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Mining & the mines, 1892

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Mining Intelligence. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 9

Mining stocks were firmer to-day, and a better tone prevailed, possibly due to bear transactions at neighbouring exchanges being covered. The improvements in Barrier stocks over yesterday's…

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The Mining Difficulty. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 6

The result of the ballot which is being taken through the district in connection with tile reduction of the hewing rates is all one way. In the 12 lodges where the…

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Mining Notes. Concentrating Low-grade Ores

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 9

The importance of treating profitably low-grade ores, which too frequently form the greater proportion of a mineral deposit, cannot be over-rated by those who are interested in the progress of the mining…

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The Northern Collieries. the Ballot on the Hewing Rate. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 6

The following are additional ballot returns regarding the reduction in the hewing rate:—Lambton; For the reduction, 57; against, 248. New Lambton; For, 9; against, 99. South Waratah: For, 6;…

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Working the Proprietary Mine. the Quarrying Operations. Exceedingly Sanguine Expectations

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 6

The general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Mr. Howell, in his annual report gives the following particulars respecting the quarrying operations now being carried on [?]…

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South Australia. Macdonnell Ranges Ruby-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- At the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Macdonnell Ranges Ruby-mining Company to-day the following resolutions, passed at a…

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The Difficulties in the Coal Trade. the Ballot on the Hewing Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- Up to the present seven miners' lodges have ballotted in reference to the reduction in the hewing rate. The total returns to hand show that…

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The Sudest Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A new cold-bearing reef has been opened at Sudest, New Guinea, called the Itala P.C. The reef is from 4in. to 14in. wide. A quantity of stone assayed…

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Miners' Troubles

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The ballot which is being taken throughput the district shows a startling majority against accepting the reduced hewing rates, as will be seen by the additional…

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The Southern Collieries Harbor Statistics. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped from Belmore Basin last year was 150,000 tons and from jetties 427,255 tons, or a total of about 577,000 tons. Large quantities of coal found…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 6

The first general meeting of shareholders in the Starlight Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Niangala (N.S.W.) was called for yesterday at the company's office,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 9

Short time has characterised the past week at the Lithgow collieries. The Illawarra collieries are only fairly busy. Last week Woonoona and South Bulli shipped 4000 tons…

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The Difficulties in the Coal Trade. Increasing Majority Against Reduced Hewing Rates. the West Wallsend Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The miners' delegate board meet to-morrow, when the result of the ballot in regard to the reduction in the hewing rate will be made known…

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The Northern Collieries. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 8

The following are additional results of the ballot as to the reduction of the hewing rate:—Newcastle Coal Company, against the reduction, 207: New Winning Lodge, for 74, against 112; Burwood, for 15, against…

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Australian Mining Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Broken-hill Proprietary Silver Company's shares, London register, latest sales, £6 17s 6d; British Broken-hill Company's shares, London…

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The Mining Difficulty

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 6

No further developments have taken place in connection with the Newcastle coal trade further than additional returns having been received making certainty doubly sure that…

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South Australia. the Moonta Miners' Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Moonta miners' meeting to-day was fairly well attended, A letter was read from the Kadina branch asking if the Moonta branch would…

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Miners' Troubles. the West Wallsend Difficulty

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Thursday.—It is stated that the West Wallsend miners have been offered by the manager another opportunity of returning to work at 3s 10d, but they have not yet accepted it…

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N.Z. Gold Extraction Company

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 4

LONDON, January 13.—The New Zealand Gold Extraction Company has amalgamated with the parent company…

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Mining Intelligence. Wednesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 9

Another dull day in mining stocks, but the improved tone of yesterday was fairly well sustained. Whilst Broken Hill stocks were more or less the same as yesterday, Pambula receeded 3d, Bear…

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