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Mining & the mines, 1890

4,682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 235

Summary of News, Per Orient Mail Steamer Austral, Will be published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of Monday next CONTENTS: General, Political, Commercial, Mining, Shipping. Sporting, and Social News. Births, Marriages, and Deaths from date of departure of last mail per Orient line

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 6

Advertisements intended for the Summary number should be lodged at the Head Office. Hunter-street, or at the Branch Office, King-street, by noon on the…

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The Coalcliff Colliery Dispute. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

CLIFTON, Thursday.--The miners' secretory writes in to-day'a local papers that the Coal cliff strike is still in the same position. Mr. Nicholson distributed strike pay last week, and…

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Profitable Mining

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 4

LONDON, April 24.-The Scottish-Australian Mining Company, limited, 50, Old Broad-street, London, and Lambton Colliery, Newcastle, has declared a dividend…

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The Miners' Strike in Silesia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The miners in Silesia, who recently struck for an advance of wages and for a reduction in the hours of labor, have resumed work…

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The Barrier Mines. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 7

SILVERTON, Thursday.--It has seen resolved to wind up the Rob Roy syndicate, a meeting for the purpose being held last night. Mr. Besford, manager, and Mr. Ring, secretary of…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 8

Bonang G.M. Co.--The mine manager reports under date April 19:--''Work is progressing satisfactorily at the mine. New main shaft, the depth to date from the…

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Tom's Lewis Ponds Silver and Gold Mining Company to This Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 7

Sir,--The mining manager of the above mine in his last half-yearly report, ending December 1889, made the following recommendations:-- "The mine is now opened up sufficiently to…

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Miners' Committee of Management. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Wickham and Bullock Island miners have passed resolutions that the committee of management of the Minors' Association be abolished, as having…

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Sale of Tasmanian Mines. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

HOBART, Thursday.--The directors of the Silver Queen, and Britannia Companies hare come to terms with Messrs. Wilson, representing an English syndicate. Similar…

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Fatal Accidents. (By Telegraph.) Killed in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Richard Hottel, a miner, was killed in the Long Tunnel Extended mine at Walhalla to day by a fall of earth…

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The Fall in the Wallsend Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 5

In regard to the Wallsend creep, Mr. Alexander Ross, manager of the colliery, states that the tunnel is not closed, and that a new tunnel will not have to be opened out. He also says that only a flat in a district…

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The Scottish-australian Mining Company. London, April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 5

The Scottish-Australian Mining Company declares a dividend of 17½per cent., carrying forward £5000…

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The Wallarah Colliery Dispute Proposed Abolition of the Managing Committee. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 6

A special meeting of the Greta miners was held last night. A motion to the effect that they uphold the action of the district chairman in withholding the minutes of the committee of management, of which…

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Trades and Labor Council. Bourke Floods. Trades to the Rescue. Coaloliff Miners-Cash coming in-The Engineers and Railway Commissioners--Learn how to be 'umble--The City Railway

The Australian Star · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

THE weekly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held last night, when the president, Mr. P. J. Brennan, occupied the chair. The following societies were…

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Goldfields in Madagascar

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 4

LONDON, April 24.-The Madagascar goldfields have been thrown open for mining operations, on condition that the miners pay to the State a royalty of 27…

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Goldfields in Madagascar. London, April 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 5

The Madagascar goldfields have been thrown open for mining operations, on condition that the miners pay to the State a royalty of 27 grammes of gold…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 2
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The mine manager of the Lady Carrington Gold Mine reports under date April 21: "The reefs show nice gold." The mine manager of the Baker's Creek North…

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Silesian Miners on Strike

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 943

We learn from our London correspondent by telegraph that 40,000 miners in Silesia, a province of Eastern Prussia, between Poland and Bohemia, who are on strike, are resorting to violence in the agitation…

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The Gold Currency

Evening News · Saturday 26 April 1890 · page 4

LONDON, April 24.-Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons last night that the Royal Mint is designing a new Queen's…

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