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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Latest Mining Telegrams

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

Maloney and party, on Tynan's Lead, Temora, have washed 95O loads for ½oz to the load. Captain Matthews started his Ada pumping machinery at Temora yesterday with great…

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Late Mining. Copeland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 86

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 enormously before…

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The Miner. Mining Catasroplies

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 22

VICTOR Hugo described the struggles of the sailor in the " Toils of the Sea." What he so happily calls the ananke, or irrepressible power of the elements, addresses itself to the mariner and the miner, for…

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Miners' Meeting at Lambton. Newcastle, Jan. 5

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

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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Big Claims for Gold-Saving Machinery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 22

THE " London Mining Journal," inspired evidently from an American source, states that the African Dry Placer Amalgamator Company, with a capital of £500,000, in shares of £20 each, has been formed to…

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Another Mining Dispute. Newcastle, Jan. 9

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

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 Glebe horizon. It was generally anticipated that the long-smouldering feud which had been…

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Meeting of Miners at Lambton. [By Electric Telegraph.] Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 12

AT the quarterly meeting of the miners' delegates at Lambton, on Thursday, the following important resolutions were adopted, namely:— That eight hours should be the recognised day's…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 9

The escort from Mount Browne has just brought down 885oz. of gold. There have been no new discoveries at the diggings. The population on the diggings is not increasing, and mining is dull…

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Country and Mining News. (Feom Our, Own Correspondents.) Albury. January 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 38

ALBURY RAILWAY EXTENSION.—The works are making better progress just now than they have done, for some time past. The heavy cutting near the Albury station has been pushed ahead well, and in spite of the large outcrop…

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News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning minina shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Eeports.) New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 22

TEMORA.—The year is opening very fair, amongst the nrospects being splendid specimens from the Hibernian reef, Sebastopol. Up to Saturday evening 516 miners' rights, mostly renewals, had been issued…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1883 · page 8

Clements and party finished n crushing of 17 tons from their claim at Gally Swamp, realising 10dwt. to the ton, the reef being five feet wide. Their shaft is down 170 feet. Their newly-opened reef is running in a northerly direction. Most…

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The Glebe Colliery Dispute. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 2

Returns hare now come in showing that the principal mining lodges have resolved, to support the Glebe miners in their demand for increased wages for working certain deficient…

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Mining News. Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 3

The Victorian Stook Exchange reports the following sales on Friday last:—New St. Mungo, 7s 3d; South St. Mungo, 31s; Frederick the Great 9s; Egerton, 75s; Egyptian Extended (prom.), £5;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company, Limited, reports the yield of ore for week ending 13th instant to be 15 tons. Mr. J. Morcombe reports having telegraphic advice from…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1883 · page 8

Lucas and party, at Upper Temora, have again str[?] a good vein of gold, and the reef is running right mto [?]e Amelia chaim. Yesterday they got a specimen containing 13ozs. of gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 3

Holtennann's Molonglo Mining Company, Gap- tain's Flat.—Tho mining manager reports under date 15th instant Daring the last week we have sunk the shaft four feet six inches, making total…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 8

A trial crushing of 1¼ ton of stone from Jackson's reef, Barmedman was finished this morning at the South Australian Company's machine, Lower Temora, and yielded 100oz. 9dwt. of gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Monarch Tin-mining Company, Heberton, Queensland.--The mining manager, under date 1st January, Bald" I have the pleasure to report still farther improvement at tho deep level, tho lode now being about…

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