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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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The British Colliery Difficulty. London, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 6

Rioting has occurred among the coalminers on strike at Durham, the men remaining obdurate in their determination not to accept a reduction of five per cent in their wages…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 3

TUENA, Thursday.—The Mount Costigan silver mine and plant have been sold to a syndicate, and tenders are now being called for the removal of same to Newbridge…

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Cable News. Eight-hours Legislation for Miners. London, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 6

Speaking in the House of Commons in the debate upon the second reading of the bill for securing eight hours as the standard day's work for miners, Mr. Thomas Burt, the president of the Labour…

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Gold

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 4

[?]2,500,000,000 is the nice little sum which represents the value of the gold yielded by the world since the discovery of America by Columbus. This is…

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Mining at Tuena

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 2

TUENA, Thursday.--The Mount Costigan silver mine and plant have been Sold to a syndicate, and tenders are now being called for the removal of the plant to…

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The Durham Miners. London, March 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

The coalminers on strike at Durham are breaking into open revolt, and strong precautions are being taken to prevent any destruction of property. March 29…

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Miners' Eight Hours Bill Rejected. London, Match 23

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Commons in the debate upon the second reading of the bill for securing eight hours as the standard day's work for miners, Mr…

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Tale River Tin Mines

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 4

THE following telegram has been received from the manager on the Tate, North Queensland, dated 28th March:—"Week's return: One hundred and sixty loads yielded 18 cwt. tin; 34 cwt. tin on…

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British Coal-miners. London, April 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

It is believed that the stoppage of the Durham coal-mines, in consequence of the miners' strike, will have a disastrous effect upon the iron industry in the north of England, and that the injury to the…

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

Carcoar, Tuesday.—A prospecting party on the Church and School lands known as Yanko Point has struck a gold bearing reef at a depth of 30ft; it averages 2ft in width…

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Mining at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

THE Mining Warden, Mr. J. L. King, made a visit of inspection on Monday to the prospecting claim and one or two others on Dirty Butter Hill, and one or two other…

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Nadgingomar. the Mining Works

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT recently paid a visit of inspection to the works at present being proceeded with at Nadgingomar on behalf of a Melbourne syndicate…

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Mining at Carcoar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 6

CARCOAR, Monday.—During the past few days several copper-mining leases have been taken up in the vicinity of the Barley Jackey and prospecting is proceeding in the hopes of discovering the lode. At…

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Nadgingomar Mining Works

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 4

REFERRING to statements made recently as to the mining works at Nadgingomar, we are informed that instead of the company having reduced the amount of labour employed this…

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Cable News. the Durham Coal-miners' Strike. London, April 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 2

Owing to the strike of Durham coal-miners, 600 steamers, valued at a total of seven millions sterling, are lying idle between the Humber and the Tyne…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 4

THE Burrowa Times understands that the services of on expert from London have been procured, who will arrive in Adelaide in the latter part of this month, and will then visit the Burrowa district…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 4

SEVERAL of the claims in Araluen have been doing very well of late. Mr. Jennings' now stripping machine was idle for a short time owing to something going wrong with the machinery, but…

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Fatal Mine Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

CARCOAR, Saturday.—The district coroner held an inquest to-day concerning the death of John McKee, who was killed at the Carcoar cobalt mine yesterday. The evidence showed that the deceased…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

TUENA, Friday.—In mining, Messrs. Levy and party have a grand show in their quartz lease at Dog Trap, they having taken out splendid stone in which the gold is extremely rich, and a good…

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Mining at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 7

THE Sydney Morning Herald says:—There is now on view at No. 66 King-street an interesting display of rich specimens taken from the Lucky Hit mine at Tuena. The…

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