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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 250

The Northern Collieries. Widespread Uneasiness. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

In mining quarters there is nothing of an encouraging nature to report. Rumours of a disturbance are still current, but nothing definieo has been decided upon. The Lambton Colliery being…

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Northern Items. The Colliery Trouble. Hetton Dispute. a Strike Averted

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The strike at the Hetton Mine which threatened on Saturday last has happily been averted, and work went on as usual yesterday. The…

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A Large Nugget of Gold. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

A telegram from Allora stetes that Gibson Brothers, who have been prospecting at Darkey Flat, between Allora and Warwick, for some time past, have unearthed a splendid nugget of…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. Some Wyalong Claims. Some Rich Yields. Iii

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

It will have been observed from a perusal of my previous articles on this subject that Wyalong is an extensive field, comprising a perfect network of reefs and gold-bearing…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

Simpson and party have finished crushing l[?] tons at Channon's battery, yielding 34oz. lldwt. smelted gold. This stone was procured from th[?] 160ft. level M'Donagh and party are still…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Rush to Lake Darlot. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

A Cu[?] telegram states that the Caledonia Extended mine at Nannine has crushed 17 tons for a yield of 318oz. of gold. A great rush has taken place to Lake…

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The Western Goldfields. Boring for Water

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

Mr. E. H. Wittenoom, the West Australian Minister for Mines, says the difficulty on the W. A. goldfields is to find a sufficient supply of water to work…

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How They Cleaned Up. a Goldfield Horror. PERTH

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

Henry Augusta Miller, a miner on the Nannine goldfield, deliberately shot and killed John Sutherland, a former partner, and then blew his own brains out…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

WYALONG, Monday.--Channon's battery is working on M'Donough and party's 200 loads. The plates are looking well. Davis and party, on Neeld's Reward…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Fine Yield at Nannine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--The Caledonian Extended mine, Nannine crushed 17 tons of stone for 318oz, of gold…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The ballot of the Wallsend miners to decide if they shall rejoin the Miners' Association, which was to have been taken to-day, has been…

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A Coal-mine Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 6

A fall of coal occurred in the Metropolitan mine, at Helensburgh, yesterday afternoon, and seriously injured a miner named Laurence Palmer, 47 years of age. He was conveyed…

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The Zigzag Coal Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

Matters in connection with the trouble at the Zigzag mine are unchanged. The fortnight's notice of reduction expired yesterday morning, and no work has yet been done, as the mon refuse…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The coal trade of the district has much improved during the last fortnight. The matter of the proposed reduction of the hewing rates…

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The Colliery Troubles

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The police at Minmi reported on Tuesday evening that 250 strikers assembled near the Back Creek Colliery, apparently with adesire to…

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The Zigzag Colliery. Difficulty Still Unsettled

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 6

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Matters in connection with the trouble at the Zigzag mine are unchanged. The fortnight's notice of redaction expired on Monday…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 9

Little business was done in the Mining market yesterday, and quotations showed no changes of note. At the morning call Central shares were dealt in at 7s 3d, and they closed at 7s 1d buyer,…

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The Western Collieries. the Dispute at the Zig Zag

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

LITHGOW, Tuesday.--No settlement has yet been made in the dispute concerning the hewing rate reduction at the Zig Zag pit. The men did not go to work either…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--The Royal Sovereign Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, has been placed on the market. Shares to the amount of £40,000 were…

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Accident at Helensburgh. a Coal-miner Hurt

Evening News · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

A coal-miner named Laurence Palmer, 47, employed at the Metropolitan Company's Mine, Helensburgh, had his right leg badly crushed while at work yesterday…

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