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Mining & the mines, 1888

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The Newcastle Miners' Demonstration

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The miner's demonstration on Saturday promises to be a great success. Besides the city and country members, several speakers are…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 8
Also in The Australian Star

The following quotations were reported by the Associated Brokers yesterday:—Silver: Block 14, £14, £13 17s. 6d.; New Norths, 73s.; Contrals, £7; Central Blocks, 6s. 9d., 6s. 6d.; Cosgrove's, paid up, 18s., 18s. 3d., 18s. 6d.;…

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Stock Boards and the Mines Department. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 8

Sir,—I see by your sub-leader of the 6th instant that you have taken Mr. Bruce's recommendation and invitation to the Stock aud Pasture Protection Boards, in reference to prevention of bush fires, in all seriousness, as if you…

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Plan of the Brohen-hill Mines. From the White Lead to Piesse's Nob

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 6

We publish this morning a map of the most important section of the Barrier Ranges Silrer-mines. The whole district in which silver leases have [?] pegged out is probably 40 or 50 miles long and from five to 15 miles wide, and some of the places not shown on this map are of considerable mining importance, such as ThacKaringa, Purnamoota and Poolamacca. But by far the most important centre is undoubtedly at Broken-hill, where the great Broken-hill Proprietary Company's…

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Breach of the Coal Mines' Regulations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 5

Newcastle, Friday.--The action Examiner of Coalfield v. the manager of the Wallsend mine was resumed to-day at the Wallsend police court and adjourned" till to-morrow…

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Gold-mining in Victoria. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 14

The syndicate which was formed to purchase Rowe Brothers' goldmine at Fryerstown, Victoria, has withdrawn from the contract. Mr. James Thomson is parleying with other…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 7

The Australasian Mining Exchange report having floated, ox. Thursday,the Galley Swamp Gold-mining Syndicate, and also, on Friday, the Highland Home Tin-mining Company…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 5

Lubra Silver-mining Company, No Liability, March 4:--"Since my last report the drive has been extended 8ft. the lode formation making wider, and is now 2ft…

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Gold at Queanbeyan

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 10

QUEENBEYAN, Wednesday.— A good deal of excitement was created here by a report which turns out to be well authenticated, that gold was discovered at Mac reef last Saturday. Some…

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Etheridge Gold Escort

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, This Day.--The last [?] gold escort took 206[?] of gold, consigned to the Q. N. Bank, Sydney…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 16

The following transactions were recorded by the associated brokers on the Mining Exchange yesterday:—Silver: British Broken Hill, paid up, £7 2s. 6d., £6 17s 6d.; Block 14, £14; Junctions, £7, £6 17s. 6d., £6 19s.; New Norths,…

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The Gold Hill Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 542

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Gold Hill Mining Company was held at the Royal Hotel, Orange, on the 29th ultimo. The chairman of the company, Mr. R. Warren, presided ; 31 shareholders attended…

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Mining. a New Silver Boom. Mining Activity at Orange

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 19

WE are experiencing (says the Western ADVOCATE of Wedesday last) a revival of mining excitement in Orange, and are now dividing attention in silver with Broken Hill. The interest in…

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Discovery of Gold near Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 518

A most extraordinary discovery of gold has just been made at Black Range, four miles from Albury. A small party, prospecting on the line of the old Ethiopian reef, which many years ago yielded a handsome return, came on…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, March 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 542

The week's ran at the Proprietary—less one furnace— for 18 hours, is as follows:—Ore treated, 1793 tons ; bullion, 282½ tons; silver, 58,269oz. It is greatly wondered here how the drop in Centrals should have occurred. The…

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Late Mining. Discovery of Silver

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 10

WILCANNIA, Wednesday.— A discovery of silver are is reported from Kaliara Station, near Tilpa, on the Darling River. A man named Woods is the discoverer. Not very much importance is…

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Notes of the Week. Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 511

There is no apparent abatement in the enthusiasm for mining adventure. New companies are coming forward every week, and old companies are turning up under new names. All of them appear to be…

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News Nuggets. Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 493.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 25

AN IMMENSE OIL PIPE.LINE.—The projected Standard Oil Co. pipe-line will be 1000 milea long, extending from Chicago to New York. TIN.—Tin continues to drift along much as hitherto…

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Famous Goldfields of Victoria. (From Our Travelling Artist Correspondents.) Clunes. (See illustrations on page 487.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 19

Clunes is not only famous for the immense quantics of gold-which have been unearthed in its vicinity, but also from the fact that it was here that the precious metal was first discovered in Victoria…

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