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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Miners Assaulted. Two Men Committed

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, February 6.-At the Minmi Police Court on Tuesday, two Seaham colliery miners, named Alexander M'Donald and Thomas Hore, were committed…

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The Colliery Explosion. Fifty Billed. Many Horribly Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 4.-Later details of the terrible explosion of firedamp in a colliery at Monceau-les-Mines, France, state that fifty of the miners…

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West Australian Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 5.-The shares in the Star of the East Gold Mining Company, West Australia, have been allotted…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--An accident occurred at the British Queen mine, Ballarat., last, night. Two miners named Frederick Stevens and Janus Ramsay, were…

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Weeden's Patest Electric Gold Amalgamator

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 8

The cleaning-up and fire assaye of the above patent resulted as follows:—Three-quarters of a hundredweight of refractory tailings from the Mount Gahan mine, Pambula, yielded 9gr. of gold, being at the…

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Mining. Reported Big Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

Mr. M'Kee, the police magistrate at Cobar, has wired to the Minister for Mines that an assay received from the department of ferruginous quartz, font 'he old Billagoe…

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Mining. a Big Yield

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

The police magistrate at Cobar has wired to of the Minister for Mines that an assay received from the department of ferruginous quartz, from the old Billagoe…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

A temble disaster has occurred in a colliery in Montcoau los Mines, in France By an explosion of firedamp, 50 miners were killed, and many others were horribly…

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Great Britain Tin-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, Imperial-chambers, O'Connoll-street, yesterday afternoon. The report presented showed a balance at the credit of the profit and loss account…

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Northern Items. Newcastle News. Wallsend Miners. a Serious Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, February 6.-The Wallsend miners, at a meeting on Tuesday, decided to send a notice of motion to the district to declare all strikes " off." If this is…

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Western Australian Mining. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

The shares of the Star of the East Goldmining Company, Western Australia, have been allotted…

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Explosion of Fire Damp. Fifty Miners Killed. Remains Charred Beyond Recognition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A terrible explosion of lire damp occurred to-day in a colliery at Montesan, France. A number of the men were killed, but…

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Newcastle Miners. Prosecution of Unionists. Wallsend liners' Meeting. Refusal to Pay the Levy--Six Hundred Strikers in an Awkward Fix. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

Two unionists, Alexander M'Donald and Thomas Hare, recently employed at Seaham colliery, have been committed for trial by the Minmi bench on a charge of having at…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Another Discovery Reported. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

The latest crushings cleaned up at West's battery are Kane and party, Sunny Hill, 75 tons for 15dwt. perton, and Lynch and party, Democrat claim, 29 tons for 21oz. 14dwt. smelted gold…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

Mr. Zebina Lane has arrived after having made arrangements for pumping the water from Hannan's Lake for crashing on the Coolgardie Compan's claim. The machinery and the pipes…

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The [?] Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 7

[?] Tuesday.--The washing plant put through the following dirt for the week:--Lucas and party, 70 loads, Bonnie, 2, Stanton 15, [?] 12, Hoffman…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Work at the Batteries and on the Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Tuesday.--Alexander Davis has been committed for trial on a charge of assaulting and robbing John Hayes. A new quartz reef find is reported some…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Southern Cross and the Weld Range

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 4

PERTH, Tuesday.--Good accounts come from the Central Mine at Southern Cross, which is improving at the deeper level. The payment of dividends commenced from…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Miners Delegate Board. Important and Secret Business

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--At a special meeting of the delegate board this evening the secretary announced that he had been instructed not to give any information to…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--The export of coal from the district in January was 38,022 tons, 28,892 tons of which was loaded from the jetties, and 9130 tons from…

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