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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 76

Mining News

Evening News · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 5

MR. J. Morcombe reports having received the following telegram from Gympie:—283 tons of quartz from Nos. 3 and 4 Glanmire yielded 380oz of gold, Dividend of 6d declared. Still crushing from mine…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 789

The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company, Limited, reports the yield of ore for week ended the 20th instant, be 10 tons. The mining manager of the Red Hill Amalgamated Gold…

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The Miner. Mines Department, N. S. Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 22

AS briefly described in our last issue, the annnal report of the Department of Mines, for 1882, has been laid on the table of the Assembly, and is a most interesting document. It occupies some 150…

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The Illawarra Coal Trade. Wollongong, Oct 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 790

The export of coal from the collieries at Bulli, Mount Keirs, Mount Pleasant, and Mount Kembla during last month, was 22,478 tons, and for the quarter ending September 30, 78,072 tons, making a total of…

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Melbourne Mining Market MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 6

Messrs. Clarke and Co., of Sydney and Melbourne, report to-day:—Davies' Freehold Junction, sales 28s; North Australasian, buyers 54s; Band and Albion Consols, buyers 9s; Berry Consols, buyers £5 16s; New…

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Late Mining. Mount M'donald

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 2

A new surface leader carrying gold has been discovered on the Association Company's ground, at the northern end of the claim. From the appearance of the stone it is anticipated that it will crush several ounces to the ton. Lynch…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 October 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 Correspondents.) Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 12

It is reported here on good authority that the Great Vie, torian Amalgamated Gold-mining Company haring dis covered payable gold below 1000 feet, have claimed the Government reward of £500. This same company received a…

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Mining Intelligence. the Alabama Claim, Araluen. [By Telegraph.] Braidwood

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 7

The men working the Alabama claim, in Araluen, are still doing well. On Tuesday they washed up 15oz, and on Wednesday 13oz, making a total of 28oz for two days' work. The amount washed up…

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Guglong Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 12

The following repart, dated from Gulgong on the 20th instant, has been received by the Under-Secretary for the Department of Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines:—…

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News from the Colonial Goldfields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 22

(THE latest information concerning mining shares Will be e[?].found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.)…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 October 1883 · page 8

At Ga[?] Swamp, Rowe and party, known as the Energetic party, finished to-day crushing a trial lot of 8 tons, yielding 17oz. gold; this was taken as a prospect from under the water level in the main shaft. This party is…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 October 1883 · page 3

Red Hill Amalgamated Gold-mining Company (No Liability), Tambaroora.--The mining manager writes under date 27th inst. as follows:--"This week the M'Mahon shaft has been sunk 9 feet, making total…

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Mining News. Temora Items. Temora

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1883 · page 2

The crushing of the Phoenix Co., at Barmedman, was 76oz from 58 tons. The new claims on the Bed hill Estate are exciting attention. No. 1 will probably bottom on…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1883 · page 8

At the new rush, Lower Temora, to the west of Murray and party, about half a dozen parties are on gold, which averages about ¼ ounce to the load. The mine captain of the Great Cobar Copper Mine…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 October 1883 · page 3

Brickwood Tin-mining Company, Limited, Tingha. --The mining manager reports that having finished shifting the pump, he resumed washing in the early part of the week, and the result was five tons for…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1883 · page 10

The output for the week ending the 27th instant was 236 tons of ore smelted, producing 40 tons fine copper; refined 60 tons copper. The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1883 · page 12

In mining matters recent reports from the various gold-fields furnish no items of importance, and although in some of the mining centres a downfall of rain has given an impetus to ope[?]tions, the yields are not beyond the average…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1883 · page 10

The managing director of the Alexandra Hill Goldmining Company. No liability, at Charters Towers, telegraphed on the 30th October, as follows:—"Crushing finished; 183 tons, 301[?]z. from pans."…

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Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 1 November 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—[?] buyers 5s 6d, Read and Albion, buyers 9s sellers 10s, [?] Downs, sellers 15s [?]d, [?] Messrs, sellers 9s, [?] Flat, sellers [?]s, 6d, Capt. He[?]burn sellers 1s 3d,…

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