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Mining & the mines, 1891

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The Southern Miners' Dispute

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—The misunderstanding at Mount Kiera Colliery, after a settlement of the strike elsewhere throughout the district, has at last been amicably terminated. The…

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Mining. Telegrams

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 7

GOULBURN, Thursday.--The gold obtained by the last crushing of the Daydawn mine, Little River, realised £4 2s 8d per ounce…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 7

There was very little alteration in the value of Barrier scrip yesterday, and the market was very inactive. Centrals had a fair inquiry at £6 10s to £6 11s 6d; Block 14 were steady of £6 15s, and Block 10 at…

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Mineowners and Miners. Futile Conference

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The conference between the mineowners and miners' representatives was held in. the town hall on Thursday. The representatives of the press were excluded. After…

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Friday's Mining. Australasian Mining Exchange. 12.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

SILVER.--Sunny Corner, buyers 53s, sellers 55s, sales 54s; Block 14, buyers £6 12s, sellers. £6 17s; Block 5, buyers 20s 6d, sellers 21s 6d, sales 21s; Central, buyers £6…

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The Illawarra Collieries. an Advance in the Hewing Price Demanded. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

A conference wat held to day between the representatives of the Southern Coalownera' Association and delegates from the various mining lodges in Illawarra. Mr. C. J. Byrnes, chairman of the Coalowners'…

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The Mining Industry. Crushings and Assays. Managers' Reports

Evening News · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 3

Broken HilL—An improvement has just taken place at the Central Mine. The Booth drive, 7C0ft to the winze at the 400it level. The face has been passing through valueless country, but has now…

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The Mount Morgan Gold Mine

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 19

MOUNT Morgan is, according to the Brisbane Courier, rubbing quietly along, showing what a magnificent rains it really is bub mutely protesting by every fresh development against the…

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Mining Gossip. Charters Towers' Gold Yield

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 19

THE Charters Towers crushings for December Were 12,258 tons yielding 16,964oz., the grand total for the year's crushings being 121,406 tons, yielding 155,236oz. of smelted gold…

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Benuithera. Gold and Silver Mines. Large Outcropping Lodes. Assay Results

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 24

The people of Moruya ara exceedingly excited and very jubilant over the recent discovery on Bendethera Station of gold and silver which is found in the enormous outcropping ironstone lodes on that…

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Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 34

Gold! gold! gold! Everywhere gold! Men's hearts are sold And wedded to gold;…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 6

The second half-yearly report of the United Bluey Reef Gold-mining Company states that during the past half-year 1009 tons of quart had been crushed, yielding 644oz. of retorted…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- A nice steady light rain has been falling since 8 o'clock this morning. It is not heavy enough to do much in the way of supplying the dams. Not much change…

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A New Mercury Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 28

The discovery of a rich quicksilver mine has been made at Wippaeb, in Carinthia, Austria. It appears that as long as 20 years ago children, while playing near the Wippach at low water,…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

Messrs. Borchardt and Road, 12 Post-office Chambers, Pitt-street, report having formed a strong syndicate, under the title of the Mudgee Shear Stone Syndicate, to open…

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Flooding of a Mine at Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 160

On the 9th inst, John Garnet, one of the lessees of a email coal-mine at Tighe's Hill, descended the mine to see that all was right before the workmen went down. Unfortunately, shortly after he went down, a break…

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Late Mining. Bulla

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 154

A valuable new source of wealth to this locality is now to be established. The Bulli B pil, adjoining the Bulli Company's present property, and connected by tramline with their jetty and the Government railway…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, Jan. 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 160

The work of development at Block 10 is going ahead well, and the mine materially looks well. A contract has been let to sink Kelly's shaft another 50ft., and sinking Campbell's shaft will also be returned next week…

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The Southern Collieries. an Uncertain Position of Affairs. the Conference Between Masters and Men

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 5

Bulli, Friday. -- At the conference between the southern coal-owners and the miners' representatives on Thursday the following were represent Representing the coal-owners -- Messrs. C. J. Byrnes (chairman), Robertson,…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 25

Tin and Copper—Sydney Prices.—The market for tin ore is quiet at 15s 6d per unit. In copper there is nothing further doing since last report, and quotations are £55 per ton…

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