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Mining & the mines, 1884

2,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 103

Mining Intelligence. Mining Managers Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1884 · page 5

Jackson's Reel Gold company, April 14:-- [?] raised raised 7 tons of quartz for the week, making 16 tons at grass." Nymagee Copper Company :--" Have struck good…

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Hodgkinson Gold. Brisbane

Evening News · Thursday 17 April 1884 · page 2

The Hodgkinson gold escort left on Tuesday with 1677oz of gold…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mount M'donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1884 · page 10

There has been great excitement here ever the newlyfound reef by Peterson and Co. It was christened on Saturday the "Eureka," and two one-eight shares were sold at £50 a piece cash. The vein looks splendid, and shares have…

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Mount M'donald and Carcoar Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1884 · page 8

The following report upon mining at Mount M'Donald and at Carcoar has been received by the Under-Secretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, inspector of Mines:- "Carcoar, 8th April, 1884…

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Blayney Gold Escort. Blayney

Evening News · Friday 18 April 1884 · page 3

The escort to-day took 852oz 17dwt 19gr of gold. Over 4l6oz were forwarded by the Commercial Bank, Blayney, and the principal quantity came from Brown's Creek. It is anticipated that a good cake…

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Mining News. Northern Territory Tin. Adelaide

Evening News · Friday 18 April 1884 · page 3

The manager of the Mount Wells Tin-mining Company, Northern Territory, reports that he has received satisfactory news respecting the first shipment of ore which was sent to England, and which…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1884 · page 8

The Rouse Paddock Company, who are still sinking their well and are now 18 feet deep, will sink six feet more before opening out. The Canadian Company have beaten the water at last, after four months' pumping, and have…

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The Mines Department

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 10

Three deputations waited on the Minister for Mines, yesterday morning. The first, introduced by Mr Fremlin, M.L.A., asked for the alignment of Wollinton-street, Waterloo. Mr Abbott…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 740

Three tons of quartz from the tributary ground on the Balmoral lease have been crushed, the yield being 32oz. of gold. Mathewson and party's claim, situated on the ground known as Cardigan's cancelled lease, crushed 29 tons, which…

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Mining News. Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell, &c.: Band and Albion, buyers 45s and 46s, sellers 47s: Cornish Extended, sellers 11s; Dark River, sellers 1s 3d: Egyptian, buyers 8s; Forest…

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The Barrier Silver Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 12

The silver mines in the Barrier Bangen of New South Wales, which are being developed by Melbourne capitalists, have lately attraoted much notice in Victoria. The Melbourne AGE of Monday last…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 741

The following is a return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth, for the week ending 5th April:—From Uralla to Newcastle, 7 tons 8cwt.; from Uralla te Morpeth, 15 tons 8cwt. 2qr.: total, 22 tons 16cwt. 2qr…

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Lecture on Gold

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 3

IN the course of a lecture by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Melbourne, delivered at Sandhurst under the title of “ Gold in the Fulness of Time, ” his Lordship…

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Hodgkinson Gold. Brisbane

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 12

The Hodgkinson gold escort left on Tuesday with 1677oz of gold…

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Quicksilver Mining in California

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 22

THE quicksilver industry on the Pacific Coast cannot be said to be in a flourishing condition. The long prevailing depression in prices has had the effect of closing down many producing mines, and only the…

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Country and Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 14

FUNNY, VEARY on SOMETHING KISS.—That correspondents should write otherwise desirable letters, and leave but time of place, desto, stgnatare, or other very necoessary means of identification. Yet we have had four letters…

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Coal in Western Australia. Perth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 12

A material resembling coal has been discovered near the Blackwood Elver…

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The Silver Mines in the Barrier Ranges

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 740

It is not generally known that important work is being done by Melbourne c[?]inlists in developing some silver mines located in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales. The reports which have lately reached as indicate that there…

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Mining News. Mudgee Items. Mudgee

Evening News · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 4

The Apple Tree Flat Goldfield Reserve was thrown open for free selection yesterday. Upward of 4000 acres were taken up. Mining matters in the Mudges district have a tendency to brighten. An alluvial…

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Late Mining. Mount M'donald

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 750

There has been great excitement here over the newly found reef by Peterson and Co. It was christened on Saturday the "Eureks," and two one-eighth shares were sold at £50 a piece cash. The vein looks splendid, and shares have…

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