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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 3

12 tons from the Black Snake, Nondle, have yielded 65oz of gold. The new goldfield N.W. of Mambare River, New Guinea, is easily…

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Gold and Tin

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 2

THERE are indications of mining reviving in this division, and from information in our possession we are inclined to think that before many months the industry will show…

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Mining. Swamp Oak

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 2

The Highland Mary claim has started driving for the reef and limy cut it now any day. It is to be hoped their expectations will be realised, as…

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Mining in New England. HILLGROVE

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 3

At the Warden's Court, on Thursday last, before Mr. W. F. Parker, an application was made by the Eleanora G. and A. Mining Company for…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 3

Messrs. Andrews Bros., have, we bear, arranged with a Sydney syndicate to work their properties at the Cells, the syndicate to meet all…

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The Glut of Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 7

It is estimated that the Banks of Sydney hold 8,000,000 sovereigns between them, and it is declared that never before in the history of the…

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A Clergyman on Mining. the Noblest Wealth of All

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 4

ROBERT MCINTYRE, a Methodist Minister of Chicago, has stirred some of his brethren because he grub-staked a miner for the Klondyke. The Chicago Tribune interviewed Mr. McIntyre on…

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Mining Notes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 3

Miners holidays oyer. Tin 10s 0d. Silver rising slowly. Sassier and Co., Silver Star silver mine, Kilooy, have re-commenced…

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A Palace Plated, with Gold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 2

The Gar has a palace just outside of SA, Petersburg known as Tearkoe-Selo, which wes built by Catharine the Great. It is of [?] extent, and it was plated with gold. It took…

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Colliery Explosion

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 3

By a colliery explosion at Tagranog, Russia, 40 miners were killed…

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The Thirst for Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

THE Klondyke boom after the winter closes promises to be the biggest thing in the way of a rush that the world has ever seen. When California and Ballarat spread…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

68 tons of stone from the Camp Fire reef have been crushed at Swamp Oak, yielding 40oz of gold. Phenomenally rich gold has been…

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Reported Rich Gold Find

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

A telegram from Wingham states that reliable information reached there on Saturday afternoon of a rich find of gold having been struck at Lower…

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The Miner. News from Everywhere GOLD

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 6

In 10 years the Baker's Creek mine at Hilgrove produced gold to the value of £570.000. of which £252,000 Was paid in dividend Last year's…

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The Gold Problem

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

THE successful conversion of silver into, gold is seriously announced. Of course, the test has been accomplished by an American chemist, Mr. Emmens, of New York. The…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove. Crushings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

Baker's Creek G.M. Co.—610 tons crushed for 404ozs. smelted gold. West Sunlight Ref Co.—5S67½tones cruashd for 393onzs l1wt. smelted…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

A short time ago a local resident discovered a seam of coal near one of the Northern rivers. The editor of the "Witness" wrote to one of the…

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Mining in New England. Swamp Oak

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 5

The Company which purchased the Highland Mary mine at Swamp Oak has been working away steadily since taking over the property. A…

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Mining at Klondyke

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 4

THE San Francisco "Mining and Scientific Press" has the following:-- A singular feature of the Klondyke, unheard of elsewhere, is, that there are no surface indications of the gold…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

About 200 men are working the diamond mines at Boggy Camp, neat Inverell. The "Record" mine at Tia is…

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