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Mining & the mines, 1889

4,535 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 227

The South Wallsend Coal Co

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 June 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--At the District Court to-day Luke Hancock sued the South Wallsend Coal and Mining Co. for £200 damages for…

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Miners' Troubles. the Difference at Wallsend

Evening News · Wednesday 5 June 1889 · page 8

Newcastle, Tuesday.-Another action for damages against the South. Wallsend Coal Company was decided to-day sit the District Court. Luke Hancock, a sinker, was employed in sinking…

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The Continental Miners. London, June 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1889 · page 7

Following the example of the men in the Westphalian mines, the Bohemian miners have gone out on general strike for better terms…

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The Copper Miners Dispute in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1889 · page 7

A Kadina telegram states that a meeting of Wallaroo miners was held this morning. It was reported that all the men had not yet joined the association, and a resolution waa carried to see the…

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Gold Mining in New Zealand. London, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 7

At a meeting of the shareholders in the Blue Spur Claim, situate at Gabriel's Gully, Tuapeaka, New Zealand, it was unanimously resolved to remove Messrs…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

FORBES, Wednesday.-At the Bald Hill Company's claim (alluvial), three miles from Forbes, they are getting some very heavy gold, several large-sized nuggets having been just unearthed…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 9

Business in mining circles yesterday was fairly brisk, and the transactions were principally confined to silver scrip. The high prices lately ruling for some sections of Broken Hill stock have receded somewhat, and a…

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Stockton Colliery. Danger Apprehended. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

For some time past something has been amiss with the working of Stockton Colliery, and many men were afraid to go to work, as a "creep" was apprehended…

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North Sydney Coal Co

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, June 4.-The North Sydney Coal Co. has been registered with a capital of £3000…

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North Sydney Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The North Sydney Coal Company has been registered, with a capital of £3000…

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[?]espur Mining Company

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, June 4.-At a meeting of the shareholders in the Bluespur Gold-mining Company, Lawrence (Tuapera), in Otago, New Zealand, it was unanimously resolved to remove Messrs…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

The following sales took place this morning at the Exchange :-Silver : Central B. Hill, 70s; B.H. South Extended, 7s 6d; New North, 30s 6d, 29s 6d; Imperial Block, 6s 9d…

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Mining Reports, Etc

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 9

The most important mine on the western slope of the Hillgrove Falls is the Sunlight, comprising some 80 acres, owned by Messrs. Moore, McBean, and Speare. A…

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North Sydney Coal Co. London, June 5

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

The North Sydney Coal Co. has been registered in London, with a capital of £3000…

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An Alarming Rumor. Alleged Subsidence in a Colliery. 250 Lives in Danger

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.-A slow subsidence, which coalminers call a "creep," is believed to be in progress in a mine close to Newcastle harbor. Much alarm has prevailed, and is increasing…

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The Mining Industry in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 8

A meeting of members representing the mining districts was held to-day, about nine being present, to obtain further support for the mining industry, and to raise it out of its present depressed condition…

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Queensland Goldfields Act

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, This Day.--The new Goldfields Act provides, inter alia, that miners' rights shall not be issued to others than natural born or naturalised British…

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The Stockton Colliery. Anxiety Among the Miners Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 5

At a meeting of the Stockton miners last night the men appointed to watch the mine gave a report, which showed that on Tuesday sight they…

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