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Mining & the mines, 1888

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Facilities for Shipping Coal at Newcastle. (By Telegraph)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Four new hydraulic cranes at Carrington, recently erected at the north end of the dyke, commenced shipping coal to-day. The cranes are each able to lift…

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Oberlin Tin-mining Company. London, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 7

The Oberlin Tin-mining Company, Queensland, with a capital of £200,000, has been registered…

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The Colliery Strikes in the Newcastle District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 8

The South Waratah Colliery is still idle. The miners refuse to work for the district price of 4s. 2d. per ton, on account of alleged deficiencies in the seam, and demand an addition to the price. The directors decline…

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The Alleged Coal Thief

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—A man named Alexander M'Donald was yesterday brought up at Lambton on a charge of stealing coal, but after a lot of evidence…

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COUNTRY. The Coal Traffic

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—In addition to the four new hydraulics which were set at work yesterday, the Government will croct two small cranes below No. 1. Carrington…

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A New Coal Carrier

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—Messrs W. H. Smith and Sons' new steamer Age arrived in port yesterday from Melbourne. She will be the largest coal carrier in the…

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Mining Intelligence. Notes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

Mr. H. M. Deakin has floated the Cement Hill Gold-mining Company, Limited, Nunile, with £60,000, capital, in 60,000 shares of [?]1 each. A shaft over…

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The Illawarra Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 10

The coal trade generally shows signs of improvement. The Mount Keira Colliery is stated to have secured large orders, which will keep the mine busy for some time. Mirant Kembla is turning out a large amount of coal. The…

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The Australian Co-operative. Fruit E[?] porting-, Preserving and Coal stering Company

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 3

A GENERAL MEETING of the shareholders of this Company was held at the Company’s Works, 44, .Regent-street, Redfern, on [?]1th inst. Mr. A. Hutchison, M.L.A., Chairman,…

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Ministerial Trip to the North. Messrs Inglis and Abigail at Emmaville. the Provisions of the New Mining Bill. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

EMMAVILLS, Tuesday Night.--After their exertions at Arunidale the Ministerial party returned to their sleeping carriages on Monday night thoroughly tired out with much oratory…

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The Croydon Goldfield "Jumping" Cases. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

CROFDON (Q), Tuesday.--The 18 cases brought by Mr. William Chalmers Brown and others against the Grand United Waratab Gold-mine, which occupied the Warden's Court…

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Newcastle Collieries. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--In connection with the dispute between the miners and management of the Ferndale Colliery, the local representatives of the company deny the report…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 7

Warden J. B. Graham, of Tenterfield, has sent the following report to the Mines Department concerning a discovery of silver at River-tree, near the Queensland border:--"I do…

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Western Australia Mining Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--The Mining Bill, which is an exact transcript of the Victorian Act of 1871, has passed through committee in the Legislative Council…

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An Important Mining Conviction

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 4

Our Dabbo correspondent wired the other day that James Veitch, manager of a mine at Burkimbah, near Nyngan, had been found guilty of the manslaughter of a miner named…

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QUEENSLAND. Chinese on the Croydon Field. The Miners' Ultimatum

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 6

BRISBANE, This Day.--a telegram has been received from Croydon, intimating the intention of the miners to eject the Chinese from the field if the Government…

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An Important Mining Action. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An action brought by Charles E. Clark, sharebroker, to recover 800 shares from the Moonlight Extended Quartz Company, at Stawell, alleged to have been…

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The Proposed School of Mines. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 11

Sir,—As the Minister has proposed to take shortly steps for establishing a mining school, you will, I trust, kindly permit me to set forth what the proposed institution ought to be, in order that the most beneficial results may be…

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The Mining Boom. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 7

Sir,--The present depression in silver shares is a puzzle over which a good many brains are being vainly cudgelled. It would be easy enough to understand a collapse in bogus companies,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 7

The Madgee Coal, shale and Iron Mining Company are commencing operations. From a description handed us by the secretary, we learn that the company has on its freehold land…

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