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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

251 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 13

Mining at Deepwater

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 29

Mining (save the Deepwater Miner) is going on apece at Nine Mile and Torrington, and the country adjoining. At Cow Flat a number of miners are working shoots of tin with…

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Mining in the West

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 29

The Western Advocate stares that the prospecting party at the Beetchington mice have discontinued driving at the 90ft. level for the purpose of sinking the shaft a further depth of…

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The Broken Hill Mines. Opinions of Dr. Peters

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 15

Dr. Peters, the eminent mining expert, has been paying a short visit to Broken Hill, and inspecting the principal mines. In the course of an interview with a…

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Miners’ Wages in England. Proposed Reduction of 25 Per Cent. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 20

As announced on July 1, the colliery proprietors throughout England have decided upon bringing into force a reduction of the wages paid to miners to the extent…

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The Urana Goldfield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 4

THE following letter appeared in the Sydney Mail:--Sir,--I beg space in your widely circulated journal to give "Civil Engineer" the straight wire…

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The Mine of Fabulous Wealth

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 July 1893 · page 5

DO I believe there is gold in the Amargosa range? I know it," and my companion nodded significantly. "But not for all the gold of Ophir—not for the richest ore…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 4

ELDORADO.-- Eastern drive extended 42ft., total 47ft., 2ft, wash highly payable. No 1 east driven 4ft., total 80ft., 4ft. 6in. wash fair quality…

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Mining at Bourke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 29

The Central Australian learns that a prospecting company of 70 members has been formed in Bourke, for the purpose of prospecting for minerals in that vicinity. Some of the…

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Mining at Colac

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 29

Mining at Colac is almost at a standstill, now the chrome iron mine has knocked off work owing to the difficulty of getting teams to cart ore, of which the company has about…

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Mining at Niangala

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 29

The Armidale Chronicle states that news from Niangala Is to the effect that mining is still very quiet owing to too much water and the want of pumping machinery to cope with…

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Great Coal Strike in England. 280,000 Men Cease Work on Friday. London, July 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 21

A conference of representatives of the various associations included in the National Miners’ Federation of Great Britain was held yesterday to discuss the proposed…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 August 1893 · page 3

GREAT SOUTHERN Rutherglen.--Last level driven 12ft., total 57ft. started in face of upper level, which extended 11ft., making 6ft. from shaft. Expect favourable…

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The Rutherglen Mines

The Corowa Free Press · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 2

THE returns from the Prentice Company have been the cause of great activity in mining throughout the district, and nearly every acre of land…

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The Coolgardie Gold-field

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 39

A telegram received at Perth on Tuesday morning states that distressing accounts are to hand from Coolgardie with regard to the outlook for provisions. The miners are…

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The Rutherglen Mines

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 7

THE returns from the Prentice Company have been the cause of great activity in mining throughout the district, and nearly every acre of land…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 7

GREAT Southern, Rutherglen.--Last level driven 12th., total 57ft. ; started in face of upper level which extended 11ft. making 6ft. from shaft. Expect favourable…

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The Mining Strike in Great Britain. 340,000 Miners Leave Work. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1893 · page 24

The strike of the coal miners in Great Britain, who have been called out by the National Miners’ Federation as a protest against the reduction of 25 per cent. in…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 3

GREAT NORTHERN--Crosscutting from No. 3 jump-up south through blocks near old No. 1 shaft to heavy wash scarcely up to average quality. Started two…

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Mining at Yarra Glen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

The Government Geologist has furnished the Secretary for Mines with a report on some shallow diggings on the Full and Plenty Gully, near its i unction with Steel’s Creek,…

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Mining on Private Property

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 29

A Carcoar telegram says:— “A meeting took place here to consider the question of mining on private property. It was the largest and most enthusiastic held here for some [?]“…

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