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Mining & the mines, 1897

322 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 17

Mining Dividends

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 7

The following list of dividende paid by mining companion in N. S. Wales and tctale for other colonies during the month of Jane was…

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Mining In New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 4

The Highland Mary shaft, Swamp Oak, is still being suok, and has reached a depth of about 140 feet. Wilson and others, who have…

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A Goldfields' Party

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 7

The formation of e goldfielde party by the newly-returned representatives of Westralian goldfielde constituencies is no more then might…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

Slight rise in tin. This should be encouraging for the Elsmore Valley tin folk. A new gold find, somewhere in the…

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Mining in New England. BILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

During the past fortnight the main shaft at Baker's Creek has been sunk 6ft and is now down 886ft. The battery for the half-year ended…

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Gold in British Columbia. a Great Rush

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

The Government at Inspector's report to gold discoveries in Klondike, British Columbia, has Caused great excitement [?] the Pa[?] Coast…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Gold Discovery. Excitement at Cooma

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 July 1897 · page 2

There is some excitement at Cooms over the recent gold discovery at Darimore. The Warden has inspected the locality and reports that…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Thursday, 3.45 p.m. Fatal Mining Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 3

At the Stockton colliery this morning a miner named William Hughes was entombed by a fall of stone. The body was under a huge mass of stone and eebris, and a rescue…

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British Columbia Goldfields. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1897 · page 5

THE newly-discovered goldfields in British Columbia are causing intense excitement throughout the United States and Canada…

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Gold Rush in Canada. British Subjects. Warning to Miners

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 5

There is a considerable agitation in Canada in favour of only British subjects being all lowed to work on the new Klondike goldfields, whither the…

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Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 7

A good reef has recently been discovered near Temers, which has caused some sensation. The locality is about 3½ miles south of the town, and about…

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West Australian Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 4

Sir John Forrest, Premier of West Australia, addressed a meeting in Londob on Tuesday in connection with the West Australian Chamber…

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Mine's Department. Annual Report for 1896. the New England Fields. Peel and Uralla Mining District. Glen Innes Division

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 7

The gold returns from Glen Innes are much the same as the previous year, the quantity being 569oz. The principal operations in quartz-mining…

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Mining in New England

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 4

The Invereli Diamond Fields Co., which has commenced operations at Boggy Camp, is understood to have bought the water-race at Boggy…

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Gold Discoveey. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

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

A SENSATIONAL gold discovery has been made at Kimo Hill, Gundagai district, and a specimen weighing sixty-one and a quarter pounds from the new find has been…

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Mining Accident. West Australia

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

AT the Central Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, yesterday, three men were overcome by dynamite fames, and when rescued were in a critical condition…

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Mining Accidents. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

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

THE Mines Accidents Commission finished its sittings at Broken Hill on Saturday. Mr. James Hebbard, Government Mining Inspector, was the last witness examined…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 2

Baker's Creek.—617 tons for 587ozs 8dwt smelted gold. Thirtyfire tons from Hill's Beef went lOozs. 7dwts., making the total return 597½…

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The Klondyke Gold Field. the Rush From the Pacific Coast

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 July 1897 · page 3

Every steamer arriving at Victoria, British Columbia, from Pacific Coast Ports is crowded with passengers bound for the Klondyke Gold Field…

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Chamber of Mines. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 5

MR. JOHN HOWELL was yesterday elected the first President of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines…

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