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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- At the Block 10 mine about 150 men, divided into three shifts, are working. The are faces continue to look well, while during the week some…

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The Giant's Den Tin Mine. Mining for the Lode in the Bendemeer District

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 24

Our correspondent, writing from Bendemeer on March 29, says the fact of enormous finds of tin from the Giant's Den Hill, situated 16 miles north-west from Bendemeer and about 2000 feet…

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The Hill End Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 732

A London correspondent states that Colonel North, better known as "the Nitrate King," has taken over the mining properties at Hill End, New South Wales, known as the Star of Peace, and…

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Twelve Gold Medals

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 9

Have, after the severest public tests, been awarded to St. Jacobs Oil for its marvellous power to quickly relieve and conquer pain…

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Mining Intelligence

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 11

Peak Hill Proprietary G.M. Co., No Liability.--Mine manager reports as follows under date April 3:--"Cleaned up 259oz. gold from about 500 tons mixed ore…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued From Page 24.) Charters Towers Gold Field. a Rich Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 44

The studied neglect of the Charters Towers Gold Field by the Brisbane press—mainly arising, it is believed, through the action of the field's principal men in favor of separation—does not appear to be…

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Miners' Troubles. the Mount Pleasant Dispute

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The Mount Pleasant Colliery men have agreed to take a reduction slightly less than that proposed by the company…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 732

At the Junction mine the carbonate stopes, at the back of the 150ft. level in Browne's shaft, are still yielding their usual quantity of ore, and the faces are looking strong and healthy. The shipments of…

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Late Mining. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 706

At Hill End fine gold is distributed throughout the stone in Carver and Riley's tunnel. The reef is well defined; and of about 15in. in thickness, and shows signs of improvement. The Great…

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Victoria. a Mining Transaction

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Mr. Armytage, M.P., was sued to-day by Marmaduke N. Richardson for £6 13s 4d for a breach of contract. Defendant in July, 1892, made a…

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Miming Notes. Gold at Braid Wood

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 10

A. FIND of gold has been made at Snowball, Braid-wood. On Tuesday lash Coffee and party, work­ing through, unearthed 26ozs 15dwt, one nugget going 19ozs…

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Terrible Mining Accidents. Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 713

A shocking accident occurred at Sandy Gully yesterday at 12 o'clock. Joseph Boyce, a miner, who arrived lately from Broken Hill, was, bursting logs with dynamite, and using powder in lieu of…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 24

Tumberumba Flat Sluicing Company. —March 25: Have only washed two areas of ground this week, viz., 24ft x 11ft and 26ft x9½ft, yielding lloz gold…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Two Men Killed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 18

ORANGE, Tuesday.—A fatal accident occurred at the Wentworth Proprietary Mme, Lucknow, on Saturday night, by which two men named Thomas Nicholls and Francis Dobson were killed…

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The Gundagai Church and Convent. That Nugget of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 15

IT was a masterstroke on Father P. J. Donovan's part to have the "drawing" for the .£80 nugget on the same night as the concert got up for the Gundagai church and convent fund. Some…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Two Men Blown to Pieces

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 16

ANOTHER fatal accident took place at the Wentworth Proprietary mine, Lacknow, on Saturday night, by which two men were killed. The men, Thomas Nisholls and Francis Dobson, were work…

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Law for the People. Mining Act (Lease Application)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 45

At the conclusion of my article on the mode of pegging out a gold mining lease, I promised to consider the lodgment of applications and objections, and also the way in which questions of…

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Chapter Xxx.—from Township to Bush.—the Attack on the Gold Escort

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 14

It is the day upon which the gold escort leaves M'Ivor for the metropolis and crowds have collected, according to usual custom, from all parts of the digging"…

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Mining at Gundagai. Hydraulic Sluicing. an Enormous Body of Wash. (See illustration on page 31.) NO. 3

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 24

Lindley's hydraulic sluicing company's proparty consists of an area of 33 acres, the proprietors being Messrs. Nicholson, Sims, and Chadwick, of Sydney, Mr. Nicholson, jun., being in charge of…

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Mining. the Hillgrove Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 6

HILLGROVE, Saturday. -- At the Eleanora Gold and Antimony Mining Company's mine, at the south end, close to the Garibaldi property, the operations in progress at the…

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