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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 250

The Coal Trade. an Advance in the Hewing Rate Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Duckenfield millers' lodge has carried the following resolution, and sent it to the other lodges of the district for consideration:--"That in the…

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Western Australian Gold. Attracting Much Attention in London. London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

The Western Australian gold exhibits, purchased by the Government from Bayley's Reward Mine, are attracting much attention. Messrs. Spinks and Son,…

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NEWS By CABLE. Gold in Matabeleland. an Alluvial Field. Payable Prospects

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 4

London, March 31. Payable alluvial gold is reported to have been discovered in Mata-beleland, South Africa…

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Miners' Demonstration at Lithgow. the Relations Between Capital and Labor. Condemnation of the Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

LITHGOW, Saturday.--Last night the miners held their annual demonstration by a tea and public meeting and a dance. At the public meeting At the Penno, president of the Miners'…

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A Remarkable Gold Yield. OVER 32 Ounces to the Ton. Excitement at Cobar

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 4

CABCOAR, Monday. A remarkably rich return has been obtained from a parcel of 1 ton lcwt 2qr 201b of general and average stone, sent through the Carcoar branch of the City Bank of Sydney…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Excitement at Carcoar. a Splendid Crushing. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

Great excitement prevails here owing to the extraordinary results obtained from 1 ton 1cwt. 2qr. 201b. of general and average stone, which was sent through the Carcoar branch of the City Bank of…

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Wyalong Goldfields. State of the Roads

The Australian Star · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 6

Mr. John J. Horrocks, of the Central Press Agency, wires from Temora:--"I have just returned from Wyalong. The prospects are improving, and new fields are…

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The West Australian Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

PERTH, Saturday. --The Government are using every endeavor to complete the Coolgardie telegraph line. The contractor for clearing the laud for the first 25 miles to-day…

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Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Coolgardie Goldfields. News From the Murchison. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

The Government expects to have the Coolgardie telegraph line completed and open for use by the end of June. It is hoped that the first section of 20 miles will have been erected towards the end of…

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The Truth About Coolgardie. an Experienced Visitor's Views. Southern Cross, Coolgardie, and White Feather. West Australian Deserts. Barren and Waste. Gold Scarce and Patchy. a Place to Stay Away From

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 6

So many and so varied are the reports to hand respecting Coolgardie and West Australia that it is little wonder if the ordinary reader is puzzled and led to form erroneous notions…

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The Coal Trade. the Southern Collieries. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The call[?] at this and of the district have been practically idle since the settlement of the recent strike. South Clifton has only worked a little over and day par week during the last month, while Coal…

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The Miners' Troubles. Seceding From a Lodge. the Cooperative Colliery

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. The miners of the Back Creek Colliery, Minmi, have seceded from the Duckenfield Lodge, to which they belonged for many years, and are forming a lodge…

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The Co-operative Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Another attempt is to be made to start the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg, and negotiations are now proceeding between the proprietors and…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 7

The Great Mercury G.M. Company report a profit of £353 4s 4d from their crushing of 112 tons of stone, which yielded 292oz. of gold…

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Gold Fossickers

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

Notwithstanding that the Department of Mines will not aid men to get to Wyalong, there continues a considerable rush of men anxious to got out to the goldfields and…

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Gold at Clyde

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 7

The Under-Secretary for Mines has received the following talegram from Mr. Geroge Manusall, gold warden at Ulladulla:—"There are in the neighbourhood of the Clyde sllnvial find about 60 men. Eight…

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Wyalong Goldfield. Returned Prospectors. Beer for the Miners. NARRANDERA

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

Several Narrandera folks who have been to Wyalong have returned disgusted, and consider there are too many on the field of all trades and professions. The diggings is…

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A Steamer Short of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

A telegram was received in Sydney yesterday to the effect that the steamer Gulf of Mexico had run short of coal. The Gulf of Mexico is one of the…

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The Clyde River Gold Find

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

NELLIGEN, Tuesday.—Mr. Clugston received a letter from Mr.Mahon, on Saturday last, stating that he would up in the course of 10 or 14 days, and would then have the ground where the…

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The Barrier Mines.--work at Block 14

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--At Block 14, although there are no new developments, good prospecting work is being done, and at the lower levels there seems some likelihood of…

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