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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

The Barrier Mines. Block 14 Furnaces Shut Down

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--At Campbell's shaft of Block 10 mine the crosscut east from the 1015ft. level has been put in 25ft. from the plat. The crosscut is 16ft…

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The Coal Trade. the Stockton Strike. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

The district secretary of the Stockton miners, Mr. Curley, called at the Stockton Coal Co.'s office whilst the directors were holding a meeting yesterday, and sought to…

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sThe Barrier Mines. Smelting Operations at Block 14

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Thursday.— Mr. Hogue, manager of Block 14; yesterday received instructions from the company's board of directors in Melbourne to immediately suspend all smelting operations at…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Helensburgh Miners. Bulli

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

It is reported that the Rev. H. Walker Taylor, chairman of the recent South Coast mining dispute, is acting as mediator between the masters and men at Helensburgh, and will proceed there to-morrow…

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Mining on Private Property. Glen Innes

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

A public meeting was held here last evening, the Mayor presiding, when resolutions were passed condemning the action of the Legislative Council in omitting tin and…

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The Golden Pheasant. a Story of Old; Gold; and Sold

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 7

This is the very spot where Wieberg sank the kettle of sovereigns," said Harry Bostock, one of three who were recently camped on the bank of the River Tarwin, in Gippsland, once a howling…

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The Coal Trade. the Strike at Stockton. Directors Decline an Interview

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

Yesterday Mr. Curley, the district secretary of the Stockton miners, called at the Stockton Coal Company's office while the directors were holding a board meeting, and sought to obtain an interview with the…

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Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Coolgardie Gold Rush. Perth

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

Mr. David Lindsay has just returned to Southern Cross from the new rush at Forty-five Mile. He stated that the locality is 45 miles due east from White Feather, in the vicinity of Lake…

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Broken Hill Mining. Suspension of Smelting Operations at Block 14. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Broken Hill

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

The manager of Block 14 received instructions by telegraph from the board in Melbourne this evening to immediately suspend all smelting operations at the mine. The two furnaces in blast have accordingly…

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Off to Coolgardie. Prospecting Party. Well Equipped. Five Experienced Bushmen Searching for Gold--To Wait for the March Rains--Prospecting Under Favorable Conditions

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

A party of six experienced bushmen and well-known residents of the Wagga Wagga district has been formed to proceed to Coolgardie to prospect for…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 7

BARMEDMAN, Wednesday.--A meeting was held on Tuesday night to take steps to get the Mines Department to send the warden at once to inspect the Wyalong goldfield…

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The Coal Mines Bill

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 3

Replying to a question in the House last night, Mr. Slattery said the Coal Mines Regulation Bill had not lapsed, and a message covering the bill was laid upon the table of the House some months…

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A New Gold Mining Company

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 22.—The John Bull Gold Mining Company, Ravenswood (Q.), with a capital of £50,000, has been registered…

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The Collieries. Metropolitan Dispute Settled. Work to be Resumed. The Stockton Mine--Plattsburg Riots --The Southern Collieries

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

The following letter with regard to the proposed conference in connection with the Stockton Co. has been received by Mr. N. Melville, M.L.A., and Mr. M. C. Cowlishaw…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Plattsburg Disturbance Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At the Wallsend Police Court to-day the men Hewitt Banfield and Gomer Davis were charged, on remand, with riotous conduct on the 13th inst., when…

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The Miners' Troubles. Stockton Colliery. the Plattsburg Disturbance. Strike at Helensburgh Settled

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—There are 104 non-unionists at work this morning in Stockton Colliery, and only 30 more men are required to fill the pit. The refusal of the company's directors…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 7

The fourth half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Mount Gahan Gold-mining Company, No Liability, was held at the company's office, Pambula…

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The Southern Collieries. a Settlement at the Metropolitan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

HELENSBURG, Thursday.--The dispute between the miners and the Metropolitan Company has now been satisfactorily brought to an end, and work is to be resumed on…

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Coal Minks Bill

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday evening Mr. Slattery moved, with concurrence, that the Legislative Council be requested to proceed with the consideration…

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Gold Extracting Patent

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 3

A series of experiments under the supervision of the Mines Department was made yesterday afternoon with the John Jerger Gold-saving Machine Patent. The trials were…

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