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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Late Mining. Mount M'donald

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 31

The holidays being over, work at the mines has been resumed. They are raising good stone at Grant's Amalgamated. The Queen of the Mount is looking woll. Patterson and party commenced a crushing yesterday at the…

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Country and Mining News. ALBURY. January 2

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

LICENSED HOUSES.—When the question of amending the Licensing Act again comes under the notice of the Legislature, as it assuredly mast before long, the necessity of introducing a scale of license fees will have perforce…

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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 6 January 1883 · page 22

THE HYDRAULIC MINES.—The following information respecting the Kiandra Co.'s gold mine has been communicated to the manager by Mr. Louis Phillips, who has recently como from California…

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Miners' Meeting at Lambton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 12

At the quarterly miners' delegate meeting at Lambton yesterday, some very important resolutions were adopted— namely, that eight hours should be the recognised day's work in the district, and acted up to. This was carried…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. January 2

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 39

LICEXSED HOUSES —When the question of amending the Licensing Act again comes under the notice of the Legislature, as it assuredly must before long, the necessity of introducing a scale of license fees win have perforce…

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The Gold Coast. London, January 7

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 3

It is announced on good authority that the Portuguese Government have concluded a convention with Great Britain, by which the Whydah country, contiguous to the British…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 7

Ihe number of miners' rights issued till 1 o'clock to-day the last day for renewals, was 51[?]. Some splendid specimens were brought in to-day from the Ribernis Reof, Sebastopol…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 4

Alexandra Hill Gold Mining Compay. -- The managing director, under date December 22nd, said : -I am trying to do without a pump for the present, although it would be a cheaper method of keeping…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ending 6th January was 180 [?]ons ore smelted, produciug 67 tons of regulus, equal to 30 tons of copper. TEMORA, TUESDAY…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 4

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, 1s 10d; Shenandoah,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 4

Holtermann's Molongo Mining Company, No Liability, Molongo.--The mining manager reports under date 8th instant:--"During the last week we have made a start by logging up the shaft, putting a few…

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Victorian Yearly Mining Returns. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

The gold returns for the year ending December, 1882, show that the approximate yield for the year is 1,078,466oz, or an increase over the yield of 1881 of 201,429oz. The gold exported for the…

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Another Mining Dispute. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Newcastle, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 8

The proverbial cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, which is supposed to be indicative of the coming storm, may now be seen hovering over the Globe horizon. It was generally anticipated that the long-smouldering f[?]d which had been…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 8

Number 1 South Centennial have just crushed 53 tons of stone for a yield of 225oz. The prospects of this mine are improving daily, and it is confidently expected they will shortly strike the vein which yielded so [?]mously before…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 6

The mining manager of the Hidden Treasure Gold Mining Company reports, under date January 7:—"During the past week the north back stope, No. 4 level continues to show payable gold reef about 18 inches thick…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 4

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Wednesday—New Australasian, £6 7s 6d. North Brothers' Home, 44s 6d. Cornish, Daylesford, 39s. Egerton, 75s. Emperor Tin, 3s 3d…

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Mining Telegrams. Copeland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 89

The Centennial, No. 1 south, crushed 53 tons for a yield of 220oz., or 4oz. 3dwts. per ton. The Town and Country commenced crushing 150 tons. NEWCASTLE, WEDNESDAY…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 89

The tinning manager of the Great Britain Tin-mining Company, Limited, under date 3rd instant, reports the production of tin ore for the month of December as 52 tons, during which period 23 tons have been despatched from the…

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London Paved with Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 23

A verse quoted by one of the masters at Shrewsbury School some 35 years ago has survived in my memory to this day:— London, if I'm truly told,…

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Victorian Mining Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 13

The Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus" writing on Tuesday says:—A more animated business in the Share market than the previous day, but sales were on a restricted scale. Maxwell's were in strong…

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