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Mining & the mines, 1882

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Gold-mining at Copeland

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 7

The following report on gold-mining at Copeland has been received from Mr. Slee, Inspector of Mines, by the Mining Department, and handed to us for publication :--…

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Conference of Colliery Proprietors and Miners. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 5

An important conference of matters and coalminers of the A.A. Company's office? was held, and lasted all day to-day. The object was to endeavour to arrange some means for settling…

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Gold-mining at Hanging Rock and Nundle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 7

"Sir,--I have the honour to inform you that, in compliance with your instructions, I have inspected the Hanging Hock and Nundle goldfield. This gold- field, although one of the earliest discovered in New…

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Copper Mining. Wargoolah Creek Copper Mine. September 23, 1832

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 22

RALPH Evans and party have finished smelting 36 tons ore from their mine at Wargoolah Creek, which gave the grand return of 9 tons 3owt 3qr 121b of refined copper. The smelting took place at the…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 9

GOOD samples were recently brought in to Cobar to deposit found on the surface, within three miles of the town. A splendid sample of tin was brought in to…

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Department of Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 558

The following is a continuation of the annual report of the Under-Secretary for Mines for the year 1881, addressed to the Honourable Arthur Renwick, M.P., M.D., &c., &c., Minuter for Mines :—…

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Making Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 22

THE odd thing is that the alchemists were probably right in principle, even in their wildest dream. Every fresh advance of chemical science encourages the belief that the metals, in their various classes, are…

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Conference of Coal Miners and Proprietors. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 12

At the coal proprietors' and miners' conference to-day, to consider measures for obviating strikes, Mr. Jesse Gregson occupied the chair. The following colitories were represented:—A. A. Company (Gregson), Co-operative.(Fletcher),…

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Mining Telegrams. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 557

A splendid sample of tin was brought in to-day from the claim of the Horse Creek Extended Tin-mining Company, Upper Murray. COBAR, MONDAY…

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Tin-mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 574

We abridge from the report of the Vegetable Creek Chronicle of the 23rd instant the following particulars regarding the tin mines near Glen Innes:—At Old Hose Valley Messrs. Skinner and Griffiths's claims are held by…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 557

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield from Band and Albion Consols Gold-mining Company last week to be 491oz. from 900 tons. Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have wired advices from…

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Mining Shares Action

Evening News · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 5

At the District Court yesterday Mr. District Court Judge Josephson heard the action of Molloy v. the Solidary Reef Gold-mining Company, which, it was said, is the first cane tried under the No Liability…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 13

Some fine specimens of gold have been received at Rockhampton from the Raglan field. No. 1 North Phoenix, Gympie, has given a return of 1832oz amalgam from a crushing at the…

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The Glebe Colliery Dispute. [By Electric Telegraph.] Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 13

FOLLOWING is a copy of the ultimatum sent to the Glebe miners by the manager of the colliery:— Newcastle, September 21…

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Late Mining. Vegetable Creek

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 574

The King's Tin Mine at Pheasant's Creek has been floated with a capital of £30,000. The mines in this neighbourhood are very rich, and will shortly give employment to a large number of hands. The discovery of a…

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Bowling Association's Gold Medal Competition. Parramatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 5

The gold medal presented by the Sydney Bowling Association was finally won to-day by Mr. John Forsythe, of Cook Park. Mr. J. Poohey was his opponent. The game was played on the…

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The Miner. Tin Mining. the Tingha Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 22

SINCE my last Rooney and party have struck exceedingly good ore on the 40 acre block held by them from the Union Co. at Elsmore. On the occasion of my previous writing I mentioned that they had sunk…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 22

COPELAND.—Our correspondent reports on the 16th:—During the fortnight the Hidden Treasure Co. have been steadily crushing at th[?] own battery, and it is generally understood that the yield will be…

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Mining Investments. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 1

Sir,--I dare say a portion of my too confiding fellow-colonists will be grateful to you if you will kindly publish the following remits of the experiences of a speculator who lost all his money in connection…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 12

The Barmedman United Gold-mining Company's patent pulveriser boiler, as purchased by Captain Matthews and Mr. C. Herring for Barmedman properties, arrived here this morning by an 11-hor[?]e team…

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