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Mining & the mines, 1884

2,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 103

Mining News. Inverell Items

Evening News · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 2

INVERELL, Wednesday.—Mining matters in Auburn Vale are beginning to look up. Several parties who have large quantities of dirt at grass have just completed the washing apparatus, and…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 6

The Hodgkinson Union Gold-mining Company, Limited.--The secretary reports having received the following intelligence from the mining manager:-- "Since my last, crushing material has been raised…

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Mining News. Albury Items

Evening News · Friday 5 September 1884 · page 3

ALBURY, Thursday.—Several loads of washdirt from the claim of the Federal Alluvial Mining Co., at the Black Range, yielded fairly payable prospects on being cradled. A rumour is current of an alleged…

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The Flooding of a Colliery

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 498

The sudden flooding of the Mostyn Collieries, between Chester and Rhyl, is the most disastrous accident which has happened in the North Wales Collieries for many years, and is especially ruinous to Mostyn, where 200 men were…

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Blayney Copper Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 13

BLAYNEY, Wednesday.—Water is still being taken out of Marks's shaft at the copper mine. It is now slabbed down 13ft. There are 10ft more yet to sink before the solid bottom is reached…

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Mining Telegrams. Armidale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 500

Mining matters are looking up in this district. A parcel of 260 tons of stone which was crushed last week from the Eleonora gold mine returned 145oz. of gold; 52 tons of this stone yielded about l½oz. per ton, and as they have…

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The Cotton Tree Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 13

ALBURY, Wednesday.—Satisfactory news has been received from the Cotton Tree Creek mines in the Upper Murray district. A new crushing mill has just been completed on the claim of Messrs. Grant…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 500

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield from Band and Albion Consols Gold-mining Company for last week to be 361oz. 8dwt. from 447 tons. The mining manager of the Ethel Tin Company. Limited,…

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Gold Near Branxton

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 6

MAITLAND, Saturday.—Some specimens of gold-bearing quartz were found on Mr. Reginald Wyndham's estate, near Branxton, and have been on view in Maitland. They show gold freely, and it is Mr…

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Splendid Find of Coal

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 5

MOREE, Friday.—A fine seam of coal about 9ft thick was struck near Moree last week in sinking a well. Other finds have made during the past month in various of the district. Great interest…

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Minute by the Minister for Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 6

In acknowledging the receipt of the report of the commissioners, I desire to thank them for the great labour and attention bestowed by them upon the subject of their inquiry, and also for their valuable…

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Splendid Gold Find in Nundle

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 5

NUNDLE, Friday.—For the last fortnight it has been known that a party of four Chinamen nave been getting gold at the junction of German Flat with the Peel, at Bowling Alley Point. It is now announced on…

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Late Mining. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 487

Latest intelligence from Bethanga fully confirms the anticipation that very great success is likely to result from the system which has recently been brought into operation there for the treatment of ores. It has long been known…

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Mining News. the Canadian, Mudgee

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 6

MUDGEE, Saturday.—Paddling at the Canadian is being carried on without interruption. There is an abundance of water, and there is also any quantity of pug. The average yield of gold is 7dwt to the…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. Grafton Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 13

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Mininer in Nana Creek is likely to receive an impetus. The mining department in Sydney has at length, ofter considerable pressure, declared the celebrated 15-acre lease in Nana Creek…

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Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 5

Mr. S. L. Bensusan, of Sydney, reported on September 5: Reports from the mine continue favourable; furnace doing excellent work, producing large quantities of bullion awaiting refining. Erection of…

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The Miner. An Effective Gold-saving Machine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 24

WE had ample opportunity during the last week for seeing at work Carter's gold-saving machine. It was operating on both gold bearing and tin bearing dirt on the diggings in Long Tin Gully, some six miles…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 15

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

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 15

A splendid seam of coal nine feet thick was struck nea[?] Moree last week in sinking a well. Good judges pronoun[?] the sample to be of the best quality. Other finds have been made during the past mouth in other portions of the…

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Mining News. [A number of the following items appeared in our second, third, and fourth editions of yesterday.] Carcoar Items

Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 5

CARCOAR, Friday.—The escort took 586oz. of gold. This includes gold from Mount M'Donald. The yield for that locality is considerably under the average…

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