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Mining & the mines, 1887

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A Mining Dispute at Silverton. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 7

SILVERTON, Thursday.--A warden's summons was issued to-day on the complaint of Mr. Alfred Surplice, of Melbourne, by which he seeks to have it determined that he is entitled…

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Protection or Freetrade: Which Is Beneficial to the Miners. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 5

Sir,--The Daily Telegraph, while holding strong views on some political questions, has at any rate the credit of impartiality in giving publicity through its columns to the views of…

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Queensland Gold Mining London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 13

The Electron Gold-mining Company, Canadian Goldfield, Northern Queensland, have decided to increase their capital to £20,000…

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The Illawarra Collieries' Dispute

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 303

Mr. George Hamilton, secretary of the Southern Coal Proprietors' Defence Association, on the 28th ultimo notified that the time allowed by the association for the resumption of work by he men on strike having expired, and in view of the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 7

The hon. secretary the Stock Exchange reports the crashing of the Band and Albion Gold Company, Ballarat, for the week to be 346 tons stone, for a yield of 439oz. gold…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 302

Our Tingha correspondent writes:—Many surface claims are at work since the last rain. Good tin is still being got at Stoney Creek by Jones and Co. and E. R. Davis and Co. H. Bowers are down 115 feet, and have got on to the…

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MINING The Bermagtui Lakes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 303

An offer has, we understand, been, made to the Minister of Mines to take up the Bermagui Lakes on a mineral lease, the lessees to drain out the water into the ocean, and when operations are completed to hand back the land to…

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Discovery of an Iron Mine in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 303

What may prove to be a valuable iron, mine has been, discovered at Gordon, in the South-east Parker's United lease. About 30 years ago a party of miners, sinking for alluvial, at a depth, of 40 feet discovered an iron lode…

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The Teetulpa Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 303

Intelligence from the Tectulpa goldfields on the 28th ultimo, stated that Jamieson, working at the head of Brady's Gully, unearthed a nugget—3oz. 12dwt. A raid is being made on sly-grog sellers, and over 20 informations have been…

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The Kimberley Goldfield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 7

PERTH, Friday.--The latest news from the Kimberley goldfield is more gratifying. New reefs are being found, as also several rich leaders. One man found a specimen…

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Gold-mining in Victoria. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1887 · page 7

The company is being formed to work the North Cornish Gold Mine, Daylesford, Victoria. The capital is £150,000…

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Victorian Gold Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1887 · page 7

SANDHURST, Saturday.--Messrs. Clarke and Co., Sydney and Melbourne, report the following yields of gold: Victoria, 370oz.; Rose, 272oz.; Mungo, 234oz. ; South Devon, 21oz, ;…

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Mining. Managers' Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1887 · page 7

The Five Golden Hills, Taranganbah, Queensland, February 4.--Messrs. Watt and Dodds report the assays by Mr. Dixon, of the School of Mines, of about 20 parcel of stone…

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The Bulli Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1887 · page 7

The Bulli Company's steamer Merksworth brought seven new pit hands from Sydney this morning. An escort of 17 policemen, in charge of Superintendent Ryeland, marched with them from the jetty to the pit without…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 7

The usual half-yearly meeting of the Wiseman's Creek Silver-mining Company was held yesterday, Mr. C. A. Billyard presiding. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. A…

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The Inverell Diamond Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 10

The Government Geologist has furnished to the Undersecretary for Mines the following report on the diamondbearing formations in the inverell district:—"Inverell, 31st January, 1887. The Under-secretary for Mines. Sir,…

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The Bulli Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 10

Four old hands resumed work in the local p[?]t yesterday, and five more to-day. Others are engaging in the district. At a meeting of the local unionists to-day a ballot was taken, and it was decided, by a large majurity, to resume…

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A New Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 4

The Under-Secretary for Mines has received a telegram from Forest-ranger Robert Stevenson in reference to the gold reef discovered last week near Carcoar. On making inquiries as to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 7

Our Broken-hill correspondent wired on Tuesday:-- "Have seen the Pinnacle's concentrators flatted successfully to-day, in charge of Mr. Temby. The machinery works excellently, and…

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The Illawarra Miners' Strike. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--It was freely circulated to-day that the Bulli and Mount Kembla miners had taken a ballot yesterday and that the majority were in favor of resuming…

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