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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

406 stories in New England's papers · page 17 of 21

General Mining News

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 4

The Commercial Bank, Inverell branch, sold last week over 600 carats of diamonds at a price varying from 6s to 7s a carat. There is an…

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Mining in New England. BINGARA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 4

At Monie and Dowel's mine, during the past two weeks, good alone has been raised, and as development proceeds it promises to continue, for in…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1896 · page 2

Bakers Creek.—556 tons for 443 ozs. 5dwts. of smelted gold. Eleanora.—560 tons for 443ozs. of smelted gold and 90ozs. in the…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

A rich gold reef has been discovered at Llanelly, 18in wide, arid of phenomenal richness; from one dish 60 ounces of gold were obtained. It is estimated that £,300…

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Rich Gold Discovery. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

A GOLD reef has been discovered at Llanelly 18 inches wide, of phenomenal richness. From one dish 60ozs. of gold was…

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Gold for America. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 5

THE American mail steamer left to-day with £425,000 in gold, the shippers being Union Bank of Australasia £200,000, Bank of Australasia £150,000, and London…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Monday, 6.7 P.m. Gold for America

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 3

The American mail steamer left to-day with £425,0000 worth of gold, the shippers being the Union Bank of Australasia £200,000, the Bank of Australasia £159,[?]…

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Somerset Goldfield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1896 · page 4

SINCE last writing Sir. A. W. Goyder (assayer to Baker's Creek G. M. Coy. at Hillgrove), has visited tills field, and acting on behalf of a strong capitalised syndicate has…

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Coal Mines Closed Down. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 5

THE Lithgow Valley Colliery Company have to-day closed their mine at Lithgow, also their Hermitage mine, as the provisions of the New Coal Mines Act, which…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 6

The north shaft at the Garibaldi is now down 132ft. below the No. 1 level, leaving only 18ft. to complete the contract. From No. 2 level off…

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The Mining on Private Property Bill

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 7

It is very doubtful if the New South Wales Mining on Private Property Bill will ever become law. The gap between the Council and the Assembly…

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Melbourne. Fatal Mine Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 2

Through the flooding of the Ashton Quartz mine, near Dalian, two men, Michael Mulrooney, and a man named Ogden, were both drowned, the water rising 50 feet in a few…

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Mining Fatality. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 5

THROUGH the flooding of the Ashton quartz mine, near Ballan, two men named Michael Mulrooney and Ogden were both drowned, the water rising 50 feet in a few minutes…

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The Yulgibab, Goldfield. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 5

IN regard to the Yulgibar goldfield it is stated that there is no development on any part of the field to warrant the least excitement, and there is a general exodus from…

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Somerset Goldfield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 4

NEGOTIATIONS, I tear, have been satisfactorily arranged between the contracting parties with reference to the sale of the more prominent claims here, and as the…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

It has been rumoured in town this week that a sale of Messrs. Baker Bros, and Wade's silver mine at Rockvale had been effected…

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The Yulgibar Goldfields

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

The Daily Telegraph's special reporter who paid a visit of inspection to the Yulgibar Clarence) goldfields on Saturday, says that recent reports…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Parliamentary. Mining Laws Bill. Guyra-coff's Harbour Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 5

In the Legislative Council last night, the Assembly is message on the Mining Laws Amendment Bill was considered. Some amendments were…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 October 1896 · page 2

The north shaft at the Garibaldi is now down 148ft. below the 100ft. level and will be sunk a further 10ft. for wellhole, and then timbering up…

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Mining In New England. ENMORE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 4

There is little work being done on this field just now as the greater number of claim-holders are awaiting the return of Mr. Govder from…

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