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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 307

The hon, secretary of the Stock Exchange reports the yield of the Band and Albion mine to be 227oz. gold from 515 tons stone crushed. The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company,…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. COOTAMUNDRA

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 13

Very rich gold has been struck in the level from the tunnel at the Cootamundra Gold Mining Co.'s claim, Muttama. TEMORA, Wednesday…

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The Coal-Carters' Strike in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 327

It seems probable that the strike in the coal trade will draw to an early termination, as the lumpers engaged in the coal trade, who were expected to go out on strike, this morning proceeded to work as usual. The…

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The Coal-Carriers Strike in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 321

The strike in the coal trade is extending. The lumpers have now agreed to join the coal carters and yardsmen in demanding the adoption of the eight-hours system. A meeting of lumpers was held at 6 o'clock…

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Tin-mining in the Inverell District

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 307

The history of every mining district is a history of vicissitudes, of storms and calms, in the midst of which some realise fortunes, while others in many instances lose their all. Of the mining failures, however—and their name…

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Mining Intelligence. the Girilambone and Cobar Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 12

We are indebted to the Minister for Mines for the ollowing copy of Inspector Slee's report on the country between Girilambone and Cobar:— "Cobar, 7th February, 1883…

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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 17 February 1883 · page 22

MOUNT ADRAH.—A correspondent reports February 4: Kenny and party are down 37ft in their shaft, on M'Mahon's supposed line of roof. They struck gold a short time ago, but not payable up to date;…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspnodents.) Adaminaby. February 12

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 38

ARCHBISHOP VAUGHAN visited us for the first time on 8th instant. He was escorted into town by a great number of horsemen, who assembled to honour this prince of the Romish Church. On the 9th the Archbishop conferred…

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Reminiscences of Victorian Goldfields. V.

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 308

The great impulse mining gave Victoria in a nodal and commercial sense was not likely to fail in a political one also. An industry which in the first 29 years of its existence yielded no less than 49,646,717oz. of gold, and of…

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Catastrophe in a Coal Mine

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 2

NEW YORK, February 17.—A coal mine in the State of Illinois has suddenly saved in, seventy miners being buried. There is every steamer to four that all have perished…

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Fearful Coal-mine Catastrophe. New York, February 17

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 3

A coal-mine in the State of Illinois has caved in, 70 miners being buried. There is every reason to fear that all have perished…

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Catastrophe in a Coal Mine. New York, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 7

A coal-mine in the State of Illinois has suddenly caved in, seventy miners being buried. There is every reason to fear that all have perished…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 8

The manager of the Silver Volley Siver-mining Company, under date of February 16, reports by wire as follows:—"All telegrams received: lode looking grand; tunnel started fortnight since."…

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The Coal-carters' Strike in Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 7

No change has occurred in connection with the strike in the coal trade beyond the fact that five men who struck have gone back to work, and a few more outside hands have been employed. At a meeting…

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Robbery of 500oz. GOLD

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 5

A clever capture of an alleged gold-robber was made by Detective Austin, of the Sydney force, on Saturday. It will probably be remembered that in June last year 500oz. of gold were stolen from the Day Dawn Gold-mining…

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Day Dawn Gold Robbery. Clever Capture

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 2

A man named Samuel M'Connell was charged at the Central police court yesterday with having stolen, in June last, 500oz of gold belonging to the Day Dawn Gold Mining Company, Charter's Towers. He was…

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Mining Intelligence. the Diamond Drills

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 3

The following is the report of Mr W. B. Henderson, superintendent of drills, concerning the operations of the diamond drills under the control of the Mines Department:--" No. 1 drill: Working at Long…

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Alleged Robbery of 500 Ozs. of Gold

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 3

Sam[?] Cowan M'Connell, alias Cowan, a digger aged 27. was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with stealing 500 ounces of gold, the property of the day Dawn Gold-mining Company,…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 5

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Monday:—City of Ballarat, 7s 6d, 8s; Band and Barton, 17s 6d; Jingellic, 7s; Frederick the Great, 16s; Countess, Blackwood, 3s 6d; Egerton…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 6

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Wednesday:—Band and Albion, 49s, 48s; Countess, Blackwood, 3s 4 1/2d; Red, White and Blue, 2s 6d; Smeaton Reserve, 2s; Egerton, 49s 9d, 50s,…

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