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Mining & the mines, 1883

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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 23 June 1883 · page 22

HILL END.[?]A correspondent reports:—The old hill has just[?] turned out some very good crushings. Since a lot of the leases have been cancelled and thrown open to the bona fide miner there is no…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 10

The B. U. G. M. Co.'s machine is engaged crushing Barnett'sstone, which is expected to yield well. Morelli and party are raising excellent stone near Barnett's boundary; the latter are sinking to cut Morelli's reef…

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Victorian Mining Market. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne, Thursday night

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 13

Duke, buyers 38s, sellers 43s: Egerton, sellers 30s; Golden Stream, buyers 27s; Hepburn Estate, sellers 5s 6d; Kong Meng, sellers [?] 6d; Langridge, buyers 9s 6d, sellers 12s; Lone Hand, sellers £13;…

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Tuena Goldfield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 22

THE township of Tuena, is situated in a beautiful recess of the Abercrombie mountains. The dwelling places consist chiefly of small buildings, occupied by minors. We have two small stores, public school,…

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The Miner. Yalwal Goldfield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 22

HAVING recently visited this district, I send you a few lines on its condition and prospects, which may interest some of your numerous leaders. Yalwal is distant from Nowra, the largest town of…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) To CORRESPONDENTS.—We are glad to receive news items from all quarters. [?]revity and truthfulness are essentials towards insertion in our columns. Business communications relating to correspondence should be addressed—Business Manager, "Town and Country Journal," Sydney. ALBUBY. June 18

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 14

THE RAILWAY CELEBRATION of last week has been the topic of discussion ever since, and it is not too much to say that the opinion universally expressed is one of unqualified praise of the whole arrangements. Visitors from…

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Mining News

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1883 · page 3

Mr. J. Morcombe reports having received the following telegram from Nos. 3 and 4 North Glanmire Co., Gympie:—The 1474oz of amalgam got from crushing of 300 tons of stone yielded 750oz of…

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Victorian Mining Market

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1883 · page 3

The Victorian Stock Exchange reports the following sales on Thursday:—Shamrock, Gordon, 5s 3d, 5s 6d; Berry Consols, 90s; South Dyke's, 5s 8d, 5s 9d, 5s 10d, 5s 11d, 6s, 6s 2d; Parker's United, 11s 6d;…

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Temora Mining Items. Temora

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1883 · page 3

O'Brien and party have wasted up 500 loads, which yielded over 250oz. They have 1300 more loads to wash. The rich spare ground adjoining the Barmedman…

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Contract for the Supply of Coal to the Royal Navy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1883 · page 2

TENDERS will bo received at noon on FRIDAY, 29th June, for the supply of Best Steam Coal for the use of H.M. ships at Sydney, for the year commencing 1st July, 1883:— 1. The coal to be the best procurable from the Southern or…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 3

Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company. Ophir.--The mining manager of the Red ; Hill Gold-mining Company, no Liability, Tambaroora, writes, under date 23rd instant, as follows:--Since…

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A Mining Dispute. COOTAMUNDRA

Evening News · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 2

Mr. Baker, the warden at Temora, has received instructions to reopen the case disputed between Mr. Travers Jones and Captain Waiters, manager of the Cootamundra Gold-mining Co. The case…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 8

A very rich and extensive outcrop of red oxide, accompanted with green and blue carbonate of copper, has just been discovered near the Belabula River, on the Clifden Estate, the property of Mr. W. M. Rothery. This outcrop…

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Frightful Mining Accident. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1883 · page 2

Another fatal and horrible mining catastrophe is reported from the Sandhurst district. Last night, in the Unicorn Mine, at Eaglehawk, the signal was given to haul up the cage. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ending the 23rd instant was 196 tons of ore, smelted, producing equal to 31 tons copper. MOUNT M'DONALD, TUESDAY. A new company has been formed and has taken possession…

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Shocking Mining Accident in Victiria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1883 · page 8

A shocking accident happened at the Unicorn mine, Eaglehawk, near Sandhurst, this evening. The signal was given to haul the cage to the surface, when the engine driver, by some strange mistake, raised the cage…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The general manager of the Kiandra Gold-mining Company, Limited, reports, June 23, as follows:—"In the first part of the week we experienced exceptionally fine weather, but on Thursday, after a severe frost, rain set in at night,…

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Frightful Mining Accident at Sandhurst. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 3

A fatal mining accident occurred in the Unicorn mine, at Haglehawk, on Tuesday night. The signal was given to haul up the cage, when the engine-driver inadvertently raised the cage which…

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Department of Mines, Sydney, 5th June, 1883. Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1883 · page 2

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

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