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Mining & the mines, 1885

2,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 124

Mining News. a New Patent

Evening News · Thursday 23 July 1885 · page 3

The Victorian Attorney-General has an application for letters patent to Mr. J. J. Shedlock, of Barnet, England, for a process of and furnaces for the extraction of metals from their ores. The process is to…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1885 · page 8

At a general meeting of the shareholders of the New Rangatara Gold-mining Company, held, yesterday evening, the directors' report and balance-sheet, and the mining manager's report, which were adopted, showed that the…

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Tarcutta Gold Mine

Evening News · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 6

WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday.—Mr. R. A. Cotham, a mining expert. who has just returned from his fortnightly visit of inspection of the Wagga Wagga Co. 's claim, at Tarcutta, reports that everything is…

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Mining News. Gold in Gully Swamp

Evening News · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 6

CARCOAR, Thursday.—It is reported that Rowe and party, of Gully Swamp, have struck a vein on their leased land, which is the beet yet discovered in that locality…

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Department of Mines. Sydney, 7th July, 1885. Notice to Applicants for Gold-mining Leases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 2

NOTICE is here by given that the undermentioned Gold-mining Lease has been declared void, the Lessee having failed to execute and take delivery there of when called upon to do so. PEEL AND URALLA MINING DISTRICT…

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The Dark River Mines

Evening News · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 5

Mining operations at the Dark River are being continued quietly but energetically, and some good returns are reported. Excellent specimens have been received in Melbourne from the No. 1 North claim…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 3

Alexandra Hill Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Charters Towers. -- The mining manager for fortnight ending 11th instant reports: -- "The shaft was sunk 6 feet, total 110 feet. The South No 3…

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Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company

Evening News · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. was held on Thursday in the offices, Bridge-street. The net profits for the half-year, including receipts for traffic over the company's railway, after…

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The Newcastle Coal Trimmers. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- A meeting of the Coaltrimmers' Provident Union was held last night. The meeting received the report of the deputation to the master trimmers in regard to the proposed…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondes.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 8

A trial crushing of 11 tons of stone from the new reef discovered by Costin and party, at Splitter's Creek, yielded 12oz. 18dwt. of gold. The mining manager of the Alexandra Hill Gold-mining…

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Settlement of the Coal Trimmers' Dispute at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 8

A meeting of coal trimmers was held last night, to receive the report of the deputation. Mr. Wright, of Sydney, was again present. Mr. Tarrant, the chairman of the deputation, reported the result of the interview in the afternoon…

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Serious Mining Accident in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 July 1885 · page 8

A serious accident happened at the Sir Henry Loch mine this afternoon, by which two miners were seriously injured and shut up underground by a collapse of the shaft. The claim includes the shaft of the old Smith's…

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Deputations. Coal Mining Townships

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 42

A deputation waited upon the Minister of Works, 17th, to. represent to him the condition of the Government roads within the Newcastle and Northumberland districts, and to urge the construction…

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Mining News. Watt's Gully Gold

Evening News · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 5

There seems to be some probability that the supposed gold reef has been discovered in the vicinity of Watt's Gully, at Mount Crawford. S.A. On Wednesday Messrs. Miller (Ka[?]da). Mullins and Watts…

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S.a. Gold Mining- Co

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 13

TEMORA, Wednesday.— The South Australian Co. cleaned up its fortnight's work on Saturday. The result was 70oz 10dwts of smelted gold from 70 tons of stone…

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Mining Items. a Mountain of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 10

THE Mount Morgan field, Queensland, is attracting a vast amount of attention just now. Australian illustrated papers are giving pages of views of the place, and newspapers pure aud simple are publishing some starting facts…

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Miners' Benefit Society

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At a meeting of the members of the Australian Agricultural Company's Miners and Wheelers' Benefit Society to-night, a letter was received from Mr Jesse Gregson, the…

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New Tin Mines

Evening News · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 6

The SILVER AGE, of July 18, says:—For sometime Mr. John Greenwood, manager, for the Melbourne syndicate, has been engaged in opening one of the tin lodes secured by him on Poolamacca. The mines…

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Our Coal Cellars

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 19

The large crowd which attended on Saturday night to listen to Dr. J. E. Taylor's lecture on " The Coal Cellars of the World proves that science is not…

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Fencing on Miners' Holdings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1885 · page 189

Some difficulties recently arose with regard to the fencing of miners' holdings on a mining reserve at Emmaville, and they have engaged the attention of the heads of the Mines Department. The warden at Glen Innes recommended that…

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