Miners' Meeting at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 8
A miners' special delegate meeting was held to-day. All the lodges were represented the district officers, Messrs. R. Goundry, W. Hunter, and J. Curley also attneded. It was resolved that the general secretary should intimate to the…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 5
News is to hand from Kimberley that a fire has broken out at the entrance to the shaft of De Beer's mine at that place. Two hundred and thirty natives and…
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Evening News · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 5
LONDON, July 13.—News from South Africa tells of a terrible milling accident on the Kimberley Diamond Field. Consequent upon a fire which broke oat at the entrance to the De Beer…
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Evening News · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 7
These mines have lately been much over estimated and falsely described, but what bas been got, and the indications that exist, are quite good enough to warrant money being laid out upon them…
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Evening News · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph
BATHURST, Tuesday.—Some very rich stone has been brought in from Mount Rosette syndicate reef, situated about six miles from Wattle Fiat. The mining excitement is increasing…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A conference of delegates from the Miners Association and representatives of the Associated Masters Will be held at the Imperial Hotel on Saturday next…
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The Australian Star · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 8
As much interest is being excited just now in the recent discovery of rich gold- bearing quartz, and possibly alluvial, at Tara, a short report from personal…
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Evening News · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The South Waratah miners knocked off work on Thursday in accordance with the decision of the delegate board, and a warm discussion took place on the statement…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 3
LONDON, July 13.--News has received of a terrible fire Which in the De Beers diamond mine at Kimberley, Cape Colony, and by which 224 persons, so…
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Evening News · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 6
LONDON, July 16.—Details to hand of the fearful mining disaster at the De Beer Diamond Mine, South Africa, state that the accident was caused by the ignition…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 8
The fire at the De Beer's diamond mines, on the Kimberley field, South Africa, is still raging. All hopes of effecting any further rescues have been ahandoued…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 5
NEWCASTDE, This Day.-- Consequent upon the many misunderstandings between men and masters throughout the district, in connection with the different…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 10
THE warden at Cobar has wired to the Mines Department that there is considerable excitement in the district over a report that splendid gold was struck on Saturday in the 90ft. drive on…
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Evening News · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 6
SIR GARNET AND HIGHLAND MARY GOLD-MINING CO.—The mine manager reports tinker date July 19:—Sir Gernet: Still sinking on the underlie. The reef averages 2ft in thickness. This claim has now…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 150
A Carcoar correspondent writes:—I am indebted to a visitor well versed in minealogy, & c., for a description of the lately discovered gold and silver mine at Broula Hill, near Cowra. This property has caused some commotion…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 2
A RICH find of [?] has been made at Tait’s [?]lly, eight miles from Armidale. At the half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, the report showed…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 5
MELBOURNE, This Day. -- Three men named Robert Bone, Hen[?]y Roach, and Charles Cozens were working in the Saxons Consols mine yesterday, when the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 14
"Well, Adrian, what fresh news from the mine?"…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 14
The bill to make better provision for the regulation of mining, which was introduced into the Legislative Asvembly by Mr. Abigail on July 16, contains eighty-six slauses and six schedules. It is divided in five parts, and…
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