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Mining & the mines, 1894

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

Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1894 · page 3

Payable gold is being got at Sawpit Flat, near Mudgee, near Mr. Isaac Simmons's place. Goodman and mate have had half-a-penny weight to the bucket, but the difficulty has been a…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 2

During the year ended November 17,1894, the Mount Dryadale company has paid £22,784 in dividends for about 2300 tons of. ore. Mr. Jaquet, Government Geologist, is of opinion that the Mount…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 11

A man named Calder has unearthed a large slug of gold, weighing about 16S [?]z., five miles from the old working as Croydon. The royal mint at H[?]n's crushed 50 tons of…

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A Miners' Meeting at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 4

There was a full attendance of members at Thursday night's meeting, and Mr. J. Hanley again occupied the chair. The principal business of the meeting was the discussion of the last…

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Letter to the Editor. the Miners' Delegates and the Situation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1894 · page 1

Sir,—We notice that the Minors' Delegate Board at its meeting, on Wednesday, passed an almost unanimous resolution to refuse to accept u further reduction iu the district hewing rate. Ia this…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1894 · page 4

The monthly escort left Tumut on Friday with 1164oz of gold, including 1031 of local production, 101 from T[?], and 29 from Tumut. This is the largest escort that has left there for several…

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Mount Drysdale Mine. a Remarkable Mine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1894 · page 5

The Minister for Mines has received from Mr. J. B. Jaquet, geological surveyor, a report on the Drysdale goldfield, 25 miles north from Cobar. The…

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The Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1894 · page 2

ONCE again, at the close of a year, the public mind is disturbed by rumours of war between the colliery-owners and the miners. The problem is a complicated one, demanding for…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1894 · page 2

Information has reached us (Tamworth Observer) that the brothers Honnery, of Manilla, have dis covered a gold-hearing reef at the head of Basin Creek, 8 miles from Manilla, and that the fact…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 December 1894 · page 2

Our Barraba correspondent writes :—The gold mining at Woods' reef is still shewing up. Joseph Emmit's claim has quite come up to expectations : they are making about £20 a week a man with a…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 7

The Victory United Gold-mining Company, Cue, West Australia, crushed 214 tone for a yield of 435 oz. 2 dwts. of smelted gold. The Tasmanian mining dividends for December…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 3

At the beginning of September last, Messrs. John T. Green and Martin Markham of Lochinvar left this colony for Western Australian goldfields, where we are pleased to hear they have met with a…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 4

Once again, at the close of a year, the public mind is disturbed by rumours of war between the colliery-owners and the miners. The problem is a complicated one, demanding for…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 December 1894 · page 2

The total gold yield in Victoria for the year now closing is 670,541oz. Since the year 1851 Victoria has produced 59,443,102oz. gold. In Lindsay's mine, Coolgardie, at the lOOft. lev[?]…

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