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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 17

Drake Mine Sold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

Mr. J. Staunton of Drake, who returned from Sydney on Monday, reports having completed his sale of blocks, which adjoin the Adeline…

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Elsmore Valley Tin Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Elsmore Valley Tin-mining Company woe held at Inverell last Wednesday evening. The chairman of Directors,…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

Crotty end party are pegging away at Balala. The Warden visited Rockvale last Wednesday…

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Klondyke Goldfields. Grave Warnings, 5000 Men in Danger

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

The United States Government has issued grave warnings to miners intending to proceed to Klondyke. Violent storms have destroyed the…

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Mining Fatality. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1897 · page 5

ANDREW JOHNSTONE, manager of the Prince of Wales mine, Gundagai, was killed on Saturday night. He was coming up the shaft when the…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 2

The Baker's Creek main shaft was deepened 7½ft. during the fortnight, total from brace 895ft. The usual work is going on in the…

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Gold in the Frozen Regions

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 2

AT the present time there seems a prospect of a heavy rush to the frigid region of British North America and Alaska in search of the hidden [?]den wealth that is represented to…

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The Yukon Gold-fields [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 5

A MINER who has been working on the Yukon gold-field has returned to Vancouver with gold dust valued at 160,000 dollars…

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Diamond Mines. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 5

DIAMOND mines with an area or 1000 yards have been discovered at Winbung, Orange Free States…

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Rich Gold Find

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 2

A phenomenally rich lode is reported to have been discovered between the Beacon Mine and Coramba Peak. The stone sbows…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 2

Baker's Creek—546 tons for 357oz. [?]0dwt smelted gold. Eleanora—470 tons for 177oz 7dwt. smelted gold, and 120oz. in the…

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Mining on Private Property. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 2

Sir,—It is stated here that the owner of private property cannot legally grant a lease to mine thereon for a term of years. By giving us the information you will…

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Cablegrams. [From the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Tuesday. Mining Exhibition. Visitors From England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 2

Mr. J. Lowles, M.P. who recently visited Australia has again sailed for Sydney, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary of the Imperial…

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A Good Coal Seam. West Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 5

THE Colliery West Proprietary Company has struck a coal seam 5ft. 6in. wide at a depth of 123 feet…

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The Miner. News from Everywhere. GOLD

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 6

The half-yearly list of gold and mineral leases in force in New South Wales has been published by the department. It comprises 105 pages…

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Forty Years Mining in Australia

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 6

I halted at the gate of a pretty bush residence, which answered to the description supplied me, and asked of the lady whom I found…

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The Great Cobar Cooper Mining Company (N.s.w.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 6

The Directors of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Co. have taken an important step by leasing the mine to a fresh set of tributors at the…

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Forty Years Mining in Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 2

I halted at the gate of a pretty hash residence, which answered to the description supplied me, and asked of the lady whom I found enthusiastically gardening, "Does…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 2

The Baker's Creek Consols battery is expected to start running about the 10th September. The erection of the electric lighting…

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The Rush for Gold. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 5

The TIMES says it is feared that there will be great loss of life on the various routes to the Klondyke before the craze abates. It is stated that the route to the field is…

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