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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 89

Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

Mr. J. Page, of 287 George-street, reports that the [?] of 158th weight of specimens from the mine,…

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Copeland Mining

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

A correspondent at Copeland writes:—"The Mechanic G.M. Company are raising some splendid stone from a reef 4ft wide, in the west drive, going from the bottom of the shaft, and the paddock is…

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Mining at Gympie. Gympie

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

No. 1 North Phoenix declared another dividend of 3s, and reserved £1300. 584 tons from the Phoenix prospectors' claim yielded 401oz…

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The Borehole Colliery Strike. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

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

The adjourned conference between Mr. Gregson and the miners' deputation, including Mr. Fletcher, the mediator, was continued to-day, the result being that the parties were unable to agree upon a basis of arbitration; but the…

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

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

No. 1 South Centennial Company's crushing is lookiug well. Owing to thE late rains the company only crushed 200; tons, with the result of 600oz. of amalgam lodged in the bank. There are 100 tons more to crush. Expect to clean…

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The Wallsend Colliery Accident

Evening News · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 6

It will doubtless be recollected by readers that about threes years ago, by the sudden sinking of 15 acres of ground at the Wallsend Colliery, near Newcastle, a married man names George Oughten, who was…

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Blayney Copper Mine

Evening News · Saturday 17 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 upon the copper mines now being worked near Blayney:-…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 9

NEWCASTLE miners' strike still unsettled.— IT is said that 23 tons of stone from Lady Matilda Co.'s mine Nana Creek, has yielded 38 ozs of gold…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 976

The proprietors of the Currajong Gold Lease, at Adelong, one of the best claims on the Adelong reef, have made a 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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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 976

The following is a return of tin ore received at Newcastle for the week ended June 3:—From Tamworth, 39 tons 5cwt. Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield from the…

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Victorian Mining Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 11

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

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 11

The Lady Matilda Company at Nana Creek have finished crushing 23 tons of stone for 38o[?]…

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Great Kennedy Silver Mines. the Colorado

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 22

THIS mine, shown in our illustration page, is one of the richest and largest on the Great Kennedy silverfield, situated near the Star River, and about 43 miles westward from Townsville, Cleveland Bay,…

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Mining at Little River

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 11

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

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The Borehole Miners' Strike. Newcastle, June 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 976

The colliers' strike at Hamilton still drags its length along from one week to another without the devout consummation of an early settlement being reached. Since my last letter the terms of Mr. Gregson's proposal for…

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The Borehole Colliery Strike. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 6

Nothing fresh has transpired to-day in relation to the Borehole strike. The shipping trade is apparently increasing, and the orders for coal largely accumulating. The demand is altogether unprecedented. One of the largest…

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The Miner. Reforms in Mining Enterprise

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 22

IN your issue of the 6th instant, I noticed a very able and interesting article headed "Science in Mining." Too truly does the article state that there are all sorts of pretentious humbugs professing to…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Braidwood

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 3

Some very rich stone has been struck at Little River, in a claim recently taken up by Messrs. M'Donald and Clarke. The reef is 18 inches in width…

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Frightful Colliery Explosion. Serious Injuries and Loss of Life. (London "Daily News," May 3.) ATHERSTONE, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 7

This morning about 9 o'clock, the inhabitants of the pretty village of Baxterley, distant about two miles from Atherstone, Warwickshire, were alarmed by the news of a terrible explosion at…

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Extensive Gold Robbery Near Charters Towers. [By Telegraph.] Charters Towers

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 5

The fortnight's yield of gold from the Day Dawn claim, estimated to be over 500oZ, was stolen from the retort pet at the mill during last night, There is no clue to the thieves…

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