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Mining & the mines, 1896

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South African Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 5

The output of gold from the Rand mines for the month of January was 30,000 ounces less than during December…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney. the Mining Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 5

The Mining Conference resumed its sittings early this morning. Resolutions wore carried in favour of the Government providing a scheme of water supply where necessary for mining centres…

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The Mining Conference. Church and School Lands [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 2

THE Mining Couference to-day passed the following resolution:—" That all church and school reserves bo brought lender the provisions of the Mining…

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Gold-mining in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

Under the auspices of an exploring company, in which Baron Rothschild and Mr. Antony Gibbs are concerned, a company has been formed, with a capital of £250,000 to acquire Ziman's options in…

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The Mining Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

The mining conference to-day resolved that the warden in any district in which land is applied for shall have power to allow an application for land for quartz claims to be amended in…

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The Mining Conference

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture is no doubt great on Conferences. About this time last year orchardists and agriculturists were…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 3

Gold-bearing quartz has been found at Eskdvile, on Littles Snowy Crook, Victoria. It goes 8oz to 10oz to the ton. The gold export of W. A. last month was 16,350oz…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 2

During the past few months a considerable number of miners have been working at Boggy Camp, Tingha, and obtaining a fair amount of diamonds as well as tin. Foreman Brothers, Daisy…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 14

On Friday Messrs. Gregson (of the A. A. Company). Binney and Wheeler (of Wallsend), and Stewart Keightley (of Newcastle Coal Company) interviewed the Premier on the position of the…

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The Mining Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 3

At the mining conference this week, Mr. Slee, Inspector of Minos, presided, in the absence of the Minister, who was unable to attend, owing to illness in his family. On the motion of Mr…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 2

An Important discovery of a rich tin lode has been made by Gough and party in the vicinity of the Anchor, Puzzle, and Liberator mines, in Goold's country, Tasmania…

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Our Mining Prospects

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 3

Paper read by W. H. J. Slee, Esq., J.P., F.G.S., &c., Chief Inspector of Mines, &c., at the Mining Conference held in Sydney, which was…

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Coal Mines Palling In

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 5

Coal mines in Gouffre Mountain, department gard, in France, are gradually threatening to collapse and bury the railway line and a hundred buildings. The Levade River is diverted from its course, and…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

Gough's No. 2, Wyalong, has cleaned up 70 tons from the 4 Js for the extremely satisfactory yield of lO4Ooz. of amalgam, which, when retorted, is expected to surpass the result of former crushing,…

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Colliery Explosion in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 3

A disastrous explosion has taken place in the Vulcan Colliery, Denver, United States. Fifty-five miners were killed…

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Mining on the Northern Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

With the view of ascertaining the extent of the work carried on on the auriferous sand of the northern coast, and also of seeing what could be done to further develop the industry, the Minister…

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Accident at a Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred yesterday at a colliery in Leigh, in Lancashire While a number of miners were being lowered in a cage, the rope broke and the cage with its occupants was precipitated…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 15

One hundred tons of stone from the Triumph claim, Lorne Island (Thursday Island), yielded 123 oz. 8 dwt. gold. Good stone from the Great Britain mine, near…

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The Mining Industry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 3

The Minister for Mines in sanguine that a large development in mining will take place in the colony during the present year, especially in consideration of the encouragement that is being given…

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Reward for Deep Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

The Minister of Mines, in his address to the Mining Conference, announced that, with the view at encouraging this development of our mineral resources at a greater depth than had been yet tried…

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