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Mining & the mines, 1885

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 2

Return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth for the week ending 21st February, 1886:--From Uralla to Newcastle, 3 tons 5cwt 3qrs 31lbs; from Guyra to Newcastle, 18 tons 13cwt lqr…

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Mr. Dalley and the Miners

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 4

It has been the custom for years in Newcastle and the surrounding mining districts to observe a general holiday on the occasion of the miners' annual demonstration. The…

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Newcastle Coal Export. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 4

The past week's coal export amounted to 36,572 tons, made up as follows:—A.A. Co. 7087, Wallsend 9451, Co-operative 4847, Lambton 5075, Newcastle Coal Co. 7133, Burwood 391. The…

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News by Telegraph. The Gundagai Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 5

GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--The inspector of mines, Mr Slee, has completed his official inspection of the various mines in this district this morning, and is favourably impressed with the mining industries…

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The Miners' Demonstration at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The miners demonstration was held at Lambton to-day, Twelve 1 dges. with four brass bands, were represented. The attendance at first was about 2000, but after…

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Miners' Demonstration. the Soudan Expedition. Newcastle

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 5

The annual demonstration of miners was held on Thursday in Lambton; but, owing to a public holiday having been refused, it was not so enthusiastic as on previous occasions. All of the miners were…

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Miners' Demonstration at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 5

The miners' annual demonstration took place hero to-day, and everything passed off very successfully. The weather Was threatening at first, but it cleared up about 9 o'clock. A prcession was formed at 10 o'clock in Lambton, near…

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

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

The Cudgellico Mine was pumped out on Wednesday, and a contract has been let to sink the shaft to a further depth of 12 feet. Fifteen men are now employed on the ground…

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The Miners' Demonstration

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 4

Mr. Dalley came in for severe censure at the Miners' Demonstration, held at Lambton on Thursday, and the censure was richly deserved. I been the practice, we believe, for the…

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Coal in England

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 486

Another effort has been made to estimate the coal measures of England still in store. It is well known that the supply in strata safe to be worked is limited, that the quantity taken out year by year is very great,…

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Mining Items

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 509

The hon. secretary of the Stock Exchange reports the yield of the Band and Albion gold mine for the week to have been 338oz. 4dwt. from 450 tons. Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. report that the great…

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Newcastle Miners' Holiday Me. Dalley Explains

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 4

We have been requested to state, with reference to the criticisms which bare appeared in the public papers on the letter addressed by the Principal Under Secretary to Mr. James Fletcher. M.L.A., of…

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Mining News. Temora Items

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 6

TEMORA, Saturday.—Mining matters are still very quiet owing to the quantity of water which has been in the ground since the recent heavy rains, Murray's party who have been prospecting a claim, have finished…

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MINING Country Telegrams. Adelong, Feb. 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 509

The escort left here yesterday with 65loz. 4dwt 15gr. of gold, made ap as under: Bank of New South Wales, 286oz. 13dwt.; Commercial Bank, 274oz. 11dwt 15gr.; Tumberumba, 90oz.; Pascoe and party, on the Gap Reef,…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.)

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

SPECIAL TO CORRESPONDENTS.—We are now revising the lists of country correspondents, and ask that all letters sent during next week bear the name in full of each correspondent. The signature is for editorial…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. Minind at Settler's Flat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 14

BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.—Splendid stone is being obtained at the Day Dawn reef, Settler's Flat, Little River. 30 tons have been obtained and are ready for crushing, but the shareholders are determined…

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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 7 March 1885 · page 24

LUCKNOW.—A correspondent writes February 23; I send you tracing of a 2½lb nugget of gold I have just purchased which was found west of the Lucknow Freehold, at 20ft from the surface. Some short time…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 15

Mr. H. J. Slea, Government Inspector of Mines, made an official visit this morning, prier to his departure by coach to Temora, to the properly of the Florastou Freehold Gold-mining Company, of Jones' Creek, Gundagai, and he…

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Mining. Good News From Adelong. a New Beef. Valuable Claims

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 4

ADELONG, Saturday.—Perkins and party, of Gibraltar, struck a new reef in their old claim on Thursday. The specimens which were taken out are the richest ever seen in Adelong. One piece, which…

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Gold-mining in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1885 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The mining department returns show a yield of gold for the last quarter of 1884 of 200,789oz or a decrease of 5808oz. compared with the preceding quarter ; [?]…

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