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Mining & the mines, 1884

2,053 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 103

Gold at Cowal Creek

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

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

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Country and Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 41

SPECIAL TO CORRESPONDENTS.—The immense 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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Mining Enterprise at Ophir

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

The Western Advocate reports that arrangements hare been entered into for the prosecution of a large mining enterprise at Ophir, which cannot fail to be remunerative. Some time since an effort was made to form a company to…

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Mining Leases Declaration Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 15

FOLLOWING is the enacting clause of the bill which, by suspension of the standing orders, was passed through all its stages on Wednesday in the Legislative Assembly:— "The Governor may, by a proclamation…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. Braidwood Items

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

BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—Mr. Forsyth started his crushing machine at Bell's Creek on Saturday last with water power instead of steam. He worked 10 head of stampers; and he can now crush for 5s per…

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Late Mining. Parkes. September 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 648

Nothing in the way of new finds to report, but on the Buchanan Hill things look quite cheering; several new parties have started to prospect there for reefs. Haztahurst has men on, and is raising very good stone. Quayle and…

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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 27 September 1884 · page 24

SOFALA.—A correspondent writes: "There appears likely to be a revival in mining on the old Turon. Crossley Bros., and Mannell and party are turning out good gold from their claims on Rose Hill. There…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (Prom Our Own Correspondents.) Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 15

Mining matters are very dull here at present. A meeting is to be held on Saturday in reference to the size of the areas which have been taken up on the silver lod[?]s. CARCOAR, FRIDAY…

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Mining News

Evening News · Monday 29 September 1884 · page 8

[Some of the following items appeared in our late editions of Saturday last.]…

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Melbourne Mining Market

Evening News · Monday 29 September 1884 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Long Tunnel, buyers £89, sellers £90, sales £90; Long Tunnel Extended, buyers £14 10s, sellers £15 4s, sales £15…

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Silver Mining at Emmaville

Evening News · Monday 29 September 1884 · page 8

Some time ago a number of miners sent down a petition from Emmaville to the Minister of Mines, asking that certain land in the vicinity of the Ti-tree Plant, parish of Strathbogie, should be proclaimed a…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 September 1884 · page 8

The output for the week ending the 27th instant is 274 tons of ore smelted, producing equal to 42 tons of fine copper; refined 40 tons, despatched 38 tons. BERRIMA, SATURDAY…

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Mining at Copeland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 September 1884 · page 4

The Minister for M[?] has received a report from Mr W. H. J. Slee, Mining Inspector, d[?]ing extensively with the projects and manner of working of the minesat[?] especial…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 September 1884 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Monday. -- The men who are working Batchford's old claim in Araluen have averaged £45 each in one week, and have been doing well ever since they took it up. They have ground enough to…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1884 · page 8

Work has been suspended by the Diamond Mining Company, pending the arrangements for a better supply of water. LUCKNOW, MONDAY…

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Terrible Mining Mishap. SINGLETON

Evening News · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 8

A dreadful accident happened this morning in Longworih's pit, Rix's Creek. A heavy fall of coal buried four men—Messrs. Longworth (father and son), George West, and a man known as "Bill."…

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Sad Mining Fatality: [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A miner, named John M'Intosh, was killed in the Extended Hustlers' mind Sandhurst. He got out of the cage, thinking is had stopped opposite the plait at the…

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Mining Mishap in Singleton. SINGLETON

Evening News · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 4

Further particulars have been obtained concerning the accident in Longworth's pit. The first first fall occurred at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and buried Thomas Longworth, aged 70 years. A number of men rushed…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 10

Advices which have been received in Hay from Silverton state that numerous mineral discoveries have lately been made with excellent prospects, but that it is now almost certain that a large number of people will have to leave…

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Mining News. [Some of the following, items appeared in our second and third editions of yesterday.] News From Emuaville

Evening News · Wednesday 1 October 1884 · page 8

EMMAVILLE, Tuesday.—At a meeting which was largely attended last night, resolutions were unanimously adopted requesting the Minister of Mines to throw open the land through which the silver lode…

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