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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 17

Northern District News. Walchs. Advantages of Friendly Societies As Against Compolsory Life Assurance. From a Miners' Point of View

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 5

Mr. George Crowley, manager of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society, has been writing to the Daily Telegraph pointing out to mine…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

The new dam at West Sunlight will [?]old 500,000 gallons of water. The Elea[?]ora's yield last crushing from 618 tons was 323oz. l6dwt…

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Stockton Colliery Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

The inquest on the Stockton Colliery Disaster was continued in Newcastle yesterday, and adjourned till to-day…

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Mining in New England. URALLA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 4

The Tug-of-War claim has been recently abandoned owing to the shareholders not being willing to provide the necessary funds to get…

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Water Eats Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 6

It is not generally known, even in California, that millions of dollars in glittering gold are annually taken from rude heaps of base-looking quartz by the gentle…

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The Miner. The Mann River Gold Field

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

Mr. T. BRENNAN has contributed a long article to the Grafton Examiner anent his visit of inspection to the above field. Of the Mount Rae mine, apparently' the most promising at present…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

The West Sunlight battery during the year crushed 7480 tons of quartz for a yield of 3524ozs bar gold, value £12,718 16s. 206 tons of…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5

MORSON and party, at Terrasse Golly, Puddledock Creek, are cradling a bit of stuff, thanks to the small but welcome supply of water…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 2

The crushing for the put fortnight at the Sunlight mine was 570 tons for 396ozs. 10dwts. of payable stone, and 32ozs. (app.) in the concentrates…

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The Gold Robbery

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 2

The steamer Oceana has arrived at Adelaide with the detectives on board, but they have failed to find any traces of the stolen five thousand…

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Great Gold Robbery

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

Considerable sensation was caused at Melbourne, on Saturday, when it was reported at the detective office that a box containing 5000 sovereigns,…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 2

Biker's Creek.—701 tons for 407 ozs. smelted gold. Eleauers.—664 tons for 3[?]0 ozs. 10 dwts. smelted gold, and 182 ozs. in…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 4

THE reef in the shaft at the "Little Nell," Tilbuster, is heavily charged with antimony at 125 feet, and is up to as high as two feet in width. The present holders…

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Gold Robbery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 3

The steamer Oceania has arrived. The detectives on board investigating the gold robbery have found no clue so far. The police are still confident that the robbers, or…

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Further Mining Development at Hillgrove. Two Mines Bought by an English Company. the Golden Gate and Baker's Cheek Extended

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

The district may be congratulated on the fact that the practical interest of its old and well-tried member, Mr. James Iaglis, has not ceased with his…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

In the Baiter's Creek Mine.—Smith's Reef: No. 11 level has been driven 15½ft for the fortnight, reef 3in, a little gold. No. 9 level driven…

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Gold from Bucca

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 4

ON Friday afternoon Mr. W. Crabbe, manager of the Beacon (Taylor's Reward) Mine, arrived in: Grafton with the gold escort in charge of two huge blocks of retorted gold from the above…

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Melbourne. Gold Robbery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

George Armstrong, late steward of the Oceana, was discharged from custody yesterday on the representation of an officer of the P. and O. Company that he was convinced…

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Mines Department Delays

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 4

PROBABLY evoryone is willing to admit that the Hon. SYDNEY SMITH has shown a great desire, amounting even to anxiety, to make the Department of…

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Mining in New England. ROCKVALE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 4

Mining is looking up here again. Ail the prospectors are getting to work on the claims. Sinking shafts and getting out are is [?] the order…

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