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Mining & the mines, 1891

3,699 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 185

Miners' Riot in Pennsylvania.-- Nine Men Killed and Many Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 3

Fatal rioting has taken place amongst the Pennsylvania coke-workers on strike. Ominous signs of a gathering storm bad been observed in the coke region for some time prior…

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The German Miners' Strike

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 4

LONDON, April 30.—The miners' strike in Westphalia has collapsed, having proved a signal failure…

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The Moe Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Moe Coal-mining Company to-day it was stated that the output of coal had been 860 ton during the mouth. The chairman, in…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 3

The result of crushing at Clyde works of 4 tons 12cwt. 3qr. 8lb. from underlay shaft yielded 10oz. 15dwt. 6gr. free gold. One ton 1cwt. 2qr. stone from main reef vielded 2oz…

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Quicksilver Mining in Mexico

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 3

No country of North America has made more rapid progress in the last decade than the Republic of Mexico (the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS says); and since the opening of its railway system…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 6

A meeting of the shareholders in the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal co. was held in the saleroom at the Exchange on Thursday, when the directors presented their report for the half-year…

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Musing. Alluvial Gold at Whipstick Flat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 7

A correspondent writes as follows :--" Whipstick Flat, Wyadham, Monday, April 27 Mining at Whipstick Flat, near Wyndham, recelved a fresh impetus on saturday last by the…

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The Miners' Strike in Germany. London, April 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 5

The miners' strike in Westphalia has resulted in a signal failure…

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A Cure for Our Mining Depression. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 6

Sir,--Few will deny that the mineral wealth of New South Wales is practically untouched. With its mines of untold, wealth of silver and lead in the west to its limitless coalmines on…

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Hill End. Reminiscences of an Old Goldfield. Its Revival

Evening News · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 3

The nearest approach we have had in this Country to the great speculative excitements of Europe was the mining mania of about the year 1874, and Hill End was the centre and focus of the…

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The Western Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.--The coal trade during the week has been normal. The recent difference at Hartley Vale regarding the demand for reviving the custom of cavilling is reported to…

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The Cangi Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 24

The following is the mining manager's report on the Cangi Mine under date April 21: As far as the mine is concerned all parts of it look, well, showing good gold both on north and-south ends…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 7

The prospectus of the True Blue Goldmining Company appears in our advertising columns. The property is situated at Croydon, and it is announced that all the shares have…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The export of coal from Newcastle to foreign and intercolonial ports during the past week was:-- Victoria, 19,190 tons : Tasmania, 2690 : United States…

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Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 20

THE Occidental, Cobar, has cleared up 142 tons stone for 150oz smelted gold. BROKEN Hill returns for last week include the following Proprietary: Ore treated and sold,…

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Mining at Alecktown

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 1006

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., has forwarded the following report, dated April 14, from Alecktown to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture:— "I do myself the honour to inform you that I arrived here yesterday…

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Mining Assays and Opinions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 1009

P. H. (Kempsey).—The sample forwarded is specular iron and quartz stained with iron. It assays:— Gold and silver, nil. Expert (Kempsey).—The mineral forwarded is a…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, April 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 1006

A small vein of galena is reported to nave been met with in the south shaft of the Junction mine. The western crosscut at No. 5 level, Block 14, is in 340ft. The country is getting softer, and the face is damp…

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The Submarine Mine Explosion, Report of the Commission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 14

The report of the court of inquiry into the Middle Head disaster has been received by the Colonial Secretary, Sir Henry Parkes. The conclusion arrived at by the court is as follows:…

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Late Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 977

Mr. Logan, manager of the Brisbane Blocks, has returned to Broken Hill after a protracted illness. Mr. Bowell has left for a short holiday. The carbonate development in the winze 30ft north of the south shaft…

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