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Mining & the mines, 1889

4,535 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 227

The Northern Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Feb. 15.—Mr. Oliver, the referee under the Miners' General Agreement, has just given the award in the Wallsend case. The first point, that there was no mention of 4s ld in the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

The mining market continues rather fluctuating in regard to silver shares, the principal changes for the fortnight being in connection with Broken Hill shares, which have fluctuated considerably…

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B.H. Miners' Association

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 5

BROKBN HILL, This Day.--Mr. John Neal has been elected president of the Barrier Branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association…

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Crude Petroleum v. Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 24

The Chicago Rolling Mill Company has a battery of fourteen boilers in the converting department operated with fuel oil supplied1 through the medium of a "Reid" burner; and the returns for last October…

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Chinese Silver Mines at Jeho

Australian Town and Country Journal · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 24

The United States Consul in Tientsin, in a report recently published, describes the only silver mines known to be worked in all China. These are situated at Jeho, about 150 miles north of the. Great Wall, in…

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Reported Discovery of Gold

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 3

The following telegram from the warden's clerk at Junee was received at the Mines Office on Wednesday:"—I have been informed that Wm. Holland and party have discovered payable gold…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association. the Annual Conference

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The annual meeting of the delegates of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Australasia began at Ballarat this morning; there being an attendance of 60,…

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Strike at the New Magdala Mine. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE Wednesday.--A strike has occurred at the New Magdala mine, Stawell, in consequence of the manager receiving instructions from the directors in Ballarat intimating…

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Victorian Miners' Association. the Newcastle Strike. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The annual conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association commenced at Ballarat, yesterday. About 50 delegates were present, including…

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Latest Mining News. British Metal Markets. (From the London Mining Journal. January 5.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 43

COPPER.—During December the market was again extremely quiet; the lowest quotations, which have not varied from, day to day throughout the month, being £77 10s for g.o.b. and g.m.b. copper. The…

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Mining Intelligence. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 8

Some of the directors of Block 14 are now inspecting the [?]. They went over the surface of the works on Tuesday, and express themselves thoroughly…

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Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday, February 27. IN BANCO.--(Before the Chief. Justice, Mr. Justice Windeyer and Mr. Justice Stephen.) PENGLASE V. Broken-hill Junction North Silver-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 3

In this action of trespass, tried before Mr. Justice Foster in November last, a verdict for 40s had been by consent, entered for the plaintiff, Walter Penglase, leave being reserved to…

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Victorian Gold-mining

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, February 28.—The shares in the Harriettville gold-mining company, Beechworth, Victoria; with a capital of £170,000, have been allotted…

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Strike of Miners

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A strike has occurred at the New Magdala mine, Stawell, in consequence of the manager receiving instructions from the directors in Ballarat intimating that in…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 7

The fourteenth ordinary general meeting of the Great Central Copper-mining Company was held yesterday. Mr. E. Vickery, M.L.C., chairman of the company, presiding. The report…

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Fall Down a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday. -- A man named Vacy bad a marvellous escape from sudden death on Tuesday, at the South Grote Colliery, near Maitland. He was working at a screen,…

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Victorian Miners' Association. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Amalgamated Miners' Association conference was continued to-day. A resolution was curried urging the necessity for an alteration in the manner of…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association. the Conference

Evening News · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The conference of the delegates from the various branches of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was continued on Thursday at Ballarat. It was decided to…

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