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Mining & the mines, 1888

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 194

Mining Memoranda

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 2

Mount Costigan North Extended, May 25.— “Have driven tunnel 119ft. and have opened on gossan lode on top of mount, the outcrop being about 20ft. wide ; down 5ft., lode…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 6

A large piece of nativesilver, which was lound in the Argus mine yesterday, it now being exhibited in town. It is a wonderful specimen…

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The Luck's All Gold Mines Near O[?]eron.[?] the Luck's All Gold Mines

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 20

[?] INING enterprise at the present time appears to have sustained a check, and…

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Gold Mining in North Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- An important meeting was held yesterday at Dolgelly, in North Wales, when resolutions were passed supporting Mr. W. P. Morgan in his protest…

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Miners' Troubles

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--At the meeting of the South Waratah miners yesterday, it was decided to ask the general secretary, to conven[?] a special meeting of miners…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 7

The warden at Forbes has just sent to the Under- Secretary for Mines a report on the Sandy Creek goldfield, about 35 miles southwest of Forbes and about 25 miles west of…

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COUNTRY. The South Waratah Miners

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day--South Waratha miners met this morning and appointed collectors for the family relief fund, to work in conjunctions with the men on…

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Mining at Cobar Co[?]

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 8

The mining interest is still vig[?] here and applications for gold and silver leases are being made at the warden's office almost daily. The holders of the…

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The Oberlin Tin-mining Company. London, May 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 7

The shares in the Oberlin Tin-mining Company of Queensland, which was announced with a capital of £200,000, have been subscribed…

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In the Days of the Early Goldfields

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 31 May 1888 · page 3

The following is a hitherto unpublished account of a visit paid to Sofala, on the Turon River, only three months after the discovery of gold in 1851. Ladies seldom visited the…

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Gold-mining in North Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- An important meeting was held yesterday at Dolgelly, in North Wales, when resolutions were passed supporting Mr. W. P. Morgan in his protest…

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Boycotting Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The South Waratah miners have passed a resolution asking for a special delegate meeting to consider the action of certain colliery managers in boycotting…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 7

Some of the shareholders in the New Reform Pups Lucknow, are dissatisfied with their position. The prospectus stated that the company was being formed with a capital of £20,000 to…

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Fatal Explosion in a Mine. Two Miners Killed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 7

A fatal explosion took place in the Hidden Treasure mine, Charters Towers, yesterday, by which two men, named Leonard Wilson and Isaac Benson, were killed. Their bodies were dreadfully mutilated. They were…

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Mining at Orange

The Australian Star · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 8

Our Orange correspondent writes, under date May 30:--" The phenomenal yield of gold shown in an assay from The Brothers, three mountain peaks adjacent to the…

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The White Rock Silver Mine Fairfield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 7

Much has been written from time to time on the White Rock Silver Mine, but it is more than doubtful whether the fitful and, at times, distorted views which have found place in a…

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Mining Intelligence. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 7

All the leases of Broken Hill Brisbane Blocks have been pegged off in town allotments, upon the rumour that the Government had thrown open the said…

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Sandy Creek Gold Discoveries Prospects of the Claims

The Australian Star · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 8

With reference to the report of Mr. E. N. L. Sharpe, warden at Forbes, which has been forwarded to the Department of Minus, it is slated that the discovery of…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 5

The manager of the Broken Hill Blocks will likely summons several peggers if he by molested in lifting his pegs. The lode is increasing in size…

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A Terrible Mining Accident. a Miner Disembowelled. Another Shockingly Mangled. Brisbane, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 6

A TE[?]DLR accident happened at the Hidden Treasure and Mount Laly Maria mines, at Charters Towers, this morning. Two miners, working down…

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