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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 76

Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 8

Mr. A. P. Wood reports the yields of Victorian mines for the week, ending March 31, as follows:—Australasian, 262oz. gold; Black Horse United, 44oz.; Dyke's Freehold, 116oz.; Egerton Company, 103oz.; Lone Hand, 212oz.;…

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Grafton Mining Items. GRAFTON

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 2

Mining matters at Nana Creek are improving steadily. From present indications the time is not fat distant when the reefs situated in the vicinity of the Hidden Treasure Claim will…

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Mining News. Boring for Water at Girilambone

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1883 · page 3

Copy of telegram and extract from letter received at the Department of Mines from Mr. Henry Evans, No. 4 Water Anger, Girilambone:— "Letter and sample waters sent by Cobb, Monday. Stopped…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company.-- The mining manager of the Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company (no liability), Tambaroora, writes, under date 21st March, as follows:--"Since…

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Newcastle Coal Export. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 2

The past week's coal export was small, amounting to 18,501 tons, made up as follows:— A.A. Co. 3230 tons, Wallsend 2947, Co-operative 1549, Lambton 5367, J. and A. Brown's 2607, Glebe…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 22nd March, 1883. Notice to Applicants for Mineral Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessecs excute and take deliverly of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date, they will be declared void. JOSEPH P. ABBOTT…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1883 · page 10

The output for the week ending 31st March was 138 tons of ore smelted, producing 62 tons of regulus, equal to 20 tons of copper. The output would have been larger but for No.3 furnnco undergoing repars. Both refineries are…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 3

Great Cobar Copper-mining Company, Limited.--The mining captain reports for the four weeks undid March 21, 1883, as follows:--"Underground ; Barton's shaft has been sunk 4 feet 6 inches, and is now…

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Department of Mines, Sydney. Donations to the Mining and Geological Museum for the Month

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 4

ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1883. Mr. Gill, M.P.. diallage from near Nandle; Mr Nicholls, diamond drift gravel, near Bingera; Mr D. Hartley Manilla : Professor Ulrich, M.E…

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Department of Mines, Sydney. Donations to the Mining and Geological Museum, for the month ending 31st March, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 2

Mr. Gill, M.P., diallage, from Nundle; Mr. Nicholls, diamond drift gravel, near Bingera; Mr. D. Hartley, tin ore. Manilla; Professor Ulrich, M.E., F.G.S., collection of minerals from New Zealand and Tasmania; Mining Rigistrar, Nana Creek, auriferous…

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Roads Office, Sydney, 29th March. 1883. Supply of Steam Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 2

TENDERS. addressed to the undersigned, will be received at this office till 11 a.m. THURSDAY, the 26th of April, for the supply of a cargo of 60 to 80 tons of steam coal for the use of the George's River ferry. The coals to be landed on the wharf at…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1883 · page 8

Half a dozen parties took up claims in abandoned ground to-day, near Nugent and Adams' celebrated nuggetty claim at Lower Temora. They are in hopes of striking the level rim of gold which, if done, will make a good bit of ground…

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Mining News

Evening News · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 2

Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have received the following telegrams from Gympie:—No. 3 North Phoenix broken down payable stone in winze below 500ft level. Amelia crashed 65 tons stone for a yield…

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Miners' Association of Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 6

A deputation representing the Amalgamated Miners' Association interviewed the Minister for Mines to-day for the purpose of presenting a large number of resolutions adopted at the annual conference of the association,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 6

In the last crushing of the Barmedman United Goldmining Co.'s stone recently completed, 277 tons yielded 76oz. 2dwt. of gold, or about 5½dwt. per ton. COPELAND, THURSDAY…

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The Billy's Look-out Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 6

The following is a report of Mr. C. G. Gibson, mining registrar, on the rush to Billy's Look-out:— "Billy's Look-out, March 28, 1883. "Dear Sir,—I regret very much that I was unable to…

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The Tibooburra and Mount Browne Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 6

The following is Senior-constable Saunders' report to the Department of Mines on the above goldfields:— "Police Station, Milparinka, April 3, 1883. "Senior-constable Saunders begs to report, for the…

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MINING Gold-saving Appliances in Victoria. No. V.

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 644

The treatment of pyrites is a subject at once wide and comprehensive, Pyrites is the name given by mineralogists to designate a large group of minerals, compounds of metals with sulphur or with arsenic, or…

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A. Dynamite Mine

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 4

ST. PETERSBURG, April 5.—A mine, containing dynamite and other explosive substances, has been discovered by the Moscow police. No doubt is entertained that it was intended to…

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