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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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The Nugget off Gold Ore

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 4

"That," said my friend, in reply to a question of wine. "is a very large and very rich nuggest of gold ore. It was taken many years ago from a mine in Australia."…

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The Klondyke Goldfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 5

It has been discovered that the gold belt at Klondyke extends as far as the Cassiar Mountains. Rich placers have been found on the Liard River…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 2

The gold belt in the Klondyke district has been found to extend [?] Cassiar, a once-noted gold-mining centre, at the sources of the Sticke[?]…

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New Canadian Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 5

Reports received from Winnipeg, Canada, state that large discoveries of gold have been made on the Hay and Buffalo Rivers…

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Yukon Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 5

Miners from the United States proceeding to Lake Bennet, in the Yukon district, refuse to pay the duties demanded by the Canadian Customs officials, alleging that the area is United States…

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New Canadian Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 3

Reports received from Winnipeg, Canada, state that large discoveries of gold have been made on the Hay and Buffalo Rivers…

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Yukon Goldfields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 3

Miners from the United States proceeding to Lake Bennet, in the Yukon district, refuse to pay the duties demanded by the Canadian Customs officials, alleging that the area is United States…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 2

It is notified that the rents are due undermentioned leases:— W. Wells and others, 1 acre, parish Oldcastle; New Royal Standard Co., 1 acre parish…

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The Mining Laws

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 3

Forty New South Wales mining compan[?]s have resolved to support to the Sydney Chamber of Mines in securing an amendment of the law with to the securing of tenure. The labour conditions…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

It ia reported that two miners have unearthed l000oz, of alluvial gold near Bayley's Coolgardismine (W.A.) Reports received from Winnipeg, Canada, state…

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The Nugget of Gold Ore

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 4

"That," said my friend, in reply to a question of mine, "is a [?]ge and very rich nugget of gold ore. It was taken many years ago from a mine in Australis."…

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The Yukon River Goldfields. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

American miners are refusing to pay the Customs duties demanded by the Canadian officials between Lake Bennett and the Yukon River gold…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 2

Our Moonan Brook correspondent writes: "Faller's Reef has suspended operations on account of the air. A fan has to be erected and piping put…

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Coining Sea Water. An American Clergyman Invents a Gold Trap

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 4

THE New York newspapers publish a remarknble account of a recentlyformed company which expects to derive millions of gold from sea water…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 2

THE New Royal Standard has its first cleaning up yesterday since the mine has been got into proper going order again. For the month 104 tons of…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 3

This gold yield of Queensland for the month of January is 49,889oz., an increase of 5286oz., on the January previous. The gold entered for duty for exportation from…

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Brummagem Gold. Frauds on Banes

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 4

"All id not gold that glitters" is a proverb almost as old us the bills, and of all people bankers, it might be supposed, would be lease liable to be…

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The Nugget of Gold Ore

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 4

"That," said my friend, in reply to a question of mine, "is a very large and very rich nugget of gold ore. It was taken many yean ago from a mine in Australia."…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

The output of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, for the four weeks ending February 3, was as follows :—Ore treated, 24,571…

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Coal

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 4

The coup of the British-Government in buying up all the Welsh coal at Eastern stations, is very inconvenient (as was "the intintion") for the…

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