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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 17

Mining in New England. Hills Rove. Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 2

Baker's Creek.—549 tons for 568oz. 17dwts of smelted gold. Eleanors.—480 tons for 1851/4oz. of smelted gold, and 144oz. in…

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Mining in New England, TINGHA

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 3

An important discovery of copper has been made within the past week between Stanborongh and the BoggyCamp diamond field, disclosing a…

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Chief Inspector of Coal Mines. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

THE Minister for Mines has appointed Mr. A. A. Atkinson, manager of the Baron Hematite Steel Company's Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, to the position of…

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Amongst the Mining Kings

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

UNDER the heading "A Great Australian Explorer,'' the COLONIES AND INDIA, of 5th March, published in London, contains an excellent likeness of an old friend (Mr. John…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 2

In the Baker's Creek mine.—Smith's Beef: No. 9 level, north, No. 1 winze driven 5ft, total 134ft, reef 8in, fair gold. 225ft level north…

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A Cake of Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 4

WE are indebted to the Charters Towers Miner for the following :--On Wednesday Mr. T. B. Bearup, general manager of the Brilliant Gold Mining Company, Charters Towers, brought in,…

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Mining Notes

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

WE have heard no more about those Government batteries the Department of Mines was going to erect in suitable places. Really, one or two in this district, placed…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crusuings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

Baker 8 Creek—509 tous for 55Doz. 3dwt. smelted gold. Eleanora—490 tons for 150oz. 10 dwt. smelted gold, and 149oz. lOdwt…

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Enmore Gold Field

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

Holders of permits in connection with the blocks of land applied for on Mr. JOHN HOUSE'S conditional purchase lease, Enmore, on which mining…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

In the Baker's Creek G.M, Co, Mine: [?] shaft sank [?] total 813ft from brace. No. 9 level north of No. 1 winze driven 3½[?] total…

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A Gold-mine in a Pen

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 6

M. Emile Richebourg, the famous French 'feuilletoniste, [?] most successful living wri[?] authors he [?]…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 4

ROCKVALE is the coming silver field! It s a fact. If this weather continues some of the batteries at Hillgrove will have to hang…

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The Nugget of Gold Ore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 3

"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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Gold Robbery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

The Sydney detective force were engaged yesterday in inquiring into the robbery of L5000 in gold from the China steamer Tiayuan, but discovered nothing. The…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 4

GOOD news for tin miners! Tin is quoted (15th May) at £62 10s. on spot at London, and market very firm, with prospects of a further rise…

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Gold Bobbery. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 5

THE Sydney detective force was engaged yesterday enquiring into the robbery of.£5000 in gold from the China steamer Tiaynan, but discovered nothing…

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The Gold Robbery

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 4

The Detectives have so far been enable to obtain any club as to the perpetration of the Taiyuan gold robbery…

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Another Gold Robbery. OVER £4000 STOLEN

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 6

Advices were received from Hongkong late on Tuesday night announccing that £4440 in gold had been stolen from the strongroom of the…

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Coal Trade

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 3

The colliery proprietors have intimated to the Newcastle miners that they are willing to meet them in conference on June 5th…

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Ship on Fire. Coal Vessel Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

The ship Buckhurst,from Newcastle to Panama with coal, took I[?] and was abandoned in mid [?] The captain and portion 'of the crew…

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