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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining Development

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 4

THE Minister for Mines is sanguine that a large development in mining will take place in the colony during the present year, especially in consideration of the…

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Congo Laborers for Rand Mines

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 3

In consequence of the late troubles on the Rand, and the increased difficulty of obtaining Kaffir labor for the mines, a number of the Johannesburg mining companies are…

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£8,000,000 Worth of Gold

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 4

IT would seem an if the gold yield for the year 1895 from the Transvaal will touoh about £8,000,000 in value. This does not Boem very fur short of the largest quantity of…

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Mining Fatality at Broken Hill. Fall From a Cage. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 2

A SHOCKING cage accident occurred at Block 10 this morning, A man named Thomas Hall was coming up the shaft at the change of the shifts with his mate, who believes that…

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The Newcastle Collieries. General Strike Impending. a Sallying Manifesto. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

The secretary of the Northern Miners' Association has issued an urgent whip to all the miners' lodges asking them to attend a mass meeting on Saturday next, and setting forth…

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West Australian Goldfields

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 2

Says an Esperance telegram:—At Norseman water has been struck in the Norsman No. 1 North and on the Royal Dane at 170 feet. The supply is equal to 500 gallons a…

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What's up with the Mining Laws? a Meeting at Adelong

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting was held here on Friday evening, to hear from Mr. Molineaux an account of a recent miners' conference in Sydney. Mr. Madew was voted to the chair…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 7

West's battery is now engaged on a parcel of seconds from the JJJJ claim. Another consignment of machinery arrived to-day at Clime's Chlorination Works, where the…

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Lady Jersey Gold. Mining Company

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 3

The advertisement of this mine which is now being floated will be found in our business columns. It is situated near Teuterfield, in N. S. W. It ba a very influential…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 6

The stone from the Bird alone claim now being crushed at Nicholas and Reymond's battery is looking remarkably well, and good returns are anticipated…

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Garangula Goldfield

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 6

Warden M[?]kinson bas forwarded to the Mines Department a report on the Gara[?]gula goldfield. He says that Adams's party have three shafts down on the reef, and that some…

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The Newcastle Miners

The Worker · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 1

DEAR WORKER,— As a member of the community, looting on with no other motive than to see a satisfactory settlement of the present difficulty, I desire to…

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The Northern Collieries. the Threatened Strike. Advice From Dr. Robertson

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 4

A meeting of the colliery managers of the district was held at Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon, ostensibly for the purpose of discussing the action about to be taken by the…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 5

At Nicholas and Raymond's battery the Hit or Miss put through 10 tons for 8½oz., and a parcel from Butter and patty, from Stanley's Blow, gave the poor return of 1oz…

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The Proposals of the Minister for Mines

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. Sydney Smith's proposals, made with with a view to stimulate the mining industry in New South Wales, are still the subject of controversy in mining centres. The idea…

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Mining. Wyalong. West Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 4

THE owner in the Three Star claim are still in hard country, via., solid granite, but they are continuing sinking. Steam was got up at Channon's battery after a short…

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Mining. Wyalong. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 7

The shaft at the No. 1 Called Back has been sunk by Allen and party to 160ft., and as a whim is used the water difficulty is not serious. The Just-in-Time party has a…

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The Newcastle Mining Trouble

The Worker · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

On Thursday week, Messrs. Sleath aud Hughes, Ms.L.A., introduced to the Premier a deputation consisting of Messrs. M'Namara, Dwyer, Geary, Mrs. M'Namara, and Miss May Hickman…

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The Newcastle Collieries

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 3

The coalminers of Newcastle, it is now [?]itely known, have cast their ballots in [?] our of a general strike. That this is a [?]usel of desperation is patent to every one…

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Sensational Gold Find at Tumbarumba. 373ozs. FROM 40[?]ss. Stone. Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused here today owing to the rich find of gold by the Messrs. Heinicke, of Upper Tumbarumba, members of a highly respevtabla family…

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