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Mining & the mines, 1896

406 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 21

Newcastle's Coal Trouble. an Abortive Conference

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 5

The Conference of miners' delegates and masters in connection with the coal trade dispute at Newcastle was held to-day, but was attended by very…

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Important Mining Case at Drake

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 8

A case of importance to the mining community came before Mr. Warden Steel at Drake on Thursday last, in which John Hynes sought to set aside…

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Mining in New England. WALCHA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

The Niangala mines are still pegging away, and on Saturday 199ozs. were brought in from the Lady Jersey. Good stone is opened up at [?]…

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The Coal Trouble in Newcastle. Vice-regal Deliverances

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

Speaking on Monday night at the annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Technical College, Lord Hampden was led by his…

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The Mining Disaster in New Zealand. All the Bodies Recovered. Fearful Effects of the Explosion. Remains Terribly Charred and Burned. Pitiful and Distressing Cases. Salvation Army Generosity. Funeral of the Victims

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 7

Auckland, Saturday.—In response to the Premier's call for help in the work of reselling the entombed miners several hundreds volunteered their…

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The Coal Trade Difficulty. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Morning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 4

THE secretaries of most of the Miners' Lodges at Newcastle have issued notices of a general strike to be commenced in 14 days from to-day…

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The New Zealand Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 4

London, April 3.—Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has appealed for aid for the women and children bereaved by the…

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General Mining News

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

Market in Mount Lyell and surrounding stocks still holds, but silver has been "off" during the week. Another "slump" in Proprietary…

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Mining in New England. Walcha. Retorted Find of Diamonds. (By Telegraph.). Walcha

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

Messrs. Burke find party have brought into town 33ozs. of gold, the return from 20 tons of stone from the Lord Hampden claim at Niangala…

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Westralian Goldfields. a Favourable Comparison

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

The report of Herr Schmisser, the State Geologist of Germany, states that the goldfields of Western Australia compare favourably with those…

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The Deepest Gold Mine in the World

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 2

Mr. George Lansell's No. 180 mine, at Bendigo (Vic.), is the deepest gold mine in the world. A correspondent of the Bendigo Advertiser alluding to…

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The Newcastle Miners. Strike Improbable

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

Belief grows that there will be no strike in Newcastle, or, if any, only a partial one…

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Mining in New England. TILBUSTER

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

Much interest is being evinced in the results of the forthcoming crushing at the Great Britain mine, where the bringing of large quantities of…

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Mining in New England. WALOHA

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Mr. James Labey, an experienced miner, has brought up several atones, certified as being diamonds and of rare quality, from his claim now being…

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Newcastle's Coal Trouble. the Premier to Be Interviewed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

A conference of the Mayors of Newcastle district yesterday decided to interview the Hon.G. H. Reid as he passes through to-night,…

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Mine Explosion

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 5

A terrible explosion occurred in the New Victory Catharine mine, near Bendigo, yesterday through a suck of rackarock exploding. Two miners were nearly cut to pieces, and…

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A Knocker of Pure Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 6

Mr. JAMES PAYN has just been telling that at Ottford, in Kent, there was formerly a palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury, in which Wolsey is said to have held his court. 'It was but a…

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Mining Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 5

A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at the New Victoria Catherine Mine near Bendigo yesterday through a stick of rackarock exploding, and two miners named James…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Thursday, 11.52 A.m. the Coal Dispute

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 5

In Newcastle the general opinion amongst commercial men is that the strike will only be of brief duration. The miners' executive officers met at…

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Mine Explosion

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred in the New Victory Catharine mine, near Bendigo, through a stick of rackarock exploding. Two miners were nearly…

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