Mining Items
A splendid nugget mixed with ironstone, and estimated to contain 121b. weight of pure gold, has been unearthed at Johnston, near Inglewood, Victoria, by Harry Evans and his mate…
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Mining & the mines, 1895
431 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 22
The World's Gold Coin
Melbourne Argus of Saturday says:—For the first time in its existence the Bank of England holds coin and bullion amounting to over forty millions sterling, the total on Wednesday evening last being…
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Bob Oldfield, a prospector, on Friday brought some splendid stone into Coolgardie from the Nellie Farran claim, which he has just taken up for the Ernest Giles' Prospecting Syndicate. The property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Cable. [Press Telegraph Association.] London, Tuesday. Good Coal
Professor Etheridge and Dr. Woodward consider that the latest samples of coal received from Collie River coalfield much superior to previous samples received, and that the coal is likely to improve as…
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The output from Broken Hill Central mine last week was the biggest yet received, totalling 1830 tons. The shipments included 1230 tons of sulphides…
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Saturday's Melbourne Argus says: —With a gold production at the rate of forty millions sterling, and without a similar extension of the trading demand for gold, it is not surprising that the…
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Mr. Valentine Post has received from a relative at Chatsworth, on the Clarence River, a letter in which the following references occur to beach-mining for gold Your newspaper cuttings relative…
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A shocking mining disaster is reported from the State of Michigan, U.S.A. The O[?]eola copper mine caught fire, and the flumes extended throughout the workings. The whole mine is now ablaze,…
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The work of beach mining (says the "Clarence Advocate") between the Clarence and Richmond, has gradually…
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English colliery-owners are investing largely in Victorian coalmining companies…
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Our Barraba correspondent writes: Many tempting offers are made for claims, but I believe no reasonable offer would be refused provided case down were given. But the syndicates as a rule…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Domestic Tragedy. Murder and Suicide A Gold-Blooded Crime
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted at West Melbourne early on Monday morning, when John Walah, a railway employs, shot his wife and then himself, and narrowly…
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Tho escort on Wednesday morning took away 510 ozs. of bar gold and 11 ozs. of alluvial from Hill grove. The export of gold from West Australia for…
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Some of the residents of Merriwa consider that a portion of their district is gold bearing, and have this week forwarded about two tons of quartz to Sydney to be assayed. The quartz was obtained…
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A very rich reef has been discovered at Rymnery, a wine village about seven miles from Arrarat (Victoria). An old miner named R. Whitton took…
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The American gold reserve only amounts to 96,00O,000dol., thongh the Morgan-Felmont Syndicate is helping the Treasury till October. The export of goli to Europe hus been resumed. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clifton. a Strike at Coal Cliff
The miners employed at Coal Cliff Colliory came out on strike this morning owing to the employers having intimated their intention of rednsing the bowing rates to 2s where the height was less than…
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CONSIDERABLE energy is being displayed developing the gold deposits on the terraces near the beach between the Clarence…
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A crushing of five tons from Fenby's Reward claim at Towong yielded at the rate of 60z. to the ton. The Lone Hind Company, Bulgandra, has been sold for £600 and an interest. The…
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Old Fuller's Reef, at Moonan Brook, has cleared up 22 tons for 60oz. of gold. Teh Igauna West Block for 815oz. of gold. A dividend of…
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