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Mining & the mines, 1882

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Victorian Mining Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 13

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the follow ing sales on Tuesday:—Windmill Reef, Dunolly, [?] Golden Fle[?], 10d; North Birthday, 6s 3d, 6s 6d Ironstone Hill Leads, 3s 9d; Pentilie Marble, £14…

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Important Mining Decision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 13

From local sources we learn that a most important mining suit was heard before Judge Windeyer, and a jury of four, at Armidale, on last Friday, lt was a suit of ejectment brought by one G. K. King, a…

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Mining Under Townships

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 694

A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Wellsend (Mr. Elijah Abell), Alderman Walker, of Wallsend, Alderman Richardson, of Plattsburg, and Mr. Thomas Able (Council-clerk), of Plattsburg, was introduced…

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Late Mining. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 718

Grundy and party have taken up three 40-acre mineral leases adjoining Oliver's selection, about two miles from Green Gully. On this same ground they have found, whilst sinking a 60-foot shaft, rich copper indications…

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The Miner. Mining in America

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 22

MR. Ralph Moore, president of the Mining Institute, of Scotland, who made a tour in the United States, recently delivered an address in Glasgow on his travels. He said that he travelled about seven…

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Sandhurst Mining Market. SANDHURST

Evening News · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 5

Business is quiet but healthy. Craven's, 8s, 8s 3d. Catherine 25s, 26s. Garibaidi, 14s 6d, 16s. Lazarus, 7s, 8s. New Chum Railway, 23s 3d, 24s. North Shenandoah, 23s 6d, 23s 9d. Shamrock's, 21s, 22s…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. BATHURST

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 13

Teo news from Golden Bar, near Sofala, is favourable. Messrs. Smith and Co.'s claim is still producing Btone similar to the sample shown at our office a week ago. The other claims on the Bar are…

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New Patent for the Extraction of Gold from Quartz Tailings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 721

At the invitation of Mr. W. R. Buchan, (says the Inangahua Times, New Zealand, of the 30th September), a number of gentlemen interested in quartz-mining, in the Inangahua, met at the Mr. M. Levy's office, Broadway, on…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. October 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 37

ALLEGED SHEEPSTEALING.—A case was investigated at the police court during the week, and presented some rather peculiar features, It appears that Mr. James Keogh, the prosecutor, who is a grazier living at Wagra, on the Upper…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 22

GOLD RETURNS.—Those to hand are Hidden Treasure, 303oz 16dwt; Murray and Co., 143oz 13dwt; Paxton, 126oz 15dwt; Balmoral, l19oz 8dwt; Morning Star, lOOoz; South Australian, 83oz; Grant's…

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Coal Near Dubbo

Evening News · Monday 23 October 1882 · page 2

For some time past the existence of a coal seam at Ballymoro Mountain, about 20 miles from Dabbo, has been known of, and quite recently a start has been made to open it up. The result, so far, has…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Monday 23 October 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Friday:-Mount Cameron Hydraulic, 11s 6d; City of Ballarat, 9s, 9s 6d; Ironstone Hill Loud, 3s 7 1/2; Pentelic Marble, £15, £15 10s, £16…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 October 1882 · page 8

The Hiber[?] claim, seven miles on the Sebastopol road, belonging to Gillies and party, struck a very rich r[?]f at a depth of 33 feet, and this after a year's hard work in sinking Several of the adjacent deep shafts are over 100 feet deep…

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Colliery Dispute

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 2

LONDON, October 23.-A strike of colliers is threatened. The men demand an advance in Wages equal to 15 per cent. The employers decline to accede…

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The Colliery Dispute. London, Oct. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 7

The colliers are demanding an advance of wages to the extent of 15 per cent…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Saturday:-New Australasian, £8 5s; Springhill and Central Loads, 23s 6d; Hepburn Estate, 20s, 20s 6d ; Lord Harry, 51s, 51s 6d; Smeaton…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 3

Great Cobar Copper Mining Company.--The mining captain reports for the four weeks ended October I4th,1882, as follows:--"Underground, Barton's shaft has been sunk 7 feet, and is now down…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 8

A large heap of stone has been lying for the last 12 months on Jack the waterman's claim at Upper Temora, and this morning a man picked one, and it showed rich gold throughout. The heavy rains had washed all the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1882 · page 10

Mr. Bullock, the manager for Mr H. L. Beyers, has gone to Barmedman to arrange for machinery. This will make five batteries for Barmedman. Rain is still threatening in town. The dam at Ironbarks holds over a million gallons…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 October 1882 · page 3

We have boon favoured by the Department of Mines with two exhaustive official reports--the first dated October 17, by Mr. W. H. Slee, Inspector of Mines, dealing with the tin-mining in the Tingha and…

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