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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

349 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 18

Inverell Diamond Mines

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

The following appeared in a recent Melbourne Argus:--The question as to whether payable diamonds can be found in Australia has been solved satisfactorily to himself by Mr G. B. B. Elliott,…

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Mining and Share-broking

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

Sir,—The letter from Mr. J. Wilton Reid, which appears in your issue of Saturday last, will no doubt command considerable attention. It ii an undoubted fact that many good…

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Mining Notes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 5

Mr. G. Wallace Crabbe is forming a No-Liability Company to acquire be in mond and tin properties at Collis's Hill from Meers. T. J. Lee and others. Theroperies are…

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The Diamond Mine. I.

The Inverell Argus · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

We owned a farm at Quart Pot Creek, Some twenty miles from town, But the cursed drought had killed the crops, And the place was bare and brown…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

Rhodesia's gold.--The total output for April was 5,755oz, being 5,755oz, being 859oz than in March. This shortage is owing to the scarcity of native labour…

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Inverell Diamond Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

The following appeared in a recent Melbourne' Argus':—The question ob to whether payable diamonds can be found in Australia has been solved…

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Late Mining

The Inverell Times · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

The following mineral leases have been applied for :--A. A. Cross, three blocks of 20 acres each, county of Burnett, parish of Russell, G. H, Wilton, 20 acres, county…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

Mr. G. J. Lush, who has been in Sydney on important mining business daring the past footnight, returned to town on Thursday afternoon…

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Hillgrove News. MINING

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

Baker's Creek.—The usual half-yearly overhaul of Baker's Creek mine and machinery takes place to-day after nearly a month's run of the battery; the mine on…

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Baker's Creek Mine. Half-pearly Clean-up. (By Telegraph.) Hillgrove, Friday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

The Baker'e Creek half-yearly clean-up to-day resulted in a return of 1538ozs. 16dwts. smelted gold…

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Gold Yield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 3

The gold yield for June totalled 40.676ozs.. being an increase of 3299ozs. over the corresponding month of last year…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 2

The BINGARA TELEGRAPH says:--The establishment of a Mining Exchange in Inverell should prove of no small value to Bingara district, being as it is in close proximity to us,…

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Hillgrove News. MINING

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 3

Crashings,—Baker's Creek: 812 tons for 1083ozs. 16dwts smelted gold, and 445ozs. from plates: total yield, 1538ozs. 16dwta. smelted gold, for a little over…

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Stoney Creek Tin Mining Co

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 2

A meeting of subscribers for shares in this company was held at Gordon's Hotel at 3 p.m. on Saturday last. The following, amongst others, were present :-- T. H…

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Colliery Dispute

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 3

Mr. Hogue, Minister for Lands, felt called upon to take action under the Conciliation Arbitration Act, with a view if possible of bringing about an amicable settlement of the…

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Colliery Dispute. [?] suitable

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 2

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THE LltHGOW Colliery Dispute. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 5

MR. HOGUE, Minister for Labour, has been called upon to take action uuder the Conciliation Arbitration Act, with a view, if possible, of bringing a boot an amicable…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Coal Weighing Regulations. Mine Managers Fined

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 4

Four Colliery managers at Newcastle have been fined for non-compliance with the coal-weighing regulations, the prosecutions being the first of the kind under…

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Mining

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 3

We hear that the battery has commenced to crush at Tia. A dancing contest took place in Lismore lately between the well-known…

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Mining News

The Inverell Times · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the syndicate members who have acquired the six blocks of forty acres each at Ashford was held at Gordon's Royal Hotel on Tuesday last. Nearly all the…

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