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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 89

Mining News. Victorian Mining Markets

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange reported the following sales on Friday— Belmont and Saxby, 77s. 6d, Buninyong Estate, 8s; countess Blackwood, [?]s 1d; Golden Pyk[?], [?]s 3d;…

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Mount M'Donald Mining. COWRA

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 2

Rich gold is being obtained in number. 2 shaft Queen of the Mount, Mount M'Donnld, in driving both north and south. The drive going south from the winze is also looking remarkably well. Clark and…

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Latest Telegrams. Mining as Gympie. GYMPIE

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 2

Nicholl's lease struck payable stone in the western crosscut at 200ft. The United Smithfield Co. Struck a new reef at 370ft. It is small, but carries payable gold. No. 1 North Glanmire are seeing good gold in…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 5

The proprietors of the Currajong Cold Lease, at Adelong one of the best claims on the Adelong reef, have made [?] grand discovery on the surface, the reef being 9 feet wide and honeycomb stone full of gold visible. This is the richest…

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

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

The Borehole miners held a long meeting this morning at Hamilton, to receive the report of the delegates to the conference respecting the decisions of the district lodges as to accepting or rejecting…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Glen Innes

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

Mining matters here are brisk. The season is a most favourable one, and grass is abundant. CARCOAR, Monday. The Australasian Mining Investment Association's…

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

Evening News · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 2

The manager of the Hidden Treasure No. 1 Gold-mining Company, under date June 7, writes as follows:—" You will, no doubt, be pleased to hear that the reef was looking well in the north drive…

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Frightful Mining Accident at Moonta. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

J. Dorman, a skip-filler in Green's shaft, Moonta mines, had his left leg accidentally out off below the knee this afternoon. The catastrophe was caused by the engine-driver pulling the skip. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 6

Clements and party have finished a trial crushing from their claim, situated at Galley Swamp, 12½ tons realizing 15oz. 13dwt. 10gr. gold. This party are now engaged in stoping the reef, which averages nine inches wide. Rowe…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 3

Hidden Treasure Gold Mining Company, Copeland North.--The mining manager of the above claim reports by telegram dated to-day:--"Have struck splendid stone in No. 3 back stopes;" but the…

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Gold Discovery at Temora. TEMORA

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 4

There was great excitement at Lower Temora, owing to a splendid gold-bearing reef, very thick, being struck at 260ft, in the water shaft. The water is making 700 gallons per hour. The ground is being…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 6

The All Nations reef, Lower Temora, struck gold at a depth of 260 feet. Shots put in yesterday evening brought down splendid gold-bearing stone. The reef is very thick, but the water is hardly kept donn, and requires machinery…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 10

Although the coal mining dispute at Newcastle has not yet arrived at a definite settlement, everything appears to point to that desirable consummation. At a meeting of Borehole miners held on Monday last, the delegate…

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Lost Gold

Evening News · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 3

The London correspondent of the "Age" under date May 5 says:-A curious story which has been floating about in colonial circles during die last few days is, I am afraid, only too true. One of the boxes…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange report the following Bales on Tuesday:- "Australasian Extended, 39s 6d; do. Wining I. Company, 46s ; Wyniford, 4s 3d; Homeward Bound,…

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Mining at Little River

Evening News · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 3

During last week (says the "Braidwood Dispatch") some grand stone was obtained in the Homeward Bound claim at Little Hirer, that got on Saturday far surpassing in richness any that had been…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 6

It is reported that the last crushing of 23 tons from the Lady Matilda Company's mine, Nana Creek, yielded 38 ounces gold. A writer in the Philadelphia Times,…

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Mining Intelligence. News From the Mount Brown District. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 3

Tho camel mail from Milparinka has lust arrived. Reports state that only half an inch of rain fell at the diggings up to Friday. There was heavy rain on Monday along the road for 100 miles from Wilcannia…

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The Coal-miners' Difficulty. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 2

The adjourned meeting between Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Gregson, and the Borehole representatives took place yesterday at the A. A. Co.'s offices. The men submitted their proposed basis of…

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The Blayney Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 6

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines, has forwarded to the Under-Secretary of the Department of Mines the following report anent the copper mines now being worked near Blayney:—…

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