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Mining & the mines, 1883

1,506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 76

Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Thursday 6 December 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Bailaret, Castle[?] Stewell, [?] buyers [?]…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1883 · page 8

The monthly escort left here this morning in cha[?] Sergeant Parker, of Cootamundra, taking 2207oz. 16dwt. 16gr. gold. Of this quantity Barmedman contributed about 883oz…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 December 1883 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The manager of the Silver Valley Silver-mining Company, No Liability, Herbarton, under date 4th December, telegraph[?]:—"Started [?]m[?]lting on ch[?]rcoal and coke mixed; best running we have had. Turned out 9 tons bullion."…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 1077

The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company, Limited, reports the yield of ore for week ended 1st instant to be 14 tons. Mine looking well. The mining manager of the Ironclad Gold-mining…

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Mining Intelligence

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

In the paragraph published yesterday, re the Buckwood Tin-mining Company, it was stated that the new shaft would take three months to sink, which should have been three weeks…

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The Great Western Zigzag Colliery. Lithgow

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 1072

About six months ago it was determined by Messrs. W. Wilson and T. Saywell to sink for coal upon a portion of the estate of the late Mr. Thomas S. Mort. The land upon which it was determined to establish a colliery comprised…

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Burruga Copper Mines. December 1

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

WELCOME —As this is an important mining centre, and as the " T. and C..Journal" is most highly appreciated among the working men here as elsewhere, I send you the following information with regard to teo existing state of…

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Melbourne Mining Market

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

MBLBOURNE, Thursday.—Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell, &o; Arona, buyers 9s 6d, sellers 10s 3d, sales 10s 6d; Band and Albion, buyers 17s; Berry Consols, sellers 5s 5d; Cornish Extended, buyers…

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The Miner. Iron Shafts for Mines

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

AN experiment initiated some time ago in a Homebush mine of forcing a cast-iron shaft down into the earth, to overeome the otherwise almost insuperable difficulty of sinking a shaft in drifting earth, has…

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Deputations. Mining Under Brooktown

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 23

MR. N. Melville, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of R. House, the mayor of Plattsburg; R. Shaw, mayor of Wallsend; and Aldermen Richardson and Able to protest against the cancellation of the…

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Melbourne Mining Market MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 6

Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell, &c.: Ajax United, sellers 28 6d; Band and Albion, sailers 21s; Cornish Daylesford, sellers 85s; Duke Consols, "buyers 11s 3d. sellers 12s 6d; Egerton, buyers 25s sellers 29s;…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. West Maitland

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

The Font Hill Coal Co.. near West Maitland, has discovered a splendid seam of coal, 17ft thick, 5ft being good cannel coal. The tunnel in which it was found is only about 35 yards from the railway line…

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MINING Milling Telegrams. BLAYNEY, Nov. 30

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1883 · page 1076

The escort which left here this morning took 1115oz. of gold. CARCOAR, SATURDAY. The monthly escort to-day took 1064oz. 2dwt. 18gr. gold…

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News from tho 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 December 1883 · page 22

TUENA.—Scrubby Rush: A crushing of 13 tons of stone from these reefs took place at tho Junction Point battery this week for a yield of 30oz 10dwt of retorted gold. It must be remembered that out of…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury. December 4

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

SPORTS.—The Christmas holiday sports are now forming the subject of lengthy advertisements in the local papers, and daming posters on walls and fences. All kinds of athletic sports are announced for the show-grounds of the…

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

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 December 1883 · page 4

Messrs Clarke and Co., of Sydney and Melbourne, report:--Gold returns-- From Derick, 14950zs; Sadowa, 450ozs; Unicorn, 188ozs; Barkley, 187ozs; Phoenix, 140ozs; Ellenborough, 135ozs; Unity,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 December 1883 · page 8

The [?]almoral G[?]-raising Company [?] Mount M'Donald have just finished curshing at their own battery 50 tons stone, yielding 73oz, 10[?] gold. The mining manager of the Edealtic Gold-mining…

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The Albert Goldfields. Important Gold Discovery

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 December 1883 · page 3

The Minister for Mines (Hon. J. P. Abbott), has received a letter from Warden King, of the Albert Goldfields, dated Milparinks, December 1, from which it appears that some excitement has been…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining at Mount M'donald. [By Telegraph.] Mount M'donald, Monday

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 December 1883 · page 3

Tough and party, tributors, on Woman's Lease, have crushed 40 tons quartz, yielding 127oz 4dwts 21gr. This will make an aerae of £18 per week for each man. The Balmoral claim crushed 60 tons for 73 oz 10wt melted gold…

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