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Mining & the mines, 1893

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Strike of Scottish Miners. London, August 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 37

The strike of the coal miners in Great Britain is extending. The Durham mine-owners have refused to give the advance in wages demanded by…

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M Miner’s Strike in Great Britain. 30,000 Welsh Miners Out of Work. London, August 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 37

When the strike of the coal miners in Great were called out by the National Miners’ Federation as a protest against the reduction of 25 per cent in…

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Mining on the Upper Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 16

Mining matters seem to be brisk in this part of the globe, several reefs of various sizes being worked to advantage; the Esther Jane line is the most popular,…

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The Silver Question in the United States. Thousand of Miners Starving. London, August 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 August 1893 · page 37

Terrible destitution prevails at Denver, the capital of Colorado, in consequence of the closing of the silver mines throughout the state, which has thrown out of work…

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The Rutherglen District Its Alluvial Gold Mines. Important Developments

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 4

RUTHERGLEN has experienced more vicissitudes' than falls to the lot of most Australian towns, rapid as changes are in Australia as…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 3

HUNTER'S.--Lower level driven required distance. Commenced No. 2 rise. One party panelling washdirt level. GREAT NORTHERN--At No. 3 jump-up…

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Miners Strike in Wales. Fifty Killed and One Hundred and Fifty Wounded

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 2

The position of affairs in connection with the miners strike in South Wales is becoming very grave. Several thousand strikers marched to Ebbw Vale…

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Western Australian Goldfields

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 2

The Government have despatched an officer with a boring party to Coolgardie, and are now taking steps towards meeting the water difficulty on the…

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The Monte Christo Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 28

Mr. H. Glent[?], of Ballarat, who is on his way to London, writes an account of his visit to the Monte Christo diamond mine in New South Wales. After giving a history of the…

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Grains of Gold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 1

The highest point to which things can bring one is contentment of the mind, with which no estate is miserable. Action and self-renunciation load alike…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 4

GREAT NORTHERN.--Wash opening up to the west of original company's workings, mostly of poor quality; run of dirt, about 12ft. wide, is little…

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The Miners’ Strike in Great Britain. Destitution in Lancashire. Heavy Losses by the Railway Companies. London, August 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 20

The miners’ strike is causing great distress among the men who are out of work. In Lancashire many of the miners are in a state of complete destitution, and are…

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The Miners’ Strike in Wales. London. Aug. 18

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 August 1893 · page 4

The position of affairs in connection with the miners’ strike in South Wales is becoming very grave, and farther serious disturbances are feared…

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The Bullock Greek Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 28

The Under-Secretary for Mines has received a report from Mr. G. Maunch, warden at Ulladulla, regarding the Brimberala or Bullock Creek mines. He found some excitement…

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Mining Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 4

GARIBALDI.--Stone in both ends looking well west; in north about 75 tons gone to battery ; 10 tons in paddock. Expect to clean Wednesday…

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Gold Near Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 28

The official intelligence that a payable gold reef is being worked sear Melbourne is very gratifying. We are slaves of habit, and are accustomed to think of “reefs” and “claims”…

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The Barnawartha Gold Discovery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 26

Great excitement was caused at Barnawartha on Thursday last by the news that Schlue and party, who have been boring on their lease at…

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Mining at Armidale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 28

The new alluvial gold rush at Armidale continues to attract attention. The ground will soon be tested. The proprietors evidently believe they have a good thing, for their…

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The West Australian Gold-fields. a New Rush Reported. Perth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 26

An entirely new rash, 25 miles northeast of Hannan’s, broke out last Tuesday, and everybody cleared off for the place at once, there being only 100 men left at…

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Mining on the Border

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 29

Considering the fact (says the Times) that the attention of a Melbourne syndicate has been directed to the Twist Creek reefs, and also in view of the handsome returns obtained…

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