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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 20

A RICH reef has (says the Orange ADVOCATE) been come upon on Mr. W. Hawke's property recently. This reef is about a, foot wide and was discovered by J Harvey and W. Samuels, and is…

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Terrible Mining Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 12

In Douglas Block at Croydon on Sunday morning, an accident occurred through the explosion of a previously unexploded charge. Two miners named Thomas Moon and Lawrence…

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Coal. Newcastle Shipments 1892. Intercolonial

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 6

To Victoria ... 791.960 Tons ... New Zealand ... 154,276 ... ... South Australia ... 138,186 ... ... Tasmania ... 69,042…

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Smokeless Coal. a German Process

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 24

The problem of the smokeless combustion of coal seems at last to be solved by a newlypatented process which is exciting immense sensation in Germany, says a Berlin correspondent…

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Coal Carrying Capacity Of, Warships

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 16

Among other considerations brought to notice by the manouvres which have been carried out by the British Navy during the past few years not the least important is…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 577

A change has occurred in the bottom of the prospecting shaft on the Underlay Blocks Company's property. The hard bar diorite has cut out and given place to a vein of quartz. The Broken Hill…

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Late Mining. Inverell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 550

At the Newetead Company's mine, the manager, F. Penberthy, being dissatisfied with the appearance of the bottom, and believing it only false ore, put down a bore in the prospecting drive. After boring…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued From Page 25.) Queensland Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 40

Mining operations on the Warwick gold fields are rather encouraging. A shaft is down 60ft in the St. Patrick P.C., with payable gold all the way down, and the width of auriferous gold is…

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New Gold Discovery at Hill End

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 20

A CORRESPONDENT writes to the DAILY TELEGRAPH -" An important discovery has been wade m Carver and Riley's tunnel about 100ft. from where the last reef was cut. They cut another this week,…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 24

Rich Find on the Buchanan Estate.— A rich reef has been come upon on Mr. W. Hawke's property recently. This reef is about 1ft wide, and was discovered by J. Harvey and…

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Mining at the Barrier. Mr. Howell on Silver Prospects. Block 10. Smeltings for Week Ended March 9

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 24

Our correspondent, telegraphing from Broken Hill on March 10, says that the knock out in the share market is causing a good deal of surprise at the Hill. Mr. Howell on being interviewed says…

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The Novelist. a Pot of Gold. Being an Account of the Startling Adventures That Befel Benjamin Manley in the Year of Our Lord 1880. PART I. Chapter Xiii.—(continued.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 31

I hurried along the deck to the forward end and found the rope that secured the schooner to the dock. Knowing nothing of knots, and fearing to loosen the line, I…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund

The Australian Star · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund was held on Friday last, at 173 Pitt-street, under the presidency of the chairman, the Hon. A…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 8

Sir,—The action of the Ministry in regard to th[?] coalfields bill shows they are prepared to give way on any question, no matter how important, in order to keep in office. The alteration made in committee in…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 7

A private advice from London, dated Friday, quotes: Silver 3s 2d 3-16ths per oz; lead, £9 15s per ton…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Messrs. Dodds and Walker, directors of the Central mine, are here on a visit inspection to the property. They will go through the mine on…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 9
Also in The Australian Star

The only business done in the Mining market on Saturday was Proprietary shares and Centrals. At the Sydney Stock Exchange Proprietary shares sold at 60s 6d. At the Stock Exchange of…

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Coal and Shale Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 4

The Adam W. Spiers cleared for Rotterdam on the 15th instant with 1195 tons shale. There are loading here the Altear, 12[?] tons, for Liverpool, and the Kathinka, 1463 tons, for Continent. The export of coal during the fortnight from…

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Gold Tried by Fire

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 7

Richard Watson was a man with a grief. It had been as much a part of his character and general appearance for the 10 years during which. I enjoyed his…

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