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Mining & the mines, 1886

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 5

A fair amount of sales were effected in the mining market yesterday. Up to one o'clock the following quotations were received:—Wallsend Coal, 39½; Broken Hill Silver, 33; Sunny Corner Silver, 23s. 3d.; Victory Gold, 21s. 6d…

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Lockout of Miners at the Greta Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1190

A special miners' delegate meeting was held yesterday afternoon. The principal business was the consideration of the Greta Colliery difficulty, a communication having been received from the men saying they were locked out…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 10

A NEW GOLDFIELD.—The operations of the prospecting parties appointed by the Government to prospect the reserves set apart for the purpose in the Parkes and Forbes districts have been reported in…

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The Ferndale Colliery Commission. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1190

The Ferndale Commission continued its sittings yesterday, Dr. Robertson presiding. There were also present: Messrs. J. Usher, J. Curley, J. Y. Neilson, J. Jones, Jas. Swinburn, Archibald Durie, Win. Turnbull, and J…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 16

In the mining market yesterday transactions were not very extensive. The following quotations were received up to 1 o'clock:—Wickham and Bullock Island Coal, 18s. 9d., 19s.; Broken Hill Silver, 33½, 35; Broken Hill South…

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Latest Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 41

BRAIDWOOD.—Rich specimens of quartz have been obtained at Major's Creek by Messrs; Keyte and Ellis. The roof at present is only 2ft wide, but it gives promise of being considerably wider…

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Late Mining. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1183

The following are the latest Charters Towers crushing: —Mexican G. M. Company, 103 tons, Yielding 29G6z. gold; North Queen, 426oz.; Papuan Block, 93 tons, 278oz.; Grindings, to come. The local banks purchased during the…

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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 Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 24

SYDNEY, Tuesday evening.—[?] stocks are receiving very fair attention; coal, gold, and silver co.'s all being inquired for, and transfers taking place. One of the latest ventures mentioned is an…

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MINING Geology of New South Wales. Vi. Mesozoic—triassic.(?) Cainozoic

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1187

The evidence afforded by the Great Barrier Coral Reef of recent submergence shows that the Cordillera in Queensland must have stood several thousand feet higher than it does at present, whilst its southern extension in Victoria…

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The Parkes' Goldfield. Mr. Slee's Report

Globe · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

The Under Secretary for Mines, Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that in accordance with the instructions of the Hon. the Minister for Mines, I…

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The Kimberley Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1187

The exodus of diggers to the Kimberley gold rash does not yet evince many signs of abatement. Several additional vessels have been advertised for the berth, and a goodly number of passengers and horses have already been…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 7
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The hon. secretary Stock Exchange reports the receipt of the following telegram from the secretary Broken-hill Proprietary Company:-- " Only six days and a half work with furnace,…

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Mining Topics

Globe · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 2

Mr William Little, agent for the Westport port Coal Company, N.Z., reports that the shaft of the Wallsend mine (Greymouth), belonging to this company. has been…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 9

The transactions in the mining market on Saturday:- Stockton coal 30s.; Broken Hill South silver, 20s. paid, 15s. 6d.; Nevada silver, 2s. lOd.; Tonkin silver, 1s. The following are the latest quotations:…

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Arbitration in Coal Disputes

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Remarkable unaminity prevailed at the conference between representatives of coalowners and miners is Newcastle on Saturday, It is now apparest that no real difference, hardly the…

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Newcastle Miners' Conference. the Lambton Strike

Evening News · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 6

A conference was held on Saturday in Newcastle between the associated masters and associated miners to consider the proposed agreement for regulating the price of hewing coal; the…

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The Kimberley Goldfields. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 June 1886 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.--J. M. Cagne has arrived at Derby with gold. The following has been wired to tho Townville Bulletin from their Herberton correspondent…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 8 June 1886 · page 6

SILVERTON.—According to the SILVER AGE ten bars of silver (10,895 1/4oz) were dispatched in the last week of May by the B.B.S.M. Association to Adelaide. The B.R.S.M, smelter shut down from want…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 8 June 1886 · page 4

OFF TO KIMBERLEY.—The well-known steamer Hauroto left Wellington (Sew Zealand) on Monday last for Sydney crowded with diggers for Kimborley. A number of passengers had to be refused…

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