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Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Miners' Troubles

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 35

NEWCASTLE, January 4— At Ferndale Colliery the difliculty hag been settled by the management agreeing to pay the district rate. The miners met, and, on being made acquainted with the…

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Peculiar Mine Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 4

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Saturday.— A violent wind storm occurred yesterday, during which an iron cage was blown from the top of the poppet toads down the main shaft of the Kohinoor Mine. In…

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The Southern Collieries. South Bulli and Woonona

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

BULLI, Friday. -- The South Bulli and Woonona lodges held meetings to-day. The chief discussion was on the subject of money belonging to the district unions, and now…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

The Round-hill Silver-mining Company, No Liability (in liquidation), announces that the first and final dividend of 9d per share will be payable at the registered office of the…

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Newcastle Coal Export

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Saturday.— The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports for the week ended last night was as follows: Victoria, 4885 tons; South Australia, 5910; Chili, 1102; New…

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The Western Collieries. Further Reduction at Hartley Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday. -- At the Hartley Vale colliery the manager has notified the miners of a further reduction of 2d per ton in the hewing rate. Twelve months ago the…

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Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 20

THERE is every appearance of a revival in mining in the Canowindra district, A crushing of 10 tons from Mylecharane and party's claim at Boney's Rocks has just been put through the local battery,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 11

No mining sales were reported on the Sydney Stook Exchange yesterday, and quotations showed little animation. Broken Hill Proprietary shares closed at 50s buyer, 54s seller. For Tens there were…

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Utilisation of Coal Dust

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 3
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The LONDON TIMES gives an account of a process by which anthracite coal bricks are now being manufactured by the London Coal Brick Syndicate. The bricks are made of grains of…

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The Proposed Amalgamation of Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- No change has taken place in the position of affairs at the Stockton Colliery. This dispute seems one eminently suitable for settlement by the…

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Accident at the Kohinoor Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday. -- During a violent wind-storm to-day, an iron cage was blown from the top of the poppet heads down the main shaft at the Kohinoor mine. In its…

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The Wyalong Gold Find

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 45

Our correspondent, writing from Temora on January 6, refers as follows in his letter to the alleged gold find at Wyalong Station: "The information is from a minor with a lifetime…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 24

Canowindra— January 4: It is reported that the Blue Jacket reef is shortly to change hands to become the property of an Orange syndicate. This property has been worked for the past 23…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 45

Niangala— January 6: A correspondent writes: The annual returns of the crushings was the batteries for the year 1893 show that 762 tons of quartz yielded 1135oz of gold. The field…

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The Coal Trade. Bulli

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 94

The South Clifton miners, who seceded from the Miners' Union, and accepted the reduction, have been working fairly well during the past week. They will work full time next week. The men were asked…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 94

At the Extended mine the crosscut east from the 1330ft. level designed to intercept the lode in the Central Company's ground is not at present making very satisfactory progress. A distance of only 42ft…

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Gold Discovery on Wyalong Station

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 24

The Minister for Mines has received a report from Mr. Thomas Love, warden's clerk at Barmedman, having reference to his visit to the new gold discovery on Wyalong No. 1 Station. Mr…

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Mining on Private Property

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 4

At the conference of delegates on the Mining on Private Properly Bill on Thursday a sub-committee was appointed to prepare a report on the Mining Act and the…

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The Butter Market. Suggested Gold Storage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- The Times, with a view to the regulation of the butter market, suggests that provision should be made for the cold storage of butter in a…

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