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Mining & the mines, 1887

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Chapter Xxxvii. a Store-house of Gold

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 8

On his return to Silver Creek, Bertie set to work in earnest. He was determined to make as much money, is as short a time as possible, so be drove in his pick with feverish…

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Queensland Gold Mining. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 7

The North Cornish Gold-mining Gompany, Queensland, is announced…

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The Ravenswood Gold-mining Company. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 7

The Ravenswood Gold-mining Company, Queensland, has been registered, with a capital of £125,000…

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Conference of Colliery Proprietors and Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 8

A very important conference of representatives of the Associated Colliery Proprietors and the Hunter River Minors' Association was held at the Great Northern Hotel yesterday. Mr. Jesse Gregson, J. P., was in the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 7

The annual general meeting of shareholders of the New Nevada Silver-mining Company will be held this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce…

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Helton Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--On Friday afternoon a number of the directorate of the Helton Coal Company, several of the shareholders and others met at the company's works. Bullock…

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Miners' Conference at Newcastle. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 5

Newcastle, Sunday.--Yesterday an important conference of the representatives of the Associated Masters and the Hunter River Miners' Protective Association took place at the…

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The Coal Merchants and Sydney Coal Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 5

Sir,—In your paper of the 10th instant there is a letter by J. C. Stanger on the above subject. The writer says it was in the early part of the reign of Queen Victoria that the Act was passed, not in William III. and IV…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 7

The half-yearly general meeting of the Katoomba Coal and Shale Company was held yesterday, Mr. J. B. Elphinstone, chairman of the board, presiding. The report states :--…

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Meeting of Miners' Delegates. (By TELEGRAPH.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A special meeting of the miners' delegates was held on Saturday, the lodges represented being the Bore Hole, Wallsend, Lambton Co-operative, B.C. and…

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Mining at Forbes. an English Christened

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 7

FORBES, Monday.--The Crinoline Gold- mining Company who are at work on the south lead, have all their machinery in working order and intend to commence operations…

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The Illawarra Miners' Strike. Work Resumed on the Masters' Terms. (By TELEGRAPH.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--The Mount Kembla miners resumed work to-day upon the terms of the associated masters. Places were found for all the married men excepting rune, and these…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1887 · page 7

The number of Truth to hand by last mail contains some caustic remarks about the Mount Britten Gold-mine, one of the Queensland ventures, which has recently been floated on the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The hon. secretary Stock Exchange is in receipt of the following telegram iron the secretary, Golden Crown Gold Company, Gympie:--"Washed up 460 tons stone for a yield of…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 8

The following quotations were received in the mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Vale of Clwydd coal, 15s.; Nevada silver, 2s.; Band and Albion gold, 66s., 65s., 64s. The afternoon sides were:—Band and Albion gold,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 7

Last week's run at the Broken-hill Proprietary Company's works is reported by the Silver Aye of January 26 as follows :--"The week's run is reported to have been equal to four days…

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Amendments in Mining Laws

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 4

During the past few days Mr. Abigail, the Minister for Mines, has been engaged with the inspector of coalfields and other officials of the Mines Department in considering and framing…

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The Gold Supply of the World. Falling Off in the Supply. a Remedy Suggested

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 5

London, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Bullion Society Mr. Cornish read a paper on the gold supply of the world. He argued that the present depression…

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The Mount Britten Gold-mine Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 492

Truth contains a very severe notice of the Mount Britten (Queensland) Gold-mine Company. Mr. Labouchere, it appears, has paid the Hon. Harold Finch Hatton the compliment of reading what…

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