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Mining & the mines, 1889

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Stockton Colliery

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--After a weeks idleness, to complete necessary repairs, work at Stockton Colliery was resumed yesterday…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald

COPPER AND TIN.-In Sydney copper is quoted at £72 ot £73 per ton; the market being quiet. Tin is quoted at 17s per unit. THE COAL TRADE IN 1888.-It is very gratifying…

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Inspector of Mines

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 5

ADELAIDE, This Day.--The Government have received 57 applications for the office of inspector of Mines. They are mostly from the other colonies. The applications…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 9

The Mining Registrar at Tomingley has forwarded a report to the Minister for Mines in reference to the rush on Maddon's C lease, near Tomingley. He states that there is nothing fresh to report at present, except…

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Mr. John Knowles on the Coal Trade. (From the Manchester Correspondent of the Mining Journal.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 8

At a meeting of the Manchester Geological Society Mr. John Knowles, the president, said with respect to the development of the coal-fields of Great Britain, he had taken a statistical return from 1859 to…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 4

The following sales took place this morning:-Silver: Block 14, 82s; B. H. South, 33s, three sales; Junctions, 29s; 900 shares in Reform Pups were sold by auction at 3d per share…

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Queensland News. Croydon Goldfield

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 5

GROYDON, Wednesday.-The weather is very hot, heavy rains holding off. The death rate is abnormally high, and the life insurance companies have instructed their agents here to issue no more…

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Health on the Croydon Goldfield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 5

CROYDON (Q.), Wednesday.--The weather is very hot, heavy rains holding off. The death rate is abnormally high, and the life insurance companies have instructed their agents here to…

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The Croydon Goldfield. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1889 · page 7

CROYDON (Q.), Wednesday.--The yield of gold from the Croydon field for the year was 49,125oz. This return was much lower than had been anticipated, but for nine months no…

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Coal Miners' Delegate Board

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day-- At a meeting of the Delegate Board yesterday, a letter was read from the Illawarra miners, wishing to affiliate with the northern and…

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Gold-mining in Queensland. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

The proposal of the Great Eastern Mining Company, Gympie, Queensland, to re-form the company with a view to the purchase of the Gorangan property…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 7

Mr. C. A. Chesney, of the Chasney-Cobar Gold-mining Company, has published a neat little pamphlet giving some account of the mineral resources of the Collar district, with…

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COUNTRY. The Miners' President

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- At a meeting of the delegate board to-day Mr. Goundry's resignation as miners' chairman was accepted, and T. Dix, Greta delegate, was…

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Mining Speculators

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

ARMIDALE, This Day.--Several Adelaide visitors, at present at Hillgrove mines, are purchasing interests in the various claims…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--A miner named James Mattcott was killed at an explosion in the Pearl Mine, Sandhurst, yesterday, and his mate, Alex. Hobson, was very…

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Mining Intelligence Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 8

St. George Gold-mining Company, Noliability, near Sunny Corner.--Mr. Wesley reports having received the following from the mine manager of the St. George…

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Trades and Labour News. Lambton Miners

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 3

The above miners held their quarterly meeting on Wednesday evening, in Mr. Conn's Temperance Hall. Mr. Mason occupied the chair. The minutes of the…

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News by Telegraph. Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The outlook of the coal trade of this district for the present year is very promising. To-day the harbor is literally packed with vessels waiting their turn…

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