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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Civil Service Retrenchment. In the Mines Department

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture has already commenced to carry out the scheme of retrenchment he has been considering with regard to his department for…

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The Gold Fields. New South Wales

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 3

ALBURY, January 18.-The new reef at Jarvies' Creek, tipper Murray, is faming out very welL Three dishes of stone yielded 2½oz of gold. The reef is 10…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Transfer of the Londonderry Mine. Rumours of Another Big Find. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

The final papers in connection with the purchase of the Londonderry mine were signed to-day, and the purchase money was paid over in full to the original prospectors of the property. It was…

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The Southern Coal Trade. (From Our Correspondent.) Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

The southern coal trade generally has during the present week shown a decided shrinkage compared with the last fow weeks. The Metropolitan, South Bulli, Mount K[?]ira, and Mount Kembla…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

A special meeting of the Lambton miners was held last evening at Stoker's Hall, principally to discuss the minutes of the last sitting of the delegate board. Mr. D. Mason was in the chair…

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The Mining Disaster in Staffordshire. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

All hope of rescuing the minors entombed in the Giglake Colliery, Audley, in Staffordshire, which has been flooded by a sudden inrush of water into the…

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The Mining Scandal. Charges by an M.L.A. the Premier's Dental

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 4

Perth (W.A.)January 18. Regarding the mining scandal in connection with the Londonderry jumping oases, with which the name of the ex-Minister for Mines,…

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Danger of Coal Cargoes the Shifting-boards Question. the Risks of Bad Trimming. an English Opinion

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 3

The recent commission of inquiry held at Newcastle regarding the best means of loading and stowing coal cargoes has attracted some attention in English…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. the White Reef Jumping Case. the Jumpers Defeated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Thursday.--One of the jumping cases was heard to-day viz., the White Reef claim. The warden decided that the jumpers had…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the North Londonderry Jumping Cases. Charge Against the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.--Mr. Leake, M.P, for Albany, one of the counsel in the Londonderry North jumping cases, publishes a letter charging the Government with…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Miners and the Association Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The pits worked for the fortnight are as follow:--Wickham and Bullock Island. Seaham, East Greta, Borehole, and Co-operative, 10 days each;…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

CLIFTON, Friday.--The district coal trade generally has shown a decided decease for the past, fortnight. Metropolitan, Mounts Keira and Kembla are amongst…

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The Coal Trouble. The Difficulty at Seaham. The Glebe Miners. A Stormy Meeting. The Hetton Colliery. The Selling Price of Coal. Reductions Announced

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

At the Seaham Colliery the dispute between the miners and the management remains unchanged. The manager (Wr, Turnbull) is waiting till to-day…

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News by Cable. The Colliery Disaster. The Entombed Miners. All Hope Abandoned

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 18.-The manager of the Giglake Colliery, Audley, Staffordshire, where seventy-eight miners have been, entombed since…

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Our Special Cables the English Colliery Disaster. the Entombed Miners. All Hopes of Rescue Abandoned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The manager of the Diglake Colliery in Staffordshire, where 100 miners have been entombed since Monday owing to the flooding of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 7

Mr. A. H. Barclay reports having floated the D'Arcy Uhr Gold-mining Company, Limited. The company has been formed to work two 12a. leases, situated near Mount…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 7

The yield of the Central Mine for the week ending January 17 was as follows:-- One furnace treated 271 tons 10cwt. of ore, and 74 tons 15cwt. bullion obtained, and it…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 148

The output of coal by the Lithgow colliery for the week ended 11th January was 2944 tons. NEWCASTLE, JAN. 11. Owing to the Wallarah Coal Company having…

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The Gold Export

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 15

PERTH, January 11.—The export of gold for the quarter ended December was 68,367oz 20gr, value £260,174 15s 5d, as against 46,330oz 10dwt 20gr, valued at…

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Mining Telegrams

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 7

COBAR, Friday.--Good stone has been struck in the Big Tunnel mine at Mount Drysdale, and other finds are reported, important developments are expected shortly…

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