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Mining & the mines, 1888

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 2

BY an advertisement in another column. It will be seen that a list of the members of the committee of the Australian an Exchange is published for the information of the…

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Subsidence at the Zig-zag Colliery. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 5

LITHGOW, Tuesday. -- A "creep" has occurred in a portion of the Zig-zag Colliery, and it was it first feared that the mine would fall lm The "creep " has, however, so far settled as to allow…

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Mining. Brisbane, This Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 5

Stone containing silver and other metals is reported to have been discovered on the Eskdale Run in the Deongwar district. A syndicate has been formed to develop…

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The Zigzag Colliery. to the Editor of "The Australian Star."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 8

Sir,--Allow roe to contradict the report which appeared in your third edition yesterday, that the Zigzag Mine was completely wrecked, as only a slight accident…

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Accuracy in Mining Plans. to the Editor of "The Australian Star."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 2

Sir,--Having on a former occasion attempted to correct the DAILY TELEGRAPH when publishing news liable to mislead the public, and finding the D.T. above…

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The Gold-hill Gold-mining Company. Meeting of Shareholders. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Wednesday.--An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the Royal Hotel, Orange, this afternoon. The meeting was called in…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company have sold their property to a Melbourne syndicate at a satisfactory figure, and a new company has been formed to work the…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 3

WE publish below a report from the Central Broken Hill Company. It is unfavourable. We do not object to this, for nature has not formed her lodes, reefs, or leads,…

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The Australian Ruby Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--An English and Parisian gem brokers' syndicate was registered on the 10th last, and the Central Australian Ruby Company formed by Mr…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 12

The following mining business was transacted yesterday morning by the Associated Brokers, viz.:—Silver: Junctions, £7 8s. 6d., £7 12s. 6d., £7 15s., £7 10s., £7 11s.; Centrals, paid up, £7 10s., £7 17s. 6d., £7 5s., £7…

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Croydon Mining. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 7

CROYDON, Wednesday.--Following are tho latest crushings:--Ross Shire P.C., 22 ton. 50oz. King of Croydon No. 1 North, 203 tons 775oz. The Homeward Bound battery (a 20…

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Mining in the Northern Territory

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 3

An alu[?] directory of the Northern Territory, published at the TIMES office, Palmerston,has been shown us, which contains a large amount of information in…

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The West Australian Gold Finds. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 7

PERTH, Wednesday.--Colreavy'a gold find at Yielgarn Is a great thing, the stone being magnificent and certainly the best ever found in the colony. Experts declare it to be equal to…

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The Newcastle miners

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The Miners' Delegate Board yesterday resolved to take a fresh ballot on the Ferndale dispute, as the previous one was unsatisfactory…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 7

The hon. secretary Sydney Stock Exchange is in receipt of the following telegram from the secretary Band and Albion Gold-mining Company, Ballarat : -- "Struck good gold 900ft…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 3

Dissatisfied with the last written reports from the Central mine we have telegraphed to our correspondent at Broken Hill, a gentleman capable of giving roll…

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South Australia. Strike of Miners

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 8

ADELAIDE, This Day.--Three hundred men, working underground round the Moonta copper mines, struck this morning, refusing to go below, because the managor…

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South Australia. Strike at the Moonta Mines

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 6

ADELAIDE, This Day.--In reference to the strike of Moonta miners, which began yesterday, the manager has informed the men that the directors refused to depart…

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Extraordinary Meeting of the Gold Hill G.m. Co

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 8

ORANGES, This Day.--On Wednesday afternoon an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Gold Hill Company (Burnt Yard), convened in…

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