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Mining & the mines, 1887

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The Lambton Colliery Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A satisfactory agreement has been come to between the manager and the miners of Lambton Colliery over the use of blasting powder…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 6

CORANG SLUICING COMPANY, LIMITED.—The Editor EVENING NEWS. Sir,—With reference to your paragraphs in the Evening News of 8th instant, concerning this company, I most request you…

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Gold in New Guinea

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 4

In the narrative of the Victory expedition published on Saturday, it was stated that the party had brought back with them some small prospects showing the color of gold, which had…

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News by Telegraph. Newcastle Miners' Delegates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The miners' delegates have submitted a motion for the consideration of the various lodges to the effect that 1000 copies of the evidence heard at the Bulli…

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Cable News. the North Phoenix Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 5

London, Sunday.--The Number One North Phoenix Mining Company, Queensland, has been floated with a capital of £350,000…

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All For Gold. "Town and Country Journal" Prize Story Competition

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 7

Late in the year '50 I landed iu South Australia. I had come out from London, under engagement to a gentleman whom South Australia might well regard as a benefactor. This…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1887 · page 8

At the miners' delegate meeting last night it was resolved to endeavour to get all the evidence of the Bulli inquiry, and to have 4000 copies distributed amongst the members of the Hunter River Miners' Association; that the…

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Gold-hill Mining Company. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 7

ORANGE, Monday.--Further good news has been received from the manager of the Gold- hill Company, Burnt Yards, near here, who reports having struck heavy gold in the new…

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Mining Leases. Important Minute From the Minister of Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 6

As has already been stated in the EVENING NEWS, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Abigail, has been dealing firmly with the innumerable mining leases held in defiance of the labor conditions…

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Bulli Colliery Inquiry Commission

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 6

The members of the Bulli Inquiry Commission met on Monday at the Mines Office to finish their report, in order that it may be placed before Parliament before the session closes. This…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 6

ORANGE, Monday.—The mining manager of the Gold Hill Gold Mining Company, at Burnt Yards, report having struck heavy gold in the new shaft, at depth of 104 feet. The greater part of the new…

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Bogus Mining Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 4

It is well known that legitimate mining in various parts of this colony has been very much hampered during the last few years is large areas of valuable land being held on [?]…

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The Teetulpa Goldfields. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Monday.--On Tuesday at Teetulpa, 6 and coz. nuggets were found at Brady's Grady, and several smaller pieces, and a [?]. nugget, were found at Goslin's Gully. The…

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The Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 13

Bulli colliery was opened about 25 years age. An ad[?] was put into the coal-seam at the most suitable point of its outcrop, and driven towards the dip of the strata. The bords or stalls were broken off headings branching off the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 7

Messrs. Greeley Lukin and Co. advise that the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company Limited, has declared a dividend of is. per share equal to £50,000…

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Strike in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--About 70 men employed in the Nelson Mine, St. Arnaud, have struck owing to one of their number who took a prominent part in the recent dispute as…

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The Bulli Disaster. the Report of the Commission. Management and Miners Censured. Recklessness and Negligence. the Examiner's Theory Ridiculed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 5

The finding of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the cause of the Bulli Colliery explosion, unlike the verdict of the Coroner's jury, is clearly expressed. The…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 14 July 1887 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—The Koh-i-noor Mine at Captain's Flat has stopped crashing in conseq[?]ence of the bad roads, owing to the recent rains, and consequent difficulty of getting the iron and lime…

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Mining Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1887 · page 4

The Minister for Mines has received some letters from holders of mining leases protesting against the terms of a recent minute with regard to companies who hold on lease ground…

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Meeting of Miners at Wallsend. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1887 · page 5

At the Wallsend miners' meeting on Monday night, the action of the delegates, calling an aggregate meeting on pay Saturday next, was disapproved of. It was considered also that there had been sufficient time given to the various lodges…

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