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Mining & the mines, 1889

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The Northern Miners

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. The Referee's Court established under the general agreement lately come to between the Associated Colliery Pro-prietors and the Miners' Association,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 7

The prospectus of the Bingera Gold-mining Company is published in our columns this morning. It is proposed to float a company with a capital of £60,000, in…

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The Barrier Mines. Silverton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 302

The Parnell Silver Mine is opening out well. It consists of three parallel lodes. A contract has been let to sink the underlie shaft on the eastern lode 50ft. The lode is about 4ft. vide, composed of carbonate of…

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Latest Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 44

COPPER AND TIN.—Nothing haa been done in these metala in Sydney. Copper stays at £70 to £75 per ton, and tin at 17s 3d per unit. LONDON PRICES.—The Australian smelting and…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 6

Post-office Reefs G. M. Co., Limited, Ironbarks. -- The manager reports: -- " The shaft has been sunk 16ft under new contract. The reef is now 2ft 6in wide, gold…

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The Newcastle Collieries. First Dispute Under the New Agreement. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The first referee's court under the miners' new general agreement wan held to-day at the Newcastle Courthouse. Mr. Alex. Oliver, the referee appointed by the Judge…

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Mining Assays and Opinions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 273

H. A. (Meeranburn).—Your sample was only a diorite dyke and is valueless. We have not kept the stone. A. H. H.—No. 1, ferruginous quartz and mullock, which is worth, assaying for gold. No. 2, green…

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The Ladies' Page. Gold and Silver

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 289

Along her father's field they strayed. All flecked with cowslips yellow, A little dainty gold-haired maid, A sturdy nine-year fellow…

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Gold Discovery on the Fitzroy River, Q.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wednesday.-A discovery of gold in the bed of the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton is reported. Little is known regarding the alleged discovery, but it is stated that a vessel, while…

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Fatal Accident at the South Bulli Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bulli, Feiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 12

A miner named Andrew Tressider was killed to-day in the South Bulli Colliery through a piece of coal falling on him and breaking his back and leg…

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Patal Accident at the Soute Kembla Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 12

On Wednesday two mon, named Coffee and Stapleton, who were engaged in connection with the South Kembla Colliery, received severe injuries. They were riding on a trolly which was being taken down a steep…

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Reported Discovery of Gold in the Fitzroy River. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 301

A discovery of gold in the bed of the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton is reported. Little is known regarding the alleged discovery, but it is stated that a vessel, while hauling up her anchor…

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Newcastle Mining Appeal Court. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Rsporter.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 8

Already have the miners in the Newcastle distriet begun to appeal to the authority constituted under the memorandum of agreement made on the 13th of November last, and to which both masters and men were parties…

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Coal-mining in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--41 applications were lodged in the Mineral Lands Office, St. Lawrence, on the 7th inst. for prospecting areas under tho Coal Mines Act, on the Waverley and Wolangai…

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New Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 7

Sir,--Referring to the report of Mr. P. C. Du Bois on the above mine and to your remarks thereon I should like to point out that you have considerably discounted Mr. Du Bois'…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 7

At a meeting of the directors of the Kohinoor Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited, held on Friday last, Dr. L. Fitzpatrick,of Ashfield, was appointed a director of the company…

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The Newcastle Collieries. the Wallsend Difficulty. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Referee, Court resumed its inquiry into the Wallsend difficulty yesterday at 9 o'clock at the Court-house, the same persons being present. Mr. Gregson…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 5

THE following sale was effected at the Australasian Mining Exchange this morning:-- SILVER…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 6

The following Bale took place at the, Exchange cc Saturday:-Silver; B. H. South, £4 2s 6d…

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The San Francesco Coal Market

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1889 · page 7

J. W. Harrison, in his weekly review of the market published in the san Francisco Chronicle of January 15, says:--Since the sailing of the last Australian…

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