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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

The Carlyle Gold Mines

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

London, February 27.—Mr. Hume Black, who has been acting as an agent in England on behalf of the Queensland Government, has been…

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The Coal Trade. Northern Collieries. Strike Preparations at Minmi

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--There is no change in the position of affairs in regard to the dispute between the proprietary and the miners at the Minmi collieries. No…

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The Carlyle Gold Mines. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

Mr. Hume Black, who has been noting as an agent in England on behalf of the Queensland Government, has been deputed to inspect the Carlyle gold mines,…

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The Colliery Accident. All the Miners Rescued. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

All the miners, numbering 500, who were imprisoned in the workings of the Whitwood Colliery, Normanton, in Yorkshire, through the shaft becoming blocked…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

The Consolidated Murchison Goldmining Company, with a capital of £250,000, has been formed. The Bamboo Reward Mining Company with a capital…

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Sydney Harbor Colliery Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--In connection with the Sydney Harbor Colliery Company, which is being floated by Mr. James Inglis with a capital of…

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Sydney Harbor Colliery Co

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

London, February 26.—Of the capital of £500,000 proposed by the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company, £325,000 has been underwritten…

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Strike at Blackball Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--The miners at the Blackball colliery, Brunnerton, have struck, and all work at the mine has been suspended…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Warden King, from Cooma, reports to the Mines Department that he has inspected Mr. N. Leoni and partner's lease—the Star of Cooma—and his battery…

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The Cobar Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 7

Our Cobar correspondent writes:—Two very large tanks are being excavated at Mount Drysdale, one for the Mount Drysdale S. M. Syndicate, and the other for a public quartz-crushing syndicate. Mr…

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Eight Hours for Miners

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 27.—In the House of Commons last night Sir William. Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on behalf of the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 7

Little business was done in the Mining market yesterday, though quotations were more numerous and showed a slightly hardening tendency. Broken Hill Proprietary shares closed at 37s buyer, 38s…

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The Mining Conference. Australian Mining Engineers' Institute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 6

HOBART, Wednesday.--The conference of the Australian Mining Engineers' Institute continued its sessions yesterday and to-day. At yesterday's sitting, after formal…

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mining Company Shares

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 4

London, February 26.—The following are the latest quotations on the Stock Exchange for Australian mining shares: Mount Morgan Gold Mining…

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Eight Hours for Miners. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night, Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the Government declined to grant time to discuss the Miners'…

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Mining Engineers. the Hobart Conference

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 7

HOBART, February 28.—The Australian Mining Engineers Conference was resumed on Wednesday. Mr. Hodgkinson read a paper by Mr. F. Danvers Power,…

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Newcastle Miners. Mass Meeting Called. Duckenfield and Back Creek. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 6

A deputation from Duckenfield and Back Creek collieries, at Minmi, has waited on Mr. R. Thomas, colliery manager, with a view of arriving at a compromise, but…

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Breach of the Stock Act. Accident at the Proprietary Mine. Ear-marking Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 5

MOREE, Wednesday.--An important case was heard before the police magistrate and bench of Justices to-day. when a charge was brought by Robert Kirkpatrick. BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--A fatal accident occurred at the open cut on the Proprietary mine to-day. Several men were working at the foot of the tramway, which…

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Mining Intelligence. D'arcy Uhr G.m. Co., Limited

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 3

The following advice has been received from Mr. Uhr, by wire, dated Coolgardie, February 26:--"Have secured Alexander's interest in block adjoining Swincer's…

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