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Mining & the mines, 1894

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The Helensburg Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 5

HELLENSBURG, Friday. -- This afternoon the manager of the Metropolitan Colliery gave the miners 14 days' notice of a reduction in the hewing rates of 4d per ton all round…

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A Clam Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 28

A clam mine (says an American contemporary) full of live clams, and of great breadth and depth, has been discovered at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, off the Flashing Creek shore. This has…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

The manager of the Central Broken-hill Silver-mining Company reports having sold for week 83 tons carbonate are, containing 6537oz. silver and 35 tons lead gross…

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Gold Extraction

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 20

THE Macarthur-Forrest cyanide process of extracting gold from ores has (says an exchange) recently been further improved. The process is now manipulated in South Africa in the…

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The Coal Trade. the Dispute at the Stockton Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 9

At a meeting of the Stockton Miners' Lodge held last evening, a resolution was carried that the men should stand out, but not withdraw their tools from the pit until after the question had been submitted to…

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The Coal Crisis

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 43
Also in Freeman's Journal

Last week matters in connection with the conditions under which the Northern collieries are to be worked during next year assumed a new, and to some extent a more promising, phase, inasmuch as it…

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The Mount Morgan Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

ROCKHAMPTON, Friday. -- Mr. Alexander Dewar, at one time mine manager at the Broken-hill Blocks, has been appointed mining manager and surveyor at Mount…

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Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 20

LAWLER and party, of Forest Reef, struck payable gold at a depth of 170ft. The lead is lft. thick, and is proved for 72ft. The dirt is said to be conglomerate, and will need crushing. Assays…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 13

No mining sales were reported on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Broken Hill Proprietary shares closed at 51s buyer, 53s 6d seller. For Tons there were buyers at 15s 6d, but sellers…

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More Coal in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 14
Also in Freeman's Journal

MELBOURNE, Monday— The diamond drill has been boring for coal on the lied Bluff, St. Kilda, for the past two weeks, and at a depth of 101ft 6in the drill pierced a splendid seam of brown…

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The Greta Miners. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 9

The sum of £35, the amount allotted to Greta out of the vote from the Miners' Association, was distributed yesterday, 4s being given to each member. The residents of the district have subscribed about…

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The Newcastle Collieries. Meeting of the Delegate Board. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 12

The Miners' Delegate Board met to-day in Newcastle, all the lodges being represented. There were also present Mr. Adam Cook (president of the Miners' Association), Mr. John Curley (general…

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The Murchison Gold Fields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 24

Mining Operations continue to be carried on with activity. The MURCHISON MINER says the Cue G. M. Company, which recently acquired the Harp of Erin and Maori leases, are busily engaged…

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Healthiness of Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 28

However much sympathy the existence of the workers in coal pits may evoke from us (says the HOSPITAL), yet the actual result of the life on the physical welfare of the miners is by no means…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Important Discovery of Gold at Murchison. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 10

A report has been received in Geraldton from Murchison of a most important discovery at Cue. The find was made on the Wadham lease, belonging to Moteith, Caws,…

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The Collieries. Affairs at Newcastle. The Southern Trouble. The Metropolitan Reduces

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

At a meeting of the Stockton miners it has been decided that the men shall stand out pending a settlement of the yardage rates, but that the tools shall not be…

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Gold Milling in West Australia

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 5.— A West Australian mining syndicate has been registered in London with a capital of £24,000…

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Victorian Gold Eeturn for 1893

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 46

The Victorian deputy-master of the mint has furnished his annual return regarding the gold received and issued by him during the past year. During 1893 there was more gold locally minted…

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