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Mining & the mines, 1889

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The Sudest Goldfields. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--News continues to be favorable from Sudest and neighboring islands, and a determined rush is now setting in. Seventy-five miners leave Cooktown to-morrow…

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The Wallsend Miners

The Australian Star · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- The Wallsend Colliery manager has written to the miners, regarding the latter's request for local arbitration. He declined to go to…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 3
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CROYDON (Q.), Friday.-A crashing at the Iguana P.C. from 660 tons gave 2727oz of gold, and at the Waterfall P.C. 778 tons gave 526oz of gold. The weather is dry. All the mills will cease crushing at…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 9

The following transactions were recorded on Saturday by the Sydney Stock Exchange:—Katoomba Coal, 8s.; West Wallsend. 16s.; Broken Hill No. 10 Block, 48s., 48s. 6d.; Junction, 20s. 6d., 21s., 21s. 3d., 20s…

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Expert of American Gold

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 28.-Gold to the value of £1,000,000 was exported from New York to London to-day…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 6

The following sales took place, on Saturday at the Exchange: Gold: Victory, p.u-13s. 9d. Silver: Central B. Hill, contributing, 16s 7 1/2d; B.H. South, 32s…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 4

The following sales took place this morning at the Exchange:-Silver: Sunny Comer, 11s 9d; Central Broken Hill, 21s 9d…

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Strike of the Coal Lumpers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 8

A short time ago a notice was sent by the Coal Lumpers' Onion to the employers to the effect that a certain increase in the rates of wages would be enforced after the 27th instant. The demana…

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Mining Intelligence. Cobar, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 8

A Melbourne syndicate has agreed to arrangements to float No. 2 North Chesney, Cobar, into a company[?] the nomma[?] capital to be £70,000, and it is to be placed…

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Our Coal and Iron. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 8

Sir,—Referring to "Observer's" letter under the above heading in your to-day's issue, I would like to give him and your other readers who are interested in the development of our immense unworked resources…

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Export of Gold From America to England. London, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 7

Gold to the value of £1,000,000 was exported from New York to London to-day…

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Rush to Sudest Goldfield

Evening News · Monday 29 April 1889 · page 6

BRISBANE, Saturday.-News from Sudest continues favorable, a determined rush setting in to Sudest and the neighboring islands. Seventy-five miners leave Cooktown to-morrow, and a…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 3

GUNDAGAI, Monday.-On Wednesday next, Thomas Lindley, proprietor of the Jackalass Estate, which is about a mile and a half from the town, is going to throw it open to the mining community. The terms…

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Struck Gold

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The men engaged in sinking a large tank at the rear of the Bank of Australasia premises, Nathalie, unearthed a large stone thickly…

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The Co-operative Miners

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 8

The Co-operative miners are working very badly just now, and making but little money indeed when they are at work ; the average last pay was but 6s 3d per day for…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 9

The following transactions were recorded yesterday by the Sydney Stock Exchange:—Morning: Broken Hill No. 10 Block, 49s. 6d.; No. 14 Block, 94s., 95s.; Junction, 21s. 6d., 22s., 21s. 9d.; New North, 21s. 6d.;…

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To-day's Mining

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 5

There were no sales at the Australasian Mining Exchange this morning. German mail steamer Habsburg left Adelaide for Bremen this morning…

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The Wallsend Colliery Dispute. Arbitration Refused by the Manager. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--In reply to a request for arbitration on certain matters in dispute, the manager of the Wallsend Colliery has notified the miners that he declines to go to…

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Mining Intelligence. Brisbane, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 8

The Mount Morgan mine has declared a dividend of 2s per share for April, amounting to £100,000. The secretary of the Mount Morgan…

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