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Mining & the mines, 1880

1,516 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 76

The Coal Crisis at Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The returns from Minmi collieries only reached town yesterday. It appears that more than 200 of the men did not vote at all. The majority was 58 against the…

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Mining Items. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 23

The directors of the Great Cobar Copper Company have declared a dividend of 2s 6d per share, payable on May 1. Twenty-two tons of stone from the Golden Age…

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The Crisis in the Coal Trade. Iii. Newcastle, April 13

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 809

If the end of the present disturbed condition of the coal industry should be the break-up of the Northern Coal Sales Association and general competition, it can hardly fail to be of advantage to the port and to the…

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Mining Telegrams. (Continued from page 797.) Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 797

The report of the South Australian Mining Association, the owners of the Burra mine, shows that no work is being done, but that sales of freehold land are proceeding. The balance to the credit of profit and…

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"I Ile's Mine." (Scene : Cobb's Coach, early in the morning).--A FACT

Sydney Punch · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 7

(Swell inside coach, stamping his feet on account of the cold, interrupted by a somewhat irrepressible passenger.) I. P.: "FEET COLD, SIR?" Swell: "YAAS" (contemptuously), "DEUCED COLD." I. P.: "'SPECTS YOU WASHES YOURN FEET?" Swell: "WALL, YAAS; I'M WATHER PARTICULAR ABOUT MY AW! BAWTH ! AW." I. P.; "WELL, THAT'S THE MISTAKE YOU MAKE, DY'E SEE?" (confidentially, and in a whisper); "I ILE'S MINE."…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. April 17

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 38

At the police court, before Mr. F. W. Vyner, P.M., W. Menlove, J.P., and David Wilson, J.P., the case, of the trustees of the Adelong temporary common against S. Crampton, who had taken possession of a large area of…

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The Richest Silver Mine in the World. £30,000 Production in Seventeen Hours. Ore Worth Twelve Thousand Dollars Per Ton

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 22

THE Robert E. Lee mine, in Leadville, Colorado, America, has already become famous not only in the camp of Leadville, but throughout the country. Its produotion has been the largest in proportion to the…

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Copeland Goldfield

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 4

COPELAND NORTH, Friday.—The owners of the prospecting claim, Mechanic Reef, struck a rich reel on Wednesday, while making a connecting shaft between the tunnel and a partially…

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Gold Mining at Copeland

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1880 · page 2

COPELAND, Monday.—No. I E[?] M[?] Maid, Messrs, Bayley and party, after a lot of prospecting, have again found the feet, looking exceedingly well, and showing gold all through it…

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The Mining Situation. Another Aggregate Meeting to Take Place. Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1880 · page 2

THE question of an early and satisfactory settlement of the present crisis still absorbs the whole of public attention. Since the r[?]nt deci[?] r[?] of the various colliery ballots an to [?]epting the proposed…

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Copeland Gold-mining

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 2

COPELAND NORTH, Monday.—The owners of the Bank reef prospecting claim (Johnson and party) call for tenders for carting 150 ions of tons to the Bowman machine. The patent…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 2

ONE MILE, GYMPIE.—43 tons of stone from No. 2, North California feet, have given the extraordinary return of 367oz of retorted cold…

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The Coal Crisis at Newcastle. Miners' Aggregati[?]ng. New[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 3

This morning, in pur[?]ance of [?]ion passed at a dellegate meeting held on [?] last, an aggregate meeting of the associated miners was held at the Cemetery Hill, Wallsand. The proceedings…

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Strike of Associated Colliery Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 5

The miners of the Associated Collieries held an important meeting at Wallsend, to-day, for the purpose of finally considering whether the terms offered by the masters should be accepted. After a long discussion,…

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Strike of the Coal Miners at Newcastle. [By Electric Telegraph.] Newcastle

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 3

An important aggregate meeting of the miners of the whole district was held at Wallsend to-day. A great number of speakers addressed the meeting, which was most enthusiastic, and great excitement…

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Meeting of Miners

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A meeting of the miners of the Newcastle Coal Co. was held yesterday afternoon opposite the Protestant Hall, Burwood, Mr. W. Davics, miner, general chariman…

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The Price of Coal

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The non-associated collieries are charging 14s for coal, end 7s for small coal. This is the first fruit of the present strike…

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The Coal Crisis at New Castle

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 3

A SLIDING seale appears to be [?] at the collieries and iron mines in [?] Britain, and there appears to be no good [?] why the [?] in should not be adopted at the [?] New South Wales…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. [From Our Correspondent.] Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 5

A large meeting of miners was held to-day at Wallsend. The men belonged to the Associated Collieries, and assembled to the number of 1000 at least on the hill near the cemetery, some of the lodges marching to…

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Gympie Gold Mining

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

ONE-MILE (GYMPIE), Thursday.—A first trial crushing of 116 1/2 tons of stone from the North Ph[?]nix Company's claim has yielded 118oz of retorted gold…

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