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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining on the Northern Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 5

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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West Australian Goldfields

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 12

Mr. Mont. Ryan, of West Maitland, is in receipt of a letter from an old Maitlander who has found his way to Perth, the capital city of the land of the black swan and golden…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4

On the head wasters of the Ovens River, Victoria, and on its western branch is the location of Crescent Camp. To be more exact in geographical position, this camp lies five miles directly south Mount…

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The Minister, of Mines on the Unemployed Difficulty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 9

The Minister of Mines, who arrived at Braidwood this morning on route to Araluen, in connection with a proposal to construct a tail race drain in the valley, wan entertained at a sumptuous public…

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The Greta Colliery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 2

For next Friday's pay five days and a half's work will be drawn. Work was stopped again on Monday, and there is no definite information as to when it will be…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 3

A sample of state with a "skin" of quartz on the cleavage plane containing gold, obtained from the Long Tunnel Gold-mining Company at Reedy Creek, was left at the Mines Department,…

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The Coal Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 2

AN aggregate meeting of miners in the Newcastle district is to be hold to-morrow at bambton, and the delegates of the Amalgamated Miners Association have, in the circular…

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Mining News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 1

Reports state that a rich return has resulted from the Galley Swamp, near Millthorpe, where a small patty have been working for a lone time. There are about 150 men now on the ground…

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Mining Bill for Western Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 3

The now Mining. Bill passed by the Parliament of Western Australia has received the Royal assent…

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The Newcastle Collieries. Prospects of a Strike

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

THE state of affairs in the Newcastle coal trade is daily growing more serious, and judging by conversations with prominent members of the…

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Water and Gold

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

It is not generally known, even in California, that millions of dollars are annually taken from rude heaps of base looking quartz by the flowing of water over huge piles of broken…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Encouraging reports are to hand from Cue, W.A., where a slug weighing 3oz. 14dwt. was picked up a few days ago. Watt and party have struck good gold at the…

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Stewart's Brook Goldfield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 10

Our field at present promises well. Never in our recollection have we seen more properties with encouraging prospects than at present. Indeed in almost all cases where the claims are being…

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The Uses of Coal Tar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 3

The variety of useful products obtained in the laboratory from coal tar is amazing. This substance, formerly thrown away as worthless serves the purpose of the synthetic chemist…

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The Miners in Meeting. Monday, March 2, 1896

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 2

NO ONE, we presume, is much surprised that the meeting of Newcastle miners hold at. Lambton on Saturday resolved unanimously that an advance to 3s 6d per ton shall be…

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New South Wales Gold Mining

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 2

At one Time it was A common saying among mining men that there wan not a gold minE in New South Wales which had paid for the outlay upon it…

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The Ups and Downs of a Beach-mining Party. Maitland to Bungwall Flat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 2

Early on the morning of Tuesday, the 11th February, a party of five left West Mainland for the purpose of giving a fortnight's trial to beach-mining in the neighbourhood of Port Stephens, taking…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade Prospects of a Strike

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 4

SATURDAY's meeting of Newcastle coalminers is reported neither to have been extraordinarily largo or enthusiastic. It was resolved, however,…

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The Discoverer of Payable Gold

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 3

Mr. T. Hassall, M.P., introduced a deputation to the Minister of Mines and Agricultural to-day, with reference to n proposal for the erection of a momument to commemorate…

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The Miners in Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 4

NO ONE, we presume, is much surprised that the meeting of Newcastle minors held at Lambton on Saturday resolved unanimously that an advance to 3s 6d per ton shall be…

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