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Mining & the mines, 1891

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The Tamworth Colliery. Miners Receive Notice. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 5

Intelligence has been received from Tamworth that the miners employed in the Centenary Colliery, at Curlewis, have received 14 days' notice to cease work. The…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 2

AN assay from the reef at Corrawan Creek has given the following result:--Gold, 1oz. 7dwt. 22gr. per ton; silver, 1oz. 3dwt. 22gr. per ton; second specimen of gold a…

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The Minister for Mines' Visit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 4

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, returned yesterday morning from his visit to certain mining centres in the colony. Mr. Smith left Sydney on Friday…

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The Alectown Miners. Prompt Ministerial Action

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 5

The Hon. Sydney Smith, Minister of Mines and Agriculture, returned from his recent tour on Wed-nesday, and is busily engaged in bis department. During his visit to Alicktown his attention was…

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Tour of the Minister for Mines

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 5

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture is highly gratified with the enthusiasm of the receptions accorded him throughout his recent tour. Banquets were tendered at Peak Hill,…

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Broken-hill Central Mine. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 7

Sir,--I have read with much interest the views of your correspondents, and your leading article in reference to the proposed removal to Melbourne of the management…

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Wednesday's Mining. Stock Exchange. 4.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 6

Sales were:--Block 10, £14 18s, £14 18s fid; Centrals, 93s, 93s 6d; South, 95s, 95s 6d; South, contrib., 85s; Junctions, 41s 6d…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Queensland Mining News. Herberton, Wednenday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 9

The Mulowa and Chillago silver fields are attracting great attention hero, and everything points towards somewhat of a [?]ma 1 boom, but there is just the risk of over speculation, considering theextent of work done, and…

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The Minister Visits Parkes. the Hon. Sydney Smith Banqueted. the New Mining Bill

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 2

PARKES, Tuesday.—The Ministerial party after leaving Alicktown were conducted to Parkes in special conveyances, buggies, &c, by the member for the district, Mr. Cooke, the distance being…

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Johannesburg (S.A.) Goldfields. an Australian's Letter Depressing Reports

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 2

Depressing reports still come to hand from the Transvaal (South African) Goldfields. The following extracts from an Australian miner's letter graphically describe the dismal state of things…

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The Few African Goldfield. the Rich Finds

Evening News · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 4

LONDON, February 4.—The latest intelligence from South Africa in reference to the gold discoveries in Mashonaland confirms the earlier reports as to their vast…

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The Opening Up of Mashonaland. Rich Goldfields. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 7

The latest news from South Africa in reference to the gold discoveries in Mashonaland, state that 7000 claims have now been marked out on the field…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 7

The directors of the Broken-hill Junction Silver-mining Company, Limited, have notified the shareholders that owing to the recent unfavorable developments in the mine they are…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The prospects of the Junction North mine continue improve. The lode is coming more into the shaft aa it is sunk. At present it consists of garnite…

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Mining Accident Near Mount M'donald. Two Miners Buried by a Fall of Earth. [By Telegraph. (From Our Correspondent.) Mount M'donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 5

A sad accident is reported from the battery on the Lachian River at Darby's Falls, nine miles from here. Two men named Charles Littlefield and Schey, an enginer, were in a drive 400ft. in when's fall of…

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Laden with Gold. a Party's Booty. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

A party of eight men brought 96oz. of gold into Cairns yesterday from the neighborhood of the Clohesy River…

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The Amalgamated Miners' Association. Annual Conference at Silverton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 5

The second annual conference of the Barrier Colonial District No.3 of tbe Amalgamated Miniers' Association was commended at the Council-chambers, Silverton, yesterday. The District President, Mr.R.W.Rowe,…

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Mining Gossip. the Wyndham Gold Rush

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 20

The Minister for Mines has received a communication from Mr. Maunsell, the goldfield warden at Wyndhani, giving some further particulars of the new gold rush which has recently taken place in…

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Coal

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report in their last monthly circular:--The month's output has been a heavy one. Shipments for foreign ports were large, California and the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1891 · page 6

Messrs. Malcolm Brothers inform us that the received yesterday the following cable adv[?] from their English agents: -- "Star antime[?] £68 per ton."…

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