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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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A New Goldfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 3

The warden's clerk at Barmedman has forwarded a report to tho Mines Department upon the now gold discovery at Wyalong No. 1 station, about 20 miles north-west of Barmedman, on Mr. W. Neild's…

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A New Goldfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 5

The warden's clerk at Barmedman has forwarded a report to the Mines Department upon the new gold discovery at Wyalong No. 1 station, about 20 miles north-west of Barmedman, on Mr. W. Neild's…

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Fairy Gold

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

"Once on a time," the stories say, The wee green elves would often cast, Bright heaps of gold in mortals' way ; But fairy sold would never last…

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Coolgardie Gold Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

An old resident and native of West Maitland, Mr. Thomas Gray, who has had considerable experience in mining matters in New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, writing to his mother…

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Two Miners Killed. FERNMOUNT

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 2

Two minors named Rees and Argue met with a fearful death yesterday at Nana Creek. They were sharpening their tools at the forge, when a…

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The Assay Department. Deputation to the Minister for Mines [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 3

A DEPUTATION of analytical chemists and assayers waited on the Minister for Mines to-day and complained that the Assay Branch Department, by…

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Latest News. SYDNEY, Thursday. Mining on Private Property

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

A well attended meeting to consider the best means to assist the Mining on Private Bill, was held to-day at the Australia Hotel. About forty proxies…

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Coolgardie Gold Field

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 11

An old resident and native of "West Maitland, Mr. Thomas Gray, who has had considerable experience in mining matters in New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, writing to his mother…

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Mining Accident at Broken Hill. Two Men Burled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

At the Proprietary Tilinc, Urokeu Hill, on Tuesday, a disaster occurred by vvhicli it is lVnrtil two miners lisivc lost their livea. .l.'or .same liip.o creeps…

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United States Politics. Free Impart of Wool and Coal. The Proposed Income Tax

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 3

DR. RENWICK, Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the Chicago Exhibition, has had a further interview with President Cleveland…

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Love and Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

Gretta Thome's uncle had died and left her 70,000 dole., and, regarding the lessons she had learned in the past with a sort of hitter hatred, Gretta plunged into magnificence frith a feeling of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, January 23. Legislative Assembly. the Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

A slight discussion occurred over a formal motion by Sir George Dibbs, requesting the Legislative Council to reinstate and proceed with the Mining on Private Property Bill…

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A New Gold-Saving Machine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

A trial was made at Goulburn of a new gold-saving machine, invented and patented by Mr J. Jerger, watchmaker, of Auburn-street, Goulburn…

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Mining on Private Property

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 3

At an important meeting held under the auspices of the Mining on Private Property League, Sydney, recently, which was crowded, Mr R. Atkinson…

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Gold in Devonshire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 7

Gold-bearing reefs on the fernhill estate, in Devonshire, having been tested with satisfactory results, miners have been act to work to sink a shaft…

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Love and Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 9

Gretta Thorne's undo had died and left her 70,000 dols., and, regarding the lessons she had learned in the past with a sort of bitter hatred, Gretta plunged into magnificence with a feeling of…

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Non-Union Miners for the Stockton Colliery. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 3

The steamer Namoi arrived this morning at 5 o'clock with 35 non-union miners for the Stockton Colliery. The steamer went, alongside of the bargue…

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The Scottish Coal Miners Increased Pay Demanded. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

The Scotch coal miners have demanded an increase of 6d per day pay, and have asked the coalmaster to form a Board o€ Conciliation…

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The Stockton Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

VIEWING the business from the outside, as we do, we cannot absolve the directorate of the Stockton Colliery from imprudence in endeavouring to reduce the wages of their miners…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Monday. the Stockton Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 3

At half-past eleven on Saturday night the Stockton Citizens Conciliation Committee met a few of the Stockton miners at the Temperance Hall. The latter included Messrs. J. Parkinson (Lodge…

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