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Mining & the mines, 1886

3,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 152

The Lambton Miners' Strike. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 358

The Lambton miners held a meeting this morning, at which Mr. Thos. Caddy and Mr. Thos. Senior, president and secretary respectively of the Sydney Trades ana Labour Council, and Mr. Strong, of the Tailors' Amalgamated…

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Late Mining Carcoar

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 345

At Gaily Swamp Roberts and party finished to-day at their own battery 70 tons for a yield of 65oz. retorted gold, the result of one month's work for three men. The quartz was taken from the 50-feet level, being the deepest part of…

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Mining Accident at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A serious accident took place last evening at the Stockton Company's mine, the victim being a young man, 21 years of age, named Alfred Buckle…

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The Miners' Strike at lambton. NEWCASTLE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 12

A deputation from the Lambton minera has been arranged to moot Mr. Croudace, the company's manager, to-day, with the object of coming to a satisfactory settlement of the long-vexed " Jerry "…

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Dutchman's Tin Lode Mining Co

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 6

The fifth half-yearly meeting of the Dutchman's Tin Lode Mining Co. was held in the company's offices in Spring-street on Friday. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson occupied the chair. The report showed…

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Latest Mining News. Albury Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 18

ALBURY, Thursday.—Rumors are current that a new reef has been discovered in an abandoned claim on the Hawksviow station, about seven miles from Albury, on the New South Wales bank of the river…

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Mining Topics. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 4

The Bremer Basin Coal Company struck at 340ft. a very valuable seam 5ft. 7in. thick, very pure. The company is independent of railway carriage, punting the…

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Great Britain Tin-mining Co

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 6

The twenty-sixth half-yearly meeting of the Great Britain Tin-mining Co., limited, was held in the offices in Spring-street on Friday. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson occupied the chair. The report, which…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Correspondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 15

SPECIAL.—Correspondents are requested to write on one side of paper only, and to use iuk. It is a cruel infliction on editorial eyes and time, and still more cruel to compositors, to place " copy " before them in the form…

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News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commorcial Reports.) New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 24

TEMORA..—Rich specimens with Coarse and fine gold permeating the stone have been found in the Hidden Star reef in the 200ft level. A fair quantity of nuggets continue to be found in Buckley's claim, Lower…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 14

The manager of the New Burrangong Gold-mining Company, under date February 12, writes:—"I beg to report that the works are going on as usual. The amount of water increased on'Tuesday, compelling me to put on the…

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The Gympie Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 5

GYMPIE, Friday.--Crushing, of 1490 tons from Nos. 3 and 4 Glanmire, yielded 3688oz. of amalgam. No. 5 North Phoenix crushed 360 tons for 634oz. amalgam, and the Ellen…

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Terrible Explosion in a Coal Mine— Thirteen Men Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 5

Salt Lake, Utah, January 15.—News of the Almy disaster is exceedingly slow coming in. The best account received is a letter written the day after the explosion by a son to his father in this city: "An explosion occurred here…

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Mining Intelligence. Victorian Gold Returns. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday--Messrs. Clarke and Co., of Sydney and Melbourne, report as follows :--Gold returns: No. 20, 178oz.; Frederick, 176oz.; Barkly, 175oz.; Shcnaudoah, 156oz.;…

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Mount Kembla Coal Mine. the Manager Fined for Bad Ventilation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 3

A case of unusual interest to miners and others was heard before A. A. Turner, P.M., and D. Williams, J.P., at Wollongong, on Thursday last. J. Rowan, inspector of mines for the…

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Stealing Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A man named James William Pitches was caught in the act yesterday of stealing gold from quartz specimens at the Technological Museum…

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The North Illawarra Coal-mining Company. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 3

Sir,--There is evidently yet more light to come forth from tin archives of the Government bureaus re the North Illawarra resumptions, to which end will the Crown Solicitor…

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Stealing Gold. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 5

On Saturday a man named James William Pitches was caught in the act of stealing gold from quartz specimens at the Technological Museum. Some specimens had been missed, and recently a watch was…

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Mining Topics. Tamworth, This Day

Globe · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 5

A party of five Chinamen, at Bowlingalley Point last week, got a nugget weighing 30oz., and also some small gold of the value of £200. Lacblan and party, at the…

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The Silver Mines of New South Wales. Vi.—the Barrier Ranges Silver Mines. Second Notice. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 5

By far the most valuable mine discovered up to the present on this field is the Broken Hill, lying 16 miles E.S.E. of Silverton. Probably no mine ever found, not excepting the famous Mount Morgan Golden Hill, had…

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