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Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 17

Hypnotised by Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 4

A YOUNG man, named Winterhalter, of German origin, has been murdered at Lyons under specially atrocious circumstances. Winterhalter, who was 32 years of age, kept a jeweller's shop…

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Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 6

Wyalong will soon be tested at much greater depth than the present workings. The United Exploration Co. of Australia are placing on the…

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Mining in New Guinea. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 5

THERE are now 21 miners on the Mambare River, New Guinea, but no gold is reported to have been found…

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Westralia. Rich Discovery of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 4

A rich discovery was made yesterday at the 200ft. level of the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie. Five hundred ounces of pure gold have already…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Lucknow Strike. Statements by Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 4

The strikers at Lucknow allege that two men recently taken on at the mine were unionist spies, who declare that instead of sixty men…

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Stockton Colliery Strike. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 5

THERE is no change to-day in connection with the strike at the Stockton colliery…

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Gold Discovery. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1897 · page 5

IN one of the mines in the Auckland district gold has been struck at a depth of 1176 feet…

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Gold Between Two Seams of Coal

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 6

The latest Johannesburg (South Afrits) papers to hand devote considerable space to a remarkable discovery of gold under peculiar…

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Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 6

The Queensland gold returns for July were 61.974ozs. and for August 63,113ozs. The total yields for the eight mouths ended August 31st,…

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Klondyke-gold Fields

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 6

The following liems under the heading "Some Things Worth Knowing," are extracted from a late publication concerning the Klondyke Gold…

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Mining Catastrophe. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1897 · page 5

FORTY miners have been killed by a fall of earth in a sulphur mine in Sicily…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1897 · page 2

At the Hillgrove Warden's Court on Thursday, R. G. Brereton, J. L Scantlebury, and R Samuels applied for six months' suspension from labour…

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Miners and the Press. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 5

THE whole of the 40 miners who attended the meeting of strikers on the night of the explosion at the Lucknow mines have instructed Mr. Crick to issue a writ for £5000…

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Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 6

There ere six men engaged getting out stone at the Lady Maud, Stewartbrook, Scone, and they have about 80 tons out. estimated to be worth…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 4

Silver is gradually failing in price. Several big mining "gune" and experts bare been at Rockvale during the paet week…

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Mining Wardens

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 6

That police magistrates are not necoasarily qualified and competent wardens is fast forcing itself in on the mind of Victorians interested in…

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Panic in a Colliery, Fall of Earth

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 4

A panic was caused in the Wickham colliery to-day by a fall of earth in the old workings, causing a huge dust storm in the mine. 160 miners…

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Mining in New England. New Discovery of Tin

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 4

What promises to be a most important and valuable discovery of lode tin has been made in thie distriet within the last few days. It appears…

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The Wickham Colliery. Sydney, Monday Night

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

WORK at the Wickham colliery will be resumed to-morrow. The men were anxious to start to-day. but the manager deemed it avisable to give…

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The Coal Industry. [By Cable.] London

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

ONE hundred thousand miners in South Wales and Monmouthshire have given notice to the coal owners to terminate the sliding scale…

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