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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

406 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 21

The Deepest Mine in the World

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 3

GEORGE LANSELL'S No. 180 mine, Bendigo, (Vic.), is the deepest gold mine in the world. A correspondent of the Bendigo ADVERTISER,…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 2

The Hillgrove Crushing Company's battery is idle at present. There is only enough water in the dam for about one day's run, so there will be…

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Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 5

The Northern Miners' Delegate Board yesterday decided to ask Mr. Brunker to endeavor to arrange a conference with the of proprietors and miners to settle the present…

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Fires on Coal Ships. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 5

THE matter of the frequency of fires on coal laden ships from Newcastle was again mentioned in the House last night and the Government urged to institute a searching…

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Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

Nothing definite has been settled yet with regard to the overtures of Mr. Brunker to bring about arrangements between the parties to the dispute in the Newcastle coal trade…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 2

Baker's Creek.—522 tone for 436ozs 3d wts of smelted gold. Eleanors.—513 tone for 267ozs 1 dwt smelted gold, and 85ozs in the…

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Coal Mines Bill. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 5

IN the Assembly, last night, the Goal Mines Regulations Bill was introduced by the Minister for Mines. It contains a penal eight hours clause…

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Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 5

The colliery proprietors at Newcastle have unanimously refused to consent to another conference, as suggested by the Miners' Delegate Board…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 5

THE colliery proprietors of Newcastle have unanimously refused to consent to another conference as suggested by the Miners' Delegates Board…

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General Mining News

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 5

The mining fever has certainly caught on in Sydney, and upwards of 100 sales in mining shares, principally West Australian, were recorded on…

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Crisis in the Coal Trade

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 4

The secretary of the Wallsend Coal Company (Mr. Binney) sent a letter to Mr. Brunkeron Tuesday informing him that no invitation to attend a…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 5

ELEANOBA.—The Battery has been running continuously for the past fortnight, doing good work. This applies to all the machinery…

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Reported Great Gold Discovery. A. Victorian Mount Morgan

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 5

Melbourne, Tuesday.—If certain facts which have been laid before the Minee Department, but which have no official confirmation yet, prove to…

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A Rich Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 3

It is rumored that the Transvaal Executive has decided to impose a fine of L10,000 each in place of the sentences of imprisonment upon the four leaders, of the…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Monday, 11.45 a.m. the Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 3

THE Newcastle miners have decided to ask for leave to go back to work upon the terms contained in the Premier's conference proposal, but this concession will not now be…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

Five Woodbury vanners are expected to arrive on the Hillgrove field within the next few days—two for Rockvale, two for the West…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

A COLLIERY disaster occurred at Helensburg yesterday, which was caused by a great outburst of gas, causing the coal to be blown out into the drive, and bringing…

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The Helensburg Mining Disaster. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

AT the inquest on the three miners killed in the Helensburg mining disaster yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was returned, and the mineowners were…

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The Colliery Accident. the Jury's Verdiot

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 4

The inquest on the victims in connection with the disaster at the Metropolitan colliery resulted in a verdict of accidental death. The…

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Mining in New England. the Tilbuster Goldfield

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 5

The geological features exhibited on this field are unique, the foundation rock, consisting of silurian elates, has been at some period—in…

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