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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

The Financial Crisis. More Gold for Australia

Evening News · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 6

LONDON, May 5.—A large quantity of gold was shipped by the Orient steamer Ophir which left Tilbury to-day. The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney…

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Heavy Shipment of Gold. London, May 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 5

The shipments of gold for Australian banks, per the R.M.S. Ophir, are as follow:—Bank of Victoria, £200,000; Commercial Banking Company of Sydney,…

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The Burwood Miners. Rejection of Tue Conference Proposals. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 6

At a meeting of Burwood miners yesterday the delegates minutes recommending the adoption of tho proposals agreed to at the late conference were rejected upon the ple[?] that they were a distinct…

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Alleged Extensive Larceny. a Mining Manager Charged

Evening News · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 5

Alfred Austin Gallagher, a mining manager, was arrested on Saturday night by Detectives Goulder and Roche on a charge of having stolen a valuable security belonging to William H…

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The Imperial Institute. a Throne of Indian Gold. London, May 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 5

Her Majesty the Queen will take her seat on a throne of Indian gold at the opening of the Imperial Institute. All the Judges will attend the function in…

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Mining Intelligence. Peak Hill Proprietary G.m. Co., No Liability

The Australian Star · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 3

The mine manager reports under date May 2:--"The battery was cleaned up on Saturday, producing 338oz. gold from 615 tons of ore, about half of which came from…

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E. AND A. Copper Mining Co. Turned the Corner. London, May 5

The Australian Star · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 6

A general meeting of shareholders of the English and Australian Copper-Mining Co. was held this afternoon. Mr. Harvey presided and moved the adoption of the directors'…

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A Mining Manager Charged. with the Theft of a Cheque. Remanded on Heavy Eail

The Australian Star · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 5

Alfred Austin Gallagher, a well-known mining manager, was before the Water Police bench this morning, charged with, having stolen a valuable security belonging…

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Gympie Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1893 · page 6

Mr. Edward Pope reports under date Gympie, May 1:--The share market was much disturbed in the early part of the month by the Easter holidays, and later on…

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The Mount Kembla Colliery. a Fortnight's Notice to the Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 5

WOLLON[?]NG, Monday.--The miners employed at the Mount Kembla colliery have received 14 days' notice that their services will be dispensed with. This is looked upon…

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Burwood Colliery Strike. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 5

It is evident that a large majority of the miners' lodges of the district will insist upon the acceptance by the Burwood miner[?] of the scheme for settling the strike at that…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 6

A number of specimens of gold found by a party of six men known as Rice and Company, at the Emerald reef, 195 miles from Champion Bay, West Australia, were shown…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.-- In the British mine a splendid carbonate body, averaging 10oz. of silver and 50 per cent, of lead per ton, is being opened up at the 100ft. level in…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 7

The only sale recorded in the Mining market yesterday was Junction North at 1s 8d. There was no chango of note in tho quotations for other stock…

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Mining in N.S. Wales. Annual Report on the Department. The Various Applications. The Prospecting Vote--How It Pans Out--Mining Surveys--Accidents Diamond Drills--The Metallurgist--School of Mines Output

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 7

The annual report of the Department of Minea for the year 1892 is just to hand. It is a bulky document, as usual, and contains upwards of 200 pages of the usual official…

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The Hon. Alexander Brown and Miners Strikes. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 3

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Brown's letter of the 4th, I am pleased to be able to inform him that Mr. Watkins s letter, which appeared in your paper of the 21stt April, page 6, was not overloked by me. On…

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The Western Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 5

LITHGOW, Tuesday.--So far the question of the proposed reduction in the hewing rates at certain pits here remains in the same stage, but, as the miners discussed the…

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The Country. the Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The steamer Tenterden loaded 1800 tons of coal at the Southern Company's jetty yesterday, and left for Adelaide during the night…

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Mine Host

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 3

Mr. M. Murphy, City Hotel, Princes. street,. Dunedin, New Zealand, writes:-- "I suffered intensely from rheumatism and tried St. Jacobs oil. After three…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 9

Little business was done in the Mining market yesterday, sales being confined to Proprietary and Block 10 shares. Tens were firm at 31s, but Proprietary shores showed a downward tendency,…

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