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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 27

Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1894 · page 6

Several parties at Gundabyndal, Temora, are getting good stone, and crushings from 2oz. to l1/4oz. are reported from small parcels of stone. Hall and party report finding new reef nine inches to twelve…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 July 1894 · page 2

News from Coolgardie, dated July 10, states that heavy gold has been struck at the Hadfield mine, north of Bayley's No 2. The latter also struck the Orient reef yesterday. The stone carries fine gold…

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Copeland. MINING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1894 · page 3

Edwards & party, Lady Belmore Mine, are raising rich atone, the reef is about eighteen inches thick in the bottom of the shaft. Chubb & party…

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Coal and Gold

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 4

A report form Bulawayo, in Mashonaland states thet coal has been discovered in the vicinity of the gold discoveries. It is also reported that…

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Mining News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 2

The field at Garangula is being opened up in all directions, fresh leads being strnck almost every day. The better class of miners are remaining, but a large number of penniless men have gone away…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1894 · page 3

Father Curran, the well-known geologist, has lately paid a visit to the Moor Creek gold field, near Tamworth, and his opinion of the place may be interesting. Father Curran, in reply to a…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 3

The export of gold from Western Australia for the quarter ended 30th June amounted to 40,456oz., valued at £153,710. There is still a lot of excitement at Coolgardie…

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The West Australian Goldfields

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 4

Perth Thursday.—Heavy gold has been struck at the Hadfield Mine, immediately north of Bayley's No. 2 mine…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

The yield of gold in Victoria for the quarter ended June 30 was l66,80loz., of which 103,372oz. was quartz, and 63,429oz. alluvial. These figures show an increase of ll,150oz. on the March quarter…

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The Sco[?]ch Miners' Strike. Some Men P[?]ing Work. (By Cable) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

THE miners on strike in Scotland are accusing their leaders or ordering the strike upon unfounded pledges of English support. Some of the men…

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Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1894 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of the above was held in North's Hall, on Wednesday. Mr. W. Kennedy in the chair. Several apologies were read and received as satisfactory. The roll was called, and…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1894 · page 2

The alluvial goldfield in New Guinea supports about 600 diggers. There is plenty of water, and hydraulic working is being carried out extensively with encouraging results. New Guinea is now said…

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Mining News. Barraba Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 3

The prospecting party of Try Again Reef are determined not to miss any of the good things this time, for judging from the amount of work done already it is getting a good testing. They have…

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Gold of Western Australia. Further Finds Reported

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 July 1894 · page 2

PERTH, Wednesday.— News from Roeburne to the l7th July states that several mining experts and capitalists representatives are now visiting the…

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Mining News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 11
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Father Curran, the well-known geologist, has lately paid a visit to the Moor Creek gold field, near Tamworth, and his opinion of the place may be interesting. Father Curran, in reply to a…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1894 · page 2

Mr. J. Kronfeld, of Taree, recently sent to the Mines Department, Sydney, for assay, about half a tumbler full of black and white sand, obtained from the sea beach near the Old Bar, by Mr…

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Gold at the Old Bar. a Splendid Assay

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 2

Mr. J. Kronfeld, of Taree, recently sent to the Mines Department, Sydney, for assay, about half a tumbler full of blank and white sand,…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 1

Mr. Murray, the Government Geologist of Victoria, expresses the opinion that there is a great[?]uture in store for Coolgardie, which sounds very much like something we have heard before…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Wednesday. Disappearance of Coal Laden Vessels From Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 3

Mach discussion is now proceeding in coal circles upon the disinclination of certain Insurance Companies to accept risks on coal cargoes for Foreign ports from Newcastle, because of the heavy losses…

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