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Mining & the mines, 1887

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The Eaglehawk Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1887 · page 5

London, Sunday.--The Eaglehawk Mining Company have decided to consolidate, the sum mentioned being£120,000. The prospects for the…

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Mining Conference at Newcastle [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1887 · page 7

An important conference was held on Saturday morning, at the Great Northern Hotel, between the representatives of the H. R. Associated Colliery proprietors and the miners' delegates. It will be remembered that some months since…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 8

A meeting of the executive committee of this fund was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the chair being occupied, in the absence of his Worship the Mayor (who, however, attended at a later stage), by the Hon. G. A…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 7

The secretary of the New Nevada Silver-mining Company, Limited, reports having received information from the mine that on Saturday last a quartz tret was discovered 3ft…

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Two Miners Killed. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Samuel Harry and William Hoxley, miners, were killed instanta-neously to-night while working in Johnson's Reef mine, Sandhurst, through the explosion of…

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The Eaglehawk Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 5

London, Sunday.--The Eaglehawk Mining Company have decided to consolidate, the sum mentioned being £I20,000. The prospects for the…

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The Proposed Mining Agreement. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday,-- Yesterday a conference was held at the Great Northern Hold between the colliery proprietors of the Nerthen District and the miners delegates re the…

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Shocking Mining Accident at Sandhurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 7

A telegram from Sandhurst states that a shocking mining accident occurred to-night in Johnson's goldmine, California Gully. Three men, who were sinking a shaft fired three holes. Some time afterwards they…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 May 1887 · page 7

Yesterday being a holiday, no business was transacted on 'Change. At Messrs. Parke and Lacy's works, Pyrmont some are from the Braidwood district is…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1887 · page 5

No business of any sort was transacted on 'Change yesterday. With respect to the reported discovery of rich silver ore 25 miles from Katoomba, on the Blue Mountains, the…

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The Mount Morgan West Mine. London, May 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1887 · page 7

The hearing of the petitions to wind-up the Mount Morgan West Mining Company, Queensland, has been adjourned until July 2, pending the arrival of Mr. Coombes' report on…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 11
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Encouraging reports have come to hand during the past fortnight from several mining districts. Large gold finds are notified from Temora. At the Fiery Cross reef, Barmedman, between two and three pounds…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 9

The following sales were recorded in the mining market yesterday:—Central Broken Hill Silver (paid up), 10s. 3d.; Eveleen Silver, 5s. 9d.; Stockton Coal, 26s. 9d. In another column will be found the latest current…

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The Eveleen Mine (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Government resident of the Northern Territory has received a telegram from Chief Warden Nash that the Eveleen Mine is now working well, the output…

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The Croydon Goldfields. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- A telegram has been received by the Secretary for Mines from Warden Archibald, of Croydon Goldfields:-- "Green Creek. May 24.--This goldfield is…

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Gold-mining in Queensland. London, May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 7

The shares in the Mount Leyshon Goldmining Company, Northern Queensland, have been subscribed…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 7

One often is puzzled which to wonder at most --the touching generosity of raining speculators or the crass stupidity of the investing public in declining to jump eagerly at the brilliant prizes…

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Mining in Queensland. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.-- Gympie Golden Crown crushed 460 tons, which yielded 700oz. of gold, retorted. North Glanmire Company crushed 190 tons for 112oz. of gold. The Great…

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Gold Prospecting. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 4

Sir,—I observe a proposal before Parliament to vote a sum of money for the purpose of prospecting for gold and other metals. Presuming that the resolution is carried, the question arises—How can the money be best expended so as…

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