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Mining & the mines, 1888

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 194

Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 June 1888 · page 8

The machinery at Cosgrove's mine started yesterday. It it useless quoting the market just now as wines with ham of silver would…

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Miners' Grievances at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 June 1888 · page 5

A special miners' delegate meeting was held to-day, all the lodges being represented. The district officers were present. The principal object of the meeting was to confer as to the position of the South Waratah miners. It was resolved…

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Meeting of Miners' Delegates. the Difficulties at the Colleries. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 June 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A special delegate meeting was held to-day. The lodges represented were :--The Borohole, Lambton, Cooperative, Glebe, New Lambton, "C" Pit, Back…

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A Mining Sensation. a Re-pegging Expedition. Prospecting by Moonlight. Orange, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 June 1888 · page 4

An [?] started to re-peg the for[?] at Mount Regan, near Lets [?] at midnight. Telegrams [?] from Sydney agents,…

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Bombe Colliery Disaster

The Australian Star · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 5

KIAMA, This Day.--The appeal in connection with the Bombe disaster fund has met with a very liberal response, the premises received up to date reaching £700…

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The Newcastle Colliery Disputes. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A levy of 1¼ cent, on the gross earnings will be made by the various miners' lodges next payday for the support of the Ferndale and South Waratah…

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Quicksilver Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 24

The chief quicksilver mines in Earope are at the Spanish town, Almaden, which is an Arabic word, meaning the mine of quicksilver. Tnese mines were formerly worked by the Iberians, and after them by…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 7

The hon. secretary, Stock Exchange, reports the crushing of the Band and Albion Goldmining Company, Bailarut, for the past week to be 841 tons stone for a yield of 280oz. gold…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 1248

We are informed by telegram from Melbourne that the Greta mines have been floated into a company, capital £150,000. The shares hare been considerably over applied for, privately; applicants in the company lately advertised…

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Mining Memoranda

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 5

Mount Costigan, June 3 :—“Smelter working well. Smelted for the week ending June 1 : 140 tons ore, producing 362 bars bullion, weighing 13 tons 2cwt. 3qr. 21b., containing…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 5

Broken Hill Proprietary Silver Mines:--"Week's run five furnaces less, ore eight tons for three and a half days. Ore treated, 1885 tons, yielding 369 tons…

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MINING Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 1250

To meet the growing demand for reliable information in connected with mineral discoveries, the proprietors of the MAIL for have arranged for the services of a competent assayer and mineral expect, who will examine or assay…

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Latest Mining News. "Well, Adrian, what fresh news from tho mine?" (Continued from page 1169.) News Nuggets

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 13

CONVEYING POWER BY BOREHOLES.—A novel method of conveying power to mine workings is described in a recent number of the COLLIERY ENGINEER as being in use at the Shenandoah mines,…

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The Barrier Mines. Silverton, May 31

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 1250

Thistle Tin Mine, Euriowie : The manager reports, Mat 29:—The main shaft on the Thistle lode is 15ft. from the surface. The lode is 3ft. wide, and although, not so good as at some of the higher levels, it is still carrying…

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Victorian Gold Returns. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The official report of the Mining Department states that the yield of fold for the quarter ending March 31 was 156,817oz., or 9694oz. less than for the…

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Some Facts for Mining Speculators

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 18

THE S. A. REGISTER, in contrasting leading lines of stocks gives the loss in capital value of six mines by comparing recent quotations with those of a few months ago, when the excitement was at…

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Queensland Mining Returns. Brisbane, This Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 8

The mining returns for the years 1886 and 1887 show a total yield last year of 425,923oz, against 340,998oz for the previous year. The number of miners last…

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Quarterly Mining Report in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 13

The quarterly report of the Mines Department shows that the yield of gold for the qunrter ending March 31 was 156,817oz., being a decrease of 9594oz. 17dwt, on the corresponding period of last year. The dividends paid during the…

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Mining. Collapse of the Silver Boom. the Bubble Bursting

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The silver boom has totally collapsed, consequent on the creation of fictitious values and the manipulation of middlemen. Though. $300 entrance fee is charged, the…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 12

A Croydon telegram states that the [?]guana P. C. crushed 179 tons for 1460oz. of gold, or over 8oz. to the ton. The stone was taken from the 220ft. level on the underlie. A yield of only 4oz. was expected, and the…

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