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Mining & the mines, 1890

4,682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 235

News by Cable. Labor Disputes. Miners Refuse Arbitration. Liverpool Trade at a Standstill. LONDON, March 10

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 March 1890 · page 4

The miners employed in the colleries in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midland counties have unanimously rejected the proposal of the proprietors to…

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The Strike at the Coal-cliff Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 6

The adjourned conference between delegates from the Trades and Labor Council and the owners of the Coalcliff mine with reference to the strike of Clifton miners against a reduction…

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Late Mining. the Barrier Mines. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday. -- The directors of the Broken-hill Proprietary Company have been Considering the wages question and have agreed in future to pay their employes…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Captain Warren, well-known in South Australian and New Caledonian mining circles, has been appointed manager of Block 10 Silver Mining Company. The Junction smelters, which are…

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Inspectors of Mines

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Fresh applications will be invited for the positions of inspectors of metallic mines. Two inspectors will be appointed, one for Broken Hill and the other for other mines in the…

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Mining. Telegrams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 7

HILLGROVE, Tuesday.--Golden Gate crushed 68 tons of quartz for 69oz. [?] of retorted gold. DEEPWATER, Tuesday.--The Castle Rag…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. Great Loss of Life

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 10.—An explosion has taken place in the Aorfa Colliery, near Cardiff, and hundreds of miners are entombed…

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The Mining Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March. 10.—The time for the receipt of the entries of colonial exhibits for the Mining Exhibition to be held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, this…

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The Miners' Conference. Amalgamation Agreed To

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

The result of the conference held in Sydney between representatives of the Northern, Southern, and Western districts' miners was that a scheme for the amalgamation of the bodies…

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The Coalcliff Colliery Dispute. Further Interview with the Directors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 9

The adjourned conference between the board of directors of the Coalcliff Land and Coal-minim Company and a deputation of the Trades and Labour Council was resumed at the company's office yeaterday…

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Victorian Gold Returns. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The report of the Mining Department for the last quarter of the year 1889 shows that the gold yield during that period was 162,902oz. This is the highest yield…

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Colliery Disaster in Wales. One Hundred and Sixty Men Entombed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night. -- Another terrible colliery disaster is reported from South Wales. This morning an explosion occurred in one of the coal mines, and so far as can be…

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Mining Inspectorships. a Liberal Arrangement

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

In order to get the largest possible number of candidates to compete for the two inspectorships of metallic mines, the Minister of Mines has decided that all candidates from country…

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Unpaying Mines Made to Pay. Developing a New Industry

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 3

The work of the treatment of refractory auriferous and other ores by the chlorination and other combined processes is proceeding with absolutely complete success at Clyde, Granville, near…

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The Mining Exhibition. London, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 7

The time for the receipt of the entries of colonial exhibits for the Mining Exhibition to be held in London has been extended to May 15…

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The Copper-mining Difficulties. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- The difficulty at the Wallaroo copper-mine, where 450 men struck because two men were engaged in driving the engine at Harvey's shaft 12 hours per day, in…

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Another Colliery Disaster. Terrific Explosion in Wales. 160 Men Entombed. LONDON, March 10

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

Another fearful colliery disaster is reported from Wales. The messages to hand State that while the miners were at work in the colliery a terrific explosion occurred,…

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The Illawarra Miners' Dispute Conference of the Directors and Men

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

The adjourned conference between the directors of the Coalcliff Coal-mining Co. and representatives of the Trades and Labor Council and the Illawarra Miners' Association was held on Tuesday…

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Old Gold Coinage. None in Now South Wales

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 March 1890 · page 5

WITH regard to the calling in of old gold coinage, the master of the mint does not expect that in Sydney at least much will come to hand. The instructions from…

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