Southern Collieries. Lock-out at Clifton
THE notice bf reduction in the hewing rate from 2s 7d to 2s 4d per ton, given to the Clifton miners, expired yesterday. The men have offered to accept the scale in vogue at…
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Mining & the mines, 1890
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Australian Mining Notes
THE Golden Gully Gold-mining Co. has cut a 12in reef heavily charged with mineral and showing gold. There last crushing was 140 tons of stone for 149oz retorted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australia. Prospecting for Coal
The Government has been asked to lend a diamond drill to enable prospecting for coal to be carried out at Kuntha Hill. OVER THE BORDER…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mining News. Water at Block 14. Broken Hill
To-day a heavy influx of water occurred at the 400ft level, Block 14. The supply is now sufficient to meet all requirements, including those of the ore-dressing machinery…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Console, £97 3/8; tin is quoted at £90, copper at £47 5s per ton. The market rate of discount is 4½ per cent…
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THE proceeds of copper sold by the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company for the past half year amounted to £11,678 13s, and there was a credit balance to the company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Meetings. Wickham and Bullock Island
THE adjourned monthly meeting of the members of the Wickham and Bullock Island Miners' Lodge was held in the Criterion Hotel last evening. Mr. John Wright…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Mining Discovery
The Inspector of Mines, who has just returned from the north, has examined the Cobatt discovery, near Blinman. He considers it very important, and the prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill Mining News. Broken Hill
A lode was struck this afternoon at the 400ft level in Block 14. The find is ore body composed of sulphide material, and the appearance of galena leads to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clifton Colliery Dispute
THE Illawarra Mercury of the 25th inst has the following:—"To-day the two weeks' notice given by the management to the effect that the hewing price of coal would be 2s 4d…
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IT was rumoured (says the Illawarra Mercury) that owing to financial embarrassments the above mine was about to cease operations. At present it is impossible to ascertain facts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Miners' Association. The Conference at Dunolly
THE fifteenth annual conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association commenced its sittings on Tuesday at Dunolly, the president, Mr. J. Burton, being in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian News. New South Wales. Distress Among Western Miners
THE subscription list which was opened at Katoomba about a fortnight ago in aid of the wives of the miners out of employment having reached the sum of £25, the money…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Mining Notes. the Barrier Field
THE lode has been struck at the 400ft level, Block 14 mine. The western crosscut at that level is in 70ft from shaft, and has entered are body composed of sulphide material. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Risks. a Wheeler Hurt
YESTERDAY morning Andrew Reay, of Adamstown, a wheeler employed at Thompson's tunnel, near the Newcastle old pit, met with an accident. Wheelers at this colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal-cliff Colliery. The Reduction in Wages
As stated in our Tuesday's issue in connection with the difficulty existing between the Coal-Oliff Colliery Company and their employees, says the Illawarra Mercury, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Meetings. Hamilton
THE usual monthly meeting of the Borehole Lodge was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening, Mr. James Duke presided, and the attendance was only moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Meeting. Wallsend
THE usual monthly meeting of the above miners was held in Mr. Thomas' hall, on Friday evening, Mr. R. Punton in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Australian Coal
MR. RICHARD BAXTER, certificated colliery manager, his presented the directors of the Amalgamated West Australian Coal Company with an exhaustive report on the company's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light Gold Coins
LONDON, Friday.—Yielding to the pressure of Sir Saul Samuel and Sir Graham Barry, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has consented that…
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