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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

63 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 4

Nationalisation of Mines. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 4

The British Miners Federation has reaffirmed a resolution in favor of nationalisation of the mines…

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Coal Miners Strike. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

The miners on strike who are occupying houses at Mount Kembla, have received 14 days notice to quit. The glove fight between James J…

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West Australian Gold Fields. a Water Famine Inevitable Another Rich Gold Find. Perth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

News received from Yilgara states that the bore is not supplying sufficient water to keep the condenser working, and every day the searcity of water is becoming more serious…

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The Coal Miners Strike. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 4

Serious disturbances have occurred at Wallsend, where the coal miners are on strike. The police have been reinforced…

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Gold Discovery. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 4

A new reef has been discovered at Hill End (50 miles from Mudgee) which is reported to go 100 ozs. to the ton…

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Coolgardie Goldfields. Mining and Other Operations. Views of a Visitor

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

A NEW aspect is put upon the affairs of Coolgardie by Mr. T. Bibby, of the United Coolgardie Gold-mining and Prospecting…

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Back from Coolgardie. Mining and Other Operations Views of a Visitor

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

A NEW aspect is put upon the affairs of Coolgardie by Mr. T. Bibby, of the United Coolgardie Gold-mining and Prospecting Company, who has…

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New Gold Rush. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 4

The rush to the Wyallong gold field continues. Fourteen parties are reported to be on payable stone…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. Perth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 5

At Coolgardie on 7th March, Captain Matthews manager of Horn's Mystery Mine, lodged 160oz., gold in the bank. This gold was obtained from three dishes of stone from…

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Beach Mining for Gold

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 5

A MACLEAN correspondent writes:--"Mining for beach gold which has for many years been followed by a number of men for short periods, promises to develop a…

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The Gold Fever. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 4

There are now 5000 people on the Wyalong gold field and the population is increasing at the rate of several hundreds daily…

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The Goldfields. GOULBURN

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 5

Orders are said to be coming in freely for Jerger's machine. One poor applicant offered a team of bullocks as security for payment. Ball and Co.'s "Eclipse" gold saver…

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The Gold Rush. Influx of Unemployed Barmedman

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

DURING the holidays matters have been quiet at Wyalong as regards work at the various clams, and therefore there is nothing new to report except one important discover by…

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The Gold Fever. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

Over 600 miners arrived here from New Zealand during the past three days. They are chiefly bound for Coolgardie…

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Gold Mining at Adelong. Adelong

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

The G[?]after [?] Mining Company finished up a crashing at the Reefer battery on Saturday of 143 tons Sewt. of quartz for the magnificent yield of 582 [?] of gold…

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The Gold Fields. PERTH

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

[?] has reached here from Coolgardie [?] that the B[?]rdan pans and small crush plant at Bayley's Reward Claim have been removed to a battery house for the purposes…

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Rich Gold at Forrest Reefs

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

Very good and important news is to hand from forest Reefs near Orange. Berr[?] and party got [?] from two weeks washing. This is one of five parties who got…

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A New Gold [?]Eld. Albury

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

Definite intelligence is to hand to-day regarding the gold discovery at Tallangatta Valley, Upper Murray. The field is [?]ated on Tallangatta Creek, about five miles from…

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A Remarkable Gold Yield. Carcoar

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

A remarkable rich return has been [?]tained from a pared of 1 ton lewt 2[?] of general and average stone, sent through the Carcoar branch of the City Bank of…

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The Clyde River Gold Find. Nelligen

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

Mr. [?]gaton received a letter from, Mr. M'Mahon, on Saturday lase, starting that he would [?] up in the coarse of 10 or 14 days, and would [?] have the ground where the…

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