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Mining & the mines, 1889

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South Australian Inspector of Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The Government have appointed Captain Rosewarne, of the Umberumberka mine, as inspector of mines, Mr. Rosewarne was selected from 50 applicants, the…

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Queensland News. Gold Returns

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-Following are the returns, computed by the Mines Department, of the gold taken from the principal fields last year. A couple of the returns are not in, but thus far…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 8

Golden Gully North G.M. Syndicate, Ironbarks.-- Report for week ending January 12:-- Cross cut is still in hard quartz.; very hard for driving through. Plenty of…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 4

The only sales at the Exchange this morning were the following:-Siver: Terrible Dick, 1s 5d; Lewis Ponds, p.u., by auction 14s 9d; Lewis Ponds, contributing, 13s…

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Recovery of a Box of Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 6

The box of specie lest overboard while being placed on board the R.M.S. Alameda in Neutral Bay on the afternoon of December 22, was recovered yesterday by the diver in charge of the work. It…

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Miners' Troubles. the Borehole Case. South Waratah and the Referees' Court. Newcastle, This Day

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 6

The Borehole men the other evening resolved to keep on working the full height of the seam in spite of the manager's instructions, which they held were…

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Borehole Miners' Troubles

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Two more pairs of men were stopped on Tuesday by the manager at Borehole mine for taking down big tops, and those suspended the day…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 7

Writing of the copper market on December 1 the Mining Journal had the following: -- "The syndicate have continued to support the market throughout the week, paying from £78 down to…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 9

The following transactions were recorded yesterday by the Sydney Stock Exchange:—Morning: West Wallsend Coal, 23s.; Stockton Coal, 60s.; Broken Hill No. 14 Block, 89s.; Central, new issue, 8s. 9d., 9s.;…

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Important Discovery of Coal

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 6

GRAFTON, Wednesday.-Information reached South Grafton on Tuesday of the discovery of a seam of excellent coal, from 15ft to 20ft thick, on the road to Armidale, 20 miles from town. A…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 8

St. George G. M. Co. report, dated January 12:--"Shaft sinking below; the 160ft level is down 48ft. The formation is 4ft wide, with well defined walls. There…

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Serious Mining Accident

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 6

MURRUMBURRAH, Wednesday.-News has just come to town that a man named Doyle met with a serious accident out at the Cunningar mines, about 14 miles from here. The cage is said to…

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Appointment of an Inspector of Mines

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.-The Government has decided to appoint Captain Rosewarne inspector of mines. The selection will be popular, as Captain Rosewarne is regarded as one of the most…

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Difficulty at the Borehole Colliery. Friction Between Masters and Men. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The friction which has existed at the Bo[?]ehole Colliery, between the manager and miners in reference to the blasting of what is known as the "big tops"…

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Rich Find of Gold. MELBOURNE, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 6

An important alluvial discovery has been made at Walmer Creek, seven miles north-east of Maldon, a prospecting party having struck the old rich Porcupine lead…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 8

Commercial business opened very quiet this morning, but a good demand set in for silver shares on a report that North Broken had a rich find in some of the lower workings. Shares rose from 32s. 6d. to 34s. 9d…

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Lambton Miners

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 7

The above miners held their adjourned monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, in Mr. Ralph's Druids' Hall, Mr. Mason in the chair. The minutes of the previous…

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Lambton Miners' Grievance

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- The manager of the Lambton Colliery has promised to attend to the requests of the deputation who waited on him regarding their…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 7

The directors of the Victory Gold-mining Company, Limited, have declared a dividend of £3750, equal to 1s 6d per share, out of the proceeds of the recent crushing of 1269 tons,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 9

The following transactions were recorded yesterday by the Sydney Stock Exchange:—Morning: Stockton coal, 59s.; Wickham and Bullock Island, 29s.; British Broken Hill, silver, 93s. 6d.; No. 14 Block,…

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