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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Phantom Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 3

The sceptic will tell you that 99 out of 100 of the stories narrated of rich gold discoveries arc mythical, and that the only yellow metal ever "mined" from them is that planked down…

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New Mining Companies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

The shares in the Taitupa Gold Estates Company have been allotted. The prospectus of the United Gold Reefs Company, Coolgardie, with a capital of £65,000, has been issued…

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Mining News. Work at Stewart's Brook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

Mr. Harry Benjamin, who a few weeks back gave us some interesting particulars of the Stewart's Brook' goldfield, which he had just visited, has been once more on the scene of operations, and reports…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 3

About 50 tons of stone from Lauder and party's claim, at Reefton, crushed at Temora, yielded 3oz. to the ton. Nixon and party cleaned up afc the Reefton battery on Saturday from about 60 tons of…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 3

At Billy's Lookout, Wyalong, the new lead discorercd by Welch and party takes its source at the old lend, which is divided from it by a saddle, on which a grain to the dish was obtained. It is being…

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Home Pets. Gold Fish

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 4

Gold fish are very popular pets, especially in towns, and if they are somewhat difficult to keep they are easily replaced, and are very pretty, inoffensive…

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The Londonderry Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

The directors of the Londonderry Mine, Coolgardie, report that the unsettled question relating to Mr. Casey's interest prevents the completion of the trust. Colonel North, Lord Fingall, and Mr…

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Sale of a Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

Messrs. Laycock, Goodfellow, and Bell have sold the Jubilee mine at Foster, to an English syndicate, at a price above the reserve…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

The return of the Waihi Gold-mining Company, New Zealand, for the month of July amounted to £9581. The Baker's Creek G. M. Co. has paid a total of…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

In the Menzies Proprietary mines a Coolgardie the first stone has been broken from the 170ft. level on Friday main shaft below the water level. 400lb. sampled and reduced to 18lb. were treated by…

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New Mining Companies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

The shares in Burbank's Birthday Gift Gold-mining Company have been allotted. The shares in the Wealth of Nations Mine, Western Australia, have been allotted. Shares to the extent of nearly…

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The Eldorado Mining Fatality

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 12

Following is the full text of messages scratched on the billy cans of the victims entombed in the M'Evoy mine at Eldorado, the words being written on the side of the billy:—" Am getting faint, no…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 August 1895 · page 1

Further rich reef discoveries have been made on the western show, at Coolgardie. Barnes and Marcott are the lucky finders. A sample of quartz brought in to Roeburne is phenomenally rich…

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To-days Telegrams. Sydney. the Collieries Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

Mr. F. E. Rogers, Q.C. (president), Mr. Jesse Gregson (superintendent of the A.A. Company), and Mr. James Curley (northern miners' general secretary) have been appointed the Royal…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 5

An important discovery of gold has been made at Jerusalem Creek, near Woodburn, Richmond River. Some years ago gold was found in the district, which had been worked for years, but…

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Beach Mining. a Most Important Discovery

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 6

An important discovery of gold has been made at Jerusalem Creek, near Woodburn, Richmond River. Some years…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Thursday. Fatal Mining Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 3

In a fearful colliery explosion in Germany, three miners were killed outright, and many were injured…

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The Greta Mine Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 2

Mr Jacob Gibson, who met with a serious accident in the Greta mine some few weeks ago, which necessitated the amputation of one of his arms, died on Monday afternoon…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 2

The bitumen discovered near Nelson, on the south-eastern border of South Australia, has created much excitement, and the coast has been pegged out for ten miles in length and some distance…

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A Colliery Explosion. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 2

AN explosion has happened in a colliery in Germany to-day. Three miners were killed on the spot, and 13 others were injured…

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