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Mining & the mines, 1894

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Tuesday. the Stockton Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 3

According to promise, the Secretary of the Stockton Miners' Lodge (Mr. T. Lewis) convened a meeting of the lodge yesterday to consider a letter from the Citizens' Conciliation Committee…

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Coolgardie Goldfields Water Terribly Scarce Perth

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 3

Water is terribly scarce at Coolgardie, and it has risen in price from 6d to 9d per gallon during the last week Every day hundreds of men arrive on…

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Thursday, February 8, 1894. Parliament of New South Wales. a Scheme of Relief. Tuesday, February 7. Legislative Assembly. Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 2

ON the surface there is very much to commend in the scheme put forward yesterday by Mr. Wall, as the leader of a deputation to the Prime Minister. The first purpose of that The result of the call of members of the Legislative Council to consider the second reading of the Mining on Private Lands Bill was that 57 gentlemen took their seats as soon as the President was…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Thursday, February 8. Legislatine Council. Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 2

The continuation in the Legislative Council of the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Mining on Private Lands Bill was marked by considerable animation, the principal speeches…

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District Telsgrais. Newcastle. Saturday. the Stockton Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 3

The Stockton Citizens Coucilliation Committee held a meeting last night in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, to consider matters connected with the state of the colliery. The chair was taken by the…

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More Gold at Hill End

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

Telegrams from Hilt End report the discovery of Jan extraordinary rich reef faraurpassing anything previously discovered in the district, and which,…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, February 14. Legislative Council. Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 2

As it was pretty well known that the real fight over the Mining on Private Lands Bill would take place in committee, there was an unusually large attendance of the public in the Legislative Council…

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Co-operative Colliery Assault Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 3

At the Wallsend police court yesterday, ten summons cases for assault on Friday last on Robert Price, one of the tributors at the above colliery were set down for hearing. Messrs. W. E. Henry…

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The Miners' Troubles. Another Riot at Plattsburg. More Non-unionists at Stockton. Newcastle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 4

ANOTHER serious disturbance occurred yesterday afternoon at the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg. As the time for knocking off work drew high a large…

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Cost of the Coal Strike in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 3

An attempt has been made by Mr. John Scott, a statistician who writes in the Glasgow Herald, to estimate the cost of the recent coal strike in the Midlands of England. He…

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Thursday. Mining on Private Property

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was further considered in committee. In clause 2, interpretations on motions by Mr Pigett, mercury, manganese,…

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Newcastle Coal Troubles. a Government Proclamation. Plattsburg Tributors Stopped

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 4

THE Government on Wednesday received word of disturbances in Newcastle, and met in the evening at the Legislative Assembly, Mr Fosbery,…

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The Wallsend Coal Riots. Accusations Against the Police. The Premier Speaks Out

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 8

ACCUSATION having been made in Parliament against the police for their conduct during the coalminers disturbances, Sir Gorge Dibbs said he…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council. Wednesday. Mining on Private Property

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 6

THE House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of the Mining on Private Lands Bill…

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Newcastle Coal Troubles

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

Inspector-General Fosberry has received a telegram from Newcastle to the effect that 18 tributors and 10 other men have gone into the co-operative…

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Thursday. Coai. Mines Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

Mr Stettery, in reply to Mr Edden, said the Coal Mincs Regulation Bill said not lapsed. The message from the Governor on the matter had been…

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Blood-stained Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 7

"I know where there is a piece of gold that four men cannot lift with their bare hands." Pancho Gonzalez made this remark to me as he and I were sitting alone at our camp-fire in one of…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Monday. the Co-operative Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 3

It would appear that no succeas has attended the visit of the deputation from the Co-operative Miners Lodge to Mr. N. Laidley in Sydney, with the hope of certain proposals being accepted and…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Thursday. the Co-operative Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 3

The late troubles at this mine appears likely to be settled in a most summary manner; the colliery manager having received instructions from Mr. Laidley to close the tunnel altogether. All hopes of…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Friday. Proposed Amalgamation of Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

It will be remembered that Rome two years since a scheme was mooted and partly carried out to unite all the coal mines in this district in one company or " trust" as the promoters chose to call it…

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