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Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 2

With the deepening of the shafts' several claims at Wyalong are improving on the field. The Spy Hill reefs look well, and in the No. 1 shaft at the 80ft. level the stone is 4ft. wide. At the south end…

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West Australian Gold. the Wealth of Nations. Further Fabulous Finds. Perth

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 3

A large piece of quartz of extreme richness was brought along yesterday from Dunn's "Wealth of Nations" claim. It was broken off a foot or so…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 4

A fresh discovery of gold bearing stone has been made a few miles southeast of the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie. Rich reefs are reported to have been struck at…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 3

Indications of coal are being discovered throughout the Albany district. A seam of brown coal has been found at a depth of 6ft, at Strawberry Hill, within the town site. The Government…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 3

Brennan and party have struck a rich stone at the I.O.U. mine, near Coolgardie. The surface stone brought in is wonderfully rich, but so far the reef has not been opened up. Brennan and party…

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The Lady Belmore Mine Copeland

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 2

While on Copeland our reporter had the pleasure of visiting the Lady Belmore gold mine, owned by Messrs. Brockwell and Edwards, and formerly…

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Aid to Miners. Prospecting Board Room

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 5

Department of Mines & Agriculture, Sydney, 16th August, 1894 Sir,—I am directed by the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture, to inform…

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The Gold Discovery Near Dundas. Equal to Bayley's—a Rush Setting In

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 5

ESPERANCE BAY, Tuesday.—A party of prospectors returned with the warden from the new rush on Monday. Lawrence Sinclair, who has the reward…

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Scotch Coal Miners' Strike Wrecking a Colliery. [By Cable.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 5

A BODY of 2000 miners on strike at Killicston, Scotland, seized and wrecked the colliery which was working there. Only a few policemen…

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Mining News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 10
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Excellent reports come in from several claims at Garan-Gula. Fair alluvial gold is being found near the sensational Wealth of Nations mine…

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A Gold Standard for India

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 7

In delivering the Indian Budget in the House of Commons, Mr. Henry Fowler, Secretary of State for India, announced that the experiment of closing the Indian Mints to the free coinage of…

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Hunter District Water Board v. Newcastle Coal Co

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 6

A new trial motion, Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board v. the Newcastle and Wallsend Coal Co., came on for argument on Wednesday in the Full Court before the Chief Justice, Sir George…

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Mining on Private Property Act. Owners Applications

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 3

AT the instance of the Minister for Mines a return has been prepared showing the number of applications for leases under the Mining on Private…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 August 1894 · page 4

We ware shown to-day a beautiful specimen of white quartz showing gold very freely all over. The stone was obtained from a claim at Whispering Gully, Dungog, and worked by Irwin and party…

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The Wars Effect on the Coal Trade

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 3

Advices from the East go to show that the war between China and Japan is now being carried on in grim earnest, and the chances are that the…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 August 1894 · page 2

Smith and party report having made the discovery of payable alluvial gold three miles east of Marengo station, near Newton Boyd, Glen Innes district. They have obtained 9oz. of gold from five…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. the Newcastle Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 3

During the past fortnight ending Saturday last, Bight of the collieries worked fall time., i.e., eleven lays each. This is an almost unprecedented return. Certainly nothing approaching to it has occurred…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 6

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £3 2s 6d. The price oE bar silver on Tuesday was quoted at 2s GJd per ounce standard, being a decline of 3/8d…

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Miners' Strike in Scotland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 6

A large body of miners on strike assembled at Killieston and seized and wrecked the colliery. Only four policemen were there and were powerless against the mob, which numbered 2000…

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