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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

The Coal Trade. Northern Mines. The Stockton Dispute. Strike Pay-- Duckenfield Miners Refuse to Cease Work

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday. The Miners' Delegate Board will meet today to deal with the Stockton strike or lockout, and to consider the decision of the…

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The Miners' Federation. Nationalisation of the Mines. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

The Miners' Federation has reaffirmed its resolution in favour of the nationalisation of the mines…

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Nationalisation of Mines

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 20.—The Miners' Federation of Great Britain has reaffirmed its resolution in favor of the nationalisation of the mines…

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Nationalisation of Mines. Demanded in England

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The British Miners' Federation have unanimously passed a resolution demanding nationalisation of the mines…

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Mining. the Price of Silver

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 6

A private cable from London dated 19s. inst., quotes silver at 2s 7½d, and lead at £9 6s 3d per ton…

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Mining in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

About 24,000 miners were engaged in Victoria gold-mining, both quartz and alluvial, during last year. The number working on quartz was 13,283. Of the total number of miners 2486 were Chinese…

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Stoppage of Work at a Ballarat Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

The stoppage of the Last Chance United Company's mine at Ballarat, owing to the refusal of the local inspector of mines to grant a certificate to the company as to the fitness of their winding…

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The P. and O. Co. and the Coal Spectre

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the P. and O. Co. the chairman, Sir Thomas Sutherland, K. C. M. G., M. P., in referring to strikes among coalminers in the old country,…

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The Northern Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 5

The alteration in the intentions of the Duckenfield miners was the principal topie of conversation in mining circles yesterday. That they should have (upon second thoughts or upon a clearer…

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The State of the Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 3

Sir,--The Newcastle colliery director interviewed by your reporter recently puts the case against the coalowners even more strongly than I did when he says that "there…

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The Coal Trade. Miners' Delegate Board Meeting. Unionists in Court. Southern and Northern collieries-- Buill Miners Want a Settlement BELLI

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

At present arrangements are being made for work being resumed at all the mines in this district. Miners are trying to bring about a meeting with the colliery owners in…

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The Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Miners Delegate Board met to-day, all the lodges being represented, and the chairman of the Miners' Association, Mr. Adam Cook, presiding…

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The Southern Collieries. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

A full meeting of miners this morning sent a deputation to the manager, Mr. Robertson, offering to resume work at a reduction of 2d for ordinary bords, 3d for Welsh bords, and pillars to remain as…

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The Coal Trade. the Southern Collieries. Strike at Helensburgh. Tools to Be Withdrawn on

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

HELENSBURGH, Monday.--Two deputations of the miners waited on the manager of the Metropolitan colliery here to-day to try and effect a compromise. The miners were…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 6

At a meeting in Melbourne yesterday of directors of the Maritana G.M. Company, Mr. Robert Pettigrew was appointed mining manager. The Maritana, which is at…

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Mining at Ballarat. Stoppage of the Last Chance Mine. The Difficulty Settled. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 6

Mr. Meekison, the senior mining inspector, went to Ballarat by the first train to-day to report upon the circumstances connected with the stoppage of work at the…

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The Northern Collieries. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 6

Sir,—From latest reports it appears almost certain that we are on the eve of another strike in the Northern collieries. It is very much to be regretted, not only in the interests of the parties immediately…

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The Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

The miners' delegate board met this morning and sat till 4.30 p. m. All the lodges were represented. Mr. Adam Cook, the miners' chairman,presided. Mr. Jas. Curley, general secretary, and Mr. T…

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The Stockton Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

The Stockton miners held n meeting at 8 o'clock this evening with closed doors. There was not a large attendance. Mr. H. Parkinson was in the chair. It is understood that a delegate board…

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Coal Lumpers' Difficulty. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

Upon the arrival of the steamship Age from Newcastle yesterday a dispute arose over the unloading of the vessel. Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons…

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