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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 3

The Victorian, Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Friday:—Cornish, Daylesford, 81s; Dowling Forest, £5 5s; New St. Mungo, 27s 6d, 29s, 30s; New Victoria Catherine [?]…

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Gold Struck Near Rydal. Rydal

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 3

Good gold has ben struck in Messrs. Hurley and Brown's mine at Sunny Corner, Mitchell's Creek. The mines are looking up…

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Mining News. Gympie Items. Gympie

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 3

No. 3 and 4 North Glanmire have declared a dividend of 6d, Phoenix Prospector is 2d. No. 1 North O'Connell has discovered a patch of 60oz near the surface. The Wilmot Extended has banked small…

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Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 27th April, 1883. to Architects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 2

APPLICATIONS for the Office of COLONIAL ARCHITECT are invited from duly qualified Architects, and will be received at this Office up to SATURDAY, the 30th JUNE, 1888. Salary, £800 per annum, together with travelling expenses…

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Late Mining News. Melbourne Stock and Share Market. Melbourne, [?]

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 2

Business in mines was not very in [?] on Saturday, but is showing signs of improvement to-day, South Devonshire are in request at improved rates. [?] and United [?] are firm…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 8

The manager of the New Californian Gold-mining Company, Upper Adelong, reports favourably of the works. Great progress has been made during the past fortnight. The shafts have been cleaned out and newly timbered; also…

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The South African Goldfields

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 3

MR William Lindeno, an Anstralian diggers, who has just returned from the Boer diggings, in Africa, wishes to warn miners against going to these goldfields. He says that on entering Boer country he…

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Black Range Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1883 · page 8

Appended is the report of the Warden at Albury of the recent gold discovery in this locality:—"Courthouse, Albury, 4th May, 1883. Sir,—Referring to my telegram of yesterday's date, acquainting you of the recovery of the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 3

Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, Tambaroora.--The mining manager writes nuder data 19th May, as follows:-- The north drive being put in alongside of No. 1 vein at the 223-feet level, has been…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 8

The last crushing of the Barmedman United Goldmining Company was about 800 tons of stone, which yielded 169 ounces of gold. The Barmedman United Gold-mining Company's machine is to start crushing stone from Jackson's…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

Victory Gold-mining Company, Charters Towel's, Queensland. -- The mining manager, under date 5th instant, wrote: -- "Since ray last report a change has taken place in the underlie shaft. The formation…

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Alleged Embezzlement by a Coal Manager. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 7

Thomas Church, late manager of the Melbourne agency of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, coal and shipping merchants, of Newcastle, was charged at the City Court, to-day, with having embezzled £1630, the money of…

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Mining Intelligence. Temora

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 3

The escort left this morning, with 971loz 8dwt 16gr of gold. There is no water to puddle with. The Barmedman United Company has, it is said, struck golden stone in the water-shaft…

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Public Works Office, Adelaide, South Australian Railways. Carriage of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Engineer-inChief, Adelaide, until noon of WEDNESDAY, 6th June, 1883, from persons willing to convey from Newcastly, New South Wales, to the undermentioned ports in South Australia, about…

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Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 27th April, 1883. to Architects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

APPLICATIONS for the office of COLONIAL ARCHITECT are invited from duly qualified Architects, and will be received at this Office up to SATURDAY, the 30th JUNE, 1883. Salary, £800 per annum, together with travelling expenses…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 18th May, 1883. Notice to Applicants for Mineral Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that, unless the Lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Mineral Leases within thirtyv days from this date, they will be declared void. JOSEPH P. ABBOTT…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, May 11,1883. Notice to Applicants for Goldmining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the Lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Gold-mining Leases within 80 days from this date, they will be declared void. CLARENCE AND RICHMOND MINING DISTRICT…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 6

The quartz-crushing machine recently erected at the Hibernia reef, Sebastopol-road, was started to-day. The christening was performed by Mrs. Borthwick, wife of the manager, by breaking a bottle of champagne. The machine…

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Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 12, 1883. South Australian Railways. Tenders for Supply of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Engineer-inChief, Victoria-square, Adelaide, until noon on Wednesday, 6th June, 1883, for the supply of coat for the above railways during the twelve months commencing July 1, 1833, and ending June…

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Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 12th, 1883. South Australian Railways. Tenderes for Supply and Delivery of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Engineer-inChief, Victoria-square, Adelaide, until noon on Wednesday, 6th June, 1883, for the supply of coal for the above railways during the twelve months commencing July 1st, 1883, and ending June…

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