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Mining & the mines, 1884

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 July 1884 · page 8

A company has been formed, under the title of he Gosford Coal Company, Limited, to acquire and work the property of the Tuggerah Lake Coalmining Syndicate, 4480 acres, capital £10,000. in…

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Safety Mining Appliance

Evening News · Friday 18 July 1884 · page 3

Mr. F. Webster, of Ballarat East; attended at the Mining Department in Melbourne on Wednesday for the purpose of exhibiting a working model of a new safety mining cage of his own invention, and…

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Mining News. the Gympie Waeden. Gympie

Evening News · Friday 18 July 1884 · page 3

A deputation interviewed the Minister of Mines to-day, and complained that the report of Warden Lukin, of Gympie, containing remarks re the buying and selling of shares by certain persons, made…

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[?]-Wearmouth Colliery Bill

Evening News · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 5

On Friday night, in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Barns took charge of the Monk-Wearmouth Colliery Railway Bill in committee. The desire of the hon. gentleman to get the bill through was very manifest,…

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Mount Browne Gold-field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 9

The mining registrar at Milparinka, Mount Browne Gold-field, has forwarded to the Mines Department the following report:—"Milparinka, July 1st, 1884 During the past month occasional showers have fallen over the field. On…

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Girilambone Copper Mine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 141

The following report upon the Girilambone Copper Mine has been received by the Under Secretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, inspector of mines:— "Girilambone, July 7,1884…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 5

The mining manager of the Union Gold-minins Company. Limited. Dalmorton, Grafton, report, under date 13th icsrant. as follows:-- The dam is at last full. The stone from the Sir Hercules is being…

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Mining Telegrams. Carcoar, July 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 141

The monthly escort took 1349oz. 5dwt. 6gr. of gold. GUNDAGAI, MONDAY. Donelly and party have struck good gold in their prospecting lease, south of the old Emu line…

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Blayney Copper Mine. Blayney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 13

The work of sinking the shaft in the copper mine continues, but nothing of importance has yet been done. The ceremony of christening the new mine will take place next week…

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Mining News. Mining in Cudgellico. Hillston

Evening News · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 4

At Lake Cudgellico the gold-mining industry ia being revived. Operations will begin on Monday next…

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The Silverton Mines. Menindie

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 141

It is estimated that the population at Silverton is 3000, and additional fifties are arriving daily. The latest find is the Treasure Mine, 20 miles north-east from Silverton. This mine is under offer for £9000. A 501b. slug of…

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Mining in Milparinka

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

We are indebted to Mr. J. P. Abbott, Minister of Mines, for a copy of the following report, which is dated Milparinka, July 1:— "During the past month [?]casional showers have fallen over the field. On the…

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Coal in Maitland. Maitland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 13

A seam of coal 4ft thick has been discovered on the Rutherford Estate, about two miles from Moltland. The property is under lease to the well-known firm of Brun[?]er and Wolfe, who have had a…

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Corporation of Copper Mines. Adelaide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 13

Mr. Tamasey, managing director of the South Australian Corporation of Copper Mines, who left Adelaide for England several months ago, to place costain raining ventures on the London market, will…

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Mitchell's Creek Silver Mines. Lithgow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 24

Mining in the Mitchell's Creek district is going on rapidly. Leases are being applied for daily. The proapects of the field are very encouraging; the lode aving been found in several claims, notably…

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Mining Acts Amendment Bill

Evening News · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night the Minister of Mines Hon. J.P. Abbott) moved the second reading of the Mining Acts Farther Amendment Bill. The bill was agreed to in committee with…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 42

SPECIAL TO CORRESPONDENTS.—The immease increase of country correspondence in our columns is matter of great pleasure to us But we have to ask correspondents to condense as much as possible, otherwise there…

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Dynamite Explosion. Two Miners Injured Near Glen Innes. Glen Innes

Evening News · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 4

A dreadful dynamite explosion occurred yesterday in No. 74 railway cutting, near Bolivia. George Howard and P. Costello entered the cutting to draw a charge, when it exploded. Both…

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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 19 July 1884 · page 24

DIAMOND DRILLS.—The report of the Superintendent of drills shows that most of the work done was in prospecting for coal and for water. The information given is very full, and shows the cast of…

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Latest Mining Telegams. the Silverton Rush. Menindie

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 July 1884 · page 13

It is estimated that the population in Silverten is 30OO, and additions are arriving daily. The latest find is the Treasure Mine, 20 miles north-east from Silverton. This mine is under offer for £9000. A…

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