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Mining & the mines, 1887

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 7

GOVERNMENT LEASES.—Application for a gold mining lease of Crown lands, approved by the Governor and the Executive Council: Farifield T. W. Horton and others, county Drake, parish West…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 4

GOLD-MINING AT MOUNT MACDONALD.—The Under-Secretary for Mines has received a report from Mr. W. H J. Siee, inspector, giving the results of his inspection of the Mount Macdonald mines…

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Mining Reserves

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 5

Representations having been made to the Minister for Mines yesterday to the effect that mining reserves were being fenced off by two or three squatters in the Gulgong and…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 7

The following quotations were received in the Mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Great Cobar Copper, 4s. 3d., 4s.; Broken Hill Silver, 119; Broken Hill South Silver (paid up), 9s.; Central Broken Hill Silver (paid up),…

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News by Telegraph. Lithgow Miners' Banquet

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 5

LITHGOW, Monday,--On Saturday night the Lithgow minora celebrated the anniversary of their association by a banquet, at which 60 people were present. Mr. J. Penno, president…

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Lithgow Miners' Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 10

On Saturday night the Lithgow miners celebrated the anniversary of their association by a banquet. Sixty people were present, and Mr. S. Penno, president of the Western District Miners' Association, presided. The propositions…

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Queensland Gold Mining. London. July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 9

The Reid's Creek and Mount Perry Gold. Mine, Queensland, has been placed on the market. The cupital is fixed at £160,000…

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Fatal Colliery Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- A fatal accident accident occurred at the Stockton Pit to-day, where a minner named George Carter was working. The prop gave way and the coal feel upon him…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 7

Our Brisbane correspondent wires: -- "A private telegram for the manager of the Black Jack Secundus Mine, Charters Towers, states -- Have got a grand reef. Gold can be seen [?]…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 11

The following quotations were received in the mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Broken Hill South Silver (paid up), 9s. 3d.; Central Broken Hill Silver (paid up), 12s. 9d.; 12s. 6d.; Sunny Corner Silver, 8s., 8s. 9d.;…

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Mining Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Abigail) continues to assume a firm attitude in the repression of the increasingly frequent trepasses on mining areas, and the whole of the officers of…

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Our New Guinea Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 6

Although Sir Henry Parkes had an interview with the Queensland Premier (Sir Samuel Griffith) as he was passing through this city, nothing definite was arrived at with respect to the effect of…

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Tin-mining in the Bareier Ranges. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reported.) Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 11

Tin-mining is making fair progress at Poolumucca about 50 mites from here, are settlement is also going abend. A township has been surveyed. One hotel has been built, and three others are in course of erection,…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 4
Also in Evening News

In several quarters, since the date of our last summary, encouraging reports have been received from our mining centres, gold and silver discoveries having been the more noticeable. The New English district,…

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Gold Companies in London

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 5

LONDON, July 6.—The shares in the Golden Crown Mine, Gympie, with a capital of £110,000 have all been subscribed. A company to work the Junction Reefs at Bathurst, with a capital of…

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Fatal Accident at the Stockton Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 10

Yesterday morning while a miner named George Carter, 30 years of age, was working in the Stockton colliery, the props supporting the roof gave way, and a mass of coal fell on him, inflicting injuries from the effects of which he…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Barrier Ranges Silver and Tin Mines. Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1887 · page 10

At the Umberumberka Silver-mine a lode of ore 18 iuches thick has been cut in No. 5 level. The lode is expected to give excellent results. On account of the recent wet weather, no ore has been sent away, and there is now…

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Colonial Gold Mines. (From Our Correspondent.)

Evening News · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 5

LONDON, July 6.—The No. 1 North Phoenix Mine, at Gympie, has been placed on the London market with a capital of £340,000. The Fiery Cross Mine, at Barmeaman. New South Wales, is…

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Colonial Gold-mining Companies. London, July 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 7

The shares in the Golden Crown Goldmining Company, Gympie, Queensland, which was recently floated with a capital of £110,000, have been fully subscribed…

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