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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 89

(Reuter's Telegrams.) Serious Colliery Explosion. London, Nov. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 November 1882 · page 7

A terrible colliery explosion has occurred at Clay Cross, a town in Derbyshire, by which 30 miners have been buried in the mine…

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Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 9 November 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Stock .Exchange reports the following sales on Monday Lone Hand, .£17 10b ; Berry Con-sols,£6 15s £6 18s ; New Australasian, £9 7s 6d ; Do Extended, 48s; Egerton, 83s : Shenandoah, 22s 9d , 23s…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 November 1882 · page 8

A meeting of the shareholders in the Advance Gulgong Quartz-crushing Company was held last night, when it was resolved to increase the capital for the purpose of purchasing a 30 horse-power engine. The meeting made a call…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 November 1882 · page 3

The mining manager of the Hidden Treasure Goldmining Company reports, under date 4th instant:—"During the past week the north drive NO. 4 levrl has been driven a further distancr of 4 feet: total from shaft, 40 feet; reef,…

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Mining Intelligence. Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 November 1882 · page 3

A crushing of 58 tons from the Surprise Company has resulted in a return of 53Soz, for some months past there has been a subdued excitement amongst the gold miners of this…

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Amelia Gold-mining Co., Temora

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 12

The manager reports:—"Two tons of quartz sent to the Mint from this company's claimat Temora yielded 1oz ¼dwt to the ton. The contractor for the western shaft has sunk 5ft during the past fortnight. The…

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Serious Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 10

LONDON, November 7.—A terrible colliery explosion occurred at Clay Cross, a town in Derbyshire. Thirty miners have been buried in the mine…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 846

A dividend of 3s. per share has been declared in the Band and Albion Gold-mining Company. The manager of the Wesley Tin Mining Company, Limited, reports the yield for the week ended 4th instant to…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 862

Our Barmedman correspondent writes on the 7th instant : — Fraser and Co., at No. 1 North Phoenix, have recommenced work. At the time the application for suspension was made a nice body of stone was cut in the shaft, but…

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Mining Telegrams. CARCOAR. Nov. 3

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 845

The monthly escort took yesterday 943oz. 19dwt 4gr. gold. A crushing from the top tunnel in the Balmoral claim, Mount M'Donald, of 8 tons, yielded 59oz. Vaughan and party, from their claim known as the Young Princes'…

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Test for Gold Leaf

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 23

A new test for gold leaf was accidentally discovered lately, at the Farrell Venetian Art Glass Manufacturing Co.'s works in Brooklyn. By the Farrell process the loaf is placad on the incandescent glass, which is…

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VALE of Clwydd Colliery and Copper Smelting Works

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 7

A mile from Lithgow by a good road--Wilson-road--and you are at the Vale of Clwydd, and in the charming company of a few Welshmen of the true Ap-Morgan-ap-Jones type. It is a very quiet…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 12

The Omeo (Victoria) reefs are still yielding Splendid returns. A crushing of 117 tons from the Surprise Company produced 538oz of gold. The escort left Sofala on Friday with over…

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Victorian Mining Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 12

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Tuesday:—Spring-hill and Central Leads, 26s 6d; New Australasian, £9 5s; Australasian Extended, 48s 6d; Shenandoah, 22s 6d;…

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New Process of Extracting Gold from Pyrites

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 845

An industry which seems to be destined to lend a considerable impetus to the development of mining in all the Australian colonies has recently been started at the Fitzroy Ironworks, Mittagong. One of the greatest difficulties…

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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 11 November 1882 · page 22

TEMORA.—Reports sent to South Australia state that fearfully heavy rain commenced falling on October 23, and culminated in rain falling in sheets; every dam is more or less running over. Some…

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Is the Department of Mines Overworked? to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 6

Sir,--In one of your leading articles of last Friday's issue, referring to the Mining Act, two sentences read thus:--"In fact, the applications were at one time so numerous, that, with the then available staff,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 12

The secretary of the Lucas' Gully prospecting lease, Ophir, reports that exceedingly rich stone continues to be found and that 61b. of quartz contained 36oz. of gold. CARCOAR, FRIDAY…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. November 7

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 39

PAYMENT OF INTEREST.—A well-attended public meeting was held a few days since on the Upper Murray in connection with the movement for obtaining an extension of the three months now allowed for the payment of interest upon…

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The Albert Goldfields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 845

The Tibooburra correspondent of the Wilcannia Times writes to that journal on the 24th ultimo : — " At the Granite the dams are again empty. At the Twomile they are more fortunate. Messrs. Cardno and Chadwick…

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