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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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The Coal Miners' Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

Two of the miners who were shot while the military were dispersing strikers at Pontefract have died from their wounds. Other parties of…

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Gold Mining

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 4

THE discussion that is being carried on all over the world, with regard to the great depreciation in silver as compared with gold should bring before the public of this colony…

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Mine Depreciation

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 3

LESS than thee years ago the shares of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company were quoted at over £15. To-day they are saleable at slightly over £2. The…

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The Miners' Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 4

The British miners on strike have again declined to submit to arbitration. The total losses that have been brought about through the strike are…

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Gold Fossickers. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 3

SIR,--It is an assured fact to the residents of this river that you are always ready and willing to take up any cause which bears the mark of genuineness about it, and I now…

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Gold Rush Near Armidale. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 4

A party of prospectors are reported to have struck gold near Armidale yesterday. Although from the scanty particulars to hand the find is nothing…

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French and Belgian Miners. September 17

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 5

The French and Belgian miners' organisations have ordered a general strike for au advance in wages. September 19…

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The British Miners' Strifes. London, September 16

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 5

The strike of minersin the Midland collieries has has a disastrous effect on the Midland, and London and North western railway traffic. The loss of the revenue sustained by…

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The Gold Discovery at Armidale

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 6

About a fortnight or three weeks ago (says the Armidale Chronicle of Wednesday last) a party of prospectors commenced sinking on a portion of…

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Deep Creek Mines. a New Development

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 2

A REMARKABLE development has occurred, [?] to [?] given us by one of [?]…

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Gold Storage at the Fair

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 3

The Cold Storage or Ice pavilion, as it is called, at the Chicago World's fair grounds is quite an [?] in external appearance and when fitted up for work…

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The English Miners' Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 5

The English Miners' Federation has resolved to allow its members to resume work at the old rate of wages…

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The English Miners' Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 October 1893 · page 4

The proposal that the Mayors of six Midland towns should mediate on the question of the reduction of wages has been accepted by the English miners…

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Nanny's Idol: Was It Gold or Clay?

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 2

"Well, Nanny, you must do as you please. It isn't for me to say you shall or you shan't. You are old enough to judge for yourself. But it is the wish of…

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New South Wales Coal at Chicago. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 5

Twenty awards were made to exhibits of New South Wales bituminous coal at the World's Fair…

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The Gold Rush

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 4

THE excitement usually attending on a find of fold gradually got intensified till Saturday and Monday last when anyone with the time on hand, and some even who had…

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The English Miners' Strike. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1893 · page 4

The English miners' strike still continues. Another conference between the representatives of the owners and the miners' delegates has…

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The Port Macquarie Gold Finds

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1893 · page 6

THE Port Macquarie correspondent of the Manning Times says:--The whole the beach, from abreast the old windmill hill to Tacking Point, has been taken up, and…

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Coal Discovery. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1893 · page 5

In consequence of an important discovery of coal at Cremorne, where a seam 10ft. 3in. was struck 2929ft. from the surface, ten mineral leases…

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The Port Macquarie Gold Finds

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 November 1893 · page 5

THE little maritime town of Port Macquarie is all excitement, and every moment is expectation as regards the prospecting on the beach. Every…

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