International Miners' Congress. London, May 15
An international congress of miners is sitting at Berlin, and is discussing the question as to eight hours being made a legal day's work…
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Mining & the mines, 1894
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International Miners' Conference. London, May 16
The International Miners' Conference sitting at Berlin represents a million miners…
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HAVING road the Stamp Duties Acts Farther Amendment Bill the third time, the Legislative Council lost no time on Wednesday tin entering upon a discussion on the motion for the second…
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MR. CHAPMAN, M.P., has received word from the works department with reference to his letter urging the improvement of the road at Curra Creak, leading to the Cullulla mines…
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THIS afternoon a large number of persons, including several old minors, assembled at the residence of Mr. J. R. Fergusen, corner of Cowper and Clinton streets, to witness a trial…
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SOME remarkably rich stone has been struck on Neeld's prospecting claim No. 2. Rich stone was also struck at the Two Up and Lynch's claim. Report speaks highly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wyalong Goldfield. Important Crushing at Barmedman, Richer Than Charters Towers. Progress at the Township. Barmedman
The Barmedman battery has finished crushing 332 tons of Wyalong stone, the gross return being 462oz, of smelted gold. Several lots crushed were sent without the owners expecting large returns…
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From New York it is reported that the Aurora coal mine, Michigan, is on fire, and that the lives of 500 men are in danger…
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MR. CHAPMAN, M.P., has been informed that the Secretary for Public Works has approved of £80 being granted for the improvement of the road at Curra Creek leading to the Cullula Mines…
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ANOTHER gold-saving machine was duly launched on the market on Friday last, when a public trial was given of a new contrivance invented by Mr. Robert Ferguson, of Clinton-street, Goulburn…
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HOBART, Tuesday.—There is great excitement in Hobart over the Mount Huxley mine. At a meeting, addressed by Mr. Philip P. Samuel, of Sydney, who is said to be the solo proprietor of tile mine by…
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As the Mining on Private Lands Bill had precedence of other business on the paper of the Legislative Council on Thursday, the measure was reached very soon after the House met, and its…
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The International Miners' Congress in Berlin yesterday approved of the introduction of general legislation making the eight-hour system compulsory in mines…
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The yield of gold reported from Keith's Currajong claim of 2oz. 5½dw[?] from 62 tons must be considered one of the .best so far on the field. The stone was a fair avenge lot, not picked, and…
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BARMEDMAN, Thursday.—The latest returns of crushings from the Wyalong goldfield from 27th April to date give 556oz. smelted gold from 407 tons of stone, comprising 21…
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The sitting of the International Miners' Conference was resumed in Berlin to-day. The conference approved of the principle that mineowners should be held liable for compensation…
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THE latest candidate for public favour is the Success Gold-saving Machine, which is now to be seen at work at the shop of Mr. W. J. Lemon, Verner-street, Goulburn. The main idea of the…
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LAUNCESTON, Friday.—In consequence of the publicity given to the reported gold discovery at Mount Huxley, the Government Geologist has gone to report upon the nature…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold-saving Machine for Sand
A GOLD SAVING machine which will be put on the market shortly is being specially constructed in Sydney to treat black sand and any kind of wash where the gold is free, that…
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A REPORT has been received at the Mines Department from Warden Conolly, of Carcoar, stating that he had visited a field about 10½ miles from Carcoar, where gold has been…
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