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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 27

Mining News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 7

Excellent crushing are reported from the Mount Murchison goldfields. Another rich gold discovery is reported on the Sinclair line of reef, 18 miles from Dundas (W.A)…

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A Miner's Terrible Death at East Greta Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 13

A terrible fatal accident occurred at the East Greta Coal Company's mine fit East Greta early on Saturday morning last, a man named James Gelder, 63 years of age, having been precipitated with a…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1894 · page 3

Fair quantities of platinum are being found in the Parkes district, where it occurs with gold. A small nugget, weighing 28 1/4gr., from that locality, is being exhibited in the Sydney Mining Museum…

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The Eight Hours Principle in Mining

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 September 1894 · page 2

As our readers know, the Legislative Assembly in committee on the Coal Mines Regulation bill last week, passed section 36 by a majority of 55 (66 votes to 11). The full text of the…

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Rich Find. Rocky Hill Gold Mine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 2

On Saturday last some sensation was created in town when the news began to circulate that the small company who have been working the…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 2

At the Murchiaon goldfield good stone is being obtained from several mines at Dead Finish, averaging 3oz. The Trenton battery is nearly ready for crushing, and will be started in 14 days…

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Our Depression, Mining, etc

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 2

A friend visiting this district remarked what a very dull appearance our town had, and considered from the depression of business and the low state…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Claimant to the Wealth of Nations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 4

Mr. Earl, lately a bank manager of Pambula, has gone to Coolgardie to substantiate a claim to large interests in all…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 2

His Maitland friends will doubtless be glad to learn that the well-known cricketer "Billy" Moore, who is at present at Coolgardie, has at length succeeded in getting on the track of the precious metal…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 3

In 20 months the Gibraltar mine at Adelong has yielded 4400oz. of gold from 1151 tons of stone, and paid £5000 in dividends to eight shareholders. Details which have been received at Perth…

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District News. Greta. Miners' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1894 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the above was held in North's Hull yesterday. Mr. J. Read occupied the chair. The usual preliminary business was gone through, and a communication was read from the…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

The manager of the Drysdale gold mine, near Cobar, says he could raise 100 tons of stone which would go 100 oz. to the ton. From Perth we learn that Fraser's Gold-Mining…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 7

The escort from the Cue goldfield arrived at Geraldton on Tuesday with 3400oz, of gold. It is rumoured that alluvial gold ban been discovered on Euglo station, 40 miles from Wyalong…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1894 · page 2

We have it on the best authority that tin in considerable quantities has been discovered in the neighbourhood of Gresford by parties who have been for some time past out prospecting for gold…

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Garangula Goldfield. Murrumburrah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 3

Dempsey and Paull, who have been prospecting in One-Eye Gully at Garangula, have hottomed at 16ft. on 18in. of wash [?]t. Some samples…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 3

Gough's battery at Wyalong is putting through Welcome Stranger stone, which is expected to go 4oz. or 5oz to the ton. It was persistently rumoured in Wyalong…

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Copeland. MINING

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 2

At the Lady Belmore Mine Edwards and party are taking advantage of the dry weather which has made sinking very much easier. The reef is…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 1

From Carcoar we learn that at Galley Swamp William Smith, son, and party, on their new line of reef, west of the Homeward Bound Gold-mining Company's properties, are raising splendid stone…

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The Week's Cables. the Greta Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 3

An order has been granted on the petition of Hudson Brothers for the compulsory winding up of the Greta Colleries Company…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 2

The manager of the Drysdale gold mine, near Cobar, says he cou'd raise 100 tons of stone which would go 100 oz, to the ton. About 35 tons of stone from the Mt. Drysdale…

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