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Mining & the mines, 1885

2,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 124

South Australian Quartz-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 5

TEMORA, Friday. -- Through the energy and perseverance of Mr. Eyre, manager of the South Australian Quartz-Mining Company, reefing will take a prominent, position in the future…

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Latest Mining News. Day Dawn Reef Crushing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 13

BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.—The crushing of stone from the Day Dawn Roof, Settler's Flat, Little River, was completed at Forsyth's battery, Bell's Creek, when 74 tons of stone were put through the…

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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 15 August 1885 · page 24

SILVERTON.—The feed and cooling tanks at the Barrier Ranges Association's smelter were almost completed August 1, as reported by the SILVER AGE. Mr. Wilson hopes to put the furnace in blast on 10th…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 14

The escort left here yesterday with 910oz. 13dwt. 3gr. of gold, as follows:—Bank of New South Wales, 139oz. 2dwt. 17gr.; Commercial Bank, 570oz. 2dwt. 10gr.; Tumut, 201oz. 8dwt…

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The Goldfields of Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 344

The following are the Ballarat reports for last week:— The Lone Hand Company, Kingston, have crushed 115 tons of cement for 114oz. of gold. They will crush again this week. There is no change in the washdirt faces. The…

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The Miner. Mining and Mineral Lodes. (" The earth is a great storehouse of wealth, but it requires knowledge where to search and skill how to secure it.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 24

The correspondence which has taken place through your journal on matters relating to mining has very much interested me, and that I have not put a spoke in the wheel earlier must be attributed to the fact…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.) Special to CORRESPONDENTS.—We are new revising the lists of country correspondents, and ask that all letters sent bear the name in full of each correspondent. The signature is for editorial guidance only. ADELONG. August 12

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 August 1885 · page 15

AT SHARP'S CREEK, which was once a busy mining field (within about eight miles of Adelong), operations are going to be again resumed at the Nevada mine which has been idle for the last twenty years on…

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Mining Items. Bingera Diamond Mines

Evening News · Monday 17 August 1885 · page 6

Mr. A. Grbsberne wrote from Bingera on August 11:—Since the telegram appeared in the Evening News, about the big diamond found by me, I have received several private communications denying…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 August 1885 · page 3

The mining manager of the Kiandra Gold-mining Company, Limited, reports having come upon a portion of rich cement yesterday, and abstracted the gold from same. One bucket of…

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Gold Struck in Gundagai

Evening News · Monday 17 August 1885 · page 5

GUNDAGAI, Saturday.—Messrs. Frearstone and party hare struck gold in Ross's paddock, in a leader about Sin thick. This rein is underlying toward the Big Beef on the hillside shaft; and it is thought, by…

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Mining News. Ballarat Market

Evening News · Monday 17 August 1885 · page 5

The market was in a very unsettled state all Wednesday, and prices of leading stocks varied half a dozen times throughout the day. Black Horse United opened at about Tuesday night's closing…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 August 1885 · page 8

Lone Hand Company, Kingston, have crushed 93 tons Cement for 96oz. gold. There is no change in the mine. The total yield for the week was 530oz. 11dwt. At the new North Clunes Company, Clunes, there is no material change…

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Gold Mining in New Zealand

Evening News · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 4

WELLINGTON, August 9.—The annual report on the goldfields of the colony has recently been, laid on the table of the House of representatives. The report is a most exhaustive one and at the same time…

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Assays by Mines Department

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday. -- Mr. Sydney Smith, M.P., has received a letter from the Under-Secretary for Mines stating that steps will be taken next year for providing the means…

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Mount Kembla Miners' Grievances. They Go Out on Strike. Wollongong

Evening News · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 5

Having failed to come to a settlement of their grievance, the miners of Mount Kembla brought out their tools on Saturday last. The miners are determined to stand by their proposal, as they…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1885 · page 8

The Morning Star claim, Sebastopol, was sold to-day to Mr. Culhane, for £66. The hailiff read an objection from Dr. Crawford, who claims an interest in the claim. The crushing plant was sold to Mr. H. Woods, J.P., Dr…

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Queensland Gold-mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The gold warden at Charters Towers reports that the field was never in n better state than at present. At Gympie the North Glanmire claim…

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Gold Mining in Young

Evening News · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 5

YOUNG, Wednesday.—The once famous gold-diggings of Lambing Flat have for several years past been in a state of quiescence, which bade fair to become chronic. New life has. however, been instilled into…

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Mining Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 6

The Under-Secretary of Mines has received the following report from Mr. Warden King:-- "I have the honor to inform you that on the 10th instant 19 applications for mineral leases…

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Report From Silver Hill Mine

Evening News · Wednesday 19 August 1885 · page 5

Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have the following advices from the manager of the Silver Hill mine, under date August 17:— "Have driven a farther distance of 19ft. making a total distance driven 453ft…

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