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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

116 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 6

Original Correspondence. Mining on Private Property Legislation. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 8

SIR,—Under the instructions of my committee, I send you the following resolution, passed by the meeting held on the 29th inst., and trust same will sufficiently meet your approval as to find it space in…

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Chapter Xxxi. "I Know Her Secret and It Shall Make Her Mine!"

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

The trio, Evelyn, Rosie, and Don, turned from the brilliantly lighted mansion and walked down the path. Rosie did what she could to soothe Evelyn, but…

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Greta. Miners' Meeeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of this lodge took place in Page's Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. Jas. Thompson was in the chair, and the attendance was good. The minutes of a previous meeting were read and…

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Gold Discoveries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 4

It is rumoured that discoveries of gold has been made in the ancient bend of the river near the junction two miles from Grafton, and at…

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Large Shipment of Gold. £1,000,000 Sterling

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

The R.M.S. Ophir arrived at Adol[?]ide on Monday morning after a quick passage from London. Her cargo embraced nearly £1,000,000 sterling…

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Electric Echoes. Sydney, Friday. Import of Gold

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 5

The mail steamer Ophir to-day landed £1.000,000 in gold from London being a total of.£1,200,000 landed in Australia within a week…

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Mining

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

FROM the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1892 we take the following:— At Stewart's Brook the United…

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Gold Discovery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1893 · page 2

Intense excitement was [?] Windsor to-day by a report of a find of rich gold at a locality known as Wheelbarrow, and situated not far…

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International Miners' Conference at Brussels

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 7

An International Miners' Conference was opened at Brussels on May 22. Sixty-three delegates, of whom thirty-eight came from various parts of the United Kingdom, were present, the remainder,…

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Greta. Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1893 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of this lodge—postponed from the previous Tuesday—was held in Mr. Page's hall on Tuesday, 11th. Mr. Jackson was in the chair, and there was a large attendance. The…

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Five Lives for a Bar of Gold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1893 · page 8

From 1860 until recently Arizona has been the favourite resort of bandits and high way men. Both Mexicans and Americans indulged in the practice, and it is said that many a snug fortune now…

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Coal Miners Strike

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 4

The conference of the National Mines federation has refused by a majority of 4 to 1 to accede to a reduction proposed by the coal owners,…

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Miners Meeting at Greta. (From our Greta correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 3

A special meeting of miners was held in Page's Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. Wm. Jackson in the chair, and the hall was filled. The minutes of a previous meeting were read and adopted, after…

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The Lower Hunter Coal Trade. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I notice that the coalowners propose to make some reductions in the selling price of coal and the wages of their employes after the 1st of next month, and as an outsider not directly…

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The Greta Coal Mine. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

SIR,—I have read with much interest the report of the Greta meeting which appears in your issue of to-day. With what was said in reference to Labour Settlements I agree to the letter. The…

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Cobs of Coal

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 7

A kind of rivalry has been in progress between the coal-mining companies of New South Wales, England, and America, so as to which should exhibit the largest lumps of coal at the World's…

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Mining Leases

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 2

The under mentioned mining leases are rend for delivery:—T. C. Grattan, portion 209, 5 acres 3 roods 24 perches, county Durham, parish Oldcastle; R…

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Original Correspondence. the Miners of the Lower Hunter and the Sliding Scale (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1893 · page 3

SIR,—At the present time when refler societies are being formed on the Lower Hunter and subscriptions collected from an impoverished public to keep the wives and…

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Phantom Gold

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1893 · page 7

The New York correspondent of the Globe writes as follows in the course of an interesting letter:— In the part of Mexico which borders upon the State of Texas, being divided from it by the Rio Grande,…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. (From the Ballarat Courier.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1893 · page 2

The following extract from a letter received from one of our native youths on the Coolgardie gold-fields. Western Australia, on Thursday last (writes our Ballan correspondent)…

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