

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Victorian Mining Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 11

The Sandhurst correspondent of the "Argus" reports:—Business of good extent on Tuesday in several stocks. Bolmont cased suddenly at the close without cause assigned. Confidence advanced considerably,…

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Late Mining. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 638

The prospecting party now working on Sommers' lease, near the town, came upon good prospects of yellow ore coated with black ore. They are now sinking to a depth of 60 feet, with good indications. The Brown's Creek Mining…

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Mining Intelligence. Brisbane

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 5

A good scam of coal has been found 19 miles from Palmerville. The Charters Towers gold escort left yesterday with 835oz, that being the amount for the last six…

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Views at Mount Bischoff Tin Mines, Tasmania

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 25

1. The White Face. 2. The New Dressing Sheds. 3. Township of Waratah. 4. The Slaughter-yard Face. 5. The Celebrated Brown Face. 6. View from Top of Brown Face…

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Dry Blowing Machine for Gold Saving Purposes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 11

A dry-blowing machine for gold saving purposes was tried on Wednesday opposite the Prince Alfred Hospital, in the presence of Dr. Renwick, Minister for Mines Mr. Harrie Wood, Under Secretary for…

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The Miners' Strike at Newcastle. [By Electric Telegraph.] Newcastle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 7

The Borehole miners met again to-day, and passed a formal resolution to the effect that they were agreeable to arbitration, and not adverse to it, as has been rumoured during the past few days…

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The Miner. Mining on Private Property in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 22

THE vexed question regarding the right to mine on private property is still as far from settlement as ever in Victoria, and it is bidding fair to altogether crush mining enterprise in many localities that are proved…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 6

The Rainbow Company's manager, Mr. Brough, brought a bag full of rich specimens to the bank, gold showing freely through the stone. The reef is large. CARCOAR, FRIDAY…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. April 11

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 39

READING-ROOM.—Mr. E. B. Coveney applied for permission to hold a dramatic entertainment in Mr. John Hodgson's Assembly Hall, on Easter Mondny, for the benefit of the reading-room. The Bench had their doubts…

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News from the Colonial Fields. (The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commorcial Reports.) New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 22

MOUNT M'DONALD, April 13.—The prospects of the Balmoral mine are steadily improving. No. 2 shaft is turning out some very rich stone from a new make. It would be unwise to estimate what it…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Monday 24 April 1882 · page 3

The Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus" reports:—The share market opened dull on Friday morning, but improved during the day, and prices generally were well maintained, buyers becoming…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sandhurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1882 · page 3

Messrs. Clarke and Co. report the following gold returns for the week:--Belmont and Saxby, 1025oz; Garden United, 828oz; Ellesmere, 323oz ; New Cla[?]m United, 38oz; New Chum Consolidated, 215oz; North…

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