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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Coal Tests on the Railways. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 7

In view of the successful test recently made on the railways of a mixture of brown coal and Newcastle coal, the representatives of the Great Morwell and the Yarragong Coal Companies…

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Mining on Private Property Dill. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 8

A largely attended public meeting was held here last night, in response to an advertisement from the Progress, Committee, to discuss the action of the Legislative Council in throwing out the…

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Mining Intelligence. Golden Terraces Hydraulic S. Co., No Liability

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 2

The mine manager reports for week ending April 8: -- "No. of yards sluiced, about 4500. Race and flumes in fair state of repair. Distance pipe lines extended,…

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News by Cable. The Labor Troubles, General Strike Recommended. Matters at Hull. Strike of Miners.the Chicago Exhibition. Strike of Workmen

Evening News · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, April 11.—A delegate meeting of the Transit Trades Federation has passed a resolution recommending the Federation of Labor Unions to direct a…

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Urana Goldfield Reserve

Evening News · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 3

In reply to a question in the House last night Mr. Copeland said: The cross area of the Urana goldfield reserve was 22,000 acres, of which 8800 acres have already been alienated, leaving a…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Fifty Miners Entombed. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 7

A terrible mining accident has taken place in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. An explosion of fire-damp caused…

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The True Blue Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 7

We are informed that an extraordinary general meeting of the above company was held on Tuesday, 11th inst., at Mercantile chambers, and that it was decided not to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 7

A wash up of 9¼ "paddocks" at the Tumbarumba Flat Sluicing Company's claim, on Saturday, yielded nearly 24oz. of gold…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday. -- At the South mine, for the week, 99ft. of prospecting in the shape of drives and crosscuts has been done, but nothing has been revealed. The…

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Mining Disaster in Wales. Thirty Miners Killed. -- Fifty Entombed. an Explosion of Gas

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- A terrible mining accident occurred to-day in a colliery at Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales…

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Queensland Mining

Evening News · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 6

CHARTERS TOWERS,—Wednesday.—A good gold-bearing leader has been cut in the Brilliant Extended. The 1540ft deep shaft is now in the formation. This is the deepest gold-bearing stone…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 9

In the Mining market yesterday business was quiet, and sales were effected at weaker prices. Proprietary shares sold at 66s 6d, and Tens at 32s…

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The Country. the Difficulty at the Burwood Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Owing to the manager of the Burwood colliery declining to allow No. 3 pit to be worked on tonnage rates, as at the other mines, a strike has been…

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Work and Wages. Burwood Mine Dispute. Special Delegate Meeting

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 3

A special meeting of the delegates from the various lodges in the Miners' Association was held in the Rouse Assembly Rooms on Tuesday, for the purpose of further…

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Fire in a Colliery. Pontypridd Disaster. Thirty Men Killed. Fifty Others Imprisoned. LONDON, April 12

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 4

The disastrous fire which has occurred in a colliery at Pontypridd, Glamorganshire Wales, was caused by sparks from the pit engine, which ignited the gas that had…

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News by Cable. Terrible Mining Disaster. 200 Men Entombed. 150 SAVED

Evening News · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, April 11.—A terrible explosion occurred at the Great Western Colliory, near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, South. Wales, to-day…

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The Murchison Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1893 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Some very nice exhibits of the results of gold prospecting at Murchison, West Australia, were to-day shown to the officers of the Mines…

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Burwood Colliery Dispute. The Miners Cease Work. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 5

The dispute at Burwood Colliery has reached an acute stage. On Wednesday the scrutineers appointed by the miners' lodge proceeded to the pit to draw the cavils in the…

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The Country. the Northern Collieries. the Difficulty at the Burwood Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The quarterly meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held yesterday. Mr. Adam Cook presided, and the whole of the lodges were represented,…

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Stockton Colliery

Evening News · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.-The Stockton Coal Company is to be again prosecuted for allowing the colliery to work before the Government officials have pronounced it to be in a safe…

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