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Mining & the mines, 1891

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Burwood Extended Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 3

The sixth half-yearly meeting was held yesterday. Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw presided. The report set forth that the Bedhead Company had informed the directors of this company that…

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West Wallsend Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 3

The usual half-yearly meeting of the West Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, was held yesterday. The chair was occupied by Mr. H. J. Withers, and there was a full attendance of…

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The Hetton Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 3

The 11th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company was held yesterday, Mr. . W. A. Hutchinson presiding. The report, which was adopted, showed that although the…

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Australasian Mining Exchange

The Australian Star · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

THE sixth half-yearly meeting of the Australasian Mining Exchange Co., of Sydney, called for this afternoon lapsed through the want of a quorum. The report of the…

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A Gold Rush. The Wyndham Field

The Australian Star · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

THE Minister for Mines has received a communication from Mr. Maunsell, the goldfields warden at Wyndham, giving some further particulars of the new gold rush which…

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The Broken-hill Proprietary Mine. Half-yearly Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Brokon-hill Proprietary Company was held to-day, when Mr. W. P. M'Gregor presided. From the report of the…

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Prospectors and the Mining Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Complaints are rife amongst prospectors for precious metals about the mischief being done by the Act to Amend the Mineral Lamia Act of 1882, as far as regards…

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New Mount Hope Copper-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 3

The eighteenth half-yearly meeting was held yesterday, Mr. T. H. Kelly presiding. The report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The report showed that the mine had…

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The Wallah Wallah District. Silver Mining

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 2

Captain W. C. Rowe, late of the Wheal Watkins Mine, Glen Osmond, has shown some specimens of silver bearing stone obtained from the Wallah Wallah district, New South Wales…

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The Mining Industry. Crushings and Assays. Managers Reports. Central Broken Hill Silver mining Co

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

Ore treated for week ended 28th instant: Company's erne ters, broken Hill, 669 tons, producing 24,429oz silver, 46 tons lead, and 2 tons copper. At Dry Creek, 53 tons ore, producing 1230oz silver, total amount…

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The Melbourne Harbor Trust. And Coal Leaseholders. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 6

The Harbor Trust intends to take action in the Supreme Court in June next to eject the coal leaseholders from the Australian Wharf…

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The Central Silver Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 7

Sir,--Your correspondent "A [?] at [?]8 10s " opens up a favorably opportunity for those interested to ventilate the subject of the removal of the management from Sydney to…

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The Colliery Explosion in Pennsylvania. Terrible Loss of Life. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 5

It has been ascertained that 183 persons have lost their lives owing to the colliery explosion in Pennsylvania…

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Serious Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 5

A mining accident occurred at Baker's Creek mine this morning. Two men named Peter Nolan and Robert Northmore were charging a hole with powder in a stope between Burnfield's and Smith's tunnel…

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Squatters and Gold Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 17

Mr. Henry Boehme, a trustee of Stony Creek Common, Stuart Town, complains that the administration of the Land Act gives unfair advantages to squatters over miner, and he considers that these alleged…

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Sunlight Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

The fourth half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday, Mr. J. P. Abbott presiding. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The report stated that in the 16…

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Crawford's Special Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

The second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Crawford's Special Gold-mining Company, Thames (New Zealand), took place yesterday at the company's offices, 110…

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Mount Chalmers Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

The second general meeting of shareholders in the Mount Chalmers Gold-mining Company was held at the offices of the company, O'Connell-street, Sydney, yesterday afternoon…

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Silver Queen Gold and Silver Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

The first ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the above company was held at their offices, 110 Pitt street, yesterday, and the directors' report for the past six months,…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

At the half-yearly general meeting of the above held at the Trades Hall, Young, recently, Mr. Rutherford (president) occupied the chair, and there were about 40…

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