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Mining & the mines, 1890

4,682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 235

Mining. Telegrams

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 7

ALBURY, Sunday. -- A correspondent of one of the local papers, writing on Saturday from Tumberumba states that the prospects of the new silver field at No Place, near Jingellic,…

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The Barrier Mines. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday. -- The winze which is being sunk from the 300ft. level at the Junction mine is still in very rich ore. Sinking in the winze is being proceeded with whenever…

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The Mining Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 4
Also in Evening News

The additional exhibits proposed to be sent direct from the colony to the mining exhibition are being rapidly collected, and it is anticipated that with the fine exhibit now at the…

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The Wallarah Colliery Trouble. a Further Difficulty. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday. -- The action of the miners' committee of management in allowing the Wallarah miners to resume work under dist[?]t rates, viz., 8s 6[?] per ton for round and…

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The Colliery Disaster in South Wales. Details of the Explosion at the Morea Mine. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) London (Via Albany), March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 7

South Wales has been the scene of another terrible colliery explosion, by, which 87 lives have been lost. The disaster occurred at the Morfa Colliery, near Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, on…

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Scarcity of Coal Trucks. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 5

LITHGOW, Saturday. -- A meeting of miners, officers and delegates was held in the School of Arts last night to take steps with regard to the scarcity of coal trucks which has prevailed…

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Miners' Demonstration. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 8

The South Bulli Colliery Company held a grand demonstration yesterday at their township, Bellambi, where an entertainment was given, and a substantial meal was supplied free in abundance to all comers. There was…

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The Wallarah Miners. an Exciting Meeting. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 8

Trouble is likely to arise over the action of the miners' general committee of management in allowing the Wallarah miners to go to work at 3s 6d per ton, instead of 4s 2d the general hewing rate. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 5

Share Report.—Sales: Bakers, 42s 6d, 44s 6d; Broken, C. R., £11 14s 6d., £11 16s; Central, £8 18s. £8 14s, £8 16 6d, £8 17s; Block 10, £7 4s., £7 7s, £7 3s 6d, £7 6s 6d, £7 9s, £7 15s, closed with sellers at £7 3s;…

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Gold in Western Australia. the Richest Discovery Yet Made. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 5

PERTH, Saturday. -- Great excitement prevails throughout the colony in connection with an extensive gold discovery at Ashburton. A telegram from that field states that Messrs…

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Mining. the Barrier Mines (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--On interviewing Mr. Lane, the manager of Block 14, this afternoon it was ascertained that the work of connecting the mine with the Central mine had…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Monday.-At Block 10 the mine face of the north drive at the 400ft level is steadily improving, It is still in decomposed sulphide ore, containing increasing quantities…

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Wallarah Colliery Dispute. the Miners' Lodges, the Delegate Board Sitting. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 8

Meetings were held at all the miners' lodges on Saturday night to consider a motion from ths miners' general committee of management regarding the Wallarah Colliery dispute…

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Coal at Liverpool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 4

The Mines Department have received information that coal has been struck on the Moorbank Estate, four miles from Liverpool, at a depth of about 2500ft. The seam is 6ft. 6in. in…

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The Kentish Coal Seam

Evening News · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 2

It has been disclosed by the berings that the seam of Kentish coal recently discovered at Dover is 3ft in thickness. The quality of the coal is rather that of the Derbvshire fields. Borings are…

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The Wallarah Colliery Dispute. the Settlement Objected To. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Lambton, Glebe, Borehole and Ferndale miners' lodges met on Saturday night to discuss the action of the committee of management in allowing the…

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The Strike at the Chalk Freehold Mine. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The strike at the Chalk Freehold Mine, Carisbrook, still continues. A mass meeting of the miners was held at Mary borough on Saturday, when the delegates…

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Gold in West Australia. Rich Discovery at Ashrurton

Evening News · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.-Intense excitement prevails in the city in consequence of a reported rich discovery of gold in the district of Ashburton. A telegram from the field states that Messrs…

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Mining and Its Enemies. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 5

Sir,—It is, so I understand, decided that we are to diaplay samples of our mineral possessions at the Great International Exhibition about to be held in England. Those who saw and examined our exhibits at the late…

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