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Mining & the mines, 1888

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Difficulties of Welsh Gold-mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 6

Mr. W. Pritchard Morgan sends the following letter, dated April 28, to the editor of The Times:-- "Sir,--All the world asks the question why…

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Foreign Coal-miners at Waratah [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 8

News was received late last night that about a dozen foreigners, supposed to be Frenchmen or Italians, arrived at South Waratah yesterday, engaged as miners, to work at the South Waratah colliery. It is…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 7

The Mining Journal of April 23 gives the following vivid picture of the tin market just on the eve of the total collapse of the syndicate:--…

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Fall Of Coal

The Australian Star · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day. --Simon Cook, a district delegate of a miners' lodge, had his right arm broken in two places yesterday through a fall of coal from the roof of…

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Coal for America

The Australian Star · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The four-masted ship Lord Wolseley left this morning for San Francisco with 3760 tons of coal, the largest cargo which has ever left this port…

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The South Waratah Mines

The Australian Star · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Late last night it was retried that about a dozen rough-looking foreigners arrived at South Waratah and that others were expected. It…

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COUNTRY. Miners Union at Newcastle

The Australian Star · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day. --Of late several cased have been retorted where miners were offered work if they would secede from the Union. On reliable authority it…

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Another Mining Dispute. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--It is rumored that about 12 "foreigners" are being employed at the South Waratah Coal Company's Colliery, where the miners at present are out on strike…

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An Interview with Miss Cornwell. "The Princess Midas" on New South Wales Mining. Mount Morgan. White Rock and Red Rock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1888 · page 5

The aspect in which mining enterprise has chiefly been viewed of late has been that which is presented by the share market. The blowing of bubbles and the bursting of the same,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 7

A telegram from the manager of the Great Midas Gold-mining Company states that in No. 2. shaft wash similar to that obtained in the prospecting shaft has been struck and that…

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The Coal Trade

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 4

The secretary of the Associated Western Colleries, Lithgow, reports:--The mines were stopped for a part of last week, owing to want of and numerous orders could not be…

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Opening of Cosgrove's Mine

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 3

The Broken Hill ARGUS, in describiu the opening of Cosgrove's Mine, says:--" We were very glad to accept the hospitable invitation of Mr. M. J. Cosgrove to…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 3

THE SILVER AGE says of the South Broken Hill mine:--"The prospects of this property have improved considerably during the last two months, and it is of much…

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The Miners' Trouble at South Waratah. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 4

The South Waratah miners met yesterday for the sole purpose of discussing their present position. The speakers expressed themselves inclined to be peaceful. but…

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How Northern Miners Propose to Treat Mongolians. NEWCASTLE, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

The following is the full text of the resolutions, a summary of which was given yesterday, to be submitted at the mass anti-Chinese meeting of miners next…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting. Resolutions on the Chinese Question. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The sub-committee of the Miners' Association have agreed to the following business sheet for the aggregate meeting to be held on Saturday next at…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 8

Mr. Black, the manager of the Mount Eniowie tin mine, reports that since the starting of the crushing machinery everything has gone on well. No hitch of any…

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The South Waratah Colliery Dispute. a General Strike Brewing. Trouble with " Blacklegs " Feared. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The South Waratah miners held another meeting to-day and passed resolutions as follows :-- That the resolutions proposed by the delegates…

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The South Waratah Colliery. Employment of Foreign Labour. Excitement in Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 8

With respect to the discharge of the South Waratah miners, it will be proposod that the meeting which is to be held on the, subject is of opinion that the discharging of those who had obtained work at several…

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Aggregate Meeting of Miners. Boycotting the Chinese. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 8

The following resolutions were decided upon on Saturday night to be submitted to an aggregate meeting of miners next Saturday at Humillon:—1. "That this meeting approves of the action of Parliament in dealing…

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