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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 76

Department of Mines, Sydney, 22nd May, 1883. Preliminary Notification of a Street in the Municipality of Victoria

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

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to open and make the street mentioned in the schedule appended thereto: Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 4th…

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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 · 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 1st, 1883, and ending June…

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The Parkes Goldfield

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

Under date MaY 3, Mr. Slee reports to the Mining Department of the above goldfields as follows:— "Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that I have inspected the principal mines in the Parkes district…

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The Tomingly Goldfield

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

Under date April 25, Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines, reports to the Under-Secretary of Wines as follows:— "Sir,—I have the honour to inform you, for the information…

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The Tuena Goldfield

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

THE township of Tuena is 66 miles from Goulburn and 66 miles from Bathurst, and 36 miles from Newbridge railway station. The coach runs from there to Trunkey, and then with a buggy to Tuena. It is a…

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The South African Goldfields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 May 1883 · page 23

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

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 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, £S00 per annum, together with travelling expenses…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1883 · page 6

Most of the sluicing claims in the vicinity of Flyer's Creck and Three-mile Diggings are taking advantage of the heavy rains during the last few days. The mining manager of the Red Hill Amalgamated…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Engineer-inChief, Adelaide, until noon of WEDNESDAY. 6th June, l883, from persons willing to convey from Newtcastle, New South Wales, to the undermentioned ports in South Australia, about…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Engineer-inChief,Victoria-square, Adelaide, until noon on Wendnesday, 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 · Monday 28 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 cnding June…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1883 · page 3

Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, Tambaroora.--The mining manager writes under date 26th May, as follows:--At the 193 feet level the underhand stope south, alongside the vein, has been…

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Newcastle Coal Export. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 29 May 1883 · page 2

The export of-coal for the week was 22,900 tons. The Wallsend Coal Company has orders for more than 30,000 tons Of coal for foreign ports…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1883 · page 8

It is reported that at Nana Creek a quartz crushing company has been formed and is making arrangements for the purchase of machinery for erection near the Hidden Treasure line of reef…

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The Purchasing Power of Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 6

Mr. Goschen, M.P., has delivered an interesting address before the London Institute of Bankers, upon the "probable results of the increase in the purchasing power of gold." He…

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King's Tin-mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 5

The arming manager reports under date May 26:—Since my last report 5ft have been driven on the lode, making a total distance from the shaft of 18ft. The lode is the same width as at last report, viz., 8ft…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ending 26th May is 210 tons of, are amelted, producing 73 tons of regulus, equal to, 33 tons of copper; refined, 60 ton's despatched, 85 tons The mining manager of the King's Tin-mining…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1883 · page 8

The mining manager of the Jackson's Reef Gold-mining Company. No Liability, Barmedman. reports under date 25th instant:—"Stone raised: I have grassed 7 tons of quartz from the stoping of block No. 1. The quality of the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1883 · page 9

The mining manager of the Great Cobar Copper-Mining Company, limited, reports, for the four weeks ending May 19, as follows:—"Underground, Barton's shaft has been sunk 10 feet, and is now down 172 feet below the 54 [?]hom…

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Mining Intelligence. Temora News. [By Telegraph.] Temora

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1883 · page 4

Jacksons stone, now crushing at the Baro[?]dman United machine, promise, to be richer than was over anticipated. From the two upper caper plates representing two boxes, 47 hour's [?] gave [?]…

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