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Mining & the mines, 1885

2,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 124

Mining News. a Splendid Yield

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.—Earl Granville reef, Settler's Flat, Little River, promises to be one of the best paying concerns in the district. Six tons of stone from this reef were crashed by Forsyth's…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1885 · page 10

The Durham claim on the Moonlight lead washed up yesterday 40 loads of washdirt tor a yiold of 4dwt. to the load. BRAIDWOOD, WEDNESDAY…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1885 · page 8

A discovery of silver lodes within five miles of Goulburn was reported here to-day. The essay returns are ever 60oz, to the ton, end as the ores tested are only from the surface lodes, it is confidently expected that the rotarns will be…

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Mining Items

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

NOTHING has transpired about tho Lower Tarcutta, Reefs, but there is no doubt the gold is there, and there is plenty stone to pay working. The fact is the reefs are not in the hands of enterprising men, who could make a lot of money…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 8

Giants' Den Tin-mining Company, Limited.--The mining [?]cer reports, on January 21, that he had laid 250[?] of the again pipes and 260ft of steam pipes to contests boiler to cump, also 189ft sanction 10 in…

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Mining in Silverton

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 13

SILVERTON, Monday.—A good deal of prosp[?] IS still going on, more especially since the re[?] rains, A good ore-bearing vein has been struck in the Silver Crest claims, adjoining the Orphon, and…

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Newcastle Coal Export. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 4

The past week's coal export amounted, to 29,367 tons, made up aa follows:—A.A. Company 5264, "Wallsend 10,164, Co-operative 4780, Lambton 3400. Brooms 4071. Burwood 451, Newcastle Coal…

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Deputations. the Barrier Ranges Silver Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 11

The Hon. J. P. Abbott, the Minister for Mines, yesterday received a deputation representing the residents of the Barrier Ranges silver-field and others interested therein, asking that the Government should take steps to provide a water…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. Silver in Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 13

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A telegram from Horborton says that an important discovery of silver [?] has been made in the Albion lease at Silverfield, near Irvinebank, consisting first of horn silver, and next…

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Mining News. New Reform G.M. CO

Evening News · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 4

Mr. H. W. Newman, manager, reported on February 6:—Banked £125 worth of free gold yesterday, obtained from, trimmings of last bonanzas. Ten casks concentrated ore on hand. Raised 60, crashed…

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News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning mining shores will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.) New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 24

BARMEDMAN.—The manager Barmedman Co. reports:—Expect to finish crushing about 200 tons of stone from, the Fanny Park shaft to-morrpw. Plates looking well. Yield expected to be very…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Silverton (Via Wilcannia)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 14

It has been reported on reliable information that chlorides have been found in a vertical shaft being sunk on the Broken Hill claims, near Mount Gipps. The lode where the discovery has been made is said to be 23 feet wide, and an assay of a…

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Country and Mining News. Special to CORRESPONDEHTS.—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 aa possible, otherwise there cannot he space for all, and our desire is to neglect

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 15

A STEADY RAIN has apparently set m—just too when we were giving up hope. In the state of the country there is little change to note. The rain has not fallen in sufficient quantities to prove of material…

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Mining Intelligence. Victorian Gold Returns. [By Telegraph]

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1885 · page 2

Messrs Clarke and Co., of Sydney and Melbeurne, report :-- SANDHURST, Saturday.--Gold returns : Davons, 927oz ; Chum Victoria, 768oz ; South St. Mango…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1885 · page 8

Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield of the Band and Albion Consols for the week to be 450 tons crushed, for 342oz. The mining manager of the Union Gold-mining…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The mining manager of the Nymagee Copper-mining Company, Limited, reports for month ending January 31 as follows:—"Barlow's Shaft: The north end in the 69-fathom level has been driven a further distance of 12 feet, making…

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Newcastle Coal Export. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 4

The past week's coal return amounted to 35,796 tons; made up as follows :—"Wallsend, 9233 ; A.A. Company, 6925; Co-operative, 6003; Lambton, 6070: Newcastle Coal Company, 3765;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 10

The Secretary of the Lubra Silver Mining Company Silv[?]ton, No Liability, reports the receipt of the following telegram from the mine:—"February 7. Junction of underlay workings with lode in vertical shaft effected. Mine…

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