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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 250

The Country. Action Against the Stockton Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--At the police court to-day the case of Mr. John M'Kenzie against the Stockton Coal Company for a breach of the Coal Mines Regulation Act…

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Special Edition the Banks. Gold From England. The A.J.S. Bank. Meeting of Propietors. LONDON, May 3

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 6

It is considered probable that £500,000 in gold will be shipped from London to Sydney for the Union Bank of Australia. A meeting of the proprietors of the…

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The Financial Crisis. The E., S., and A. C. Bank. The Reconstruction Schemes, Gold for Australia. Amalgamation of Banks

Evening News · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, May 3.—At the meeting of the depositors with and creditors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, Mr. G. J. Stewart, the official receiver,…

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The Murchison Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.--The Under-Secretary for Lands has received the following telegram from the warden at Murchison goldfields:--" Labor suitable for surface…

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The Banks. English Gold for Sydney. £500,000 for the Bank of Australasia. £250,000 for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney -- The Standard Bank -- Meetings of Creditors -- Issue of Prefer[?] [?]ence Shares Opposed -- The E.S. and A.C. Bank. Meeting of Scotch Creditors -- Meeting Adjourned for Ten Days -- The Share Market. LONDON, May 3

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 May 1893 · page 5

The Bank of Australasia has shipped £500,000 in gold for Sydney. It is probable that the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney will send an additional £250,000 in…

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Coal Mines Regulation Bill

Evening News · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 3

In the Legislative Council last night Mr. Piggot moved—"That select committee appointed on the Coal Mines Regulation Bill be authorised to make visits of inspection to and…

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Block 10 Mine

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

The eleventh half-yearly report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 10 Company states that the net profit from the half-[?] £70,427 4s [?]d, to which is to be added £80,016 13s 7d balance brought…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 7

A dividend of 1s 6d per share has been declared by the Block 10 Company, payable on Tuesday, May 23. The books close on May 11…

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The Eclipse Mine Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Mines Department has received a telegram from Ipswich to the effect that the bodies of the seven miners who were drowned in the Eclipse…

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Mining Intelligence

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

The only sale reported in the Mining market yesterday was B.H Proprietary at 75s. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The latest quotation's were:…

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Gold Shipping for Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Bank of Australasia is shipping £500,000 in gold to Australia. It is probable that the Commercial…

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Coal. Newcastle Shipments 1892. Intercolonial

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 6

To Victoria 791, 960 Tons New Zealand 154,276 South Australia 138,186 Tasmania 39,042…

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The Stockton Coal Company. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 6

The case of the Examinor of Coalfields against the Stockton Cool Company for continuing to allow the colliery to work before it was pronounced safe has been adjourned for a week…

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The Reduction at the Hartley Vale Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

LITHGOW, Thursday.--The reduction of 6d per ton has been effected at the Hartley Vale shale mines, and work there is now going on as usual. Some of the wheelers…

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Gold for Sydney. London, May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

The Bank of Australasia and the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney are each forwarding £250,000 to Australia…

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Seven Miners Drowned. The Tivoli Disaster. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 6

The Mines Department has received a telegram from Ipswich to the effect that the bodies of the seven miners who were drowned in the Eclipse mine at Tivoli during the…

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The Banks. Gold From London. London, May 4

The Australian Star · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 6

Gold shipments have been made from London as follow: -- £200,000 for the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney; £250,000 each for the Bank of Australasia…

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Mount Morgan Extended Mining Company. London, May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

The Mount Morgan Extended Mining Company has decided to wind up voluntarily…

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The Miners' Eight-hours Bill. Second Reading Agreed to in the Commons

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The second reading of the Miners' Eight-hours Bill was agreed to in the House of Commons last night by a majority of 78 votes…

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Miners' Eight Hours. the Bill Read the Second Time. Much Cross-voting. London, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 5

The bill for making eight hours a miner's legal day's work has been read the second time in the House of Commons by 279 votes to 201. Mr. Gladstone voted…

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