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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

4,535 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 227

Miners and Sunday Work. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--To-night's meeting of the Miners' Association more than confirmed the previous action of the men. It was resolved that the mine managers be asked to…

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Relief for Worn-out Miners. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The executive council of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, now sitting at Creswick, has devoted considerable discussion to the consideration of a…

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Mining Intelligence. Broken Hill, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 8

THE SILVER AGE contains a report on the British Blocks mine, of which tne following is a summary:--Within the limit of Block 15 and portion of 16 large quantities…

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The Lewis Ponds Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 7

Sir,--I have this day re-perused the excellent letter on the above mine which appeared in your paper last January over the signature of "J. S. M. Findlay." As that gentleman has just…

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San Francisco Mail Service—coal and Wood Duties. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 8

Sir,—A leader in your issue of the 4th instant draws attention to the position of coal in San Francisco— points out that owing to the opening of Californian coast mines, New South Wales coal has been sold at…

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Northern Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 718

The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. Harrie Wood) has kindly forwarded to us a copy of the progress report of the Prospecting Board in the Northern districts. They report that a company is working on the…

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Miners' Permanent Relief

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The Lambton miners at a meeting on Wednesday night rejected the notice of motion from the Burwood Lodge that the time had arrived…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 7

The following telegram was posted at the Exchange yesterday:--"Broken-hill Proprietary: Week's run nine furnaces--Ore treated, 2868 tons, producing 445 tons bullion,…

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The Burra Copper Mines

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 5.—The scheme for the purchase of the Burra copper mines in South Australia has virtually been abandoned…

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Gold in Devonshire

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 5.—A discovery of gold has been made near Torquay, Devonshire…

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The Wollongong Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 717

Mr. Joseph Mitchell, M.L.A., manager and director of the Wonoona colliery, is proceeding rapidly with the construction of the jetty and the railway connecting the mine with the jetty at Bellambi. The railway is…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 694

Share Report.—Sales: Baker's Creek, 4s., 3s. 9d., 4s., 4s. 6d., to 4s. 4d.; Mount Moor, 3s. 4½d., 3s. 6d.; Mount Carrington, contributing, 2s. 2d., 3s. 4d., 3s. 3½d.; Brokens, £28 11s., £28 10s.: Block 14, paid, at…

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Mining Assays and Opinions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 689

We have rewired mineral samples which await orders from the following correspondents:—H. P. B. (Beaumont), two specimens; E. R. (Wilcannia), two samples; Subscriber (Monteagle), one sample;…

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The Victorian Mining Report

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 719

The report of the Victorian Secretary for Mines for the quarter ending December, 1888, shows that the yield of gold in Victoria for the three months was 160,744oz., being an increase of 3473oz. on the…

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The Burra Copper Mines. London, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 11

The scheme for the purchase of the Burra copper mines in South Australia has virtually been abandoned…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, March 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 718

The lode at the 300 level of the Junction Mine continues to improve in appearance, but the actual width is unknown. The drive is now in 50ft. from the crosscut, the last 20ft. being entirely in ore. When last inspected…

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The South Australian Salted Gold Specimens

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 19

ABOUT 20 shareholders in the Great Northern: Gold Syndicate met on Monday at Adelaide to consider their position through certain Government officials having reported the samples from…

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Funeral of a Mining Manager

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

SILVERTON, Friday.--The funeral of the late Mr. C. H. Wilson, manager of the Australian Broken-hill Consols mine, took place yesterday. A very large concourse of people…

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Shocking Mining Fatality at Charters Towers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 703
Also in Freeman's Journal

At Charters Towers, on Tuesday, a shocking accident occurred, by which two misers lost their lives in the North Queen shaft. The men killed were Arthur Bristowe and Thomas Ace. They were…

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