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Mining & the mines, 1888

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COUNTRY. Lock-out at a Colliery

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—It is notified that the East Waratah-Dankirk miners are locked out for resisting a reduction in the wages. The colliery is not a large one…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 11
Also in The Australian Star

The following quotations were received in the Mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday;—Burwood Coal, 30s.; Stockton Coal, 50s.; Waratah Coal, 17½.; West Wallsend Coal, 14s.; Broken Hill No. 14 Block Co., 11[?], 11¾, 11½.;…

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Mining in Western Australia. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 7

Perth, Tuesday.--It is reported that the prospects of reefing on the Mollina River, near Roebourne, are good and 100 prospectors are busy there. The warden of the Kimberley…

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A Mining Sensation. a Bad Report From Kimberley. Melbourne, This Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 5

A SENSATION has been caused in mining circles here by the receipt of reports from the mining manager of Jackson's Reef Goldmine, Hale's Creek, Kimberley, to…

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Late Mining. The Gold Hill Mine

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

ORANGE,This Day.--While the gold Hill is generally regarded as a good payable mine, the feeling here is one of disgust that up to the last moment delusory…

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The Gold Hill Mine

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 6

ORANGE. This Day.--The directors keep very dark over the Burnt Yards fizzle, but it would appear that 175 tons were put through, yielding 2oz to the ton.General…

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The Red Rock Gold Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 4

One of the most peculiar auriferous formations in New South Wales is to be found on the Red Rock Company's property. It is, like most of the mines in the Fairfield district,…

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The Gold-hill Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 6

Sir,--I was Much surprised at reading in your to-day's issue the result of the long looked forward to Gold-hill crushing. After all the sensational finds, as reported in your paper…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The past fortnight's operations with respect to the colony's mining business haye been confined almost exclusively to silver. The extraordinary boom to which reference was recently made has continued to have…

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Killed in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A fatal accident occurred to-day at the New Beehive Mine, Maldon, an old resident, a miner, named Symons being killed by a fall of debris…

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QUEENSLAND. The Copperfield Mines

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE,This Day.--An attempt is about to be made to float the once famous Copperfield Copper Mines at Clermont on the English market…

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Queensland Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 6

Our correspondent at Croydon writes under date January 14, stating that "mining matters have become much brisker since the holidays. The grand crushing from the Croydon Queen…

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Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 7

A voluminous and favourable report has been received by the Mining Department from the local warden, in respect of the White Rock Silver- mining Company…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 10

The following quotations were received up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Burwood Coal, 29s. 6d., 29s.; Stockton Coal, 50s.; Waratah Coal, 17½; West Wallsond Coal, 14s.; Great Cobar Copper, 12s. 3d., 12s.; New Mount Hope…

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Gold in South Wales

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 7

Whether Mr. Pritchard Morgan is correct or not in his estimate of the value of his Welsh gold discovery, there can be but one sentiment on the part of the…

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A Certain Coal Contract. Watch Who Gets It

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

MR. JOSEPH MITCHELL, Coal-merchant, is reported to have magnanimously retired in favour of Mr. Abbott, the Foreign trade candidate for Newtown. So far so…

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Sad Mining Accident. a Fearful Death

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 3

FURTHER particulars are to hand to-day of the fearful accident, resulting in the death of an old resident, after a protracted struggle for life, which occurred…

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The Fairfield Silver Mines. a Report on the White Rock

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

The Minister for Mines has handed has the following official report on the Fairdeld Silvermines:-- " Warden's Office, Tenterfield. January 18,…

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