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Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 6

A telegram from Coolgardie states that Peek's reef is looking splendid, and this probably alludes to the mine worked by a young Maitlander of that name…

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A Fatal Accident at East Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 2

A terrible accident happened this morning at East Greta Colliery, by which a young man named Joseph Medlam, about 19 years of age, lost his life. It seems there are several small cages in the mine…

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Newcastle v. Cremorne Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 6

The cable being responsible for the assertion that the Cremorne coal mine has been floated in London for £500,000, the question arises, how will the working of that mine affect the…

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Australian Mining Companies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 3

The shares in the West Mallina Gold-mining Company have been privately subscribed. The prospectus of Hannan's Reward Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, has been issued with…

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Letters to the Editor. Miners' Meeting at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1894 · page 1

SIR,—Regarding the report of a miners' meeting in your recent issue, wherein Constable Snushall came in for a good share of comment, and for which that officer blames your Greta correspondent for…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1894 · page 3

Still another dividend of £20 per share has been announced by the Mount Drysdale gold mine at Cobar, and the property is reported to be looking better than ever…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1894 · page 3

M'Evoy and party, original prospectors at Wyalong, have a shaft down 70ft. on a very nice solid reef, showing very good gold. This shaft is connected by a drive with that of the adjoining claim…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 1

At Nowra there was much excitement yesterday, when a cake of gold arrived at the City Bunk from the Caledonian Mine, Yalwal, where a new find was recently made; 34cwt. of stone was crushed, the…

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Gold in India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 3

South Africa find Western Australia are not the only parts of the world where the production of gold is advancing by leaps and bounds. Last month the Indian output beat…

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Victorian Coal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 11

While on a visit recently to the capital of the Southern colony, Mr. J. A. Naismith, a resident of West Maitland, procured several samples of Victorian coal, a product largely used on the…

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mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 2

At the Broken Hill North mine all active operations have ceased. A email rush has set in for Warratta, in tho Wilcannia district, where some nuggets of gold…

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Another Fatal Accident at East Greta Colliery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 16

A terrible accident happened on Saturday at East Greta Colliery, by which a young man named Joseph Medlam, about 19 years of age, lost his life. It seems there are several small cases in the mine,…

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Australian Mining Companies

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 6

The Trust and Agency Company of Australasia haB declared a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent, per annum. Bayley's Extended Gold-minning Company, with a capital of £24,000 has been registered…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1894 · page 3

The latest crushings at Yalgrogin Wyalong, are: 148ozs, gold from 130 tons treated stone from Thompson and party's claim; 21 ounces from 7 tons Birch and party's stone. From three other claims…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 3

The latest Murchison crushings were:—Fortune of War treated 80 tons for 116oz.; Star of the East cleared up 835oz, for October, but the tonnage is not given…

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Earnings at the Greta Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 3

SIR,—A member of Parliament availed of his privilege in the Assembly to call attention to the class of men working in the Greta coal mine. He complained that unskilful men were being allowed…

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Explosion of Fire Damp. Twenty Miners Killed. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 3

An explosion of fire damp occurred today in a coal moment Uresa, Bohemia, 20 of the miners being killed…

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Greta Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 November 1894 · page 2

The lodge met as usual on Monday evening, Mr. Hallam presiding, and there was a full attendance. The minutes were read and passed, after which a letter was read from Mr. Howe, Singleton, stating…

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Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 3

The Minister for mines has received the following telegram from Warden Maitland, of Malparinka:—"A specimen, having a gross weight of 52oz…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 3

During the week 115 men have been sent to the country to fossick for gold, 54 having been despatched on Monday and 61 yesterday. The monthly escort left Sofala on Thursday…

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