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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

279 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 14

Intercolonial. West Australia, Monday. the Gold Fields

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 5

IT is reported that a very big discovery has been made a few miles beyond the Ninety Mile. The locality of the find is new. A nugget weighing 82ozs. has been found at…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 2

At Baker's Creek general development work is going on. The reef just now in the No. 9 level is small and poor. The stopes at the back of No…

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A Gold Reef near Uralla. Quarter-pound Yields Eight-dwts. Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 2

The Evening News states that a Urallaa telegram reports the discovery of a rich gold-bearing reef a mile and a half from Maitland Point, by two…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Four Hundred Hands Discharged

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 4

Considerable excitement has been caused in Newcastle by the rumour that the A.A. Company's miners at the Sea-Pit Colliery has received 14…

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Stoning Miners

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 5

Work was resumed at the Greta Colliery yesterday under police protection. The wheelers were stoned when leaving their work…

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Great Gold Finds in Victoria

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 6

IT was in connection with the marvellous discovery of £1000 worth of gold in the space of a cubic yard at Tarnagulla (Vic.) that a representative of the AGE visited the 'find' last…

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The Very Latest. Sydney, Thursday Night. Latest Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 5

Tin is quoted at 12s. HOMEBUSH MARKET. There were 716 cattle yarded to-day, and 32,695 sheep penned. The auctioneers have…

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West Australian Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

Coolgardie, October 4.—At the Ninety Mile, the reefs are opening up splendidly, but no news is yet to hand from Menzie's rush, 25 miles beyond…

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Gold at Gostwyck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 2

About six or eight parties are working on a hill near Jully Gully, about four miles from Uralla. On a large portion of the bill is exposed an…

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Apprieciation of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

Addressing a meeting of farmers to-day, the Right Hon. L. H. Courtenay, M.P. for Bodmin, said the increased gold production in West…

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The Gold Discovery near Uralla

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

In the telegrams of last issue we announced the reported discovery, of a rich reef near Maitland Point. Further particulars are supplied by the Uralla…

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Gold—New Discoveries. the New Reef Near Uralla

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 2

The excitement in Uralla on Tuesday has not been equalled since the Melrose boom. Outside the Courthouse were crowds of miners, whose…

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Brisbane. Two Miners Killed

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 3

At Charters Towers two miners named Matthew Long and A. Henderson were killed by an explosion in the Brilliant Extended Mine. They were working by…

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West Australia. Sale of Mine

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 3

The owners of the Wealth of Nations have accepted Colonel North's offer of £139,000 for the mine…

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West Australian Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 2

Perth, October 8.—The Wealth of Nations Mine has been purchased by Colonel North, "The Nitrate King," for £140,000. The owners have…

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Mining Notes. Hillgrove Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 2

Bakers Greek.—442tons of stone yielded 564oz 3dwt smelted gold. Eleanora.—558 tons crushed for 266oz 7dwt smelted gold; 9 tons…

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Latest Special Telegrams. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon. Coal Mines Bill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 5

THE Legislative Council last night rejected Mr. Brown's amendment to refer to the Coal Mines Regulation Bill to a select committee by 18 to 15 votes. The bill…

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False Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 4

The false gold, which is sold in Russia to scatter as gold dust in the Siberian diggings, is an alloy of lead, sins, and copper, but Is also coated with real sold by…

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Output of Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 5

South Africa exported eight million pound? worth of gold during the present year…

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The Very Latest. Sydney, Thursday Night. Latest Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 5

Tin is quoted at 11s. 6d. HOMEBUSH MARKETS. There were 684 cattle yarded to-day, the market being lower, prime bullocks…

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