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Mining & the mines, 1888

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 194

Boycotting Miners on Strike

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- At the last meeting of the locked-out South Waratah miners, it was stated by some of their Bomber that after obtaining employment…

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A Gold Trophy

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.-- The Secretary of Mines has instructed his officers to prepare a gold trophy for the Exhibition…

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Mining Intelligence. Notes

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 3

Eades and [?] have taken up [?] having [?] A rich lode of copper and [?] Creek, [?] nine miles them Moont M'Donalt…

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Fatal Colliery Accident at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 7

Peter Grant, a miner, of the Co-operative Colliery, died last night from the effects of injuries received by a fall of coal on Friday. He was working in a bard, and what is known as a "pot-hole" in the roof came down,…

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Mining at Lewis Ponds. Oranos, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 3

An assay of ore from Wood and Cools claim at the Balga, the Alma, gave 39.16 per cent, of copper. Respective work at Lewis Ponds,…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 8

The Oliver Line, Furnamoota, has chlorides in one shaft, and galena in another shaft, down 50ft, and will shortly be floated…

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Mining Speculation. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 9

Sir,—By some wire-pulling we are now on the verge of a mining panic, and I write now to protest against the demoralising rush of scrip-holders to sell, as being most prejudicial to themselves, and liable to cut the throats of…

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Important Gold Discovery. a Valuable Smoke. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 6

An important gold discovery was made this week by a boundary-rider, five miles south-west of Yanoowinns Station, and 28 miles north-east of Broken Hill. He…

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European Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) Tin Mining in Queensland. London, May 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 7

The Oberlin Tin-mining Company, Queensland, is announced, with a capital of £200,000…

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A Collieries Relief Fund

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--At a meeting of the South Waratah miners yesterday, a deputation was admitted from the Ferndale Colliery, who wished to form the…

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Accident at a Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

LITHGOW, Monday.--A very severe accident occurred here to-day. An elderly man named William Tate was engaged shifting a derrick at the Oakey Park Coliiery when the guv-ropes…

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South Waratah Colliery Dispute

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Owing to new roads, flats, &c., having to be prepared at the South Waratah mine, many think that the master will not held out much…

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The Maritoto Gold Hill Mining Company. The Money to be Returned

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 8

A MEETING of the shareholders in the Maritoto Gold Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company, called by the Provisional Directors, was held in the Chamber of Commerce…

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A Painful Colliery Accident. Lithgow, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

A very painful accident happened to a men named Tait, yesterday evening, at [?]kley Park colliery. The man was engaged lifting heavy timber with a…

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Mining Intelligence. Notes

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 7

An association is being formed in Port Da[?]n to be called the Northern Territory Mining Association. The following are its objects:--[?]. To afford aid to…

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Conference on the Land Bill. Miners' Holdings

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 6

Mr. ALLEN moved "That on old gold field facilities should be offered to resident miners to occupy say an area of 10 acres by frontage to river, creek, or main…

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Mining Operations at Silvrrton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 8

Wankaroo Tin, Proprietary Company.—The manager reports on 23rd May:—Since last report we have sunk the shaft a further depth of 1ft. Gin., making 43ft. from the brace. The lode at the bottom is 4ft; in width, carrying a…

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Mining. the Broken-hills Maritoto Swindle. Shareholders' Money Returned in Full

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 7

A meeting of the Broken-hills Maritoto Gold and Silver-mining Company was held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. J. Nobbs, M.P., who was in the chair, said that as…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 7

The Lylleiton Times of May 10 contains an interesting account of a visit to the New Zealand "off" district. The South Pacific Company have at last succeeded in the tapping the oil…

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COUNTRY. The South Waratah Colliery Dispute

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--At a meeting of Glebe miners last night a letter was read from the South Waratah secretary, stating that two of their number had obtained…

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