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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 76

Bathurst Mining District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

No. 189: name, W. J. Longland; portion No. 215; locality, county of Georgiana, parish of Mulgunnia; area, 20 acres; application No., Trunkey 370. No. 192; name, A. M'Kellar; portion No., 223 [?] locality,…

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New England Mining District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

No. 200; name, A. J. Goldie and another; portion No., o L 353; locality county of Buller, parish of Boorook; area, 4 acres; applcation No., Boorook 46. No. 201; name, A. J. Goldie and another; portion No., G L 150;…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 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 carge 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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Department of Mines, Sydney, 30th March,1883. Notice to Applicants for Mineral Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that, unless the lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirty days from this date, they will be declared void. No. 1539; name, W. M'Kenzie and another; portion No., 410;…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.] Mount M'donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1883 · page 8

Mining here is at a standstill. Thirty men have been discharged from Balmoral. The Association also have stopped, and numbers of miners are leaving daily. There is no chance for prospecting parties, owing to the land all being…

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Mining Conference

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 2

It is a matter for deep regret that the conference which was held last week between the representative of the colliery proprietors in the Newcastle district and the miners employed in the…

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Cable Messages. Withdrawals of Gold

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 2

LONDON, April 10.—There have been withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England for Holland…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Withdra Wals of Gold. London, Aprill 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 5

There have been large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England for Holland…

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Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] Withdrawals Op Gold. London, April 10

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 3

There have been large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England for Holland…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 6

A trial crushing of 20 tons stone from Bell's reef, near the Deep Lead, recently completed at the S. A. crusbing machines, yielded 3oz. geld, or 3dwt, to the ton. A 2oz. nugget was picked out of the headings to-day by a man…

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Mining Intelligence. High Wash Struck at Forbes, [By Telegraph.] Forbes

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1883 · page 4

The British Standard Gold-mining Company, Bald Hills, has again struck splendid gold. In driving to-day the prospects yielded for two dishes 8oz 5dwt and 4oz 3dwt, making lib 8dwt of gold, The…

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MINING Gold Saving Appliances in Victoria. No. VI

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 693

In the Port Phillip Company's mines no pyrites was saved between 1857 and 1862, but for the 20 years succeeding 1862 6851½ tons of pyrites were saved and treated, and yielded a total of 25,976oz. of gold, or an…

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Mining Intelligence. Electricity for Mining

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 6

A London correspondent in the Belfast (Ireland) Morning News of the 20th February, says: -- "A new use has been made for electricity, which has now, as we know, been carried to a high state of…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 694

The yield of the Band and Albion Gold-mine for the past fortnight was 240oz. of gold from 920 tone of stone crushed. The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company reports the yield of ore for the week ended 7th instant to be…

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Withdrawals of Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 10

LONDON, April 10.—There have been large [?]drawals of gold from the Bank of England [?] Holland…

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The Miners' Dispute at Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 707

The hint that I gave some weeks since (writes our Newcastle correspondent) about complications that were likely to arise between the coal proprietors and their workmen. seems likely to be confirmed. For some time past there has…

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Rich Gold Find at Parkes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 13

The following telegram has been received from the warden's clerk at Parkes by the Under-secretary for Mines:—31 tons of stone from Coulson's Reef, in Macgregor's Paddock, yielded 160oz 3dwt, or an…

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Mining Telegrams Blayney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 694

The Blayney copper mine will start work again in a few days. The Confidence claim at King's Plains has been turning out splendid stone. Crushing operations will commence in a few days…

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Late Mining. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 707

Clements and Barlow have just finished a crushing of 30 tons of quartz from their claim, situated at Galley Swamp, realising 18oz. 15dwt. gold for seven weeks' work for two men. The reef in some parts is G feet thick…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. MUDGEE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1883 · page 12

This morning a nugget of gold weighing 4oz 19d [?] was brought to the Commercial Bank. It was obtained by Reuben Smith at Bruce's Creek, where several miners have earned a comfortable living…

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