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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

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Broken Hill Mines. Fabulously Rich Discovery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 October 1890 · page 3

An exceedingly rich find has been made in the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, representing 140,588 tons carrying 21,088,200 ounces of silver, valued at…

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Coal for the Adelaide Gas Company. London, October 18

National Advocate · Monday 20 October 1890 · page 3

The Culgoa has been chartered to take a cargo of coal from Hull for the Adelaide Gas Company…

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Divided Feeling. Sydney, Monday. No Further Development. Marine Officers' Question. Failure to Stop the Coal Supply. the Labor Leaders Want to Stop the Trains. Absence of Enthusiasm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 October 1890 · page 2

An Adelaide telegram reports that the Marine engineers have decided to strike, but further information shows that…

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Marine Engineers Neutral. Secession Movement Fallen Through. Tramway Drivers Will Decline. "Glad We Didn't Ask You." Opposition Failing at the Mines. Miners Waiting for the End. Full Railway Coal Supply. Lithgow Miners Want to Go Back. New Zealand Typos Withdraw Support. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 October 1890 · page 2

The marine engineers in Sydney decline to leave their employment, but continue to retain a neutral position. The movement of a section of the…

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No Fresh Development. Dissensions Among the Men. Hopes of Speedy Termination. What the Labor Leaders Mean. General Impression of Collapse. Coal Companies Go in for Freedom of Contract. Probability of a Conference. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 October 1890 · page 2

Hie Victorian Assembly has carried a resolution deeply regretting that the Employer's Union has not met the Trades Union in an unconditional conference…

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The Wickham Miners. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wickham colliery, near Newcastle, a resolution was moved requesting the committee of management to take a ballot of the members of…

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Mixers Abandoning Their Calling Great Privations. Friction in Labor Camp. Every Man Suspicious. Sick of the Strike. More Trouble at Bulli. the Bellambi Colliery Blocked. Increasing the Police Force. ' the Miners Refuse the Ballot. Dastardly Outrage at Bulli. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 October 1890 · page 3

A number of miners in the Manarra district have abandoned mining, and are determined to throw their attention, to other pursuits…

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Another Woolshed Fired. Sydney, Friday. a Royal Commission Appointed. No New Development. Vacancies Being Rapidly Filled. Over Supply of Labor. Fellmonoers and Woolpressers Want to Go Back. First Shipment of Coal. Marine Engineers Firm. the Outrage at Illawarra. Southern Collieries Re-opening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 October 1890 · page 3

The woolshed at Packsaddle station, Wilcania, containing 40 bales of wool, has been destroyed by fire. Incendiarism is suspected…

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The Southern Collieries. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 3

The southern colliery proprietors at a meeting held to-day, decided unanimously to decline any conference with the miners in consequence of the…

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The Lithgow Collieries. Work to His Resumed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 2

A telegram has been received in Sydney from the president of the Miners' Union at Lithgow stating, as the result of a meeting held this morning, the men will…

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The Outrage at the Woonona Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 2

The following is the account as wired to Sydney of the outrage at Woonona Mine, in connection with Mr. Mitchell's introduction of free labor:—…

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The Lithgow Miners. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 3

The Lithgow miners this morning decided to recall their delegates from Sydney and to resume work on Monday, This is considered a great blow to the…

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Cardinal Moran Advises Suspension. Sydney, Saturday. Marine Officers Upturning to Duty. Seamen and Wharf Laborers Doing Ditto. Newcastle Miners to Decide by Ballot. Great Destitution in Wollongono No Strike Pay. the Royal Commission

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 2

Cardinal Moran has written to the President of the Labor Defence Committee urging the suspension of the strike for a few months, pending legislation…

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Mining. Lewis Ponds

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 2

Tom's Lewis Ponds Silver and Gold Mining Company, Limited. Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. have received the following, October 18:—"No. I shaft…

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Gradually Crumbling. Sydney, Tuesday. the Newcastle Miners' Vote. Large Majority Favorable to Resuming Work. Confidence in Defence Committee. Wharf Laborers Accepting Work. Shipping Active. 50 Officers Resume Active. the Leaders Repudiate. Strong Feeling Against Them. a Lost Battle and Nothing Gained

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 2

The strike is gradually crumbling away, not withstanding the firmness of the Labor Defence Committee. The ballot taken at the Newcastle…

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Mining. Pambula Goldfield

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 2

According to all reports things are looking up at the Gowaka goldfield, Pambula, near Eden. There ate now 137 leases applied for in areas of from two up…

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Matters Quiet. Sydney, Wednesday. Denials by the Defence Committee. Miners Resuming Work Committee Still Hopeful. Unionists Seeking Re-employment. Reduced Strike Pay. Collapse at Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 2

The Defence Committee deny the report that the Newcastle miners are returning to their work. They state that only a few have gone back for the purpose…

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Mining

National Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1890 · page 2

PEAR HILL.— The proprietors of the Golden Hole washed 11 loads, to-day, obtaining about 13oz. Whilst loading they picked out about 5oz, so that the…

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Mining. Peak Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 October 1890 · page 3

The proprietors of the Golden Hole washed a loads to-day, obtaining about 130z. Whilst loading they picked out about 50Z. so that the average equals…

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Mining

National Advocate · Friday 31 October 1890 · page 3

The Bethundra Mine.— We have been shown (says the Wellington Times) a cake of retorted gold weighing about 20ozs., the result of a crushing of about…

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