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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--Considerable commotion was caused here to-day by the circulation of a report to the effect that an important development had taken place at…

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Miners' Troubles. Threatened Great Lookout

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 4

LONDON, February 1.—A great lockout of 100,000 miners is threatened in South Wales owing to the rejection by the men of the proposed sliding scale…

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Mount Sheba Gold-sluicing Co

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 2

Mr. J. Ginford, of 18 Bridge-street, reports for week ending January 28:-- "Have finished repairs on lower ripple box, making it 5 12in. wider to suit…

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Mining Intelligence. the Sunlight G.m. Co.-- Half Yearly Meeting

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 2

The eighth half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Sunlight G.M. Co. (No Liability) was held at the offices of the company, Exchange corner, 63 Pitt-street,…

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Late Mining. [By Telegram.] (From Our Correspondent.) Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 8

What promises to be a discovery of more than ordinary value has during the last few days been made in the Junction mine. Men were working in the north stopes at the back of the 200ft, level at…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 7

A correspondent writes from Sugar Loaf goldfields:--This field is situated about four miles from Newbridge, and about 20 miles from Bathurst. About 160a. have been…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--During the last four years the work of developing the Broken-hill Extended property has been pushed ahead, but until to-day no…

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Find of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An important discovery of coal has been made at Williamstown by the diamond drill located on the border of Altona Estate. The seam was…

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Coal. Newcastle Shipments 1892. Intercolonial

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 3

To Victoria ... 791,960 Tons ... New Zealand ... 154,276 ... South Australia ... 138,186 ... Tasmania ... 69,042…

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Coal in Victoria. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 6

A seam of coat has been discovered at Williamstown by a private company at a depth of 250ft…

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Broken Hill Block 14 Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5

In connection with the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14, Mr. Lane, the general manager, has made an estimate of the carbonate ore bodies in the mine, together with their assay value. The…

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The Welsh Miners. an Extensive Lockout Threatened. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5

In consequence of the rejection by the miners of a sliding scale of wages in connection with the collieries in South Wales, lockout of 100,000 men is threatened…

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A Seam of Coal Struck at Williamstown. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5

Four months ago coal-boring operations were commenced on tho border of the Altona Estate, Williamstown. Yesterday, at a depth of 200ft., a seam of coal of good quality was bored to a depth…

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Mount Kembla Colliery Dispute

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 263

The special council of conciliation appointed to deal with the matters in dispute between the directors of the Mount Kembla Colliery Company and the miners in their employment continued its sitting…

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Co-operative Colliery Dispute

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 6

Newcastle, Friday.—Another grievance has cropped up at the Co-operative Colliery, which resumed work at the beginning of the year after a strike of 16 weeks. Several miners have been…

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Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 232
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Victorian Mines Department, in a statement of the gold return in that colony, makes the output for last year to have been 654,457oz., which is an increase of 78,058oz. upon the yield in 1891…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--Both underground and on the surface at Block 14 work is progressing smoothly. The stopes look as well as ever, and there is a slight improvement in…

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The Coal Trade

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 6

Newcastle, Friday.—During the fortnight ended last Saturday the various mines in this district worked fairly well The miners will receive their wages to-day. The days worked by…

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The Co-operative Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 10

Some friction appears again to have arisen between the manager and the miners at the Co-operative Colliery over an alleged wrong use of powder and the sending up of dirty coal. It is stated that…

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