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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 17

Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crusuings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

Baker's Creek—552 tons of stone for 46lozs. 2dwts. smelted gold. Eleanora—531 tons for 1941/4ozs. smelted gold, and 154ozs…

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NOVEL. The Kiss of Gold. Chapter X-- (Continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 1

Everything was dark as she went blindly from the room. She had a faint intention of going out in the rain,-- a sense of supreme and awful loneliness. The door closed upon…

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Last Nights News. [Through our Special Agents.] [By Telegraph.] the Stockton Colliery Disaster. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 5

The inquiry into the conduct of the manager and under-manager of the Stockton colliery is concluded. Judge Backhouse found the charges one…

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New Guinea Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 4

News, via Samarai, reports that miners at Culgoa, Woodlark Islands, New Guinea are suffering great privations, comparatively little gold…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 4

It is stated that Mr. A. Cadell has received a conditional offer of £90,000 for his Coramba mine, Clareuce district…

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The Nugget of Gold Ore

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 4

'That,' said my friend,in reply to a question of mine, 'is a very large and very rich nugget of gold ore. It was taken many years ago from a mine in Australia.'…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 3

TO judge by the number of leases applied for, and the returns from the copper lode in the vicinity of Bundarra, there seems to be a fairly successful prospect before this…

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The Miner. Coramba and Bucca Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 2

CORAMBA is situated 43 miles south of Grafton, and about 12 north of Coff's Harbor. The town ship fronts the main road, and consists of one hotel, two stores, one baker's, two blacksmith's, and one…

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NOVEL. The Kiss of Gold. Chapter Xii.--(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 1

'Pass by me now. Leave me free. You have taken all. 'You remember me.' And his quiet voice was peculiarly sad and strong…

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Kalgoorlie. Terrible Accident Miners Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 5

Two miners were killed at Mount Charlotte, Kalgoorlie, on Wednesday, by the fumes caused by a email explosion of dynamite. Three others…

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Newcastle Miners. Request to Proprietors

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 5

The Seasham micers at Newcastle have submitted a resolution to the district requesting the proprietors to raise the hewing rate by 7d before…

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NOVEL. The Kiss of Gold. Chapter Xiv--.(continued.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 1

But there was none of the triumph of freedom tempering the first acuteness of Virginia's awakening. She was thinking of Tom as she had first seen him years ago; he…

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Kalgoorlie's Great Mine

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 3

The Great Boulder output for the last fortnight in March was as follows:—Stone treated, 1,077 tons, yielding 3,481 oz. of smelted gold…

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Rich Gold Find. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 5

THE TRIBUNA, one of the leading dailypapers of Rome, states that rich auriferous quartz has been discovered near Asmara, in the Italian colony of Erythrea, on the…

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Gold Discoveries

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

It is reported that rich alluvial gold has been discorered at Rirer Youkon, Alaska. Rich auriferous quartz is reported to have been…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 2

ANTIMONY still beeps very low in price; so also does tin. Gold, silver, cinnabar, and copper seem to be the prominent deposits sought after by prospectors. I was going…

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Mining in New England Hill's Rove

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1897 · page 4

In the Baker's Creek Mine.-—Smith's Reef: No. 9 level driven 4ft. total 113ft, reef split up and a little gold. 225ft. level. driving north…

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Mining Notes. [By Wonga.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 2

SEVERAL local prospectors, taking advantage of the Easter holidays, went off in search of untold wealth, in localities where some distant relation had, once upon a…

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One Thousand Llamas Laden with Gold

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 4

Who does'nt like to read about buried treasure? Who hasn't dreamed of finding it? What delight suddenly to possess vast riches? Shining gold, sparkling gems!…

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Collapse of a Mine. Broken Hill Sensation

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

A sensation was caused on Friday morning on the Junction Mine, Broken Hill, when it was known that a serious collapse of stopes had…

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