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Mining & the mines, 1887

1,915 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 96

Mining at Broken-hill. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1887 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday. -- On Cosgrove's leases, near Round-hill, No. 2 shaft, at a depth of 22ft., a 10ft. lode has been cut, consisting of galena, lead, crystals, carbonate of lead, and…

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Accident to a Coal Train. [By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1887 · page 10

Yesterday, while a coal train, consisting of 10 waggons from Kembla mine, was crossing the main road, it collided with a cow. The concussion caused the leading waggon to jump off the rails, the remaining nine waggons also…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 29 September 1887 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald

PORT DARWIN.—The Minister of Education has received the following telegram, dated Port Darwin, September 22, from the Government. Resident:—I rode with Mr. Chief Warden Nash to the tin country…

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Mining in the Northern Territory. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 September 1887 · page 7

YAM CREEK, Monday.--The Eveleen furnace, which has been re-bricked, is now completed and starts on a fresh ran to-morrow. At the Southport depot a large quantity of bullion is…

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Undermining in the Coal District

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday .--In connection with the conference on the undermining lately held at Wickham, a deputation went to Sydney this evening to present a petition to the Minister…

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The Bulli Colliery Explosion. Opinion of the Attorney-general

Evening News · Friday 30 September 1887 · page 6

The Attorney-General laid upon, the table of the Legislative Assembly last night a copy of his opinion re the Bulli Colliery explosion, and is as follows:—The questions I am asked to decide are…

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Coal Mining Conference. a Break Up

Evening News · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE.—The conference on coal mining came to a sudden break up. The miners delegates met the representatives of the Masters' Association in Newcastle to-day at the men's…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 7

The hon. secretary Stock Exchange reports the crushing of the Band and Albion Gold Company, Ballarat, for the week to have been 330 tons stone for a yield of 203oz. gold…

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Accident to a Coal Train

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 732

On Monday, while a coal train, consisting of 10 waggons from Kembla mine, was crossing the main rood, it collided with a cow. The concussion caused the leading waggon to jump off the rails, the remaining nine waggons also…

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Broken-hill Mining. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The following is the week's run of the Broken-hiil Mine:—1106 tons are for 249 tons of bullion, yielding 45,977oz. of silver. Mr. Patton, the new…

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Late Mining. Telegrams. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 703

A Gympie telegram states that 90 tons from the Phoenix Golden Pile yielded 190oz. of smelted gold. The manager of the North Lady Mary mine reports having banked specimens which are estimated to contain 40 or 50 oz. of…

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MINING. The Alleged Discovery at Mount Darnick. Ivanhoe

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 729

The alleged gold discovery at Mount Darnick on the Manfred run, 56 miles westerly of Ivanhoe, has been inspected by Warden Gower, Wilcannia, on Saturday, 24th. He found seven men there, only two sinking shafts, which…

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The Miner. Mining Townships of Victoria. Rushworth and Heathcote. (See illustrations on page 702)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 24

First called into existence by the rush in 1853, consequent upon the rich discoveries of gold in the vicinity, RUSHWORTH…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal. "Past, present, future." Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 1, 1887. Mining Townships

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 18

A great deal of consternation leading to no small amount of quarrelling, has occurred at Broken Hill, owing to official tardiness and blundering Long ago applications were made that titles to…

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Coal-mining Conference. a Break Up

Evening News · Monday 3 October 1887 · page 6

NEWCASTLE.—The conference on coal mining came to a sudden break up. The miners' delegates met the representatives of the Masters' Association in Newcastle to-day at the men's…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 3 October 1887 · page 8

ORANGE.—The mining manager of the Gold Hill Co. reports, under date September 26:—Since last report have been still driving' for Owen's rein, and have broken a email hols through., just sufficient to…

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The Rockwell Silver mine

Evening News · Monday 3 October 1887 · page 5

LONDON, October 2.—A syndicate ia willing to purchase the Rockwell Silver-mining Co.'s property at Silverton for £100,000…

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Victorian Gold Returns. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 October 1887 · page 7

SANDHURST, Saturday.--Messrs. Clarke and Co. report:-- Gold returns: Lazarus Ones, 698oz.; Extended Hustlers, 480oz.; Johnson's Extended, 37Uoz.; Johnsons, 180oz. : North…

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