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Mining & the mines, 1883

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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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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Nymagee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 10

The output for the week ending 17th February was 162 tons of ore, smelted producing 62 tons regulus, equal to 28 tons fine copper. Refined: 76 tons copper. The manager of the Wosley Tin Mining Company,…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1883 · page 2

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Tuesday:—Ellenborough, 26s 9d, 27s; Band and Barton, 16s 6d, 16s 9d; City of Ballarat, 8s 6d; Egerton, 40s, 41s 6d, 42s; Countess,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1883 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Jackson's Reef Gold-mining Company (No Liability) Barmedman.--The manager reports under date 17th instant:--"I have to report for the week the starting of a new drive in the old shaft, at the 50 feet…

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The Minister of Mines in Newcastle NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 2

The Minister of Mines arrived in Newcastle this morning, accompanied by Messrs. Melville, Tighe, Ellis, and Fletcher, M's.L.A., and put up at the Great Northern Hotel. Shortly before 10…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 4

The Long Tunnel claim, K[?]kivan, has had its drat cleaning up, with but very poor results, only 2[?]oz of gold were obtained. Mr John Hurst, of 321 George-street, has exhibited…

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Catastrophe in a Coal Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 11

NEW YORK, February 17.—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 Gold Saving Appliances in Victoria. No. I.

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 356

What changes do a few yean produce! Let us imagine that some of those ill-fated diggers who went down in the Royal Charter on their way to England, with bags of gold, could now roam at will over the…

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An Ancient Mine

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 7

A mine has been found in the mountains near Salsburg, Austria, which gives indications of having been occupied and abandoned at least 2000 years ago. It contains a large…

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Mining News

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 3

Mr. John Hurst, jeweller, 821, George-street, is showing in his window 5 ingots of bullion from Messrs. Hall and Davey's silver mine at Boorook, weighing (silver) 2967oz, and (gold) 27oz. This is the…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 358

Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co, have the following telegraphic news to band from Gympie:—"Great Eastern, new reef struck, 80 feet from shalt, deep level, coarse gold." The manager of the Silver Valley Silver-mining…

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The World's Coal Production

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 9

It appears according to the statistical researches of M. Vuillemin, (says the Iron and Coal Trade Review) that from 1855 to 1880 the total coal production of the world passed…

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Dyes From Coal Gas

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 21

Colonel S. A. Sadler, of Middlesbrough, states that a valuable discovery has recently been made by one of his chemists, Mr. Kendall. This gentleman has patented a process by which he extracts large…

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Position of Shareholders in Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 22

THE "Leador" reports:—A meeting of the committee of the Bendigo Stock Exchange and the loading legal managers of Sandhurst was held February 13, to consider what stops should be taken to obtain an…

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Day Dawn Gold Robbery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 15

A MAN named Samuel M'Connell was charged at the Central Police Court Monday with having stolen, in June last, 500oz of gold belonging to the Day Dawn Gold Mining Company, Charters Towers. He was…

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Robbery of 5000z. Gold

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 377

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 Jane last year 500oz. of gold were stolen from the Day Dawn Gold-mining…

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Victorian Mining Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 13
Also in Evening News

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Tuesday:— Ellenborough, 26s 9d, 27s; Band and Barton, 16s 6d, 16s 9d; City of Ballarat, 8s 6d; Egerton, 40s, 41s 6d, 42s; Countess…

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Country and Mining News

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 3

TO CORRESPONDENTS.—We are glad to receive news items from all quarters. [?]vity and truthfulness are essentials towards insertion in our columns. Business communications relating to correspondence should be…

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