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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

The Mount Pleasant Colliery Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 4

On March 15 an application to proceed to arbitration under the Trades Disputes Act was received by the clerk of awards from representatives of the miners working in…

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The Greta Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 5

GRETA, Wednesday.--At the miners meeting to-night the following delegate minutes were adopted :--"That the general secretary write to the secretary of associated…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 7

A call of 1s per share has been made on the contributing shares of the Mookerawa. Gold-mining Syndicate…

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Mount Pleasant Colliery. a Strike Imminent

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 5

The endeavor to secure the intervention of the Court of Arbitration to decide the merits of the dispute between the miners at Mount Pleasant Colliery and the owners has…

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A Dispute at the South Bulli Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 4

The miners of the South Bulli Colliery have forwarded to the Clerk of Awards an application to go to conciliation under the Trades Disputes Act. It is gathered that…

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Broken-hill Mining Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--On the London Stock Exchange to-day Broken-hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £3 3s…

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Miners and Eight Hours. Durham Delegates Disapprove of the System

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A meeting of delegates of Durham miners was held yesterday, at which a resolution was passed disapproving of the introduction of the…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount Sheba G.s. Co., No Liability

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 2

Mr. John Gainford, of 18 Bridge-street, Sydney, reports for week ending April 1:-- "Have run nozzle 71 hours. Have been engaged during the week shooting up blue…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Australian Insitute of Mining Engineers. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 7

The Australian Institute of Mining Engineers met at Adelaide yesterday afternoon, and members held a social meeting at night. The president's inaugural address was delivered; but Sir…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, April 5. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Coal Junes Regulation Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 6

Mr. VICKERY presented a petition signed by the managers or 10 coal mines, known as the Southern Collieries, praying that the Coal Mines Regulation Bill might be passed…

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The Durham Coal-miners. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 5

The strike of Durham coal-miners is collapsing…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 6

A dividend of is 6d was declared by Block 10 Company yesterday, payable on the 26th inst. Books will close on the 13th inst…

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Miners' Troubles. the Burwood Dispute

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 6

GRETA, Thursday.—At a miners' meeting last night the delegates' minutes. were dealt with as follow: Moved—"That the general secretary write to the secretary of the Associated…

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A Strike Averted. The Mount Pleasant Colliery Dispute

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 6

We understand that the dispute between the employees and the proprietors of the Mount Pleasant Colliery Co. has been amicably settled. On March 15 an…

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The Broken-hill Proprietary Silver-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Broken-hill Proprietary Company hold an extraordinary general meeting yesterday, and passed a resolution empowering the directors to…

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In New South Wales. Civil Servants' Salaries--notes or Gold?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 5

The Colonial Treasurer was asked in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Houghton whether he was aware that a large number of civil servants were paid their monthly…

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Victory Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 11

The first official meeting of this company was held at the company's office, Exchange, Pitt-street, yesterday, for the purpose of considering, and, if thought fit, adopting a number of resolutions dealing with…

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The Country. the Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The annual meeting of delegates representing the different South Coast collieries took place yesterday evening at the Terminus Hotel. The…

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The South Bulli Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 4

The clerk of awards has received a letter from the chairman of directors of tho South Bulli Coal Company in reply to the application sent in a few days ago by the company's…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 6

Broken-hill Water Supply. -- The engineer reports that the consumption of water for the month of March amounted to 4,885,000 gallons…

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