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

Mining & the mines, 1893

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The Spring Flat Mine

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 2

MANY of our readers are aware that for several years past it has been known that gold was to be found in an ironstone lode at Spring Flat, a few miles from…

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Assistance to Unemployed Miners

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 3

IN last issue reference was made to Mr. Rose interviewing the Under-Secretary for Mines re providing implements for local unemployed who were desirous of…

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The British Miners' Strike. London, Aug. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 2

The Federated Coal-owners are offering to negotiate on the question of terms with the 300,000 miners who are out on strike against the proposed reduction of 25 per cent. in wages…

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Cancellation of Gold-mining Lease

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 2

PRELIMINARY notice is given of the intention to cancel the gold-minign lease of G. W. Slater and others, 10 acres, parish of Norrimunga. The same will, unless held under…

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Mining

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 4

MOSS VALE, Thursday.—From Bandanoon it is reported that several more claims have been taken up. McWilliams and party, sinking shafts, are down 12 ft., the quartz being much better in…

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The Welsh Miners. London, Aug. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 2

Owing to a strike among the haulers at the Welsh colleries, 20,000 miners have been thrown temporarily out of work. LONDON, Aug. 3…

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Gold-fossicking in the Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 4

THE board which is arranging to send the unemployed upon vacant land in the colony to fossick for gold held a meeting on Thursday afternoon in the Mines Department. A letter was received from the…

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The Coal-miners' Strike. London, Aug. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 2

The Northumberland mineowners have refused to grant on advance of 16½ per cent. on the reduced rate of wages, as demanded by the miners…

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Milthorpe v. Spa and Jessop Hydraulic Sluicing and Gold-mining Companies

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 3

IN the supreme court in banco yesterday, Mr. Wise, instructed by Messrs. Thom, Betts, and Stinson (for A. M. Betts of Goulburn), appeared for the defendant companies, and…

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Mining Companies and Municipal Rolls

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 2

A case in which mining companies who pay rates are interested was argued and decided yesterday by the supreme court in banco. John Travers of Broken Hill applied for a…

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Mining on Private Property. to the Editor

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 2

SIR,--At a well-attended meeting of persons interested in Mining on Private Property, held at Carcoar on Tuesday evening last, it was decided to prepare a…

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Cable News. the Coal-miners' Strike. London, Aug. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 4

The Durham mine-owners have refused to grant the advance in wages demanded by the miners, but they have offered to proceed to arbitration upon the points in dispute…

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Millthorpe v. Spa and Jessop Hydraulic Sluicing and Gold-Mining Companies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 4

IN the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in Banco, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Foster, Mr. Wise instructed by Messrs. Them, Bette, and Stinson, for A…

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Unemployed on the Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 2

THE action of the Mines Department in despatching unemployed persons to ho goldfields of the colony has evoked several complaints from country districts regarding the presence of the man…

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Cancellation of Gold-mining Lease

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 August 1893 · page 2

THE gold-mining lease of 10 acres, N[?]rrimunge, held by G. W. Slater and others, has been cancelled for non-fulfilment of the labour conditions, and unless it is held under…

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The Coolgardie Goldfields

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 4

PERTH, Saturday.—The mail coach arrived at York from Southern Cross on Thursday, bringing 3100oz. of gold. The latest news from Coolgardie states that the mines are…

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Gold Fossicking

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 2

Up to the present time about 700 men from Sydney have been assisted to proceed to the country for the purpose of fossicking on the gold fields, and…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 August 1893 · page 2

MR. F. R. WILSHIRE, district mining warden, held a court in Goulburn this (Thursday) morning. Messrs. C. A Armstrong and W. J. Hobbs applied for a suspension of labour conditions on their claims…

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Thrift of Cornish Miners

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 4

Richard THRIFT OF CORNISH MINERS. Tangye, the great English engineer, in his autobiography, gives some curious…

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The Rush of Miners to Western Australia

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 5

The following is an extract from a letter from a merchant in West Australia, received in Adelaide. "You have noticed. I expect, the great rush of miners to West…

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