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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1883 · page 6

Messrs. M[?]lhado and Curtis report the yield from Band and Albion Consols Company last week to be 127oz. from 260 tons. There was work only during part of the week, on account of the holiday…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 3

The Melbourne Stock Exchange will not re-open for business until to-morrow. The Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus" says that there was no attempt at business on Saturday…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 5

The Mechanics' mine crushed 106 tons for 109oz. A dividend of 4d. per share has been declared, and there still remains upwards of 100 tons of quartz at the mine, consi[?]ered to be of much better quality than has been operated…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1883 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The mining manager of the Hidden Treasure Goldmining Company reports:—"During the past week work has been carried on in stoping north back of No, 4, and bottom of No. 3 level; reef, two feet thick, showing good…

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[?]iandra Mining News. KIANDRA

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1883 · page 2

The Six-mile workings are being pushed sha[?] Work will be started an soon as Mr. Roberts has completed his surveys. The Twelve-[?] works of the come company will…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1883 · page 3

Queen of the Mount Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Mount M'Donald.--The mining manager reports:--" Crushed 46 tons of white stone from the 150 feet level, yielding 25oz 2dwt smelted gold…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Mount[?] Donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1883 · page 8

The holidays being over, work at the mines has bee resumed. They are raising good. stone at Grant's Amalgamated. The Queen of the Mount is looking well. Patterson and party commenuced a [?]ing yesterday at the…

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Department of Mines, Sydney. Donations to the Mining and Geological Museum for the Month Ending 31St December, 1882

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 3

Mr. S. L. Bensusan, ingot of star antimony, smelted by a new process by Mr. J. Cosmo Newbery, C.M.G., Victoria ; Mr. Myers, stream tin, sulphur, absidian, pumice, fossils, and silica from the Pink Terraces…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 6

Medlyn and party cleared up yesterday after their crushing at the company's machine, the result being a magnificent cake of gold weighing 508oz. Werngren and party are now crushing…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Thursday.—Lady Barkly, 44s: Ristori West, 69s, 70s; Davies' Stonebarn, 1s 9d, 2s; Hepburn Home Paddock Extended, 1d 10d; Shenandoah,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The following is a return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth for week ending 30th. December, 1882:--From Uralla to Newcastle. 4 tons. lewt 1qr; from Tamworth to Newcastle, 12 tons…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 22

The following is a return of copper received at Darling Harbour station from the 9th to 16th December:—V. C. Siding, 20 tons 15cwt. 3qr.; Binalong, 2 tons; Nevertire, 14 tons 5cwt. 2qr.; from Dubbo, 4 tons 1qr. Total, 41 tons…

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Mining Catastrophes

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 7

Victor Hugo described the struggles of the sailor in the "Toils of the Sea." What he so happily calls the ananks, or irrepressible power of the elements, addresses itself to the mariner and the miner, for…

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Copper Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 22

THE following ia a return of copper received Darling Harbour Station, from 9th of December to the 16th December, 1882:—V.C. Siding, 722 ingots, 6 tons; ditto, 713 ingots, 6 tons; ditto, 605 ingots, 5…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar, Dec. 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 22

Some splendid specimens were exhibited in town this week by Reed and party from a newly-discovered vein in their claim near Trunkey whilst prospecting on alluvial formation. The reef, which is 4 inches wide, and…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 12

The escort left Temora on Wednesday with 1577oz 8dwt 4gr of gold. Captain Matthews, of the Ada G.M. Co., Temora, is progressing rapidly with the erection of the…

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The Miner. At the Tin Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 22

NOTWITHSTANDING that Cope's Creek and the adjoining heights have been worked for years, still there are fresh and good finds made every day in ground that has either been lightly skimmed over or…

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Meeting of Miners at Lambton. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the miners' delegates at Lambton, on Thursday, the following important resolutions were adopted, namely:—That eight hours should be the recognised day's…

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