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Mining & the mines, 1887

1,915 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 96

Mining

Evening News · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 8

NUNDLE.—Mr. H. M. Deakin, legal manager, advises having received the following report from the mine manager, under date 14th. inst:—Everything going on well, bed logs for machinery all ready…

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The Monkwearmouth Colliery. London, Sept. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 7

A company has been registered, with a capital of £200,000, to work the Monkwearmouth colliery, at Lake Macquarie, New South Wales…

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Strike at the Vale of Olwydd Colliery. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 4

MOUNT VICTORIA, Saturday.--This morning a strike occurred at the Vale of Glwydd Colliery, Lithgow. Recently, the manager (Mr. J. B. Turnbull), wanted the men to work till…

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Mining Plant Destroyed by Fire. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The engine-house and plant of the New Argus Gold-finding Company, Eaglehawk, were destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The property is insured,…

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Mining Prospects in South Australia. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1887 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Much attention is again being directed to mining in the colony. In the Blinman district two or three silvermines are being floated and the ground taken up in every…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

THE IVANHOE GOLDFIELD.—The Minister for Mines informs us that reports from the goldfield at Ivanhoe are encouraging and satisfactory. The township of Ivanho[?] is situated on Kilfera Station…

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Victorian Coal. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--After two months' trial of coal from the Moe mine on the engines running on the Gippsland line it has been proved that the consumption of Moe coal per…

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The Vale of Clwydd Colliery Strike. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 5

LITRGOW, Monday.--The strike which took place at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery on Saturday has been settled, and the 80 men who went out resumed work this morning. The manager…

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The Strike at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 7

The strike that took place at the Vale of Clwydd Colliery on Saturday has been settled, and the 80 men who went out resumed work this morning. The manager, Mr. J. B. Turnbull, has given 17 of the men 14 days' notice to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 7

At a special general meeting of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company held yesterday. Mr. Rasseli Barton chairman of the company, pres[?]ing, resolutions providing for the…

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Miners' Representatives in the House of Commons. London, Sept. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 9

The Northumberland Miners' Union has refused to continue to grant allowances to Messrs. T. Burt and C. Fenwick, the miners' representatives in the House of Commons…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 22 September 1887 · page 8

BROKEN HILLS TOWNSHIP.—The Minister of Mines has arranged the difficulty under which occupants on the Broken Hills township reservation labored. Since the discovery of the field many…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 7

Messrs. Watt and Dodds report having formed the Silver Prince Silver-mining Company, Limited, with a capital of £50,000, in £[?] shares, to develop the well-known silver lease…

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The Minister and the Miners

Evening News · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 6

The work accomplished by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Abigail, in regard to the difficulties of the reserve at Broken Hill, is regarded by Rome of his admirers as the best and…

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Gold Find at Manfred

Evening News · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 6

A telegram was received at Broken Hili on Monday evening announcing the discovery of gold at Manfred station, but ithout any particulars regarding the find. The station is situated 120…

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Meeting Op Miners' Delegates. (By Telegraph)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The minors' delegates held a special meeting yesterday, 16 lodges being represented. The meeting was called in accordance with a request from the…

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Railway Coal Traffic in New South Wales

Evening News · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 8

The coal traffic on all the lines in New South Wales during 1886, was almost uniform with, that for 1885, the returns showing a decrease of 6726 tons on the Northern line (ona total traffic of over…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 September 1887 · page 8

A special miners' delegate meeting was held yesterday to consider grievances of the Maryville Colliery. All the lodges were represented, and the district officers were also present. It was resolved that the deputation wait upon the…

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Chiltern Valley Gold Mines. (From Our Reporter.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1887 · page 24

Like so many of the once famous gold-producing centres of New South Wales and Victoria, this once famous old field has been little heard of for years. But, unlike many of the other fields, it has never been…

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