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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

A New Gold mining Company

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.-A company has been registered, with a capital of £140,000, to take over the Bonnie Dundee Gold Mine…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

CLIFTON, Saturday.--The coal trade at this end of the district for the past week has fallen off considerably, the two collieries not averaging half time. At South Clifton there…

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The Bonnie Dundee Gold Mine. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

A company has been registered, with a capital of £140,000, to take over the Bonnie Dundee Gold Mine…

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Northern Colliery Company

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 3

AN extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Dudley Coal Co., Limited, was held at the company's office, 18 Bridge- street, on Friday, for the purpose of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

The Victory Gold-mining Company have declared a dividend of 3s per share, payable on and after Thursday, January 5. Transfer book at 5 p.m. to-morrow…

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The Coal Trade

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.-The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the week ended last night was as follows: Victoria 7150 tons, United States 1879, Tasmania 500, Chili 4442…

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Austrian Gold Currency

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.-Austria is about to issue a loan of 80,000,000 florins (about £8,000,000) to carry out a gold currency reform…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 9

The Stock Exchange being closed for the holidays, no business was done in the mining market on Saturday. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.)…

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The B.H. Proprietary Mine

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Saturday.—The open cut at the Proprietary Mine is making great progress, and the top of the hill has now been removed for more than half the length of the claims. At the…

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A Year's Gold Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--During the past year the value of gold coin issued from the Mint was £3,480,750, and gold bullion, £5184…

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Mining Intelligence. Reports

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 3

Mount Scott S. M. Co.--The mine manager reports under date December 31:--" Sank shaft 16ft., making up to date a total of 30ft. The ore has improved as I expected,…

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Miners' Troubles. the Co-operative Dispute

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—At a meeting of the co-operative miners held in the hall of the Plattsburg Mechanics' Institute last night, there was a targe attendance. A number of motions were put…

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The Co-operative Colliery Strike. Men to Resume Work

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

Newcastle, Sunday.--After a strike of nearly three months,the Co-operative miners have decided to resume work under the terms of the new agreement. There was…

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The Collieries in South Wales. an Extensive Strike Averted. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

A strike, which, would have affected 90,000 miners in the South Wales collieries, has been averted by an agreement having been arrived at to continue…

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A Strike Averted. the Welsh Miners' Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.--An impending labor difficulty in connection with the Welsh mines has been averted by the miners withdrawing notices under which a strike…

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Rioting in Prussia. Ten Thousand Miners Belligerent

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night,--Rioting has taken place at Saarbriick and Saarlouis, two adjoining towns in Rhenish Prussia. The belligerents are miners, who are…

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Gold Currency in Austria. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

Austria is about to issue a loan of 80,000,000 florins (approximately £8,000,000) to carry out a gold currency reform…

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The Co-operative Miners Accept the New Agreement. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 9

The co-operative minera held a special meeting on Friday evening at the Plattsburg Mechanies' Institute, to consider the propriety of resuming work under the new agreement or of withdrawing from…

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Miners' Strike in Lorraine. the Strikers' Committing Great Excesses. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

The miners on strike at Saarbruck, in the German province of Lorraine, are arming themselves. Gendarmes have been summoned to the scene…

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Labor Troubles. Strike of Bottle-makers. the Cotton Strike. the South Wales Miners. the Strike in Germany

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.-Eleven thousand workmen engaged in the bottle trade in Yorkshire have struck work against a reduction of wages…

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