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Mining & the mines, 1883

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Public Works Office, Adelaide, April 12, 1883. South Australian Railways. Carriage of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 2

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

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 2

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

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1883 · page 2

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

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Mining Intelligence. Starting the Machinery of the New Reform Gold-mining Company, Lucknow

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 6

The whole of the new machinery in connection with this mine was permanently and successfully started on Monday last with great eclat, Universal approbation was expressed by all parties, and everything…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 981

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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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 982

We had some rain this week. One crushing, from Scrubby Rush, Trunkey, washed up for 7oz. 12dwt. a yard on May 17. The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company,…

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Burrago and Bunnamagoo Copper Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 981

The following report of Mr. W. H. J. Slee upon the above mines has been received by us from the Mines Department for publication:—"Burrago, 12th May, 1883. The Under-Secretary, Department of Mines, Sydney. Sir,…

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Litest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 11

The Old Identity Company at Charters Towers has cleared up 806cz of gold. The report on the Skipton coal discovery shows that the coal is utterly worthless. It has a…

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Country and Mining News

Evening News · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 3

To CORRESPONDENT.—We are glad to receive news items from all quarters. Brevity and [?]aness are essentials towards insertion in our columns. Business communications relating to correspondence should be…

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Late Mining. Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 997

The monthly escort left to-day with 1234oz. gold. BARMEDMAN, MAY 22. The Barmedman United Gold-mining Company have completed the crushing of 1900 tons, which have averaged…

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Hydraulic Mining near Adelong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 22

IN your issue of the 5th instant you gave a lucid description of the New Californian works. At Middle Adelong, situate on the Tumberumba-road, and 12 miles from the town of Adelong, is the sluicing claim…

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Science. The Coal Plants of Australia. IX

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 966

We must not imagine that when we have learned how to classify the fossil ferns we have done with all difficulties. We shall soon find that certain plants which look like ferns present a source of error into…

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A Mining Dispute. Temora

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 11

The Warden's court was crowded to-day during the hearing of the important action Bryan and Cotton v. The South Australian Co., for £1000 damages, for trespass upon excess ground…

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Alleged Embezzlement by a Coal Manager. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 990

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 £1639, the money of…

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Mining News. New Reform Co., Lucknow

Evening News · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 4

The whole of the new machinery in connection with this mine was successfully aud permanently started on Monday last with great eclat. General approbation was expressed by all parties, Everything in…

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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 26 May 1883 · page 22

COPELAND.—Our correspondent reports:—Some little excitement has been caused in town by a pegging-out dispute in reference to the lease of the No. 1 East G.M. Co. The directors of the company…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 10

This morning the diggers in the vicinity of Hanging Rock and Foley's Folly were unusually excited by news that 11 tons of quartz trial crushing of Michael Nethersole's new reef at Quacky Hacky had resulted in 107 oz. of gold…

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Public Works Office, Adelaide. April 12, 1883. South Australian Railways. Carriage of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 4

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 Newcastle, New South Wales, to the undermentioned ports in South Australia[?] about…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. May 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 39

THE RAIL JUNCTION.— The [?] topic of discussion just now is the approaching demonstration at the opening of the railway. A good deal of unfavourable [?] has been called forth by the understood intention of the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 4

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 1, 1883, and ending June…

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