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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 28 July 1883 · page 22

VEGETABLE CREEK.— Writing from Emmaville on the 17th, our correspondent says: Mining matters continue rather dull. At Fox and Co., the 17 acres, one of their drives came in the other week and has…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 14

TO CORRESPONDENTS.— We are glad to receive news items from all quarters..Brevity and truthfulness are essentials towards insertion, in our columns. As a rule, fortnightly communications are sufficiently frequent, as we…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 7

From the Enterprise reef a crushing of 103 tons gave 110½oz. gold. The second annual meeting of shareholders in the Alexander Hill Gold-mining Company, No Liability, was…

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Mining Intelligence. Sandhurst Gold Returns and Dividends. [By Telegraph.] Sandhurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 3

Messrs Clarke and Co. report as follows for the week Gold Returns.--United Devon, 1466oz ; Garden Gully United, 698oz; New Chum United, 453oz;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 6

The following quantities of tin ore were received at Newcastle and Morpeth for the week ending 21st July:—From Uralla to Newcastle, 5 tons 3qr.; from Uralla to Morpeth, 26 tons 16cwt.; total, 31 tons 16cwt, 3qr…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 3

New Reform Gold-mining Company, Lucknow.— The manager reports have pleasure in stating that six tons of ore is now casked awaiting shipment, The various veins continue of a promising character…

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Further Gold Finds at Hill End. Hill End

Evening News · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 3

James and party struck splendid gold yesterday adjoining Longton and party's claim. Denman and party have struck payable gold in Washing Gully. The vein is 4in thick, and the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 6

James end party struck splendid gold to-day adjoining Longton and party's claim. Denman and party struck payable gold in Washing Gully. The vein is 4 inches; the average prospects taken are equal to ½oz. to the dish…

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Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 12th July, 1883. to Architects. New Public Offices, Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 2

Competitive designs are invited from Architects for the new Public Offices proposed to be erected in Brisbane; to be sent in on or before the 30th NOVEMBER next, addressed to the Undersecretary for Public Works, Brisbane. First prize, £300; second,…

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Mining Intelligence. the Albert Goldfields

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 August 1883 · page 3

The Principal Undersecretary for Mines has received the following police report respecting the Albert Goldfields:-- " Milparinka Police Gamp, 7th July, 1883…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ended the 28th instant was 212 tons are smelted, producing 38 tons copper. The half-yearly meeting of the Grand Papau Mining Company, Limited, was held at the company's office,…

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Mining Intelligence. the Mount Browne Goldfield

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 August 1883 · page 4

The following letter on the Mount Browne goldfield, from Mr Slee, Inspector of Mines has been received by the Minister for Mines, and handed to us for publication:--…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1883 · page 6

Mark Coulson and party, from near the Old M'Gregor reef, cleaned up yesterday, after crushing 79 tons of mixed stone, yielding at the rate of 2½oz. per ton. The other claims adjoining are reported as looking well…

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Mining Intelligence. Discovery of a Gold Nugget at Ophir. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 9

A nugget weighing 37oz., and estimated to contain, 30oz. of gold, was found to-day at Ophir, about 14 miles from here. It was discovered by a man named Riech, after driving two feet in an abandoned shaft, only 14 feet below…

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Mining Intelligence. Blayney Items. (By Telegraph.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 3

Mining at Mount M'Donald continues to progress satisfactorily, Oliver's Freehold Company have opened a vein 4 feet wide, carrying good gold, at a depth of 40 feet…

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Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 12th July, 1883. to Architects. New Public Offices, Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

Competitive designs are invited from Architects for the new Public Offices proposed to be erected in Brisbane; to be sent in on or before the 30th NOVEMBER next, addressed to the Undersecretary for Public Works, Brisbane. First prize, £300; second,…

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Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, August 1, 1883. Rabbit Nuisance Act of 1883. Notice to the Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 2

It is hereby notified for public information that, in consequence of the searcity of labour in the Rabbit-infested Districts (being the South-western portion of the colony), the Government are prepared to grant free passes by railway towards these districts to…

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Mining Telegrams. Armidale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 212

There is considerable activity in mining matters at the Falls. A new 10-stamper crashing machine, manufactured to order at Stawell, Victoria, with all the latest improvements, is expected to arrive to-morrow for the Elenora…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 212

Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have the following wire from Charters Towers:—"Got reef on Saturday, 18 inches thick; gold showing freely throughout." The hon. secretary of the Stock Exchange reports that…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 August 1883 · page 12

The Tributer Kilkivan Company (Queensland) struck gold on Saturday at a depth of 90ft. Some good specimens were obtained…

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