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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Late Mining. Gold at Hill End

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 406

The Mines Deportment 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 Collieries. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 5

Mr. John Parkinson presided at a meeting of the Stockton miners' lodge held yesterday afternoon with closed doors. A report was made by Mr. James Curley,…

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The Greta Collieries, Limited

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

The matter of the petition by Messrs. Hudson Brothers for the winding up of the Greta Collieries, Limited, was again gefore the Equity Court yesterday, when it was explained that terms…

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The Co-operative Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 5

Work is still suspended at the Co-operative Colliery. Nothing further can be learned of the intentions of the proprietary and the miners of the Co-operative lodge regarding…

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The Collieries. Metropolitan Company. Resumption of Work

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

This morning the secretary (Mr. Brentnall) of the Metropolitan Cool Mining Co. received a telegram from the manager (Mr. Robertson) of the colliery at Helensburgh, which…

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The Helensburgh Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 10

The manager of the Metropolitan Coal Company Helensburgh, informs us that by the terms of the settlement of the dispute at the colliery the miners have not obtained the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 7

The Central B.-bill S.M. Company's manager reports having sold for the week 51 tons of ore, containing 1902oz. silver and 27 tons lead gross…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued From Page 25.) West Australia. Coolgardie and Murchison Gold Fields. Miscellaneous Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 17

Fresh news reaches us daily from West Aus tralia concerning both the Coolgardie and Murchison gold fields, and consequently the following budget of mining items will be found of consider…

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Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 20

AN inspection of the new Hill End gold find, which is on Marshall Brother' claim, shows that previous reports had not exaggerated the value of the discovery. Lumps of gold are visible in…

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Gold at Chambigne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 10

The Under Secretary for Mines has received a report from the mining warden at Chambigne, stating that T. Elliott and party have been successful in cutting the Star of Hope reef. The property has been…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 408

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company has declared the eighty-second dividend of 1s, payable on Wednesday, 14th March. Books close in Melbourne on Wednesday, 28th February…

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Our Gold Output

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 20

THE Now South Wales gold production for 1893 amounts to 171,097oz., of the value of 619,071. The increase in the yield for the year was 26,838oz, of the value of 96,205. Of the increase…

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The Southern Collieries. Terms the Agreement for Resuming Woke

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 10

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…

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Jerger Gold Saving Machine

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

A number of gentlemen again attended at the Diamond Drill Stores, George-st. West, yester day, to witness a further trial of the above machine. There were a number of tests, which…

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Jerger's Gold-saving Patent

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 7

At the Diamond Drill Stores, George-street West, the Jerger gold-saving and gold-washing machine was subjected to further tests yesterday. As on the previous day,…

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Stock Exchange. Mining

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 6

4 p.m. No sales were effected at the last call…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 17

Cobar— Feb. 19: At the Mount Drysdale Gold Mine the reef at the 80ft lovel has widened out to 3ft, and is exceedingly rich in gold, far surpassing anything yet got from the mine, although…

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The Coal Trade. the Stockton Dispute. Further Proposal by the Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 10

A special meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge was held this afternoon. Mr. John Parkinson presided. There was a full attendance. The meeting was held with strictly closed doors. It transpired,…

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The Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 408

Messrs. N. Melville, Grahame, and Scott, Ms.L.A., met the lodge officers of the Stockton Miners' Lodge to-day, at 2 o'clock, at the Hunt Club Hotel, Newcastle, but nothing fresh resulted. It…

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The Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 382

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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