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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 76

Cape Patterson Goldfields

Evening News · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 6

The Victorian Minister of Alines has received the following report from Mr. S. A. F. Murray, geological surveyor, relative to the coal seams recently intersected at Cane Patterson:—…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 September 1883 · page 3

Charters Towers Consols Gold-mining Company.-- The mining manager reports through the North Queensland Mining Investment Company as follows, viz:--"The Washington has about 18 tons stone at…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 September 1883 · page 6

The Balmoral Company cleaned up on Thursday from 40 tons of quartz givng a return of 26oz. 16dwt, They have bad a poor run of stone. The manager has stopped all work in the mine, awaiting instruction from the legal…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 September 1883 · page 3

Great Cobar Copper-mining Company, Limited.-- The mining captain reports for the four weeks ended 8th instant:-- "Underground : Barton's shaft has been sunk nine feet, and is now down 199 feet below…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 September 1883 · page 8

The output for the week ending 15th instant was 180 tons ore smelted, producing 35 tons copper; despatched for the past week 38 tons. The mining manager of the Belmore Gold-mining…

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Management of Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 4

Day after day we are apprised of mankind being hurried to meet what ARISTOTLE calls "the most terrible of all terribles"—death, and thus realise that grand secret of which CYRUS,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 3

The manager of the Parkes Quartz Crushing Company writes:--"We have much pleasure in reporting that we have used the patent combination electro plates for gold-saving purposes, and we save 50 per…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 11

Some rich specimens of gold have been taken from a reef in ths immediate neighbourhood of the famous Blackfellow's Nob at Bowling Alley Point. They were got at a depth of about 20 feet, and show gold through the body of…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 September 1883 · page 8
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The mining manager of the Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company, Limited, Uralla, reports, under date 17th instant:—"The drive in the course of the main tunnel has been driven 8 feet. The water is still very strong, and the…

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Large Gold Robbery. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 20 September 1883 · page 2

One of the most extensive gold robberies which have been committed for a long time in Melbourne happened in the Commercial Bank yesterday. By the coon train on Tuesday Mr…

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Extensive Robbery. Fourteen Bars of Gold Missing. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 September 1883 · page 3

An extensive gold robbery occurred either last night, or early this morning, from the Commercial Bank, Melbourne. It appears Mr Pinnock, the manager of the Ballarat branch, brought down…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1883 · page 8

The Criterion machine has just put through 65 tons of stone for No. 1 South Treasure, yielding about 18dwt per ton; also 53 tons from No. 2 South Centennial, yielding loz. 17dwt. per ton. The escort leaves to-day with about…

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Victorian Mining Returns. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 September 1883 · page 8

The mining returns for tbe last quarter show that the yield of gold was 78,456oz. alluvial and 125,440 quartz; 80,992z. were exported, and spe[?] valued at £577.972…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 548

During the last few days 87oz, of gold were lodged in the City Bank from various Mount M'Donald crushings. A small parcel of gold from Oats and party's alluvial claim, situated at Jack's Creek, has just been lodged in the…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 548

Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have the following telegram from Gympie:—"3 and 4 North Glanmire crushed 275 tons quartz, for 584oz. gold. Dividend, 6d. per share." Mr. J. Morcombe reports having received the following…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 6

The mining manager Blue Shaft Association, Ophir, under date September 18, 1883, reports: -- "Since my last report and consignment of gold I may inform yon that our prospects are improving. On…

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Latest Mining Telegrams

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 11

Magnificent stone is being raised in the Non, pariel reef, Muttama, adjoining the Cootamundra Gold-mining Co.'s property. A nugget of gold weighing 22oz has been found…

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On Quartz Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 548

Those who, by the aid of experience and natural shrewdness, imagine they can read aright the signs of the times are just now predicting a speedy revival in quartz mining in the three colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania…

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Large Gold Robbery. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 11

ONE of the moat extensive gold robberies which have been committed for a long time in Melbourne happened in the Commercial Bank yesterday. By the noon train on Tuesday Mr…

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