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Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

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

The Seaham Colliery dispute still continues, resulting in only partial development of the colliery's resources. When previously a strike arose the manager obtained fresh hands, and pledged…

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Newcastle News. a Municipal Conference. The City Council. Matters at the Mines--Non--Unionists Jeo[?]ed At. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

A conference of municipal representatives was held in the City Council chambers on Monday evening. There were present representatives from all the municipalities of…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 6

The latest from M'Gregor's find, near Mount Catherine, on the Mount Margaret-road, is that 2cwt, of stone, containing from 400oz, to 500oz., has been raised during the past week. A rich shoot…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Mount Catherine Find. Rich Stone From Near Mount Margaret

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Tuesday.--Thomas Hardy, who arrived from M'Gregor's find, Mount Catherine, yesterday, says that the reef outcrops for 20 chains, and then dips into the…

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Pambula and Zowaka Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 7

Sergeant Woods, a police official, has communicated with the Mines Department as to the conditions and prospects of the Pumbula and Zowaka goldfields. He thinks there are…

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New Gold-mining Co

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 27.—The shares of the Consolidated Murchison Goldmining Company, Murchison, West Australia, have been adopted…

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Falls of Coal. Two Miners Injured

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Yesterday morning William Turpin, a miner, residing at Adamstown, received painful injuries to his back and thighs through a fall…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Dispute at Seaham

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The secretary of the Seaham miners and a deputation of strikers had an interview to-day with Mr. Turnbull, the colliery manager…

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Northern Items. The Colliery Trouble. Wallsend Miners' Ballot. a General Strike Inevitable

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The ballot on Wednesday as to the Wallsend miners re-forming the Miners' Association or reforming an association, resulted for the…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, March 27

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

The shares of the Consolidated Murchison Gold-mining Company, Murchison, Western Australia, have been allotted…

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The Cobar Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 7

COBAR, Wednesday.--The new water jacket furnace at the copper mine was started on Saturday evening, and is working well. It will give employment to a large number…

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Mining News

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 7

WILCANNIA, Thursday.—Fresh developments at the Little Bendigo Gold Field, near Milparinka, have caused much excitement. A reef has been struck 3ft wide, and is…

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Mining Intelligence

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

Despite theo rise in the price of silver there was an easier tone in the Mining market yesterday. The only sales reported were of Block 10 at 14s 9d, Central at 7s, and Peak Hill, contributing,…

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Wilcannia Mining

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

WILCANNIA, Wednesday.—Considerable excitement has been occasioned locally owing to the reports received from Milparinka to the effect that a rich reef was attack in…

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Mining Companies Shares

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 26.—The following are the latest sales on the Stock Exchange of Australian mining shares: Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Newcastle News. Charge of Embezzlement. Brown's Minmi Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

Mr. J. Dawson, late manager for W. H. Smith and Sone, was again arrested and charged at the police court yesterday with embezzlement, the amount being nearly…

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The Barrier Mines. Sale of the Umberumberka Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL. Wednesday.--The Umberumberka mine, near Silverton, one of the first Barrier discoveries, was sold to-day, the leases being purchased by the Silverton…

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English Commercial. Bank and Mining Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

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

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Prospects of a General Strike. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

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

The indeterminate action of the Lambton miners is productive of prolonged anxiety on the part of those who are dependent upon a satisfactory result of the present crisis or otherwise. At the…

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

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

Madden and party, No. 1 White Reef South, are down 110ft. with a vertical shaft slabbed 40ft., and anticipate striking the White reef at about 150ft. The tributors working in the White Reef…

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