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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

The Esmeralda Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Warden Parkinson has wired the Mines Department to the effect that he will leave on Friday for the Esmeralda, 75 miles from Croydon, to lay off…

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This Morning's Parliament. Another All-night Sitting. Mining on Private Property Bill. The Opposition Consumes Time. The Bill Taken Through Committee--Several Important Amendments

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly sat throughout last night till nearly half-past 5 o'clock this morning. The whole of the clauses on the Mining on Private Property Bill were…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 7

The Pambula Company have about 50 tons of ore at grass.. The Tumbarumba Flat-sluicing Company recovered 26oz. Dgr. gold for week ending 4th…

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More Gold

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 6

JUNEE, Thursday.—Messrs. Smith and Brown, who lately discovered a reef of gold, bearing quartz yielding 9¼oz to the ton, at Eurongilly have just discovered another reef on the same…

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American Gold Bonds

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

LONDON, March 9.—The STANDARD states that the United States Treasury is trying to Bell 10,000,000 4 per cent, gold bonds in London at 116…

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The Illawarra Miners. the Mount Pleasant Difficulty

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—At the meeting of the miners' delegates to-day, it was decided that the Mount Pleasant Colliery men should apply to the Arbitration Board to have the proposed…

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American Gold Bonds. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 5

The Standard states that America is try[?]ng to sell ten million 4 per cent. gold bo[?]ls in London at 116…

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The Barrier Mines. Mr. Howell on the Silver Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The third furnace of the British mine is Hearing completion, the crucible being in position. It will have a capacity of 100 tons…

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The Government and the Mining Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

Nothing that has yet been said in or out of Parliament goes so far to demonstrate the inability of the present Government to hold office effectively than their…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly sat until half past 5 yesterday morning considering in committee the Mining on Private Lands Bill. Mr. Reid moved a now clause…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount Stewart L. and S.m. Co., No Liability

The Australian Star · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 7

The mine manager reports under date March 4 : -- "Engine shaft now down 38ft; now being timbered for securing of runners. Intend starting to-morrow to take out…

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Floods in the Country Enormous Damage to Property Bursting of a Colliery Dam. Houses Washed Away. Railway Traffic Suspended. Mails Delayed. Shipping Disasters. The Situation at Mainland. Residents Flying for Safety. Loss of Life

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—One of the most disastrous floods that has ever occurred in this district is now being experienced, and an immense amount of damage has been done in the city and…

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Heavy Floods in the North. Unprecedented Rainfall. Interruption of Railway Communication. Terrific Gale at Newcastle. the Mining Townships Under Water. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 5

The heavy gale and rainstorm have done immense damage in the city and district. On account of the water rushing over and flooding the main railway line last night at Thornton station, 13 miles…

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The Southern Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 523

On Thursday afternoon the miners at the Mount Pleasant colliery met the manager, Mr. P. Lahiff, at the latter's request at the tunnel mouth to discuss matters affecting their interests. The manager then…

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Burwood Colliery. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 4

A rather serious difficulty has cropped up at the Burwood Colliery, This mine has worked indifferently for some time past, and the directors have decided to…

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The Weather the Southern Collieries Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- Heavy rain continued with but slight intermission throughout last night. Several very heavy showers fell during to-day, and there is every…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 7

The manager of the Broken-hill water supply states that the consumption for February exceeded 4,000,000gal. The output from Block 10 mine for week…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- The press representatives went underground at the Block 10 mine this morning. The first place visited was the cast crosscut at the 240ft. level…

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Wollongong Coal Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 41

The combination of six collieries took place on Wednesday, and the coal-marketing business of the Mount Kemble, Mount Keira, Mount Pleasant, Woonona, South Bulii, and Coalcliff will…

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The British Miners' Conference

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 3

The conference which has just concluded its sittings in Birmingham is one of the most important over held by the miners of Groat Britain (writes the WEEKLY…

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