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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

Tonkin and party secured a return of 7ozs. from half a ton of pickings. The Hillgrove public battery has turned out 273ozs. of gold—all for…

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General Mining News

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 4

A piece of embergris is said to have been picked up on the beach to the north of the Henui (N.Z.) the other day, the value of which is estimated at…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 4

Baker's Creek.—The battery has been running full time for the fortnight. There is nothing special to repart. Crushings: 575 tons for 619oz…

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The Miners' Conference. Delegates From Walcha Walcha

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

A big miners' meeting was held today. The following delegates were appointed:—Glen Morrison, H. Healy Tia, Forster; Cell's Creek, Andrews;…

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Mining in New England. CRUSHINGS

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

Baker's Creek—570 tous fur 600oze. smelted gold. Eleanora—472 tons for 178ozs. smelted gold, and 10 tons of…

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Rich Gold Find. [By Telegraph.]. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 5

A RICH and extensive reef yielding over 19oz. to the ton is reported to have been struck on Cunningham's and Tate's, nearHarden…

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Meeting of Miners

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

A meeting of miners, for the purpose of electing a delegate to represent the district ut the conference in Sydney, tools place at the Court House on…

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Mining. Discovery of Diamonds

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

We hear that Mr. Cleghorn, well-known to many old residents here, has discovered diamonds at Cope's Creek, near Bundarra. He secured three in…

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Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 5

A SERIOUS accident happened at the Confidence Extended Mine, Bendigo, on Saturday. Two miners named John Matthews and…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 3

The Eleanora Gold and A. Mining Co's. battery is running uninterruptedly, everything going smoothly, and the calcining furnace is doing full…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 3

At Tia there is no water for sluicing purposes yet, and miners are put about for want of water. Mr. J. Chambers is working the big…

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A Substitute for Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 7

A new alloy has been discovered, which is a substitute for gold. It consists of ninety-four parts of copper to six parts of antimony. The copper…

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Mining in New England. URALLA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 4

The Shanahan'a Folly syndicate are still driving. on the new reef, and there is not any change as yet. The drive is now in a distance of 25ft…

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Colliery Disaster. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 3

A shocking colliery accident occurred at Carmel, near New York. A portion of a pit caved in, burying a number of men and killing 13…

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Colliery Disaster. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 5

A SHOCKING colliery accident occurred at Carmel, near New York, when a portion of a pit caved in; burying a number of men and killing 13…

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New Gold Find. [By Telegraph.] STDNET,Moday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 5

THE sample of quarts in mica schist, found, on the Albury common, has given a yield of 5ozs. 18dwts. 12 grains of gold, and lOdwts. 21 grains of silver to the ton…

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Alteged Gold Stealing

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 3

George Bewley was charged with having in his possession 2Oozs, 16dwts. 13grs. gold, valued at £78, reasonably suspected to have been stolen…

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Mining in New England. HILLOGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 2

Our HILLOGROVE correspondent writes, under date Tuesday: The gold escort leaves Armidale to-morrow with 955oz. 10dwts from East Hillgrove…

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Robbery of Gold. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 5

WHEN the steamer Whampoa reached Hong Kong from Australia, £500 in gold was stolen from the strongroom, but a package containing £1500 worth was left…

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Mining. Tia Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 7 December 1895 · page 3

A good patch was struck in the pioneer claim a few days ago, when Messrs Oxenbridge and party got 10 ounces of gold from one trolly load of…

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