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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 27

Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1894 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Johnston, a resident of East Maitland, has just returned from a trial at beach mining and gives a very gloomy account of what is being done within sound of the sea in the way of securing…

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The Greta Colliery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 2

MR J. M. HVDE, who represents the Messrs. Cowlishaw Bros. in Newcastle states that Mr Heath, the underground manager of the Greta Colliery, and…

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The Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 4

SIR,—In concluding this correspondence as far as I am concerned, I will ask you to let me say a few words in reference to "Justice's" last letter. "Justice" attributes the ruin of the coal trade of…

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Mining News. the Monkerai Goldfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 2

An esteemed correspondent writes to us from Dungog, as follows:—After a visit of inspection to the Monkerai goldfield, which as yet is in its infancy, no practical miner could arrive at any…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company (Limited.) Sydney

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

The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held to-day at the Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, Mr. J. P. Burns presiding. The following report was presented:…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 4

For some time past Mr. Hyde and party have been prospecting near Droubalgie platform, about 7 miles from Forbes, on the western side of the railway line, and have got a reef about 2ft. wide, some…

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Thursday. Coal Mines Regulation's Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 6

Consideration of the Coal Mines Regulation Bill was resumed at clause G, which provides for grauting certificates of services to certain under…

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The Greta Miners'

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 10

The miners' lodge at Greta has been meeting twice daily, when the roll was called at each meeting, and a strict attention to picket duty enforced. This duty consists in trying to advise any misled…

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The Back Creek Miners

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 10

Out Minmi way there appears to be but faint hopes of a satisfactory settlement of the troubles of the locked-out Back Creek miners, for all the colliery horses have been branded, and…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 6

A rich reef has been discovered at a depth of 3ft. on Kiacatoo station, 10 miles from Condobolin. Fossickers are doing well in the Sofala district, and gold in fair quantities has been purchased from…

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The Monkerai Goldfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 6

An esteemed correspondent writes to us from Dungog, as follows :—After a visit of inspection to the Monkerai goldfield, which as yet is in its infancy, no practical miner could arrive at any…

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The Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1894 · page 2

SIR,-The above controversy having now run its possible course and come to its only possible end: in the utter and ignominious collapse of our misinformed detractors "Justice No. 2" and "Peter…

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The Coal Trade of the Lower Hunter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1894 · page 2

SIR,-I think the state of the coal trade of the Lower Hunter at the present time is well worth considering, as a case in point to show how the monopoly of Unionism inevitably defeats itself. In this…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 3

We are informed on good authority that a party of three men recently divided among them £120 for nine days' rather promiscuous work in the Shot-over River, near the old Blind Stab claim, junction…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1894 · page 2

An important gold reef, 3ft. think, has been discovered near Langdon's, near Greymouth (N.Z.), at a lower level than any tested before. A rush has set in…

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The Greta Mining Troubles a Non-unionist Assaulted

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1894 · page 3

ON Friday night Mr Keen's house, on Branxton-road, was pelted with stones, which penetrated the window and fell on the bod where Mrs Keen, an old…

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Newcastle v. Cremorne Coal

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

The cable being responsible for the assertion that the Cremorne coal mine has been floated in London for £500,000, the question arises, how will the working of that mine affect the…

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Mining News

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

At Cue four additional batteries have started. The gold escort from Cue took away 5468oz. emelted gold, or 1339oz. in excess of the highest escort. At Cuddingwood, Harry Peppin and…

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Parliament of N. S. WALES Legislative Council Wednesday. Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 6

The House [?] committee further considered the Coal Mines Bill, and passed the clauses up to and inclusive of clause 20, with numerous…

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Mining News

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

The Barmedman battery at Wyalong is again in fall work on a large lot of 140 tons or splendid stone from the Currajong claim, estimated to yield afc least 3oz. per ton. A parcel from Doyle and party's…

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