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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Extracting Gold from Beach Sand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1895 · page 4

Some short time since we published at the request of Mr. J. J. Maher, of West Maitland, a letter from a friend of his in New Zealand detailing the methods adopted by him to extract gold from…

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Miners' Troubles

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 2

SIR,—These that know me best know that I have with all my faults au inherent sympathy with suffering humanity, and whenever I see or hear of an injustice being perpetrated I must come down…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 2

Our Barraba correspondent writes under date May 14:—Crow Mountain.—A great many new arrivals on the diggings ; people coming and going every day. Faddy and Johnson got some 20oz. of…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1895 · page 4

Crushed again! Lord Fingall, who is at Perth, has received the following message from the manager of the Londonderry mine, dated Tuesday: —"There is no truth whatever in the rumours…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 7

Miller and party have brought into Orange from Ophir three nuggets, one of 30oz., one of 7oz., one of 4oz, The gold won in the colony in 1893 amounted to…

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Savting Gold from Beach Sand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 12

Some short time since we published at the request of Mr. J. J. Maher, of West Maitland, a letter from a friend of his in New Zealand detailing the methods adopted by him to extract gold from…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1895 · page 3

Hundreds of diggers are proceeding from Coolgardie to the new gold rush at Lake Darlot. As no miners returned it is believed that good gold is being procured…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

There are still a large number of miners at work on the alluvial diggings at Yulgilbar, and most of them are making fair wages. One party has starred sinking a shaft, with a view of ascertaining whether…

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mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 6

It is reported that splendid gold has been struck in the No. 2 south shaft of Bayley's Reward mine, Coolgardie. During last week 191 men were provided with…

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Official Correspondence. the Hon. A.J. Gould, M.P., has kindly handed us the following letters for publication:— Greta School of Arts. Dept. of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, May 20th, 1895

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 6

Sir,—I am directed by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture to inform you that in compliance with your request of the 8th inst., the Secretary,…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 2

An important discovery has been made on the Now Moon line of reef, Coolgardie. Some prospectors traced the reef, and put down a pot hole, when they cut the reef, carrying splendid…

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Mining Matters. the Tuena Goldfield. Mining at Bywong

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 2

The shaft at the Amos Gold-mining Co's property has been sunk to a depth of 218ft. in order to cut the iron lode, but the lode having gone more…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

A correspondent at Tia publishes the following description of the place: Twenty-five miles east of Walcha, on the Port Macquarie-road, lies the little-known goldfield of Tia, traversed by the basaltic…

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Mining Companies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 3

The Mount Rows Consolidated Mining Company, Western Australia, is offering to the public shares to the extent of £80,000. The Hainault Gold-mining Company, which was formed with a capital…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 3

The shares in the North-Weal Australian Gold-fields Company, Murchison, and the New Chum Gold-mining Company have been allotted…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Stonier, geological Burveyor, has forwarded to the Mines Departmenc a report on the surferous veins at Crow Mountain, about 40 miles north from Tnm worth, and 12 miles east of Barraba…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 7

An important discovery has been made on the New Moon line of reef, Coolgardie. Some prospectors traced the reef, and put down a pot hole, when they cut the reef, carrying splendid…

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Greta. the Colliery Doctor Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 4

A very largely attended meeting of the employes of the Greta colliery and the general public was held in North's Hall on Friday evening, Alderman Boyd Binnie presiding. The Chairman said it…

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New Mining Companies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 3

The British and Western Australian Agency Company (with a capital of £41,000), the Golden Dundee Company, Murchison (with a capital of £35,000), and the Liberty Consolidated Gold-mining…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 6

The value of minerals exported from Tasmania during May was £45,451, a decrease of £11,000 as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. This decrease is owing chiefly to…

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