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Mining & the mines, 1885

2,472 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 124

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1885 · page 8

A special miners' delegates' meeting was held yesterday at Tattersall's Hotel, Newcastle, at which all the lodges were represented. The principal reason for calling the meeting was the question of payment for "Jerry." It was resolved…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1885 · page 8

The following are the mining reports from this district: —Lone Hand Company, Kingston: Everything is going on as usual, and the mine is looking well. The yield of gold for the past week has been 488uz. New North Clunes…

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Pinnacle Creek Silver Mine

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 3

A special meeting of the shareholders of the Pinnacle Creek Silver Mining Co. was held on Monday, in the company's office, Bank-chambers, to consider the resolutions passed at the meeting on August 24…

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Bingera Diamond Mining Co

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 6

A Binger correspondent (Mr. A. Grosbrend) wired.—The Bingera Diamond Mining Company have finished washing ten loads, the result being ninety three diamonds, weight 17[?] carats. This is…

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Mining News. Mount Kembla Dispute

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 6

Newcastle, Monday.— Among the business trans-acted at the Miners' Delegates meeting on Saturday, the following reslutions were passed :-(l.)"That in the , opinion of this board the Lambton minere are…

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Mining News. VICTORIA S.M. CO

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 3

Messrs. Clarke and Co. report having floated the Victoria Silver-mining Company, limited. The capi­tal of the company is Alt+016364,000, in 64,000 shares of Alt+0163 each, witha contributing. liability of 5s per share…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 10

The crushings from Jackson's Reef Tribute have yielded 24oz. of smelted gold from 40 tons. A parcel of 50 tons of stone from the Phœnix Prospecting Claim gave 125oz. of smelted gold. The tanks at the battery are now dry…

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Gold Find Near Ipswich

Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 6

Said an Ipswich <Q.) correspondent:—Particulars as to the exact locality in which gold was found in this district recently are being kept very close. It is rumored, however, that the find is worth more than…

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Mining News. Mount Brown News

Evening News · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 6

The warder at Milparinka has reported to the Mimes Department that a gold escort left for Wilca[?] on August 30 with 1008oz of gold collected by the Commercial Bank of Sydney. This…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 11

From Mount M'Donald, Messrs. Belcher and patty have brought to town 60oz. Gdwt. 17gr. of gold, the result of a crushing; of 19 tons of stone from the claim known as Sankey White, situated near Woman's Lease. The party…

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The Albert Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 11

The following letter, with reference to mining matters on the Albert Goldfields, has been received by the Under-Secretary for Mines:— "Milparinka, September 1, 1885…

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The Silver Mines

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 4

The recant appearance of a little unusual excitement—the faintest possible sort of sensation—among the dealers in silver mining shares has been promptly followed up by…

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Gold on Kangaroo Island

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 6

ALDELAIDE, Wednesday.—Two parallel leaders carrying good gold have been discovered in a reef on Kangaroo Island…

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Nevada Silver-mining Co

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 6

The mining manager reported on September 7:—Have sank the shaft 3ft during the week, making a total depth of 49ft; still in hard blasting rock. The flow of water from the lode has greatly increased…

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Diamond Mining at Bingera

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 6

BINGERA, Wednesday.—The Melbourne Diamond Mining Company has completed another prospect washing of ten loads, which yielded eighty-four diamonds weighing 16 carats. This wash was…

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Mining News News From Cascoar

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 6

CARCOAR, Wednesday.—From Mount M'Donald, Meesrs Belcher and party have brought to town 60oz 6dwt 17gr of gold, the result of a crushing of 19 tons of stone from the claim known us Sankey White,…

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Mining Intelligence. Nowra and Milparinka

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 7

The Minister for Mines has been informed by Mr. W. Lovegrave, warden for the district of Nowra, that the last crushing of ore from the Homeward Bound lease was still better than the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 11

The escort left Temora to-day, taking 1057oz. of gold. Our Bingera correspondent telegraphs this morning:— The Melbourne Diamond Mining Company have completed another prospect washing of 10 loads. The yield…

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Mining News. Glen Elgin Goldfield

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1885 · page 6

The Glen Innes EXAMINER of September 8 said: Since our last notice on this subject we hear that people have been induced to visit the spot, and after an inspection of the ground were so satisfied with…

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Mining Mems

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1885 · page 6

Our Newcastle correspondent wired that the Hetton Coal-mining Co. has been floated with a capital of Alt+016390,000. A shaft will be sunk at once. We are informed by the manager of the Mount…

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