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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

13 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Gold Mining Leases

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

The application of J. Hannon for area of 8 acres in the county of Blaxland, Cobar Mining District, has been approved. The following applications for mineral leases have…

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Peak Hill. a Mass of Gold-bearing Stone

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 June 1890 · page 2

MR. T. WADDELL M.P. writing from Peak Hill, the new goldfield, says:—The road between Peak Hill and Dubbo is very bad. The distance is about 45 miles and during…

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Telegrams. the Great Strike. Position of Affairs Unaltered. Non-unionists Assaulted. Gas Company Short of Coal. Cutting Off the Day Supply. £17,000 Subscribed for the Employers' Defence Fund. Sydney, September 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1890 · page 2

With regard to the maritime strike the position of affairs is unaltered. The Government has started the erection of the fences and gates at the P. and O…

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Telegrams. the Great Strike. Volunteer Artillery Hooting Non-unionists. a Reprimand From the Premier. the Lithgow Miners Called Out. the Shearers, Carriers' and Rouseabouts to Follow. 100,000 Men to Be Out This Week. the Southampton Strike. Sydney, September 16

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1890 · page 2

In consequence of a number of volunteer artillery hooting a number of non-unionists, Sir Henry Parkes has forwarded a minute to…

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Tyranny of Unionists Condemned. the Mayor Proposes Arbitration. Cowardly Astault by Unionists. Newcastle Miners Intend Returning to Work. Troopers Parading the Streets. Sydney, Sept. 19, 4 p.m

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 2

In the Legislative Council[?] last night a debate took place over the labor difficulty, during which the tyranny of unionists was generally…

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The Peak Hill Gold Rush

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 3

A REPORT has been received by the Minister for Mines, from Warden Slee, on the Peak Hill Goldfield, under date September 20. After dealing with a general view of matters…

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The Shearers to Resume Work. Melbourne Eemployers Union [?]Reed to a Conference. Reported Concessions to Be Granted. Shearers and Miners Fined. Sydney, October [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 2

The Labor Conference last night decided that the whole of the shearers should return to work to-day and issued instructions to that effect to the…

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Daily Processions. Trouble at Coal Cliff Mine. Loss of Coal by Fire. Incendiaries at Work. Trolly and Draymen Resumed Work Sydney, October 14

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1890 · page 2

At a mass meeting in the Domain yesterday resolution were carried in appreciation of the manly conduct of the miners in ceasing work in support of Union…

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The Great Strike. Not Yet Over. the Miners Going Back to Work. Officers and Stewards Doing Likewise. Who Is to Be Responsible for the Loan? Sydney. October 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 2

The end of the strike cannot as yet be chronicled. The unionists seem determined, as far as lies in their power, to prevent a grand finale. If it rests with the…

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Are Great Strike. Not Yet Settled. the Labor Defence Committee Accused of Cowardice. the Wollongong Miners Determined. Disgraceful Scenes at the Wharves. Unionists Dispersed by Troopers. Sydney, Oct. 31

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 November 1890 · page 2

THE President of the Newcastle Miners' Association asserts that the Labor Defence Committee in Sydney admitted that the miners were hopelessly beaten, but had not…

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Telegrams. in the House. the Fasting Man. an All Night Sitting. the Miners Reject the Masters' Proposals. Parnell's Manifesto. £20,000 Banked in Parnell's Name. Cannot Be Touched. an Unfaithful Wife. a Horrible Tragedy. Sydney, December 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 December 1890 · page 2

In the Assembly last night the Premiers attention was drawn to the fasting man. Sir Henry Patios thought the police were powerless in the matter but he would bring…

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Telegrams. in the House. the Census. the Newcastle Miners. Gladstone and the Irish Party. the Roman Catholic Hierarchy Condemns Parnell. Sydney, December 5

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 2

The Legislative Council last night passed the second reading of the Medical Bill, and also considered the matter in Committee…

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Telegrams in the House. the Miners' Str[?] Mr. Willis, M.P., [?] RECONSIDER. [?] the Centennia[?]ation Parnell Cont[?] Exhibition Opposition [?] the Funds. [?] to Fre[?]han's Journal the Stev[?] Cr[?] the House [?] Si[?]ence the Mayor of Sydney. [?] Terrible Tragedy. Johnson, Smothers His Children, Shoots His Wife, and Takes Poison. Sydney, December 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 December 1890 · page 2

The Assembly last night passed the third reading of the Vine Diseases Bill, and also passed the Lands Estimates. The dangerous condition of the Opera…

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