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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Newcastle Coal Trouble Latest Developments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 2

THE delegate board met in Newcastle on Thursday. All the lodges were represented. The press was not admitted. It transpired that the…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 5

From Hillgrove we learn that the Baker's Creek cleaned up on Friday for 235oz. 3dwt smelted gold from 203 tons. 192 tons from Smith's reef and 10 tons from the big reef. This is the result of three…

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The American Gold Reserve

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 5

The United States gold reserve in the Treasury has been reduced by nearly one million dollars within the past few days…

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South Mount Lyell Mining Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 5

Messrs. William Jacks, Gustav Imroth, and A. J. Mackay have been appointed to the London directorate of the South Mount Lyell Gold-mining Company, Tasmania…

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The Catterthun's Gold

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

THE steamer Sir William Wallace, which has been in attendence at Seal Rocks in connection with the gold recovery operations at the Catterthun,…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble End of the Strike

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

THAT the beginning of the end of the strike of 1896 was at last at hand wan clear at Newcastle from the fact that the A. A. Company's Sea Pit resumed…

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New Goldfields in South Africa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 5

Now goldfields have been discovered in the Orange Free State, It is reported that they are likely to rival the Transvaal goldfields…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Tuesday, July 14. Legislature Assembely. the Mining Act Amendment Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 6

Mr. Waddell expressed anxiety concerning a little bill which dealt with miners' rights, and which the legislators "in another place" had thrown out upon the third reading. The Premier…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Wednesday, July 15. Legislative Council. Mining Laws Amendment Bill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 4

The debate wan continued on the second reading of the Milling Laws Amendment Bill, the discussion being continued by Sir Julian Salomons, who went into a thoroughly analytical criticism of the…

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Passing Shadow. [All Rights Reserved.] Romance of the Great Coal Strike of '93. Chapter Xvi. Rumours of Riot

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1896 · page 1

[?]night a child might understand [?] de'll had business on his hand." [?] incident had given me a terrible fright. [?] the import of such a scene, and the…

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The Catterthun Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 10

The steamer Sir William Wallace, which has been in attendance at Seal Rock in connection with the gold recovery operations at the Catterthun, on Monday came down to Newcastle from the Rocks…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

About three weeks ago a man named Blackmore, working on a claim near the Wealth of Nations, Coolgardie, picked up a piece of quartz thickly impreguated with galena, and brought it to town…

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The Week's mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

The gold export of the colony of West Australia from the first records to date is 798,190oz , of the value of £3,035,024. New goldfields have been discovered in the…

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End of the Coal Crisis. Strike Declared "off."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

The ballot of miners in the Newcastle district on the proposals made by the proprietors for the resumption of work has resulted in a majority of 120 for…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1896 · page 2

To those intent on prospecting, or who are in quest of fossicking ground, the nearest shallow workings to Tamworth are situate on the Cockburn valley, about three miles or so from Moonbi…

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Forgery of Mining Scrip Sensational Confession. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1896 · page 2

JAMES SLATTERY, who was arrested in connection with the forgery of Broken-hell Junction North Mining Co's. scrip, confessed to-day to the…

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Nundle. the Mining Doom

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1896 · page 3

A cable received on Saturday from London states that the stones sent as samples from Hanging Rock are diamonds, yet colonial experts in face of this term them zircons and state they are valueless…

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A Passing Shadow. [All Rights Reserved.] a Romance of the Great Coal Strike of '93. Chapter Xix. the Attack on Northorpe Pit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 1

"Frae less to mair it good to stick, Frae words and withs to clours and nicks." Alma and I left the village some distance in front of the mob, who followed in the same…

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The Week's Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 6

A crushing of 14 tons from Curreeki, mine, Coolongolook, gave 30oz. It is stated that Sawyer's reef at Copeland diggings promise to go 4 or 5 oz. of gold per ton…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 3

There is reason to anticipate an excellent gold yield in Victoria during the present year. During the quarter ended 30th June the total production amount to 206,298 z. The returns for the…

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