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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

The Southern Collieries. Preparations for the Resumption of Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--Preparations for the resumption of work are being made at the (Mount Kembla, South Bulli, and Woonona collieries. It is expected that 100 men…

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Southern Collieries. Work to Be Resumed at All Mines. The Dispute Settled. The Loss of Trade--No Agreement-- Alterations in Terms

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 6

Work is now being resumed at all of the southern collieries, and the coalmines in that district will be in full swing again in a few days. So far as the South Bulli, Mount…

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Gold at Hill End

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 9

The Mines Department is in receipt of a telegram from the warden at Hill End, stating that he had made an inspection of Marshall Bros.' gold mine at Specimen Gully. He reported:—"The discovery is…

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The Southern Collieries. Terms of the Agreement for Resuming Work. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 8

As the result of the meetings between the representative miners from Mount Kembla, South Bulli, and Woonona (Bellambi) collieries, the Hon. E. Vickery, and the delegates from the Bulli Citizens'…

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The Coal Tbade. the Co-operative Colliery. Tbibutors Cease Work To-morrow. Matters Quiet at Stockton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 8

The Co-operative colliery was at work to-day with 12 tributors and about 18 shiftmen and surfacemen. Four of these tributors have a contract for getting coal; the rest are employed by them, and are said to…

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Great Britain Tin-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 9

The forty-second half-yearly meeting of the Great Britain Tin-mining Company was held at the office of the company, O'Connell-street, yesterday. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson (chairman of directors) presided…

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Hill End Gold Disovery An Official Report

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 6

A telegram has been received by the Mines Department from the warden at Hill End intimating that he had inspected the Marshall Bros.' goldmine at Specimen Gully…

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Mining at Forest Reefs. Orange

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 2

In a letter from the Mines Department to Mr. Torpy, M. L. A., who applied for prospecting aid to the miners at Forest Reefs, Mr. Slee says all the prospectors in the…

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The Greta Collieries, Limited. [Some of the Following Items Appeared in Our Later Editions of Yesterday.]

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

The matter of the petition by Messrs. Hudson Brothers for the winding up of the Greta Collieries, Limited, was again before the Chief Judge in Equity yesterday. Mr. Gregory Walker intimated…

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Mining on Private Lands. Indignation at Glen Innes

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Wednesday.— Indignation exists here at the action of the Legislative Council in so amending the Mining on Private Lands Bill as to exclude tin and antimony. The elimination of…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill. the Exclusion of Tin and Antimony

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Tuesday.--A public meeting will be held, to-morrow to protest against the Legislative Council's decision in excluding tin and antimony from the Mining…

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Coal Mines Regulation

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 3

In the Assembly last evening Mr. Edden asked the Minister for Mines without notice whether it was a fact that the Coal Wines Regulation Bill had been allowed to lapse through its not being…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. Affairs at Stockton

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Six additional non-unionist miners from the south arrived this morning to work in the Stockton colliery, and the number employed in the mine…

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Co-operative Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

In a telegram from our Newcastle correspondent relative to the strike at the Co-operative Colliery, published in yesterday's issue, the following paragraph appeals:—``It has transpired, however, this…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

The shares in the West Australian Goldfields Company have been allotted…

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The Miners' Troubles. the Strike at Stockton. 105 Non-unionists at Work. Bulli District Collieries

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.— There are now 105 non-unionists in the employ of the Stockton Coal Company, and only 30 more men are required to fill the pit. The members of the Miners' Lodge…

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The Southern Collieries. Cavilling for Places

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 4

BULLI, Wednesday.--Yesterday evening a cavil was taken amongst the miners [?] South Bulli. A telegram was received from the manager, stating that he would only…

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The Western Collieries. the Reduction at Lithgow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 4

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--The reduction of the hewing rate to 1s 10d per ton, started some time ago, has now either taken effect or notice of it has been given in all the local pits…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 7

We are requested to draw the attention of those interested that scrip is now ready for issue in the Quatre Bras Gold-mining Company, Stieglitz, and may be had on…

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Great Cobar Copper-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 6

The thirty-sixth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company was held in the company's office Pittstreet, yesterday. Mr. R. E. Kemp, chairman of…

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