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Mining & the mines, 1888

3,867 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 194

Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, July 5. Banco court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) BIRCH V. Bulli Coal-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 4

Mr. Want, Q.C, and Mr. Heydon, instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Salomons. Q.C, Mr. C. B. Stephen, and Mr. Wise, instructed by Messrs. Allen and Allen, for the defendants…

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Meeting of Miners' Delegates at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 7

At a special meeting of the miners' delegates to-day all the lodges were represented, together with the district officers. It was resolved that the agreement for arbitration for the South Waratah miners be accepted, subject to the…

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Visit of the Minister for Mines to Orange. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 8

The Minister for Mines was expected in Orange early this afternoon, but he telegraphed that he was unable to come before the mail train to-night. It was arranged that he should inspect several points of the town, and be…

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Mr. Abigail at Orange. Speech on the Mining Industry. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Thursday.--Mr. F. Abigail, Minister for Mines, accompanied by Messrs. Ball, Henson, Cooke and Stephen, Ms.P., arrived here by mail train this evening from Dubbo, and,…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Charters Towers. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 8

A fatal accident occurred in the Bonnie Dundee shaf, Charters Towers, this morning, by which a miner named Thomas Davis was killed, and another man named Thomas Trevethan was terribly injured…

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Coal-mining .Difficulty. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 5

A Conference between the Associated Masters and the Miners' Association will be held on July 21. Another attempt will be made by the…

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The Bulli Colliery Actions

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 9

THE trial of the first of some 17 actions which have been instituted against the Bulli Coal­mining Company by the widows of men who lost their lives in the explosion last year was…

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Late Mining News. Discovery of a Rich Gold Reef

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 10

THE Under-Secretary for Mines received on Tuesday the following telegram from the Warden at Hill End:— "A very rich gold reef has been discovered near Sandy Flat, about 14 miles from…

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Coal Trophy

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The trophy of Newcastle coal at the Melbourne Exhibition should attract attention. It is now being built up, and the remainder of the…

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The Rewakawa Colliery. a Rare Gas in the Mine. (From the Northern Luminary, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 15

The only gas met with in the Kawakawa mine is "carbonic acid" or "black-damp," which is non-explosive. Upon inquiry being made as to this matter our representative interviewed the manager of the mine, Mr. Moody, who…

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Discovery of Coal

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The diamond drill at Morwell has intersected a coal seam at a depth of 156ft. The drill is now 1ft 9in into the seam without getting through it…

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The Terrible Dick Mine

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 5

Writing of this mine, the Broken Hill ARGUS says:—At this mine, which is situated amongst the hills about three miles south-west from Purnamoota, the…

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MINING Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 42

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

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 15

The silver market yesterday was a shade easier all round 14 had sales at £5 ls. 6d., and closed buyer at £5 ls., seller £5 5s. Junctions had sales at 14s. 6d., closing buyer 40s. New Norths had sales at…

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Mining Memoranda

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 2

A club silver discovery is reported near Pindari and the Wean Creek, and the country has been pogged out for miles around. A valuable discovery of native silver has…

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The South Waratah Colliery Dispute. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.-The South Waratah miners met last night, and after hearing the report of the delegate decided to resume work on Monday next pending the arbitrators'…

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Latest Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 14

"Well, Adrian, what fresh news from the mine?"…

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The Coal Trade at Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s last circular sets forth that some collieries have their output bespoken so for ahead that considerable delays have…

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The Barrier Mines. Silverton, June 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 42

Adelaide Tin-mining Company.—The manager reports, June 21: No. 1 shaft has been further sunk 7ft., making a total depth of 82ft. At this depth there is certain evidence that we are now on a new formation in the lode,…

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A Curious Mining Case

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 42

A curious case has occurred recently respecting some applications for gold-mining leases at Hillgrove, which leads to the suspicion that something irregular has taken place in either the Mines Office or the Government Printing…

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