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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

The Wyalong Gold Field. the Rush Near Barmedman. a Private Letter From an Expert

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Robinson, who has gone to the Wyalong Gold Field, Barmedman, sends the following account of the fields to a friend (Mr. E. P. Campbell) in Sydney:…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Scarcity of Water. the New Rush. a Fifty-ounce Nugget

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 6

PERTH, Tuesday.—There are no fresh reports from Coolgardie, but accounts still come in of the scarcity of water on the fields. The warden has has been instructed by the Government to protect…

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Cricket Chatter. Intercolonial Notes. Sydney Matches. The Tallest Cricketer in the World--Walter Giffen Gold Prospecting--Accident to Jarvis--Sydney v. Brisbane Electric Telegraph Offices Teams--Old-Time Match for 100 Guineas Smallest Score on Record. Spofforth and the Yorkshireman

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 7

The South African team will play the first match of their English tour in Whit week. Their last engagement will take place early in August or late in July…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

GRETA, Tuesday.--The Grela Colliery today received word that a vessel in port requires loading of 2000 tons of coal. The Greta Company will offer the miners 2s 11d…

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The Miners' Troubles. Stockton Colliery. the Greta Miners

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—Thirty members of the Stockton Miners' Lodge started work this morning in the mine. They have contracted to drive headings through the stone and cinder coal…

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The Waratab Gold Mining Co

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, March 6.—The Waratah Gold Mining Company, of Queensland, capital £50,000, the prospectus of which was issued last Thursday, has been nearly subscribed…

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Miners' Rights

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Wall enquired if instructions had been given to the police to summon miners working without miners' rights. He quoted…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 7

Tho British Broken hill Proprietary Company send the following:--"Advice of ore shipped during the week ending February 28 to Dry Creek (S. A.): 33 trucks of ore,…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--At the Broken hill Extended mine the crosscut east from the deep level of 1330ft. towards the Central mine is now in a distance of 140ft. of this…

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Gold Near Cootamundra. a New and Rich Reef

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 6

A rich reef has been found by Mr. Mulcahy at Gundybindyal, about 14 miles north-east from Cootamundra, and close to the Temora Railway. Five tons quartz have been put through the…

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The Jerger Gold-saving Machine. Tailings from Young

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 3

Applications keep coming in daily from parties desiring to have earth tested by the Jurger gold-saving machine. As far as possible the inventor tries to meet the…

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Police Courts. Alleged Misappropriation. a Mining Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithois S.M., two cases of alleged misappropriation against T. F. De Courcy Browne were token Mr. G. C. Murdoch anpeared for the…

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The Rush for Gold. News from Coolgardie. PERTH

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 5

Encouraging reports of fresh discoveries have been received from the new rush. Some big nuggets have been found, one of 50oz, being discovered at Hurnalpi by a son…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Encouraging Reports. From the New Rush

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.—Encouraging reports have been received from the new rush near Coolgardie. In addition to the 50oz nugget found by a son of Lord Middleton at Kurnalpi, large pieces of gold…

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The Coal Trade. the Southern Colleries. (From Our Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 7

The Mount Kembla mine, which is now in full swing again, put in five days and a half last week, and it is expected will work nearly full time this week. Seventeen men recently cavilled out have…

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Parliament. Tuesday, March 6. Legislative Assembly. Lead Poisoning in Mines. a Thwarted Adjournment. Fisheries Act Amendment. Immigration Restriction. Private Bills

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. A CENTENNIAL PARK NUISANCE. Mr. FARNELL asked the Premier what steps he had taken regarding an abominable nuisance on…

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The Southern Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

The steamer Aldinga, which was unable to call at Port Kembla yesterday owing to the high sea ruuning, put into Belmore Basin, and is taking a cargo of coal there to-day from the Southern Coal Agency…

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The Coal Trade. the Greta Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

The Greta colliery has received word that there is a vessel in port requiring to load 2000 tons of coal. The company will offer the men 2s 11d for top and 2s 8d for bottoms. It is feared the association will…

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Gold Near Temora

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

TEMORA, Thursday.—Payable gold has been struck at Maloney's Gulley and Scrabby Yards Gulley. The prospectors bottomed at 90 feet on two feet of wash, which yielded one pennyweight…

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Mining. the Wyalong Field

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 6

TEMORA, Wednesday.--A find of payable alluvial gold was reported to the warden this evening at Possum Power, the finders being Mulcahy and party. The dirt goes…

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