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Mining & the mines, 1886

3,031 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 152

Mining Matters at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 875

A very important meeting of the A. A. Company's miners was held on Saturday night, when several serious matters were discussed. The result of the ballot for amalgamation with the Victorian Miners' Amalgamated…

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A Miner's Opinion of Mining Boards

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 24

Mr. Spence, the secretary to the Amalgamated Miners' Assoiation in Viotoria, does not,with many others, believe in mining boards. Daring a discussion at a meeting held in Ballarat regarding the…

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Country and Mining News. (From Our Crrespondents.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 15

SPECIAL.—Correspondents are requested to write on one side of paper only, and to use ink.: It ls a cruel infliction on editorial eyes and time, und still more cruel to compositorn, to place "copy" before thom 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 Commercial Reports.) New South Wale

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 24

KIANDRA.—We have reports of heavy work being in contemplation near Township Hill,were Messrs. Heinze and Co. have commenced to tunnel, in order to reach rich ground, which can be treated only by…

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Prospecting for Gold in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 10

When the Government Geologist returned from Echunga a depth of 82 feet had been reached as the upper site of the trial shafts, and Mr. Brown then expected that the trunks of trees, such as overli[?] the deep…

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Not Mine, and Mine

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 7

It is not mine to strke the lyre With bardic raptures all divine, To tell the deeds of mighty kings In accents strong and. masculine…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 6
Also in Evening News

The Menmuir sailed on Saturday with 47 passengers, a large number of whom were booked for Derby, en route for the Kimberley diggings. Among them were some tropical…

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Mining Topics

Globe · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 5

The Sunny Corner Silver-mining Company, Limited.—The secretary reports that for the week ending 17th inst. no furnaces were in blast until the 15th inst.,…

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A Gold Yield. Hobart, This Day

Globe · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 5

The Tasmanian Gold Company has crushed 1680 tons for 1757oz., and a dividend of 2s, per share, of thirty thousand shares, has been declared…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 7

Lone Hand Company, Kingston.—Blocking in ditferent parts of the mine, as usual. Have crushed. 62 tons of cement for 63oz. of gold. The total yield for the week was 501az. Lord Harry Company.—The pumps during the…

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The Croydon Goldfield. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 3

The Croydon goldfield miners greatly disapprove of Warden Samwell's report deprccating the field. A crushing battery is now on its way from Brisbane,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 6
Also in Evening News

THE Mount Morgan cases in Queensland promise to become a cause celebre. As the matter stands, a small company employing about two hundred men have a monopoly of some…

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The Lithgow Valley Colliery. (By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 5

LLTHGOW, Monday.--the operations at the Lith grow mine are very rapidly progressing. All the stoppings in the main heading were bricked off yesterday at 9 p.m…

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The Lithgow Valley Mine. [By Telegraph.] (From a Correspondent.) Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 7

Operations in the Lithgow mine are very rapidly progressing. All the stoppings in the main heading were bricked off last night at 9 p.m., and every other avenue in the direction of the fire was closed. The Examiner of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 8

Butcher and party brought to town from Mount M'Donald a cake of gold weighing 237oz. 9dwt. 12gr., the result of a crushing of 50 tons of quartz af Gully Swantp. N. Woodward and party, after several months' prospecting,…

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A New Mining Centre. Ten Tons of Silver in Sixteen Days

Globe · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 8

Captain's Flat, which lies between Braidwood and Queanbeyan, about 27 miles from the letter, promises to become a rich mining centre. At present there are about…

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The Croydon Goldfield. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 3

The Croydon goldfield miners greatly disapprove of Warden Samwell's report deprecating the field. A crushing battery is now on its way from Brisbane,…

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The Collieries Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1886 · page 5

The operations of the Collieries Commission having been extended for the purpose of thoroughly investigating the cause of the recent disaster at the Lithgow Valley Colliery,…

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