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Mining & the mines, 1891

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Mining Market. London, May 19

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 5

Broken Hill Proprietary Silver Co.'s shares, London register, latest sales, £10 17s. British Blocks Sliver Co.'s shares (£5)…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 8

Among gold companies, Earl of Hopetoun had a large business, seiling early to 58s, but receding afterwards to 55s, and closing 56s 6d. Hustler's Reef were in strong demand at 25s, 31s. Park Co., 6d,…

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The Gas Explosion at South Bulli Colliery. Death of a Miner. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 8

The miner John Tressider, who was injured by the gas explosion at the South Bulli Colliery last Thursday, died in great agony last evening. The deceased leaves a widow and two children…

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Discovery of Coal in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 7

The Government Geologist to-day received a telegram from Leigh's Crock, stating that a seam of coal had been struck at 1496 feet by the diamond drill. The seam had been penetrated for eight…

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From the Richmond. Heavy Weather. The Sugar Cane Crop. The Lismore Railway. Local Coal. CORAKI

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 5

It has rained incessantly here during the past fortnight, greatly retarding the progress of farming operations. The sugar cane looks, splendid, and the…

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An Ocean Secret; Being a Strange Story a Dead Man's Gold. in Sixty Chapters. [All Rights Reserved.] (Published by permission, of Cassell. and Co., Limited, London.) Chapter X.—(continued.)

Evening News · Thursday 21 May 1891 · page 7

They had loaded their pockets with biscuits, and each had filled a flask with limejuice and water; after that they tried all they could to keep up the courage of the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 7

The secretary of the Stock Exchange of New South Wales desire us to state that they have placed the following mines of their official list:--The Pioneer Gold-mining…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The Australian Consols mine is looking better than ever. A very important development of ore has been discovered below the 280ft. level, which…

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Maitland Coal Prospects

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND. Thursday.—Messrs. Russell and Co., of Newcastle, who have been sinking on their 640-acre block of land for coal at Denton Park, near West Maitland, have struck a valuable…

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Leigh's Creek Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Two boxes of coal from the Leigh's Creek bore arrived in the city to-night and was at once taken in charge by the Government analyst, who,…

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Meeting of Miners' Delegates

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A special meeting of delegates from the various miners' lodges in the district was held on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. James Thomson, president, occupied the chair,…

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Gold for Russia

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 4

LONDON, May 21.—It is stated that Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and sons will forward £1,000,000 in gold to Russia on Friday, and £500,000 more later on…

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The Miners' Strike in Belgium

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The miners' strike in Belgium is collapsing, and the men are resuming work…

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The Exports of CoaL

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The exports of coal from this port on Wednesday to foreign and intercolonial ports amounted to 12,781 tons, which was shipped in seven vessels…

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Newcastle Miners. Revised Rules. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 2

A special meeting of delegates of the mining lodges of the district was held yesterday afternoon, when the committee appointed to revise the rules of the association…

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Killed in a Mine. Wollongong

The Australian Star · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 6

An inquest was commenced, yesterday before the district coronet regarding the death of John Thomas Tressider, miner, employed at South Bulli Colliery, who last…

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Coal. Our Foreign Export From Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 3

With the first issues of THE DAILY COMMERCIAL NEWS, we Publish several useful tables dealing with the "Black Diamonds," and trust the information will be found useful to our many friends in the coal and shipping trades. The period chosen, owing to the disastrous strike, is in some respects an unfortunate one, but we are inclined to…

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The Belgian Miners' Strike. London, May 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 5

The miners who went on strike in Belgium will resume work to-day…

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Gold for Russia. London, May 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 5

Baron de Rothschild will send £1,000,000 in gold to Russia on Friday, and £500,000 more later on…

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Mining. Smeltings, Crushings, and Assays

Evening News · Friday 22 May 1891 · page 2

New Companies.—The hon secretary of the Sydney Stock Exchange (Sir. L. P. Bain) imorms us that the following Companies have been added to the official list of the Exchange: Golden Crown…

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