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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1888

140 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 7

Gold in North Wales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 4

Two thousand ounces of gold have been taken out of a gold mine in North Wales, discovered by Mr. W. P. Morgan. The gold and mine are claimed by a crofter…

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The Hillgrove Mines. Another Phenomenal Crushing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 4

ON Saturday last another big crushing took place at the Baker's Creek mines, Hillgrove, when 50 tons of stone yielded about 401oz. of gold, making, with the last…

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Gold in Copper and Zinc Ores

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 4

MR. N. BARTLEY sends the Queenslander the following :--The following authentic assays of the ores from the Mawddach Valley district, North Wales, may interest some of your mining readers :…

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The Great Mount Morgan Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 3

THE Daily Northern Argus, has the following : --" The big boom in Mount Morgan shares eclipses and swallows up nil other local mining. A few days back they stood at £8, and now they are steadily…

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URALLA & DISTRICT. Uralla, May 5. MINING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 4

THERE seems to be just now a mania for quartz mining. The silver boom at Broken Hill and the undoubted riches of Hillgrove have invoked a spirit of…

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Boorolong Silver Mines. Mr. S. King's Report. Reedy Creek, May 1, 1888

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 8

THE mines upon Reedy Creek are progressing favourably, the work being carried on steadily upon all the claims. Last Thursday, in the company of Mr…

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A School of Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1888 · page 2

The mining industry is undoubtedly the mainstay of our colonial well-being, Colossal fortunes have been accumulated in it, and, as a matter of fact, very few of our large…

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Tenter Field Mining News. Tenterfield, May 10

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1888 · page 8

I FOUND Tenterfield alive this week with milling speculators and 10 coaches left here for the White and lied Rock Mines. I have discovered some very rich silicia…

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Gold Discovery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1888 · page 5

Gold is alleged to have been discovered on Dunlop station, at Louth. Good ore is said to have been found there…

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The Hillgrove Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1888 · page 3

LEAVING Armidale the other morning at 8 o'clock, in the company of Messrs. Brown acid Nairn, of Armidale, I drove out to the Hillgrove mines to inspect the Root…

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Eleanora Mining Company. Important Meeting of Shareholders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 4

A MEETING of the shareholders in Eleanors. Mining Company at Hillgrove Mines was held in Armidale on Saturday afternoon, last, when over 20 shareholders were…

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Original Story. For Lack of Gold. CHAPTER I. -- MARGERY

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 1

It was the bright, beautiful springtime. Redolent with a thousand scents and sounds of the coming summer, the tender green blades of grass waved pleasantly in the soft,…

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The Latest. Sydney, Monday Night. [Lodged 6; received 7.10] The Gold Robbery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1888 · page 5

The Attorney-General has refused to file a bill against Constable Hardgraves, accused of stealing gold at Glen Innes…

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The Fall in Mining

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 2

The late fall in the value of silver mining shares has no doubt been sudden, but was by no means unexpected by those who were watching events. Those who were simply buying shares merely with…

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Original Story. For Lack of Gold. Chapter Iv.--sunshine and Rain

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1888 · page 1

Margery awoke next morning with the sunshine of a bright Sunday morning all around her; an indescribable feeling of strangeness and unreality lay like a heavy weight on her…

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Odds and Ends. The Ruby Mines of Burmah

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 1

Sir J. Gorst has informed Mr. Hanbury in Parliament that, according to the best information possessed by the Secretary of State, Ring Theebaw's revenue from the ruby…

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Original Story. For Lack of Gold. Chapter Vii.—true or False

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 1

Though Horace remained in town, he felt a feverish impatience to return to the little town of "W--. It was hot, and the roads were dusty, which did not improve his…

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Broken Hill Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 4

The Broken Hill mine has paid fourteen dividends ranging from one to two pounds since its opening, the grand total in two years, being £408,000…

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Bulli Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1888 · page 5

The first of the Bulli colliery explosion cases commenced at the Supreme Court to-day. A widow named Birch seeks to secure damages £2000 on account of the…

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Gold-mining at Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 4

IN the Assembly, on Tuesday, the following question was asked:—Mr. Fletcher asked the minister for Mines whether he would be prepared to…

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