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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

A Romance of War 'Vengeance Is Mine: I Will Pay.'

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 9

In the ranks of thr 93rd Highlanders, during the. Indian Mutiny, was a man who called himself.James Wallace, whosw barrack-room nickname was 'Quaker ' Wallace…

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Hill End Gold Field. Marshall Brothers' New Reef

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 24

When the first news of the discovery of a rich reef in the vicinity of Hill End was wired to Sydney the office of the Chief Inspector of Mines was besieged by many old Hill End miners and…

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The United States Tariff. Wool, Coal, Iron, and Sugar

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 11

LONDON, March. 5.— It is reported that the Senate of the United States has amended the new Tariff Bill sent up from the House of Representatives by imposing a duty of 15…

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New Gold Saving Machines. (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 24

The Jerger gold saving machine, an illustration of which is given, is the invention of a chemist of Goulburn, who claims for his patent that it will save 90 per cent, of gold in tailings…

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Mining on the Barrier. Smelting S and Returns

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 24

The following smelting returns are for the week, ended March 1: B. H. Proprietary Company.— Ore treated, 9664 tons; bullion obtained, 803 tons; total silver…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. a Private Letter, From an Expert

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 46

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. Camp-bell) in Sydney:…

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The Novelist. The Lass That Loved a Miner. Part II.— The Isle of Gold. Chapter I.— (Continued)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 32

"He's a university man-a thousand pounds to a hayseed on that He's of good birth, too, or I'm a josser., Haven't you noticed at times how well modulated his…

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The Mining Industry at Cobar. Farther Profitable Developments. Visit to Mount Drysdale and Old Billagoe. No. III

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 512

Leaving the Cobar mine, our party proceeded along the line of reef, commencing with the Jubilee and the Tunnel claims, each of which I found to be raising crushing stuff and getting it treated at…

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The Cause of Protection. Meeting at Alexandria. The Waterloo Union. Speeches by Ministers-- Addresses by the Ministers for Works and Mines-- Labor and Protection

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 3

The meeting held under the auspices of the Waterloo Protectionist Union at the Alexandria Town Hall last night was markedly different from those meetings…

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West Australian Goldfields. a Fifty-ounce Nugget

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 16

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

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The Wyalong Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 11

The Under-secretary for Mines has received a report from Warden Sharpe, at Barmedman, with regard to the gold discovery at Wyalong. The report states that the place where gold has been…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Visit By. Mr. Gouch, M.p. What He Saw and Thinks

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 9

Mr. J. G. Gough, M.P. for Young, who has recently returned from a four-days' visit to the Wyalong goldfield, was waited upon yesterday by a representative of The Daily…

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Gympie Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 6

Edward Pope, in his monthly report dated Gympie, March 1, writes as follows:-- The sharemarket was comparatively good throughout the month. February this year…

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The Gold Mining Industry

Truth · Sunday 11 March 1894 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly grant me space to say a few words on [?] of the [?] miner, I do not think it is generally known how important this industry is to the country,…

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The Non-unionist in a Coal Mine. Could not make it pay. Smashed Hands and Bruises the Rule. Experiences in the Stockton Mine

Truth · Sunday 11 March 1894 · page 8

THE stories told by some non-Unionists who have tried coal mining and have failed, are truly amusing. Here is the experience of one:—…

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The Guilty God of Gold

Truth · Sunday 11 March 1894 · page 4

IN New South Wales—as, indeed, in all countries where rude barbarian justice has been superseded by the refinements of civilised barbarity—Justice never, by…

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Coal Mine Boundaries. Alleged Encroachment

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 5

An action arising out of some misunderstanding as to the boundary line between two coal mines engaged the attention of his Honor Mr. Justice Foster and a jury in the No. 3 Jury Court to-day…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 4

BULLI, Saturday.-- The coal is trade is quiet. The Clifton colliery is not so busy as it was during the strike. Coalfield worked two days and South Chiton one day and a half…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 6

The Mount Pleasant mine has only worked half a day this week. Notice has been posted at the Corrimal mine that the hewing and wage rates are to be reduced to those…

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Sea Beach Gold Mining. Handsome Returns

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 5

MACLEAN, Saturday.—Gold mining on the beach is giving evidences of becoming an important industry. This week one man returned to town with 13oz from a fortnight's work. This…

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