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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A meeting of the Stockron miners took place last night, at which Mr. J. M'Fadyen, treasurer, and Mr. J. Curley, secretary, of the Miners'…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

BILLI, Thursday.--The owner of Austinmer colliery, Mr. J. Mitchell, has promised his employees six weeks' work. The colliery has been idle for a considerable time…

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Northern Items. Newcastle News. at the Collieries

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, February 15.-The miners will receive their wages to-day for the fortnight ended Saturday last. The work was fairly brisk. Ferndale, Dudley…

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Mining News

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 3

A report has reached the Mines Department from Little River, in the Braidwood district, stating that Messrs. Laterdy and Meredith had obtained 75oz of retorted…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 7

Mining matters were quiet yesterday. The sales were confined to shares in the Sunlight West and the Fortune of War gold raines. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The latest…

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More mining Companies

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 13.-The Buckland Gold Mining Company has been registered, the capital being fixed at £100,000. The capital of the…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The West Australian Development Corporation, which was recently formed with a capital of £50,000, state that…

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Reported Gold Discovery. Near Braidwood

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, February 15.-An important disoovery is reported to have been made at Snowball, where a good reef 2ft wide was unearthed. The reef was come…

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Mining. the Reefton Field

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 7

REEFTON, Thursday.--Higgins and party cleaned up at the Reefton battery on Monday for 2oz. 11dwts. to the ton. This Is the first, payable crushing taken from their claim, and…

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Rich Gold Find. On the Little River

The Australian Star · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has received a report from Little River, in the Braidwood district, that Messrs. Laterdy and Meredith had obtained 75oz. of retorted gold…

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Western Australian Mining. London, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

The Western Australian Development Corporation has purchased the Moyston gold mine at Ararat. The Buckland Gold-mining Company…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Central Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 7

The manager of the Central Mine is at present on a visit to Melbourne for the purposo of consulting with the directors on the subject of increasing the smelting output of the mine. He will probably…

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Newcastle Miners. The Hewing Rate. Reduction at the Co-operative. Proposed Reduction at West Walisend--Reconstruction of Stockton Lodge. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

The non-unionists at the Co-operative colliery have agreed to accept a further reduction of 2d per ton in the hewing rate. All negotiations between the old employees…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Murder by Blacks. the New Find at Coolgardie. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

A large number of hostile blacks raided a prospector's camp in the Coolgardio district and sprared Alexander Kellis. a prospector, through the breast. Death ensued a week later…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

At Bartley's find about eight miles eastward from Wyalong, Bartley and party's prospecting claim is down 60ft., at which depth a reef of ironstone and quartz is 3ft. wide, and looking…

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The Wybong Goldfield

The Australian Star · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 6

The Mines Department has not received any further reports from the Wybong field. The site of this now discovery is 10 miles from Bungendore and 14 miles from…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Work on the Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Thursday.--The gold in Gorman's reef at 180ft. which is right into the bedrock of the country, is scaly visible by the light of a caudle. That the reefs…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Greta Miners. Advised to Accept Any Terms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 5

GRETA, Friday.--At a largely attended miners' meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Curley, the miners' general secretary advised the Greta…

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More Gold Mining Companies

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 15

LONDON, February 11.—Lindsay's Extended East Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, has been registered with a capital of £65,000…

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The Western Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.--The coal trade has been dull since the new year and the output is much less than that of last quarter…

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