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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 250

Disastrous Colliery Explosion in France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 6

The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on 4th February, said:—A terrible explosion of firedamp took place at 5 o'clock this morning in the Ste. Eugene coalpit at Montceau-l[?]s-Mines. A fire…

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The Minmi Miners

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 4

THE Assembly last night again occupied a good deal of its time in a discussion that had no great practical use. We refer to the…

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The Miners' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The special committee appointed at a conference held on Saturday last at Lambton is engaged in preparing the basis for the…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The Central mine is not only yielding abundance of ores for its own smelters, but it gave over 300 tons last week for Block 14. The…

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The East Greta Colliery. Proposed Reductions in Miners' Wages. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

Regarding the intended reductions at the East Greta Colliery, Mr. Thomas, the manager, who has been interviewed on the subject, said he regretted the necessity for such a course, but for…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

Little business was done in the Mining market yesterday, and pices for silver companies were easier. Central Broken Hill shares changed hands at 6s 9d, and Proprietary shares closed at…

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The Colliery Troubles. Present Situation. the Proprietors Determined

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.—Mr. Thomas, the manager of the East Greta Colliery, has been interviewed relative to the intended reductions at the colliery…

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Co-operative Mining

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A contingent of the Active Service Brigade was sent to the Wentworth Falls coal and shale land last night to a nine owned by Mr. J. L. Hordern, which he has…

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East Greta Colliery. The Proposed Seductions. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

During the course of an interview Mr. Thomas, manager of the East Greta colliery, nude some reference to the proposed reductions in miners' wages at that mine. He…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. I.

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

The Wyalong Gold Field, at its present stage of development, must be classed as one of the most prosperous and promising in Australia, and if the…

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Mining. New South Wales

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 2

BUNGENDORE, Thursday.—Now that the alluvial rush is over, the miners at Bywong are settling down to work at the reefs, and are making excellent progress…

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The Zigzag Colliery. Reduction in the Hewing Rate. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

The miners employed at the Zigzag pit have received notice of a further reduction of 2d per ton in the hewing rate. This, coming after so many previous reductions, has caused a…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

A miner named Robert Milligan, aged 39, was killed yesterday by a fall of stone in the Princess Alice mine, Bendigo…

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English Commercial. Australian Mining Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The following are the latest, sales made of Australian mining shares:--Broken-hill Proprietary Company, 36s 3d; Mount Morgan Gold-mining…

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List of Mines at Wyalong Believed to Be Payable

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

Stanley's Blow and Victoria Line, Commencing at Northern End. Peteford and party, crushed about 40 tons for 1oz 5dwt per ton; Ryan and…

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Mining Revival in the Gundagai District

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

GUNDAGAI, Wednesday.--There is a healthy raining revival. Owing to the dearth of ordinary employment a great deal of prospecting is going on about the…

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A Mining Syndicate. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

The Austral Venture Mining Syndicate, with a capital of £50,000, has been registered…

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The Minmi Colliery Dispute. Motion for Adjournment. the Action of the Government Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 6

Mr. WATKINS moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the action of the Government in regard to the industrial dispute now taking place at the…

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Public Opinion. Increasing Appreciation of Gold. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star."

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 7

Sir,--The continued decline in the value of nearly all staple commodities is so great, and has produced such marked effects, that the cause or causes is now the most…

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