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Mining & the mines, 1887

1,915 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 96

Coal and Property Holders. (By TELEGRAPH.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A meeting of the property-holders of Wickham was held in the School of Arts on Friday night, when the proposal made by the Ferndale Coal Company,…

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Termination of the Bulli Colliery Strike. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 8

At the Union meeting to-day it was agreed to withdraw all obstacles to tho men resuming work on the employers' terms; and as the coming week offers the last possible opportunity for those alone eligible—viz., married men with…

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Undermining for Coal at Wickham. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1887 · page 8

A meeting of Wickham property-holders was held last night in the School of Arts, to get the chairman, Mr. Chas. Sweetland, J.P., the solicitor, Mr. H. J. Brown, and the secretary, Mr. G. Hewison, J.P., of the Ferndale Coal…

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Mining at Keiberley

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1887 · page 7

Respecting mining matters at Kimberley, a correspondent of the Bribur Concer writing on December 20, reports:-- "Dall and miserable times are unfortunately prevailing here now…

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The Samford Goldfield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1887 · page 5

BRISRANE, Monday. -- Mr. Warden Uhr has forwarded a report to the Minister of Mines upon the alleged goldfield just discovered at Samford near Brisbane, to the effect that no…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1887 · page 7

By the courtesy of a shareholder we have been favored with a copy of the report to be presented at the first annual meeting of the New Nevada Silver-mining Company. The…

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Breach of the Mining Act

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Joseph Croft, the manager or Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Ducken-field Colliery, Minmi, was summoned by Mr. J. M'Kenzie, examiner of coalfields, for causing…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1887 · page 7

The 14th half-yearly general meeting of the Nymagee Copper-mining Company was held yesterday at the company's office, 131 Pitt street ; Mr. R Barton, chairman of the board,…

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Diamond Drill Boring for Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1887 · page 4

Mr. John Coghlan writes :--"I have just received a letter from my engineer in charge of my diamond drill at Hargraves, who informs me that at a depth of 120ft. payable prospects of…

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Lecture on Gold-mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 5

GOULBURN,Wednesday,--The first of two lectures on "Gold-mining and the Fallacies of Mining" was delivered to-night in the Mechanics' Institute, by Mr. G. Herbert Cox,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 7

One of the standard complaints against mining administration in its present form is that it affords to speculators, on tho payment of a merely nominal sum of money, facilities to…

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News by Telegraph. the Helton Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Helton Colliery, at Carrington, will open out in three months, the necessary plant having arrived [?] Bombay from Loudon. At 179ft. a seam of…

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Miners' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A conterence between the representatives of the Miners' Association and the Associated Masters is to bo held at the Great Northern Hotel to-morrow, for the…

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Coal Prospecting

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 12

Thus J. W. (Bowral): I have been over most of our coalfields, and find that wherever there is good burning coal, there also, in the vicinity, the timber, if any, will be good burning wood; or if…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 7

The third half-yearly meeting of the Broken hill South Silver-minig Company was held yesterday Mr. j. W. Johnson Chairman of the board pressing. The report states:--"During…

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Termination of the Bulli Colliery Strike

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 459

At the Union meeting on Saturday it was agreed to withdraw all obstacles to the men resuming work on the employers' terms; and as the coming week offers the last possible opportunity for those alone eligible—viz., married men with…

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The Miner. Representation of Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 24

It is very unfortunate for the mining interest that it is virtually unrepresented in the new Legislative Assembly. The great issue of freetrade and protection has been put so prominently before the country…

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The Holt-sutherland Coal-bore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 9

It will be recollected that the Government diamond drill recently struck coal on the Sydney Coal Company's land, Holt-Sutherland Estate, at a depth of 2307 feet from the surface. Mr. T. W. E. David, B.A., F.G.S.,…

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Late Mining. Temora

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 458

Conway and party. No. 2, South Fiery-Cross, Barmedman, have cut a reef 18 inches wide, and showing splendid gold. BRISBANE, WEDNESDAY…

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MINING Parkes. FEBRUARY 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 459

Since my last nothing out of the ordinary run has taken place; on the Buchanan, as usual, most work is being done, and several paddocks of stone are on the surface. On the Bushman's, Goodwin and party are knocking out stone. Lee…

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