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Mining & the mines, 1884

2,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 103

Gold at Cowal Creek

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 3

PORT MACQUARIE, Tuesday.—The discovery or gold at Cowal Creek has created great interest in Fort Macquarie; but a number of people who have Tinted the some of the reported gold find say that…

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Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Long Tunnel Extended, buyers £15, seller £15 7s 6d, sales £15 5s…

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Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Egyptian, buyer 32s 6d, seller 33s 6d, sales 33s, 33s 6d; O'Connors, buyer 13s 3d, seller 14s 9d, sales 13s 6d…

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Mining News. News From Temora

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 3

TEMORA, Tuesday.—The rush at the deep lead has not yet proved payable. The excitement over the reported find of a splendid reef between Deutscher's paddock and the deep lead has died out. Only a fair…

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Mining News. [Some of the following items appeared in our third edition of yesterday.] Victorian Items

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In Avoca the Bung Bong Quartz Company came across a large body of stone while sinking a shaft. The stone contains good gold.—A wash of extraordinary richness has been struck…

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Rockhampton Goldfields

Evening News · Wednesday 24 September 1884 · page 8

Some years ago, Gympie gold saved the colony (says the Queensland FIGARO). At this critical juncture in the fortunes of Queensland, it appears to me that Rockhampton is likely to serve the same…

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Mining Validating Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 September 1884 · page 5

A short bill, for the purpose of declaring valid certain leaves and applications for leases under the Mining Act of 1874, was introduced yesterday afternoon, in the Legislative Assembly, by the…

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Terrible Mining Accident.--Two Men Entombed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 September 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A terrible accident occurred in No. 3 shaft of the New Australasian Mine, Creswick, early this morning. Two men, Andrew Drummond and David Taylor, were…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 September 1884 · page 10

A fine nugget of pure gold, weighing 37oz. 12dwt., has been purchased by the A. J. S. Bank from a party of miners working at Piambong, a few miles from Mudgee…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 September 1884 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The mining manager of the Kiandra Gold-mining Company, Limited, reports on September 20 as follows:—"Tall race tunnel: The four men who have been working in the tunnel have this week been putting the cut in the side os as…

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The Under-secretary for Mines at Silverton

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 September 1884 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Abigail asked if it were true that Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines, had gone to Silverton to not as warden, to inquire…

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A mining Fatality. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 26 September 1884 · page 2

The corpses of the two miners who were buried by a fall of earth and timber in No. 3 shaft of the New Australian Mine, Creewick, were raised to the surface yesterday. Both bodies were much crushed…

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Gold-mining at Copeland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 632

We have to thank the Minister for Mines for a copy of the following report from the Warden of the Copeland goldfields:— "Warden's Office, Copeland, 10th September, 1884…

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Sandhurst Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 12

In Sandhurst of the 150 mines nominally in full wort there are 44 on payable gold, viz., on the main western line 26, on the central line 8, and on the various outside lines of reef 10. Along the western line…

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Sunny Corner Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 12

MUDGEE, Thursday.—A number of Mudgee mining speculators intend to visit the Sunny Cornor mines, of which some glowing accounts have been heard…

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The Barrier Silver Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 632

At the time the rush, took place at Silverton the mining registrar was a constable who was not very well acquainted with the duties pertaining to an administration of the mining laws, and owing to his want of knowledge in…

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Gold Near Branxton

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 12

Mr. J. Creslyn Williams, of Greta, Maitland, writes:—That this vicinity contains auriferous quartz of a very rion quality is beyond all doubt. Only this week I received a specimen taken at…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 633

The manager of the Wesley Tin-mining Company, limited, reports the yield of ore for the week ended 13th instant to be 4 tons. The mining manager of the New Reform Gold-mining…

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Mining Telegrams. Adelong, Sept. 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 632

The Rangatira Gold-mining Company at the Urarra reefs have sent in a parcel of 8 tons of quartz for trial, which was crushed at Wilson and Company's machine, and yielded 20oz. 1dwt. of gold…

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