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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

341 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 18

Gambling in Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 2

In mining circles a sensation has been caused by the unexpected developments that have recently token place in connection with the Londonderry mine at Coolgardie, and as…

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Striking Miners

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 5

Six unionist miners, tenants of the Greta Colliery Company, were evicted from their holdings at Greta yesterday by a Sheriff's officer…

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Miners Evicted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 5

SIX unionist miners, tenants of the Greta Colliery Company, were evicted from their holdings at Greta yesterday by the sheriffs officer…

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Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 3

The Rixon Brothers (5 in numnber) have been emplyed for over 2 months, night and day, sinking a deep and hard shaft near the head of Sawpit Gully…

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West Australian Goldfields. Weitaen for Tae "Chronicle" Be "Orient."

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 6

Having lately returned from what has been glowingly (styled "The Golden West," I would, with your permission, give your readers a crude…

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The Mining Difficulty. [By Telegbaph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 5

THE manager of the Minmicolliery refuses to reooer&lse the miners as a lodge, and wort wlll beresmned to-day on the basis of persohal application…

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No Coal Strike

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 4

At a meeting of the Miners' Delegale Board on Friday it was decided to instruct all the lodges to withdraw their notices to cease work, and to…

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West Australian Gold Fields

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 4

The Lake View mine has cleaned up, obtaining 598oz. 10dwt. 22gr. from 170 tons of stone. Very rich gold has been struck at the 130ft. level. The Great…

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Another Coal Disagreement

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 5

A fresh disagreement occurred at the Seaham Colliery yesterday, the unionists miners refusing to ballot because of alleged preference being shown to non-unionists…

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Colliery Dispute. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1895 · page 5

A FRESH disagreement occurred in the Seaham colliery, yesterday, the unionist miners refusing to ballot because of the alleged preference shown to non-unionists…

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The Barraba Gold Field

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 2

The Dodger claim at Crow Mountain where, the sensational find of gold was recently made, continues to look aa well, if not better, than ever…

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Mining Law Amendment. Altering the Private Lands Bill

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

In the House on Tuesday night, Mr. Sydney Smith moved the second reading of the Mining on Private Lands Act Amendment and Mining…

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Increased Coal Business

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 3

Practically all the Northern Collieries will be working this week, and a busy time is expected in the Newcastle coal trade for some months to come…

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Miners Browned, [By TELEGRAPH.] Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 5

THEEE elderly miners named Alexander Sutherland, James Cromarty, and Peter Cameron were drowned while crossing from…

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Broken Hill Central Mine. Large Offer for Its Purchase

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 2

The Board of Directors of the Central Mine, Broken Hill, has decided to recommend the shareholders to accept the offer of an American…

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Thrilling Adventure in a Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1895 · page 3

THE startling disaster at the sewerage tunnel recently reported from Yarra recalls to the AUSTRALIAN MINING STANDARD a similar accident which occurred 22 years…

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Mining on Private Property. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1895 · page 5

THE Assembly was occupied until nearly two o'clock this morning, in committee, considering the Mining on Private Property Amendment Bill…

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The Growth of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 7

Mr. Frank Weston remarks in the course of. an article in the Omeo Siandari: Gold is forming to-day the same as in the Devonian period. A…

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The Paddledock Gold Fields, near Armidale. an Important Revital

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 5

The name of Puddledock to old mining identities of the district conjures up many pleasant memories. Time was when the alluvial flats at…

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The Goldfields. [By Telegraph.] West Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 5

A VERY rich find is reported nine miles north of Norseman, and a reward claim has been applied for. Good stone has been struck on the Bon Accord lease, and it is…

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