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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

West Australian Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 8.— The West Australian Mining Syndicate, with a capital of £24,000, has been registered…

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Mining on Private Property

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 6

A conference of gentlemen interested in the Mining on Private Property Bill is to be held in Sydney at an early date, for the purpose of taking steps to impress upon Parliament the necessity…

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Diamond Mining at Bingara

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

BINGARA, Monday.— Much satisfaction is expressed here at the private cable announcement of the successful floating of the projected Bingara Diamond Company with a capital of £100,000…

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This Mount Mo Roan Gold Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON, Monday.--No true bill has been filed against Duncan Milne in connection with the robbery of gold from Mount Morgan…

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Miners' Wages. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

Sir,--At the end or 1893 you did me the honor in publishing a reply to a correspondent's letter appearing in your columns on the above subject. I desire again to trouble…

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The Mining on Private Lands Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 4

A meeting of delegates from various parts of the colony has been arranged to take place at the Australia Hotel on Thursday next to consider the best steps to be adopted to…

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The Newcastle Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

About a dozen men under the new system of yardage went to work at the Co-operative Colliery this morntng. It is stated that many who first undertook to work with the tributors have declined to do…

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General Cable News. West Australian Mining Syndicate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Went Australian Mining Syndicate, with a capital of £24,000, has been registered…

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The Mining Industry. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 3

Sir,-- A member of Parliament having asked certain questions concerning the cancelling of certain leases (grass leases) on the Nundle goldfields, I beg to respectfully…

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Work and Wages. Chinese Furniture. The American Unemployed. The Colliery Strike-- Hours in England-- The Sydney Furniture Trades and the Chinese

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 2

A proposal has been made that the millers in the whole of the Australasian colonics should be banded together in one general association…

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Mining on Private Property. Another Meeting of Delegates. To Consider the Position

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 6

It will be remembered that some months ago a conference of delegates appointed from different parts of the colony met in Sydney to consider the Mining on Private Property…

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The Mining on Private Property Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 7

Sir,—Allow me, as au practical minor, to enter an emphatic protest against restricting the area of leases under the above bill to five acres. The area of all mining leases should be at the sole discretion of the…

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Fossicking on the Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 4

With the advent of the new year there appears to be an increased desire on the part of the unemployed to proceed to the country and try their fortunes on the…

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The Coal Trade. The Northern Collieries. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

No change of any kind has taken place in the disputes at the Waratah and Stockton collieries. Both pits are idle. It seems certain that the Waratah man will get…

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The Coal Trade. Southern Collieries' Dispute. Threats by Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 7

In consequence of alarming threats reported to have been used by the miners on strike towards the men who are working at South Clifton, the mine has been under police protection all day. It was expected…

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The Miners' Troubles. the Waratah and Stockton Pits. the Southern Collieries. Trouble Anticipated

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.— No change has taken place in the disputes existing at the Stockton and Waratah Collieries. Both pits remain idle, and nothing of an authentic nature is known…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. a New Minus G System. Encouragement of Labor Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

It has been known for some time past that many of the Newcastle colliery owners, whether rightly or wrongly, are dissatisfied with the system of working which has for…

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The Southern Collieries. Precautions at South Clifton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

CLIFTON, Tuesday.--At the South Clifton colliery matters were expected to arrive at a lively crisis to-day. It was reported that a Body of men on strike at the other district…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 6

A report has been received by the Minister for Mines from the warden's dork at Canowindra, stating that he had been informed that on December 31 10 tons 7cwt. of quartz…

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At the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

Newcastle, Tuesday.--The tribute system introduced yesterday at the Co-operative Company's colliery at Plattsburg already displays signs of failure. Only about a…

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