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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Gold From Queensland

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

The A.U.S.N. Co.'s steamship Aramac, which arrived in Sydney last evening from Queensland, brought £40,000 worth of gold from the Gympie fields. Seven thousand…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 7

No sales were reported in the Mining market on Saturday, and quotations showed no appreciable change. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The latest…

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Matters at the Greta Colliery. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

Matters at the colliery have been quiet during the week. The knock-off whistle sounded on Thursday night for the first time since the free labourers have been introduced, and the pit was…

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The Newcastle Coal Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 4

The news we print this morning from Newcastle is of a reassuring character. Evidently both miners and mine owners are much more conciliatory in…

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The Ferndale Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

The Ferndale miners, some 44 in number, seem in a hard case. They had been doing but little before 10th December last. The Miners' Association has not granted them any allowance, and as…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) the Southern Collieries. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

The quarterly delegate meeting of the Illawarra Miners' Association was hold on Thursday. There were present the district officers and a full board of delegates. The principal business was a…

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The Co-operative Colliery. the Strike Declared Off

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE. Sunday.--It is reported that the strike at the Co-operative colliery, Plattsburg, has been declared off by the lodge, and if the rumor be true the men…

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A Phenomenal Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

AUCKLAND. Saturday.--The tributors of the Kipanga mine, Cormandel, have obtained 16000 wroth of gold from 650lb. of specimen stone…

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Mining at Kiandra

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 4

The Minister for Mines will return to Sydney to-morrow. On Wednesday morning he will receive a large and important deputation with respect to mining at Kiandra…

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The Back Creek Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

The manager of Back Creek Colliery on Thursday allowed the cavils to be drawn with the understanding that work is to be carried on from to-day, but liable to be stopped on any day. The…

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Ballarat Amalgamated Miners' Association. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

The annual report of the Ballarat Amalgamated Miners' Association shows that during the year 286 members met with accidents, only one of which proved fatal. The receipts amounted to £1386…

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West Australian Mines. Golden Horseshoe Company

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 11.-The Golden Horseshoe Company, Yilgarn, West Australia, has been put on the market with a capital of £80,000. It is…

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General Cable News. West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON,Friday Night.--The Golden Horseshoe Company of West Australia has been placed on the market with a capital of £80,000. It is stated that…

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The Minister for Mines and Agriculture

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 4

Mr. Sydney Smith, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, left Bourke on Friday morning, but did not come right through to Sydney. He got off at his home near…

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Mining. the Hillgrove Field

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

HILLGROVE, Saturday.--West Sunlight' Company: Operations at the mine and battery are in full swing. Crushing was resumed on Monday last, the machinery…

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Position of the Seaham Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

Last night the Seaham miners held a meeting to discuss their position. They had refused to accept the extension of the 14 days' notice given by the manager, and at last night's meeting they…

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The Hetton Colliery. the Strike at an End. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

It is satisfactory to be able to report that the strike at the Hotton Colliery is at an end. The news came to Newcastle last night, and created a most welcome surprise, many persons…

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The Hetton Miners. the Proprietors' Terms Accepted. Return to Work To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Very soon after the board rose, a meeting of the Hetton miners wan held, and the motion carried by the board was communicated…

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MINING. New South Wales. Wyalong Jumping Cases. Mass Meeting of Residents. Important Resolutions. Mr. S. Smith to Be Approached

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, January 14.-A large representative meeting was held at Wyalong West on Saturday for the purpose of considering the "jumping" question, which…

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Newcastle Miners. Strike or No Strike. Progress of the Ballot. A Delegate Board Decision--A Settlement to be Effected by the Aid of District Officers. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

The miners delegates meet to-day and will decide the question of strike or no strike. The result of the ballot up to the time of wiring is:--…

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