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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London. Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 7

Lindsay's Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, has offered shares to the public to the extent of £44,000. The Kanowa Gold-mining Company has…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Hetton Difficulty. an Opinion on the Premiers Mediation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Hutchinson, chairman of the board of directors of the Hetton colliery, left for Newcastle last night, and will meet the miners employed at the colliery to-day…

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Our Coal-mining Interests. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

Sir,—I fear it is hopeless for me to attempt to nonvince Mr. Lepherd that he is utterly at fault in his assumptions of the profits of coal-mining in this colony. Yet, for the benefit of others less…

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South Africa. The Gold Country. Operations in Buluwayo. A Rush Anticipated--Gold-mining in the Transvaal

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

A correspondent in Capetown writes :--"There is no opening here for Australian surplus labor of any sort. After April next, when the wet season terminates, it is…

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2.30 Edition: Sunday Work. the Zigzag Colliery. Miners, &c., FINED 5s or Two Hours in the Stocks

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

LITHGOW, January 9.-The police court was crowded this morning, when the manager of the Zig-Zag colliery, two wheelers, and fifteen miners were charged…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 9

The only sales reported in the Mining market yesterday were of Fortune of War at 1s 9d, and Sunlight at 7s 9d. Quotations for silver shares showed a weakening tendency…

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A Rich Gold Discovery

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

would be a boon to some, but FROSSARD'S CAVOUR'S CIGARS are a delight to all (who have tried them). Mild and fragrant. packets 8 for 1s,…

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The Gold Fields. New South Wales

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 3

CARCOAR, January 9.-What is supposed to be the Old Bear's Hill line of reef has been struck at Slattery's Creek, about a quarter of a mile in a north-easterly…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Jumping on a Large Scale. an Important Point at Issue--faults in the Mining Regulations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Tuesday.--Much and widespread excitement prevails in connection with the sudden and unexpected jumping today of a portion of the most valuable…

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Tie Coal Trouble. Td-day's Conference. Taking the Ballot

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 6

The situation regarding the colliery trouble was unchanged to-day. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson, chairman of the Hetton Colliery Board, left last night for…

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Tasmania. the Gold Discovery at Mount Duke. Its Richness Confirmed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.--Further telegrams confirm the richness of the gold discovery at Mount Duke. There is great excitement on the west coast, where the find is…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Grassy Gully Gold Find. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 9

The prospects of the gold find at Grassy G[?]lly, near Yalwal, as reported in Friday's Herald, have encouraged the original prospectors—Mo[?]tt and party—along with others from the Yalwal field, to…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Ballot As to a General Striike. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 7

Matters were very quiet to-day in connection with the coal trade. The rumour that the delegate board would meet to-day was unfounded. Mr. Curley says positively that the board will not meet…

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Camels for the Goldfields

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

The camel trade in West Australia is evidently flourishing. The steamer Darius, now at Melbourne and due here on Saturday from Calcutta and Singapore, landed…

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The Garangula Goldfield. Prospecting in the Main Gully

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 6

GARANGULA, Tuesday.--But few windlasses were at work this week, as the majority of miners kept holiday. However, the washing plant ran for a couple of days…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Further Rich Finds of Alluvial. Heavy Rain at Coolgardie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Tuesday.--Rumors of rich finds have been current for some time, but they lacked continuation. On Saturday a well-known firm here received 150oz. of…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 5

The chief interest In the threatened difficulty in the Newcastle collieries centred yesterday In the conference between the conference between the Hetton colliery properties and their miners,…

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The Colliery Dispute. Assault on Non-Unionists. Three Miners Charged. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

The case of Wm. Barnes, Jas. Bailey and L. Watkins, charged with assaulting on Saturday last, in the Upper Reserve, Newcastle, two non-unionists named John Nash…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

Our Sutherland correspondent writes:"Mr. John Dwyer and Mr. Wesley Johnston, old Sutherland residents, report having come upon payable gold at…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday. The creep which some months ago manifested itself on the southern end of the Proprietary mine has commenced to widen its area…

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