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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 76

[3007] Department of Mines. Sydney, 17th August, 1883. Notice to Applicants for Goldmining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1883 · page 2

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

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 September 1883 · page 4

Prince of Wales' Gold-mining Company (No Liability), Burnt Yards.--The mining manager reports under date September 1:--During the week I have crushed 100 tons, making 160 tons for the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ending the 1st September was 175 tons of ore smelted, producing 30 tons of copper, Despatched 63 tons. TEMORA, TUESDAY…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 September 1883 · page 12

There is no improvement to report in regard to mining, and no discoveries of any importance have been reported, though the yields at Temora, Copeland, and other gold-mining centres continue satisfactory. Some attention is…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 September 1883 · page 10

The mining manager of the Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company, Limited, reports under dato Urallu, 3rd instant:— "The drive on the course of the main tunnel has been driven 8 feet; the water contines to be very heavy, and the…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Gympie

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 September 1883 · page 3

Mining at Gympie continues to improve, roe noted No. 1 North Phoenix was cleared up for 800 tons for 1160ozs, in the other reefs, it is reported, rich shows are breaking down…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 September 1883 · page 3

By a telegram received in Sydney yesterday we learn that the first crushing for the Mascotte claim, Dark River goldfield, has given a splendid result.. Thirty tons of quartz gave 320oz of amalgam, or a…

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Department of Mines, Stock Branch, Sydney, August 1, 1833. Rabbit Nuisance Act of 1883. Notice to the Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1883 · page 2

It is hereby notified for public information that, in consequence of the scarcity of labor 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. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 473

At Mount M'Donald, in Grant's Amalgamated Goldmining Company's ground, No. 7 tribute has just finished crushing 34 tons, yielding 17oz. 3dwt. 12gr. Goldcocke and party, No. 8 tribute, crashed 28 tons for 29oz. 14dwt. 5gr…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 5

Mr J. Morcombe reports having received the following telegram from Gympie : -- "Leader carrying coarse gold met with west of shaft, 347 feet level in No. 7 North [?]…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 473

The mine captain of the Great Cobar mine telegraphs for week ended 1st instant as follows:—"Copper despatched, 56 tons; ore smelted, 446 tons, producing equal to 60 tons fine copper: 12 furnaces working."…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 12

The Mystery claim has been sucessfully floated in Cumberland, Queensland. There are 3000 tons of stone at grass ahead of the battery. The Caledonian Tribute, at Gympie, has…

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The Miner. Gold Saving Ripples

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 22

ONE of the vexatious tantalising features of goldmining, as is well known, is the circumstance that spite of every care, along with the refuse, earth, a rock cast aside from the stampers or crushers, there…

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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 8 September 1883 · page 22

VEGETABLE CEEEK— A correspondent reports, August 28— Mining matters continue dull, and in some places at a standstill for want of water. To give an idea of the prospecting that is being carried…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 14

SPECIAL NOTICE — Commencing with October, we purpose revising the lists of correspondents. It will be necessary, therefore, during October that every communication bears the usual signature, in full, of every…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 7

The South Australian Gold-mining Company have purchased Cunningham and party's quartz claim, about an acre, adjoining the Fanny Parnell, Upper Temors. They are also making arrangements with the Federation Company to…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 September 1883 · page 6

The monthly escort took 730oz gold. Rowe's party finisheg erushing at the Enterprise battery—from their claim situated at Galley Swamp—about 30 tons, for 28oz. 15dwt. gold. A new gold-bearing reef haa been…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 September 1883 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The mining manager of the Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining. Company, (No Liability), Tambaroora, writes under date 19th instant as follows:--" Since last report of the 1st instant, 13 tons of No. 1 stone…

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Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Tuesday 11 September 1883 · page 2

Messrs. Clarke end Co., of Sydney and Melbourne report to-day:—King's Birthday, sales 2s 3d (they have rich gold in bottom of winze; old stone cut out); Kong Mong, sales 25s 6d; Egerton, 50s; Sadowa, 20s…

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