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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

52 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 3

The Colony's Coal Trade

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

OUR interest in the coal trade difficulty is now centred in the southern collieries. The owners have formulated a demand for a reduction of 2d in the hewing rate and the…

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Something Like a Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

A SPECIAL reporter of the Australiasian writes to that journal on November 20, from Coolgardie:—"My first visit was, of course, to Bayley's Reward, over…

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Aberdare Coal Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

WE understand arrangements have now been completed for the purchase of the whole of this property by a Melbourne syndicate, who recently purchased portion of it. The coal and…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 3

BAYLEY, the discoverer of Coolgardie, who has been recently interviewed at Perth, tells how, one morning before breakfast, while going after horses, he…

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Sydney Visitors Views of Coolgardie Goldfields

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 5

MT. T. BIBBY, who went from Sydney to Coolgardie about two months ago on behalf of the United Coolgardie Gold-mining Syndicate, has just returned to…

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The Miners' Disturbances at Plattsburg

Northern Star · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 2

A SERIOUS disturbance occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg. As the time for knocking off work drew nigh, a large crowd of men (young and old), women, girls, and…

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The Hill End Goldfield—Discovery of Rich Reefs

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 6

AN inspect of of the new gold find made in Marshall Bros. claim at Hill End last week, shows that previous reports had not exaggerated the value of the…

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A New Gold-Saving Machine

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 4

A TRIAL of the Jorger Gold-saving Machine took place under the supervision of the Mines Department at the Diamond Drill Stores, last Thursday afternoon, in the presence of the Hon. T. M…

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Mining on Private Property

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 4

On Thursday lost a deputation waited upon the Minister for Lands, urging him to use his utmost endeavors to cause a certain clause in that Bill to be…

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jerger Gold-saving Machine

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 3

A THIAL of the Jerger Gold-saving Machine took place at the Diamond Drill Stores, Sydney, under Government supervision, on February 22. Mr. Jerger received a report in connection with the trial…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 2

THE Under-secretary for Mines has received a report from Warden Sharpe, ut Barmedman, with regard to the gold discovery at Wyalong. The report states that the place where gold…

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Where Our Gold Goes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 2

WHILST all eyes and ears are turned to news of Coolgardie and Wyalong, there is something going on behind our backs to which it is worth while calling…

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Australian Goldfields

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 2

THERE is a golden lining to the dense cloud of depression which has hung of late years over Australia. Every day augments the hope that ere long a…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1894 · page 5

TELEGRAM from Barmedman on Thursday states:—Reports as to the future success of the Wyalong goldfields continue to be fully justified by the latest…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Northern Star · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Perth dated Tuesday says:— Splendid news has been received in from the main shaft at the 225ft. level struck a reef which is deseribed as carrying gold as rich as ever, and quite…

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The Jerger Gold-Saving Machine

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 5

LAST month a trial of the Jerger gold-saving machine took place at the Diamond Drill Stores, Sydney, under Government supervision. Mr. Jerger has…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 6

THE Under-Secretary for Mines last Thursday received the following telegram from the police magistrate and warden at Temora:—"For goodness…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

PERTH, Sunday.—News from Coolgardie, under date 4th April, states that the richest shoot of gold yet met with in the Premier mine was struck on Tuesday in sinking the…

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Richmond River Coal Mining Company

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 4

AT a public meeting of the shareholders of the Richmond River Coal-Mining Co., no liability, held in Sydney on Tuesday evening, 24th April, 1894, the following…

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Beach Mining

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1894 · page 6

LAST week a gentleman with a varied experience of mining visited the beach south of the Clarence for the purpose of inspecting the locality and examining…

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