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Mining & the mines, 1891

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The Two Detectives; OR Mountain Mag. a Goldfield Story

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 29

'Aileen, Lorne,' and again his hands went out to her, ' do you know what you are saying?' ' Yes; I know what I am saying, and I…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 10

The secretary of the Broken-hill Junction North Silver-mining Company, Limited, in forms us that the directors are now waiting counsel's opinion as to the company's legal…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- The output of [?] from the Australian Broken-hill Consols Mine this fortnight was greater than any produced since the rich vein was worked…

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British Columbia Coal Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 6

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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The Mining Affair

The Australian Star · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 5

ALFRED AUSTIN GALLAGHER, late secretary of the Broken Hill Junction North S.M. Co, charged with omitting to enter the issue of certain scrip to W. O. Davis, was,…

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A Mining Officer's Mistake

Evening News · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 4

Alfred Austin Gallagher appeared on remand at the Water Police Court to-day, and on the application of the police was further remanded for a week, on a charge of omitting to enter material…

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Mining Shares. London, June 13

The Australian Star · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 5

Broken Hill Consol shares have risen 2s…

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Northern Coal Measures. Clarence and Richmond Official Report

Evening News · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 6

Mr. T. H. E. David, Geological Surveyor, has tarnished, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture with the following report on the coal measures of the Clarence and Richmond River districts: These…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Evening News · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 6

Fairfield.—Thirteen days' work from the Lady Jersey Mine, Fairfield, gave a yield of 175oz. 3dwt gold. Sunlight Gold-mining Co.—For fortnight…

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Huntington Mills. Extract from Letter dated June 3, 1891, From T. B. Bearup, Manager Brilliant and Craven's Caledonian Gold-mining Company, Charters Towers, Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 10

"During the past three weeks we have crushed 814 tons with the two mills for 1395oz. We have also a stamper mill working alongside the two Huntington mills,…

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Late Mining. [?] [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 7

The rainfall during the week was 353 points, consequently surface work has been retarded. The plentiful supply of water in all dams more than compensates for the delay. There will be no further…

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The Boorook Gold and Silver Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 3

Leaving then Fairfield, we proceed 30 miles to the north-east of Tenterfield, when we reach the old and once celebrated Boorook mines. They were the first silver mines of any consequence…

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Tenterfield District. the Mascot Mine. Tooloom, Boonoo Boonoo. the Boorook Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 3

If all the mines at present being worked within a radius of 50 miles of the town of Fairfield were to be described, some pages of an ordinary-sized newspaper would be required. It is, therefore,…

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Coal Charters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 6

Messrs. J. and A. Brown, of Newcastle and Sydney, note the following coal charters:—Foreign—The British barques William Turner, 431 tons register, and the William Manson, 366 tons register, for Mauritius, at 22s and 23s respectively;…

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British Columbia Coal Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 6

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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South Australia. Leigh's Creek Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.-- The Commissioner of Lands received a communication this morning from the Government Geologist, who is at Leigh's Creek, forwarding for analysis a…

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Mining in Lower California

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 4

Consul Viosca of La Paz, writing to the State Department, describes the condition of Lower California as very backward. He says, although the Republic of Mexico has enjoyed of late years…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 7

"A Long-suffering Shareholder" writes complaining of the tardiness shown by the directors of the junction North Silver-mining Company in taking the shareholders into their…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The Central mine is looking very well on the 400ft. level, where the main portion of the ore is now being taken for the furnaces. Very rich ore…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 11

Although to-day has been declared a public holiday the Sydney Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of New South Wales will be open for business as usual…

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