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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 89

The Haven Gold-mining Co

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.—The Haven Gold-Mining Company of New Zealand is being wound up by voluntary liquidation. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 3

Once more it becomes our painful duty to record a colliery accident, accompanied by an appalling loss of life. It is but a few days since the cup of [?][?] to the brim by the c[?]…

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The Haven Gold-mining Co. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 5

The Haven Gold-Mining Company of New Zealand is being wound up by voluntary liquidation…

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Mining News

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 8

The hydraulic engineer to the Kiandra Gold-mining Company reports that work at the mine commenced in earnest on January 12, since which time good progress has been made with all the branches of the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1882 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The hydraulic engineer to the Kiandra Gold-mining Company reports that work at the mine commenced in earnest on the 12th January, since which time good progress has been made with all branches of the water scheme. All…

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Threatened Strike of Coal Miners. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1882 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Lambton miners last sight, the men approved of the resolution of the A.A. Co.'s men giving 14. days' notice of leaving off work if they are not paid the same rate…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1882 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The manager of the Hidden Treasure Gold-mining Company, Limited, reports:—"During the past week the main shaft has been sunk a further depth of 6 feet; total from surface, 289 feet, and from tunnel 58 feet; reef about…

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Mining News. Gympie Mining. Gympie

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1882 · page 3

The Caledonia United Co. expect to cut the reef in a fortnight. The Glanmire and Monkland are raising stone which will be more than payable if it continues…

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Mining News. Copeland Mining News. Copeland

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1882 · page 3

SPLENDID rains have fallen during the past four days. This will permit crashing at the several machines to he resumed. The Hidden Treasure Company start on Monday at Campbell's machine. They…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1882 · page 6

A deal of prospecting is going on now in the neighbourhood of Gally Swamp, owing to several payable claims having lately been opened there. All the sluicing claims in the district are now lying idle, owing to the want of rain…

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The Haven Gold-mining Co

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 9

LONDON, February 6.—The Haven Gold-Mining Company of New Zealand is being wound up by voluntary liquidation…

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Special Meeting of Coal Miners. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 4

At a special meeting, held last night, the A. A. Company's miners decided to give 14 days notice to-day (Saturday) collectively of their intention to cease work unless they receive the same…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 41

Once more it becomes our painful duty to record a colliery accident, accompanied by an appalling loss of lifo. It is but a few days since the cup of horrors seemed filled to the brim by the…

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Colliery Explosion in America

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 9

LONDON, February 5.—A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place in the district, of Midlothian, State of Virginia. Thirty miners are buried…

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The Mount Brown Gold-field

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 3

Through the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we have been handed the following letter from Mr. Sloe, goldfields warden at Milparinka, for publication :--"Warden's Office, Milparinka, 21t January,…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 9

LAST week's export of coal from Newcastle, 21,130 tons. TIN-mining at Inverell has been much im­proved through heavy downfalls of rain…

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The Armidale Antimony Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 216

The mineral resources of the Northern tableland are proverbial, and scarcely a year goes by without some important discovery being made, which, when supported by a fair amount of capital, rapidly developS into a fast-increasing…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar, Feb. 3

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 216

Rich gold was struck, yesterday, in Mullally's Paddock, Gaily Swamp, in blue flint quartz, six feet from the surface. There are about 15 acres already taken up in the paddock. Moore and party have struck payable gold at…

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