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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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The West Australian Goldfields

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1894 · page 4

Perth, Thursday.—The escort from Murchison arrived at Geralton on Tuesday with 1600 oz. of gold. News from…

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Mining News. Working the Sea Sand at Port Macquarie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 2

The following letter has been received from Mr. L. A. Wilkinson by his father, Mr. Alex Wilkinson, and will no doubt be interesting to many. Mr. Lance Wilkinson left Maitland with a party for…

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Mining on Private Property Bill. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1894 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of to-day you quote the Hon. H. C. Dangar as pronouncing "The Mining on Private Property Bill" as "one of the worst…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 2

Our Stewart's Brook correspondent writes:—We are able to report two wore satisfactory crushiugs one of them almost sensational. Messrs. W. and J. Weds crushed two tons from their reef…

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District News. Greta. Miners Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1894 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting was held in North's Hall on Wednesday; Mr. William Jackson in the chair. Apologies were read from 31 men who were absent, and these were received as satisfactory…

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Mining News

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

A telegram from Wyalong says that Corry's 20 tons from a three-foot reef, yielded 16dwts. to the ton, at the Barmedman battery; McMahon's 12½ tons…

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Beach Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1894 · page 2

Attention has lately been directed to the increased mining operations which are taking place on the beach of the northern coast, with good results…

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Regulation of Coal Mines

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 7

THE first report of the select committee appointed to inquire into the working of coal mines was laid on the table of the House on Tuesday by Mr Fegan…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 2

The Government Geologist (Mr. Pittman), after spending a fortnight making an exhaustive examination of the Wyalong district, has reported to the Mines Department on the geological formation…

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Mining News. Working the Sea Sand at Port Macquarie

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1894 · page 14

The following letter has been received from Mr. L. A. Wilkinson by his father, Mr. Alex Wilkinson, and will no doubt be interesting to many. Mr. Lance Wilkinson left Maitland with a party for…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1894 · page 2

A goodly number of gold-seekers have passed up the Manning road with their bag and baggage bound for Nuggety Gully, near Nowendee, this week. We have been informed that several up at…

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Mining News. a Maitlander at Coolgardie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 2

Some weeks back we printed Mr. Thomas Gray's first impressions of Coolgardie, and it says much for his experience and shrewdness that the opinions he then expressed have since been confirmed to the…

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Valuable Gold Discovery. Further Finds Near the Beach

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 2

Some little excitement has been caused through the report of a rich find of gold to the south of Evan's River. From enquiries we ("Richmond…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Discoveries of Fresh Reefs. Barmedman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 3

Still further discoveries have to be reported, proving the richness of the "Wyalong field. A new reef 14in. thick, three miles east of the surveyed…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 2

Satisfactory crushing operations have been carried on at the Barruedman battery. Three hundred and thirty-two tons of stone from Wyalong have been put through, which yielded 462oz. of smelted gold…

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Parliament of N.S. WALES Mining on Private Lands Bill: [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 3

The Legislative Council has postponed until to-morrow the reading of the Mining on Private Lauds Bill. In the Assembly, Mr Haynes moved…

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Greta. Miners Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 4

The usual meeting and roll-call took place at 10 a.m., on Wednesday, in Mr. H. North's Hall. Mr. Jackson was in the chair. A number of apologies were read from members who were unable to attend…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

Reports received in Sydney from Hobart with reference to the gold-find at Mount Huxley state that the Mount was the scene of considerable alluvial working in the past. It was so rich that…

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District Telegrams. Newcastle. Thursday afternoon. the Miners Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 3

A special meeting of the miners' delegate board was held yesterday to consider various subjects which have lately agitated the minds of the members of the Hunter River Miners Association. One…

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