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Mining & the mines, 1891

3,699 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 185

The Miners' Strikes in Belgium. and France. London, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 5

Strikes are almost general at Fourmies, Roubaix, Lille, and Calais, and the out-rages arising out of the strikes are increasing in Belgium. Many foreign agitators…

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Withdrawal of Gold by Russia. London, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 5

The Standard states that Russia can take a million and a-half of gold from London by the middle of May, but will probably withdraw gradually…

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The Sudest Goldfield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Cooktown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 5

At Sudest the reefs are looking very promising. Two men named Parry and Barney worked for three months blasting a tail race through the rocky bar, and are now getting good gold in the creek…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Weston received the following telegram yesterday from the Broken-hill Proprietary Company's mine; "Week's run, ore treated and sold 5122 tons, producing 873 tons bullion,…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The contract for sinking Adams' shaft at the Junction mine to a depth corresponding with the 120ft. level from the south shaft has been completed. No…

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Newcastle Coal Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 8

Our Newcastle correspondent reports the export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the week ending Friday, May 8:—To Victoria, 15,920 tons; Honolulu, 1277 tons; South Australia, 10,000 tons; United States, 7661 tons;…

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The Great Miners' Strike

Evening News · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 4

LONDON, May 8.—The strikes in Belgium among the miners have rapidly extended, and already as many as 100,000 men are out. The strikes are accompanied by…

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Over the Victorian Border. the Bendoc Gold Finds. a New Mining Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 24

Daring my recent visit to Bombala, I was fortunate enough to be enabled to participate in a trip organised for the purpose of inspecting the new goldfields being opened up near Bendoc,…

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British Columbia Coal Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 5

WE are indebted to Messrs. James Paxton and Co. for the following return, showing the annual output of coal from British Columbia mines during the past 17 years:…

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Durham and Lord Byron Mine

Evening News · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 4

LONDON, May 8.—The Durham and Lord Byron Amalgamated Gold-mining Co., Limited, Victoria, has decided to increase its capital by £15,000, the present capital…

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A Lucky Mining Speculator

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 22

THE will of the late James Johnston, senior Partner in the well-known Oakbank [?]wing firm of Messrs. J. and A. G. Johnston, was filed as Adelaide last Friday. The value of the real and…

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Scottish-Australian Mining Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 1062

Our London correspondent telegraphs on the 2nd instant:—"The Scottish-Australian Mining Company hare resolved to increase their capital."…

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Illawarra Mining. MAY 4

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 1062

Cavilling took place at Mount Keira last week, and the men started to work on the following Monday. Several of the old hands who had accepted work elsewhere returned to their former employment. The mine…

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Queensland. the Mining Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Government have decided to take no active steps in connection with the Mineralogical Exhibition to be held in London this year. It is understood the other…

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Nominal Capital Value of Leading Silver Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 4

There has been considerable excitement in the mining sharemarket during tho week, and several stocks advanced rapidly la value. A number of the smaller enterprises which had…

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By the Silent Hunter. Extraordinary Coal Seams

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 1062

"I'd like to have a foot of this over my estate at home," said his Excellency the Earl of Jersey, driving through the rich alluvial flats of the Hunter River district at Maitland and Bulwarra…

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Durham and Lord Byron Mine. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 10

The Durham and Lord Byron Amalgamated Gold-mining Obmpany, Limited, Queensland, has decided to increase its capital by £16,000. The present capital is…

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The Miners' Strike in Belgium. London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 10

The miners' strikes in Belgium have rapidly extended, and the number of men now out reaches 100,000. The strikers are resorting to serious acts of violence…

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Intercolonial Mining News. Now South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 25

Tin and Copper—Sydney Prices. — The market for tin ore ia quiet at 15s 6d per unit. In the copper market there is nothing doing, the market value being about £51 5s per ton…

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