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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Newcastle Miners. The New Agreement. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

A meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board will take place to-morrow, when the disputes at Greta and Newcastle collieries regarding the working of the new general…

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The Miners' Dispute at Greta. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

The miners held a meeting last night to consider the change in the system of working Greta coal. The seam consists of three layers of coal intersected with bands of what is termed white and black…

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The German Miners' Strike. Attempted Dynamite Outrage

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 10.-An unsuccessul attempt has been made to blow up two hotels at Gelsenkirchen, in Germany. It is believed that the intended outrage was…

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The Mining on Private Property Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 6

Mr. COPELAND, in answer to Mr. TONKIN, said the Alining on Private Property Bill would be proceeded with on the first favorable opportunity. The Government…

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Important Discovery at Peak Hill. Reported to the Mines Department

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines has received a report under date January 7 from Mr. Andrew Stewart, warden's clerk at Peak Hill, with reference to the discovery of an…

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The Miners' Strike in Germany. Attempted Dynamite Outrage. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

An unsuccessful attempt has been made to blow up two hotels at Gelsenkirohen, in Germany. It is believed that the intended outrage was the work of the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

For a considerable time past nothing has been doing at the New North Mine. In former days a large quantity of ore was extracted, comprising carbonate of lead, from between the first and second…

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Mining Disaster in Cornwall. Thirty Miners Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--A terrible disaster has occurred in a tinmino at Penzance, in Cornwall. An old shaft which was Hooded with water suddenly burst,…

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Mining Explosion in America. Twenty-seven Miners Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

London, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--From New York it is reported that a mining disaster has occurred at King, in Colorado. An explosion occurred in a mine while the…

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Explosion in a Mine. Twenty-seven Miners Killed. London, January 11

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

A telegram from New York reports a terrible mining calamity which has occurred at King, Colorado. An explosion occurred while the men were at work in the pit, and…

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The Northern Colliery Troubles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The disputes which have occurred at the Greta aud Newcastle Coal Companies' collieries in connection with the working of the new…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 7

A meeting of tho Black Mountain Proprietary Silver-mining Company, No Liability, convened by the liquidator (Mr. H. B. Cowper), was held yesterday to receive…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The recent development at Block 10 has caused some little commotion locally, but information from official sources tends to show that the…

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Daring Robbery at a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

STUATTOWN, Wednesday.--A daring robbery was committed at the Golden Gully mine on Sunday night. Some very rich quartz was struck in the deep levels at the…

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Miners' Conference. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 7

Mr. Woods, M.P., president of the Miners' Conference, held at Birmingham to consider the eight hours question, ridiculed the proposal to make eight…

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Gold at Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 9

The Minister of Mines has received a report from the warden at Peak Hill as to the discovery of a rich auriferous lode in the district. The report states:— "I have the honour to report that an auriferous lode…

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The Echunga Gold Rush

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 7

Adelaide, Wednesday.--There is a good deal of excitement over the new discovery of gold at Echunga, especially since the gold was struck rich at a dentil of 39ft.. near the…

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Gold Discovery at Peak-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 7

The Minister for Mines has received the following report on the recent discovery at Peak-hill from Mr. Andrew Stewart, warden's clerk, dated January 7:--"I have the…

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Charters Towers Gold. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

The yield of gold from Charters Towers last year was valued at £900,000, being £100,000 above the value of the output for the previous year…

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Gold From Grafton. South Grafton

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 5

Matters at the Sir Walter Scott mine are progressing very satisfactorily. On January 7 a partial cleaning was made for the pose of ascertaining if the results of the…

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