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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Thursday, May 7, 1896. the Coal Trade Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the delegate board of the Miners Association was held yesterday, at which, after discussion, a resolution was carried to the effect that the whole matter in…

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Gold Discovered in Trinidad

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 3

A rich discovery of gold has been made in the Island of Trinindad, West Indies…

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Sale of Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

The Earl of Durham has sold 14 of his collieries for £1,000,000. These collieries have a daily output of 12,000 tons…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

At a meeting of the Greta miners the deputation appointed at a previous meeting to interview the manager reported that the manager had no…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 4

Word from the vicinity of Cooma states that mining matters are pretty quiet in the large and extensive district of Monaro, where neither alluvial nor quartz got the amount of attention from…

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West Australian Coal Fields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 15

That the Government of West Australia intends paying special attention to the development of its coal industry is intelligence which should be of great importance to the disturbing elements in the…

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The Coal Trade Crisis

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 4

A MEETING of, the delegate board of the Miners Association was held on Wednesday, at which, after discussion, a resolution was carried to the effect that the whole matter in…

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The Week's Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 6

The past fortnight's gold escort from Kalgoorlie will carry from 5000 to 6000 ounces of gold. It is computed that upwards of 1000 head of stampers will be at work on the Coolgardie…

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The Catterthun Gold

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

A CONSIFERABLE amount of interest is being manifested in shipping circles with regard to the diving operations for the recovery of £10,000 worth of…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 5

The following notes have been sent from Wyalong; At Bolte's claim a depth of 250ft, has now been reached, and the party can claim to have the deepest shaft on the field. Levis are to be put…

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The Catterthun's Gold Recovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 5

A telegram from Seal Rocks this morning states that the ten thousand sovereigns searched for have been received from the sunken steamer Catterthun, but that the sea was too heavy for the boat…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble Proposals for Arbitration

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

The result of the voting by the district lodges upon the recommendation of the delegate board to an refer the present dispute to an arbitration board…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 4

Mr. Perey Marks, who has been visiting west Australia on behalf of the London Financial News says 30 millions of English capital is invested in the goldfield there, but adds that nothing like half…

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The Reported Gold Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

It was reported to the police yesterday that a box of bullion, valued at £3000, had been stolen from the mail boat on the passage from Ostend to Dover. It now transpires that there was no…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

How English speculators are "gulled." The following are extracts from a prospectus published in the London newspapers—needless to say where the wonderful mine is situated:—" I send you by…

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The Week's Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

Coolgardie, during the month of April, produced 9762oz. of gold, and Murchison 5584oz. An important discovery of asbestos has been made in the Braidwood district. The locality is…

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A Hoard of Useless Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 2

The Australian banking returns for the quarter ended March 31st not not completed, one return out of about 150 having yet to come in. But when they are complete, we (Melbourne Argus) shall be…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble New Lambton Started

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday the proprietors, with perhaps one exception, stated that no actual move of any kind had yet been made towards offering anything but a…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 5

Late reports from the diggigs at Spring Creek are to the full as satisfactory as those chronicled hitherto. There are now quite a number of men on the field, and even the least lucky of these are all…

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The Coal Trade Trouble. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 5

The Delegate Board is still sitting, and likely not to adjourn till tea. A wire was received from the Hon J. N. Brunker, Chief Secretary, that some of the proprietors are…

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