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Mining & the mines, 1891

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Coal in South Australia

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

LONDON, June 15.—Official details as to the reported discovery of coal in South Australia are urgently desired.The South Australian Government has cabled…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

New Hargraves G.M. Co.,No Liability.-- The mine manager reports:-- "Western drive extended 7ft. 6in. ; total, 138ft. 6in. There is no change since last report…

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Withdrawal of Gold From Russia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is asserted that the Rothschilds have withdrawn £1,000,000 in gold from Russia…

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A Gold and Silver Well

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 3

THERE is a wonderful well down in De Norte. It is an artesian well, with an abundant flow of pure water, sufficient to irrigate a considerable body of land. That…

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Coal in South Australia. London, June 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 7

Information is urgently desired in London as to the alleged discovery of coal at Leigh's Creek, South Australia…

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Withdrawing Gold From Russia. London, June 16

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

It is asserted that the Rothschilds have withdrawn £1,000,000 in gold from Russia…

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A Skeleton in Irons. An Old-time Tragedy. What the mining Shaft Revealed

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 3

SOME weeks ago the Stockton (California) INDEPENDENT published an account of the finding of a skeleton in the bottom of a shaft at Murphy's, Calaveras county, the…

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Mining. the Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.-- The South mine has a line lot of rich ore stacked in the stopes ready to be scut to the smelters, in addition to that standing in the faces…

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Etheridge United Gold-Mining Co

Evening News · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 4

LONDON, June 17.—The Etheridge United Gold-mining Co. (Queensland) is to be reconstructed. The capital of the new company is fixed at £137,000…

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Etheridge United Gold-mining Company. London, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 5

The Etheridge United Gold-mining Company, Queensland, is to be reconstructed, with a capital of £137,000…

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Coal Tonnage and Freights

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., advising coal shipments and freights at Newcastle report:—Heavy intercolonial orders have been received and executed, and this has had the effect of causing better working time at the collieries…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 7

Horseshoe Bend.--The mine manager reports under date June 13:--"Raining more or less since last report, but main tunnel driven 15ft., wall timbered 10ft., and roof…

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A Mining Case

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 6

THE Pinnacle Group Silver Mining Co. proceeded in the Equity Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Owen, against the Pinnacle Tribute Silver Mining Co. The…

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Coal. Our Foreign Export From Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 June 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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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 6

The Proprietary Bingara Cinnabar Syndicate are about to form a company with a Capital of £25,000 to take over the property of the syndicate and amalgamate with the…

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Mining Calls

Evening News · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 6

In the District Court yesterday, before his Honor,' Judge Manning, the Sunset Gold-mining Co. sued : Mr. S. Woolson, of Georgerstxeet, for the recovery of £1512s 6d, money due for unpaid calls. The .defence was that the articles of association pro­vided that there should he an interval of one calendar month jbetween the calls, and that this…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 3

Black Mountain Proprietary S.M. Co.-- The mine manager reports under date June 13 :--" Main shaft: 171ft. deep; no change in material passed through, it being still…

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A Mining Case

The Australian Star · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 6

THE Pinnacle Group Silver Mining Co. proceeded in the Equity Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Owen, against the Pinnacle Tribute Silver Mining Co. The…

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Tom's Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1891 · page 7

An adjourned meeting of shareholders in the Tom's Lewis Ponds Silver and Gold Mining Company, Limited, was held yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1891 · page 7

The prospectus of the Great Nevada Silver Mining Company, Tasmania, appears in our advertising columns this morning. The property consists of three 80a. blocks at Mount…

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