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Mining & the mines, 1885

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Mining News. Adelong Prospects

Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1885 · page 6

ADELONG, Wednesday.—Over one mile of the Gap line of reef at Adelong is being prospected. Several parties have obtained good prospects…

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Mining at Silverton. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1885 · page 4

SILVERTON, via Wilcannia, Sunday.--Nine applications for mineral leases were made during last week The exports of ore for the week were 25½ tons, of the value of £1870. Smelting machinery…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1885 · page 6

A crushing of 70 tons of stone from the John Dull claim, Bowling Alley Point, has been just completed, which has yielded the satisfactory return of 4oz. to the ton. The mining manager of the Alexandra Hill Gold-mining…

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Coal Miners' Dispute. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 14

A meeting of the miners' delegates took place on Friday, to consider the question of a dispute between the Burwood, miners on the subject of the getting price paid to them by the proprietor,…

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Gold in Norway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 24

Goldmining is making headway as an industry in Norway. At a little island in the Hardanger Fiord, an English company—the Oscar-is carrying on active operations. The gold is in the quartz, none having…

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Mining Items

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 10

A SILVERTON correspondent writes:—An indignation meeting was held in Silverton, re the water supply. Resolutions were passed, and given to Warden Brown to forward to the Minister. General alarm ia felt, as frosh cases of…

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Wallsend Miners. Important Meeting. Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 6

An important meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening. It was resolved to contribute £25 a month toward the funds being raised for the West Coast miners of…

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MINING. Mudgee. MARCH 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 714

Mr. Franca's mine, at the head of Log Paddock, some four miles from Mudgee, promises well. Unable himself to carry on his enterprise any farther, he succeeded in forming a company, and the results of the experiment are beginning…

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Latest Mining Telegrams. Adelong Prospects

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 14

ADELONG, Wednesdays.—Over one mile of the Gap line of reef at Adelong is being prospected. Several parties have obtained good prospects…

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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 4 April 1885 · page 24

THE MOUNT BROWNE RUSH.—AS evidenced by telegrams and mail correspondence, there is an unusual degree of uncertainty about the recent discoveries at Mount Browne. A private letter receive…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Adelong. March 30

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 16

RAILWAY SURVEY.—The progress committee certainly deserve credit for the energetic manner in Which they have assisted in getting the line from here to Tumberumba surveyed. Several of the…

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Gold in South Australia

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.—The New Era cleaning up of Saturday resulted in a return of 257oz. This is 16 oz more than that of last month from nearly a third loss stone. Fresh gold finds are reported from…

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Wallsend Miners. Important Meeting. Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 6

An important meeting of the Wallsend miners was held on Thursday evening. It was resolved to contribute £25 a month toward the funds being raised for the West Coast miners of…

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Mining News. Mineral Shoots

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 3

Mr. C. S. Wilkison, Government geologist has written to the Under secretary of Mines in reference to a report of Mr. John Grive on a discovery alleged to have been name by him of the occurrence of shoots…

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Lubra Silver Mining Co

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 3

The mine managers third monthly report says that to continues to get rich ore from the upper level. The country passed through the during the fort-night in putting in the main drive looks very…

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Find of Gold in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The New Era cleaning up of Saturday resulted in a return of 257 ounces This is 16 ounces more than that of last month from nearly a third less stone. Fresh gold finds…

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Tee Sunny Corner Silver Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 4

Capitalists in Great Britain have been duly supplied with information concerning the development of our silver industry at Mitchell's Creek. The last copy of the "London Mining Journal" to…

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Sunny Corner Silver Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 6

The London MINING JOURNAL said: Messrs. Christophar Newton Bros. and Co., of London, have received a dispatch from Sydney advising them of the shipment per P. and O. steamer Indus of two…

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Mining News. Daly River Copper

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 4

PORT DARWIN, Tuesday.—The steam launch Zulieka has started with a gang of about 20 men for Daly River, to begin getting out copper from the mine, and to arrange for carting it to the river…

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Mining News. New Keep Near Albury

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday.—A new reef has been found between the Black Range and Bungewannah by Messrs. Costin and party. A trial crushing is to be sent to Chiltern. It prospects 15dwt to the ton…

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