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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Gold-find at Stewart's Brook. (From a Correspondent.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 2

A VERY nice [?] has been made by the party working the old "Lady Mary" claim. The specimens (so your correspondent is informed)…

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The West Australian Goldfields. an Interesting Interview

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 7

The Irrowillipe correspondent of the Coleraine Albion has supplied that paper with an interview with a miner just returned from Western Australia: —"Hearing that an old friend of mine (Mr. W…

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The Alluvial Gold Rush. Near Armidale. Armidale

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 4

THE new alluvial gold rush continues to attract attention. Yesterday there were about 120 men on the ground, leases were signed, and some men…

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The Coal Miners' Strike. Military Arriving. London, August 25

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1893 · page 3

THE colliery owners have had under consideration the arrived at by the Miner's Conference in London for an immediate resumption of work by…

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Mining on Private Property The Premier Interviewed [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1893 · page 5

A DEPUTATION to the Premier to-day asked whether on the reassembling of Parliament the Mining on Private Property Bill would be introduced and…

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East Greta Coal Co.'s New Railway Line

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 2

Some twelve months ago a contract was let by the directors of the East Greta Coal Mining Company for the construction of a railway line two and a half miles in length. The new line forms a…

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Miners' Strike in England Serious riots in Yorkshire. The Strike over in Wales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 4

THE serious rioting of the miners on strike at Barnsley), in Yorkshire, who on Tuesday wrCcked the colliery offices, fired the coal train, and…

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Mining on Private Property

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 7

The conference on the question of mining on private lands, which has been sitting at the Hotel Metropole for some days past, concluded its sittings on Monday. Much work…

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The Coal Trade. Termination of Two Agreements. (Newcastle Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 4

Mr. James Curley on Thursday received a communication from Mr. F. W. Binney, secretary of the Associated Colliery Proprietors, stating that the general agreement with the miners would be…

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0Riginal Correspondence. the Greta Miners. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 4

SIR,—I am not satified with the result of the interview that our worthy Mayor and our worthy M.P. had with our local manager of the Greta colliery. Anything half done had better not have been done at all. If the mine does not pay under…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, September 19, 1893. the Coal Trade

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 4

BEYOND question, the notice given to the Miners Association by the Northern coal proprietors that the agreement will be terminated at the end of this year, must menace…

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District News. [From Our Correspondents] Greta. Special Meeting of Miners

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 6

A. special meeting of this lodge was held in Mr Page's hall on Monday evening, the business being to consider a communication from Mr. Joseph Creer, of the Government Labour…

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Greta. Miners' Special Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 7

A special meeting was held on Thursday evening, Mr. Jackson presiding, the business being to consider a letter from one of the colliery officials, stating that there would be work at the pit on the…

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Original Correspondence. Greta Colliery and the Vend. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 2

SIR,—With your usual kind permission I will trouble you with another letter, as I have a little fresh news to hand. Since I wrote you last I have heard that the directors are prepared to take an…

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The Mount Morgan Gold Robberies. (Herald.) Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 6

The four men, Milne, Rogel, Rowley, and Gay, arrested in connection with the Mount Margan robberies, were brought into Rockhampton from Mount Morgan late on…

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Mount Morgan Gold Robbery. The Latest Development

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 6

[?] latest telegrams from Queensland [?] that the excitement over the alleged. [?] holesale gold robbing from Mount Morgan [?] the [?] made during the pass…

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A Dead Man's Gold-

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 3

The will of the late G.A.Mein, of Victoria, was proved in the court hero to-day for nearly £16O,OOO. Deceased owned station property in New South…

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Second Sheet of the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 7, 1893. the Mining Industry

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 4

A TEMPORARY resident of Sydney, Mr. Z. Goodman, who has been unburdening his soul to a representative of The Australian Mining Standard, thinks the mining industry…

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Britise Miners'strike. Distribution, of Relief. Painful Scones. [by cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 October 1893 · page 2

COMMITTEES have been appointed to distribute relief to the families of miners on strike in the Midland counties, where the distress is very…

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Original Correspondence. the Greta Miners' Resolution. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 6

SIR,—It is not often that I have an opportunity of commending any action of a union delegate on account of its common sense—not once, I think, in several years. Now that…

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