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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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The Coal Conference

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

The conference between the colliery proprietors and the representatives of the miners, which Mr Raid succeeded in bringing about, met at the Colonial Secretary's office on…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday—There was a decided [?]vance in Broken Hill shares yesterday. [?]estralian shares were active and higher…

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The Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

Notwithstanding Mr Reid's sanguine hope the Newcastle miners almost unanimously voted in favour of a strike. The struggle is expected to be very bitter, but it will not…

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The Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday—The majority of the [?]rthern coal-miners struck yesterday morning. A few collieries, with an estimated [?]tput of 3000 tons perday, are still…

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Agricultural and Mining Developments

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 2

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, who has recently visited a number of country districts, including Wagga, Orange, and Bathurst, has issued a bulletin on the results…

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Coal Rising

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—In consequence of th[?] strike coal advanced 2s at Newcastle yesterday…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

Sydney, Tuesday—A rich lode has been struck at Sugarloaf Hill pear Blaynoy. A good gold find, is [?] near the Peak, Hilston-road, Cobar…

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The Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

The most important feature in connect with the strike on Friday was the resumpt of work at the Cardiff colliery. The first of made by the proprietary to the miners there…

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Mining

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—Payable gold has been struck a Gulgong, and a number of claims have been pegged out A new gold bearing reef has been…

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Gold Discovery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

London, Thursday—A discovery of rich gold is reported at Trinidad…

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The Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—The Newcastle mine owners generally do not favour the referring of the present dispute to arbitration…

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The Sunken Gold

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Monday—Nothing further hs been done towards rescuing the salvage gold from the sunken Cattertbun. The weather is unfavorable…

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Lake George Mining and Smelting Company

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

The ordinary half yearly meeting of shareholders of the Lake George United Mining and Smelting Company, No Liability, was held at Aaron's Exchange Hotel on…

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The Catterthun Gold. Thirty Fathoms Deep. Deep-sea Diving Records

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 3

TELEGRAMS every day lately have been published as to the undertaking for the recovery of the 10,000 sovereigns known to be buried in the wreck of the Catterthun…

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The Coal Strike

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—Strike pay, t[?]tent of 6s per man, was paid to [?] castle miners yesterday…

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International Miners' Congress

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

The International Miners'. Congress at Aix-la-Chapollo, has passed a resolution demanding the nationalisation of the mines…

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Gold

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—The Ormuz, which sailed yesterday, took 50,000 sovereigns, shipped by the Bank of New South Wales…

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Mining Matters

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 3

AN important mineral discovery has been made in the neighbourhood of Urayarra, the exact locality being three or four miles west of Mr. J. McDonald's homestead and…

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Gold Mining Leases

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 2

There have already been several applications for gold mining leases for land in connection with the gold rush at Uriarra. The spot is, we believe, the same as that described…

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Important Mining Case

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 3

AN important mining case was heard before Warden Foley at Grenfell last Tuesday. A lease held by Bawden near the Company's dam about a mile from town, upon which…

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