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Mining & the mines, 1888

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 194

Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 7

The first half-yearly meeting of the Central Blocks Silver-mining Company was held yesterday, Mr. G. C. Loughman, chairman of the board, presiding. The report and…

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Gold Discoveries

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 5

PERTH, This Day.--What is believed to be a payable reef has been discovered about 20 miles north-east of How Norcia. Melbourne assays of stone taken from…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 5

THE third half-yearly meeting of the Central Broken Hill Silver mining Company was held yesterday. It has seldom been our lot in a very long experience to read…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 10

The following quotations were freceived in the mining market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—Broken Hill Pioprietary, £403; New North, 66s., 68s.; South, paid up, £12, £11 15s., £11 17s. 6d., £12 10s., £13, £13 10s., £13…

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Tuesday's Mining

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 8

Another very unsatisfactory episode occurred the Australasian Exchange this morning. A buyer demanding scrip from the relier, due on a transaction made…

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The Fatality in a Colliery. Curious Realisation of a Dream

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Day.--In the pockets of the miner Westerland, killed at Fassifern, was a letter from a Sydney lady, saying she dreamt he had been killed…

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The Recent Discoveries of Gold in Western Australia. Effects of the Late Floods. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 9

Payne, who was a member of Anstey's party at Yilgarn, and discovered a reef there has found gold 20 miles north-east of New Norcia. He is now prospecting about the head of the Moore River, where…

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COUNTRY. The Newcastle Collieries

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The coal trade at Wallsend colliery has not been so slack as at present for five years. It has only been at work three and a half days this…

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Mining Intelligence. King-street on Gold Hill

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

Our morning contemporary over the way list lately sent one of his staff to the Gold Hill to inquire into the various complaints of which that property has been the cause…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 7

A meeting of the Sydney shareholder of the Gold Hill Gold-mining Company was held yesterday at the Australasian Mining. Exchange, Mr. M' Lacblan, solicitor, presiding…

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Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

Webb's Silver-mining Company, Limited.--Messrs. Watt and Dodds have received the following report from the mining manager, under date February…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 11

The following quotations were received in the mining Market up to 1 o'clock yesterday:—British Broken Hill, paid up, £7 7s. 6d.; Broken Hill Block Company, paid up, 62s.; contributing, 50s.; Junction, £6 7s. 6d., £6 10s.,…

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The Broken-hill Consols Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Broken-hill Con's Silver-mining Company has been [?] with a capital of £500,000…

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The White Rock Silver Mine. a Burst-up Boom

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 4

IN the Assembly last night Sir. De Courcy Brown stated that he at one time held country which he was under the impression was identical with the White Rock…

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England and Venezuela. the Zuenara Goldfield Dispute. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 9

In the House of Commons to-night, Sir James Fergusson, Political Secretary to the Foreign Office, stated that the Government of Venezuela had proposed that the dispute…

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The Associated Miners and Small Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At a meeting of New Lambton coalpit miners last night, the following notice from the Glebe Lodge was adopted:--"That taking into consideration the increased…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 3

Sir,--What is now pretty well public opinion has become mine also, in that your special correspondent has so well advertised the Gold-hill mine and all those in any way interested or…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 7

Our Grafton correspondent wires:--"The latest news from the newly discovered quartz reels at Sandy Creek, 25 miles from here, states that eight claims are on gold. Parties are now…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 5

Still another company Hanted on the Costigan Cordillera one yesterday. Its name, the Costigan Consols Silver Mining Company its capital, £100,000 in £1…

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The S. Waratah Miners

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A deputation of South Waratah miners will proceed to Sydney to-night, and will interview the directors to-morrow in reference to their…

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