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Mining & the mines, 1889

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Mining. Telegrams

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Monday. -- The lode has been struck at 300ft. level at North Broken-hill mine. Crosscutting was commenced there a few days ago and the position of the lode at…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 6

At the call-sale, in the Exchange, on Monday, shares in the Lewis Ponds Contributing Silver Mine were sold at 1s 9d and 2s…

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The Golden Gully Mine. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 7

BATHURST, Monday. -- This afternoon in the presence of nearly 400 visitors from Wellington, Orange and surrounding districts, Mrs. Inglis, wife of the chairman of directors of the…

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The Terrible Dick Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 7

Sir, -- Referring to this mine, for which I was the late engineer and mining manager, twice in your paper a statement has appeared blaming me for an error of judgment in the work done…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 7

The hon. sec. Sydney Stock Exchange reports having received the following telegram from the manager of the Hand and Albion Goldmining Company, Ballarat: -- "Struck good…

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Presentation to a Mine Manager

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 5

SUNNY CORNER, Tuesday. -- A pleasant gathering, took place in the Victoria-hall last night, when Mr. Edgar Hall, late manager of the Sunny Corner Silver-mining Company, was…

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Inverell Diamond Mines. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 7

INVERELL, Tuesday. -- The manager of the Malacca diamond mine reports that he had a most successful trial of the now diamond-saving machine to-day, procuring 41 diamonds out of…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 8

Mt. Costigan North S. and L.M. Co., Limited. -- Report from Mining Manager, March 2: -- " I have finished timbering in B shatt, and started sinking with two…

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The Sudest Goldfield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 7

The schooner Griffin arrived at Cooktown from Sudest to-day, bringing 30 miners and 240oz, of gold. Several deaths have occurred at Sudest, Good gold has been got at St. Aignan, 30 miles…

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Miners' Officers

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The following candidates have been nominated for the nominated district chairmanship.--John L. Fee an, Benjamin Binnic, James…

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Broken Hill Miners

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, This Day,--At last night's meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association the advisability of enforcing the bylaw in reference to the…

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The Lithgow Valley Collieries and Pottery Works

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 19

THE extensive industrial operations represented in our illustration on page 20 are of comparatively recent origin, the colliery shown being first developed about seventeen…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

ADELAIDE, Monday.—A meeting of the underground and surface employes at the Moonta mines was held on Saturday to receive the report of the committee. It stated that Captain Hancock,…

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Laden with Gold

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 6

BRISBANE This Day--An escort left Groydon yesterday for Normanton with 11,2080 oz of gold…

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Yesterday's Mining

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 6

The sales this morning at the Stock Exchange were as follow:-- GOLD Baker's Creak North, contrib., 7s 3d,…

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Killed by a Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A fatal accident occurred at the Borehole mine this morning, a miner named John Rushford being killed by a fall of coal. Death was almost…

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Broken Hill Central Mine. Discovery of Rich Ore

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The following glowing account of the recent find in the Central mine appears in to-night's BARRIER MINER: "A few days ago I visited this mine. To-day I again…

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Mining Intelligence. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 8

The influx of water at the Junction mine is greatly exaggerated. The engine has been stopped, owing to the necessity to blow off the boiler. No work has been…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 8

A miner named John Rushford was killed in the A. A. Company's colliery this morning by a fall of coal and jerry. The deceased leaves a widow and two children…

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