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Mining & the mines, 1890

4,682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 235

Wallsend Colliery Operations

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--The Young and Wallsend Coal Co. is now in full working order. The first 100 tons of coal from the mine was brought into Newcastle yesterday…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7
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The New Caledonia Chrome and Mineral Company, Limited, have declared their second monthly dividend of 2s 6d. "Brown's" claim on 'Hawkins-hill, now…

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Light Gold

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, February 28.—Yielding to the pressure of Sir Saul Samuel and Sir Graham Berry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has consented that the Australian…

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Increase of Miners Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- The Durham miners have accepted an increase of 5 per cent, in their wages from the colliery owners…

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Pre-victorian Gold Coins

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 4

In conseqence of representations made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Agents General of Now South Wales and Victoria, instructions have been sent to the…

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The Western Collieries. a Uniform System of Payment Wanted. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 4

LITHGOW, Saturday. -- The fortnight's notice given the men employed at the Vale of Clwydd colliery terminated yesterday. The manager, however, agreed to suspend…

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A Miners' Strike Averted. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7

The Durham miners, who had threatened to strike for an increase of wages, have agreed to accept an advance of 5 per cent…

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The Chiltern Miners. Blackballing the Blacklegs. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 6

At a meeting of the Chiltern branch of the A.M.A. it was resolved that a large majority of the blacklegs working in the Chiltern Valley mine be blackballed…

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The Eight-hours' Movement. Action by North of England Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night. -- The Northumberiand and Durham miners have rejected the proposition for the legalisation of the eight-hours' system, believing that the…

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The Durham Miners. Wages Increased 5 Per Cent. LONDON, March 2

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 5

The Durham minors have accepted an increase of 5 per cent, in their wages from the colliery owners…

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The Eight-hour Question. Legislation Opposed by Miners. LONDON, February 28

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 5

The Northumberland and Durham miners reject the proposition of the legalisation of the eight-hour system, being of opinion that the matter may be settled between the…

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News by Cable. The Great Labor Movement. a Miners' Strike Averted

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 1.—The Durham miners, who had threatened to strike for an increase of wages, have agreed to accept an advance of 5 per cent…

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Difficulty at the Coalcliff Colliery. a Reduction in Prices. the Men Leave Work. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- A difficulty has arisen between the management of the Coalelif[?] Colliery and their miners, owing to the former making a reduction of [?]d per ton in the hewing…

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Farming and Mining, and Protection. To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

Sir,—As the above are such, important industries in our midst, anything that will help or retard their development is of great importance to the country. As to farming, restrictionists here…

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Light Gold in Australia. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7

Yielding to the pressure of Sir Saul Samuel and Sir Graham Berry, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has consented that the Australian…

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A Deserted Goldfield. The Lively Golden Days. The Three Epochs of Australia. Olden Days, Golden Days, and Modern Days--A Good Old Scene--Remains of a Model Field

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7

THERE are few more melancholy spectacles than that of a decayed and deserted gold-field (writes the GRAPHIC). Where 20,000 eager souls delved and dug for hidden…

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Mining Fatality. At Oakey Park Colliery. LITHGOW

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 6

A miner named William Shaw was killed at the Oakey Park colliery this morning. The unfortunate man was engaged with two others at the bottom of the air shaft when,…

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The Colliery Disputes. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A meeting of the liners' committee of management was held on Saturday, those present being Messrs. A. Cook, [?] Dake, W. Blakey, J. Hunter, W. Hunter…

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COUNTRY. Newcastle Miners

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--At a meeting of the committee of management of the Minors Association on Saturday several important matters were discussed. It was decided to…

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