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Mining & the mines, 1882

1,772 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 89

Mining News. Adelong. Adelong

Evening News · Monday 20 November 1882 · page 2

Six Melbourne speculators are negotiating for land at Lower Tarcutta. An expert who was sent down had famished a highly satisfactory report. a large crashing plant will Be erected. Large lots of payable…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 November 1882 · page 7

The tin mines are looking well. At one claim, [?] Stannifer, over 100 Chinese are working on tribute. COOTAMUNDRA. SATURDAY. The Cootamundra Gold-mining Company was…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 2

Alexandra Hill Gold-mining Company, Charters Towers, Queensland.--The mining manager, under date 10th November, reports that the shaft hail been timbered from the 120 feet level to brace. The water…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 8

A new vein has been found in Luca's Gully, a five-acre lease on Ophir. A small dish of quartz therefrom yielded about 12oz. of gold. The Golden Point Company's 23-acre lease still continues…

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Underground Mining at Newcastle. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 8

A public meeting of residents of Wallsend and Plattsburg, called by the Mayors of both, municipalities, was held at the School of Arts, Wallsend, on Saturday night, to consider the question of undermining Brookstown…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 November 1882 · page 3

Great Cobar Copper-mining Company. --The mining manager reports an follows: " Under-ground: Barton's shaft has been sunk 7 feet fi inches, and is now down 13-1 feet 6 inches below the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 November 1882 · page 9

The Challenger G. M. Company have deposited with the warder's clerk two pyrite specimens of over a hundredweight each. They are very rich, and are destined for exhibition at Amsterdam…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 8

The Sydney manager of the Belmore Gold-mining Company, limited, Ophir, reports the following as the return form the mint for half ton of quartz taken from the 30 feet reef, 20z. 14½dwt. standard gold per ton…

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Mining Intelligence. Lode Tin at Vegetable Creek

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 3

A letter has been received by the Department of Mines from the Inspector of Mines, on the above subject, of which we publish a resume. The letter, which is dated 15th instant, states that Mr. Slee…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Friday 24 November 1882 · page 4

The victorian Stock exchange reports the following sales on wednesday:- West Jackson's Barmed man N.S.W.,16s Band and Barton, 26,Lord Harry, 49s 6d,50;Hepburn Estate, 19s 6d,20s; Beaconsfield, 6s; Smeaton Reserved,2s 3d, 2s 4d;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 November 1882 · page 3

The following telegram was received yesterday from the Wesley Tin Mine, Vegetable Creek " Graney and party struck good tin; depth of wash not yet known; estimate, 12 feet,"…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 November 1882 · page 8

The secretary of the LUCSS Gally Gold-mining Company reports that owing to the increased demand for shares since the last breaking-down at their mine, the shareholders, at a meeting held at the Royal Hotel last evening, decided to…

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Blasting in Coal Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 31

The experiments witnessed the other day by the Mines Commission in Nottinghamshire in the working of the lime process of blasting in coal mines were (the " Scotsman" is told) of a highly…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 940

Six Melbourne speculators are negotiating for land at Lower Tarcutta. An expert who was sent down gives a highly satisfactory report. A large crushing plant is to be erected. Large lots of payable stone have been obtained on…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 6

Monarch Tin mining Company, Herberton Queensland.--The manager, Mr. George Baker, telegraphed. under 24th November, that Be had struck a large body of good ore in drive under No. 1 cutting…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 941

A provisional goldfield has been proclaimed on Fanning Waters, nine miles from Burdekin. Among several of the claims taken up in the neighbourhood good mundie gold is visible, but nothing to justify a rush…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 13

Messrs. Noble and Co's tin lode at Stanthorpe shows over 2ft of almost solid tin. A company has been floated at Melbourne with £50,000 capital, to work the Crocodile goldfield…

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The Tin Mines of Emma Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 14

The following report from Mr. W. H. Sle[?], inspector of Mines for the Emmavale (Vegetable Creek) division, has been placed at our disposal by the Department of Mines:- "Emmavale, 15th November, 1882,…

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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 25 November 1882 · page 22

MINERALS STILL AVAILABLE.—We are in receipt of correspondence from Mr. Jas. Dawes, whose name as an explorer and finder of minerals will be familier to many. Mr. Dawes encloses copy of petition…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 38

We are in receipt of communications this week, the writers of which do not state where they write from, and we are unable to use the items sent. Are such omissions suggestive of holiday times?—ED…

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