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Mining & the mines, 1892

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Moonta Miners

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—At the Moonta strike meeting this morning the sum of £3 was acknowledged from Gawler and £30 from Kadina. A resolution was carried that all members who take…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 7

Broken-hill Proprietary Company, Limited, -- The following is a copy of a telegram received yesterday by J. J. Weston, agent: -- "Broken-hill Proprietary Company,…

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Newcastle Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 4

The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports from Tuesday to Thursday inclusive was—Victoria, 11,300 tons; West Australia, 3050 tons; Manila, 2153 tons; Honolulu, 413 tons; New Zealand, 800 tons; India, 4000 tons;…

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Threatened Strike at South Burwood Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- The South Burwood miners will be out on strike on Wednesday unless the management agree to the demands for the extra pay sanctioned by the…

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The Moonta Miners' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- The miners meeting at Moonta this morning was very largely attended. The sum of £33 was acknowledged for the strike fund. The following resolution…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

The Mount Stewart L. and S. Mining Co.--The mine manager reports under date December 26:--"The drive at the 100ft. level going south has been extended 3ft.,…

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The Price of Coal

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 8

THE associated collieries in Newcastle reduce the selling price of coal to-day from 11s. to 10s. per ton, this reduction carrying with it, under the Newcastle agreement, a…

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Barrier Mining. Treatment of Sulphide Ores. Dr. Schnabel's Process

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 7

The news of the successful treatment of sulphide ores by Dr. Schnabel, the expert who was brought expressly from Germany to carry out the tests, is received with much satisfaction. The…

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Mining at the Old Ironbarks. the Mookerawa Claim, Stewart Town

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

In the old days, it will be remembered by miners that the Mookerawa Creek contained one of the most profitable alluvial leads in the Ironbarks district. The sinking was shallow and the…

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Science Applied to Mining. Theory and Practice. the Story of a Lot of Lead Bullion. V.

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 8

This operation is simply one of cupelling the base retort metal with the addition of pure lead, which latter metal, being converted to the oxide combines with, the impurities in the retort metal…

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Our Special Mining Letter. Great Sluicing Works. the Golden Terrace. the Beulah and the Primrose. on the Shoalhavan River

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

The greatest sluicing works in the colony are probably those known as the Golden Terrace, Situated near the Shoalhaven River, distant from Nerriga to where the ground will first be washed…

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The Raub Mines

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

MR. W. BINNY, manager at the Raub mines, arrived at Singapore on November 18, with over 1900 oz. of gold, estimated to be worth 50,000 dol., the result of the recent crushing…

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A Mine in Danger

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 17

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday— Much anxiety has been caused by the fact that a heap, running from the mouth of the Greta Colliery, and containing many thousands of tons of slack coal, has been…

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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 46

We have received a copy of the thirteenth half-yearly report of the directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited. The report states that "a circular was issued by the directors on the…

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Miners' Sports. Young

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

The miners marched in procession to the cricket ground yesterday, where they held sports, and a most enjoyable day was passed, the weather proving favorable. The result…

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Gold in Mashonaland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- Lord Randolph Churchill denies statements which have been made to the effect that payable gold ste be found in Mashonaland…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 17

A telegraphed report, received on the 29th ultim[?] from the manager of the Last Call mine, is as follows: Cleaned up triad crushing of 28 tons for 129oz. 3dwt. retorted gold on Christmas Day…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 11

Few mines keep accurate milling data, but until such are acquired, leakage and loss in working the batteries cannot be detected. The manager of the Crown Reef, Witwatersrandt Goldfield, South…

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Explosions of Coal Dust

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 42

Two accidents due to the explosion of coal dust are described in the Jaresbericht d. k. preuss. Gewerberathe fur 1888. At the Reichenwald works an explosion of coal dust took place in the dried coal store…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 25

Orange— 92oz of retorted gold were banked on December 22 from the Jackass Mine. Lucknow. Mudgee— A nugget weighing 13oz has been…

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