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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

220 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 11

A National Colliery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 3

A deputation from the miners, representatives from the northern, southern, and western collieries, will shortly wait upon the Minister for Mines to urge that at least one colliery in…

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Mining in New England. Hillgrove: Cr[?]shings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

Bakers Creek—295oz 14dwts smelted sold from 498 tone stone. Sunlight.—498 tone for a yield of 172fozs. smelted gold, and…

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The Dudley Colliery Explosion

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 7

Considerable anxiety has been felt as to whether the New South Wales Government would order a formal inquiry into the cause of the recent…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

Mr. J. Simeon, manager of the Cells Creek Gold -mining Co., invites tenders for carting, weekly, 100 tons of quartz from mine to battery…

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Coal in China

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

An item of English mail news may be commended to the serious attention of all directly or indirectly…

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Nationalisation of Coal Fields

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

A deputation of miners' representatives from the Northern, Southern, and Western colliers will shortly wait upon…

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Railway Coal. a Tender Accepted

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

The railway Commissioner! hare for some days past been considering the tenders for the supply of locomotive coal, required by the…

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Foundering or a Schooner. 34 Miners Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

The Schooner Jane Grey foundered en route for Alasks, 34 miners were drowned…

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The Demand for Coal. the Shipping Companies Laying in a Supply

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

The Mayor of Melbourne is apprehensive that another strike of coal-miners at Newcastle is impending. Speaking at a smoke night tendered…

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The Klondyke Goldfield

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The rush to the Klondyke goldfields continues. Fifteen thousand persons, including many women, are encamped…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

A 204 ounce cake of gold from 50 tons of stone, has been taken from the Golden Gate mine, Hanging Rock, and lodged in the bank at Tain worth…

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Mining in New Englland. Hillgrove Crlshings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 3

Baker's creck GM Co—501 tons crushed for a vield of 287 ozs smelted gold. Elesnora G and A Mining Co—…

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An Edison Process for Working Gold Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 4

THOS. A. EDISON is now credited by the daily press with the assertion that his magnetic process of working iron ore in New Jersey justifies him in extension of his achievements to working…

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State Coal Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 4

A deputation representing the various mining organisation requested the Premier to invest in sufficient coal mines to provide tor…

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Cablegrams. London Thursday. The Ascot Gold Cup. Australian Rosses Scratched

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 4

The Australian horses Merman and Malums has been scratched from the Ascot Gold Cup, and Newhaven is an unlikely starter,…

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Colliery Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 3

A serious accident happened at the Wall- send colliery yesterday. By a fall of coal William Webster was killed, and two others injured…

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New South Wales Gold Returns For May

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 1

The monthly return of gold won in New South Wales has been issued by the Department of Mines, and shows a total of 20,925oz, as…

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Fortunes in Nuggets of Gold

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 4

THE Klondyke discoveries makes an article in Cassier's Magazine on the above subject timely. The largest and most valuable nugget of gold ever found was discovered in Australia…

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LONDON, Monday. the Cowboys' Blonder. Pluck of a War Correspondent. Santiago to Be Utilised As a Base. 10,000 Spanish Troops Landed at Santiago, Admiral Schley's Squadron to Bombard Spanish Ports, Admiral Camara's Fleet Refused Coal at Port Said

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 2

At the lighting at Savills an American regiment of cowboys at first was demoralised. Som men fired on their comrades, with the result that seven…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The labour conditions pertaining to Messrs Andrews Brothers leases at the Cells Gold field have been suspended for three months, by the Warden, for…

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