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Mining & the mines, 1893

5,138 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 756

Loo (Rockhampton).—No. 1 specimen forwarded is kaolin, of no value. No. 2 is the same as No. 1, crushed and made into a ball. No. 3 is iron gossan with chalcedonic quartz. It may contain gold. No. 4 is quartz with…

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Late Mining. Pambula

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 755

The Diorite Company are cleaning up a parcel of about 130 tons of stone to-day at their own battery, which will continue crushing on stone from the new find adjoining their present workings. Sands's…

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February Coal Receipts at San Francisco

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

1891. 1892. 1893 Pacific Coast 78,513 68,963 65,225 Atlantic Coast 4,180 4,476 400 Australia 32,672 16,152 [?]194…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill, April 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 783

For some little time past the Junction Company has been stoping carbonate ore at the back of the 150ft. level, between Brown's and M'Intyre'a shafts, in the immediate vicinity of the British boundary…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 24

Baker's Creek.—April 7: Four hundred and nineteen tone crushed tor a yield of 933oz retorted gold. Hill End.—The Amalgamated Gold Mining…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. London, April 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 754

A terrible mining accident has taken place in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales. An explosion of fire-damp caused…

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The Hon. Alex. Brown, M.l.c., and Miners' Strikes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 7

With reference to the threatened miners' strike at Newcastle, we have been requested to public the following correspondence which has passed between Mr. F. W. Binney and Mr. Alex. Brown:…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued From Page 25.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 41

The following reports have been received: Mr. Stanning, manager of the Proprietary Gold Mining Company, Nundle, reports crushing 75 tons of stone with the result of 55oz 7dwt 4gr…

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Mining at Fairfield. Crushing Returns. Additional Machinery Required

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 24

An exchange from the mining district of Fairfield, New England, says mining matters are pretty quiet, the most of the mines being under suspension. The Lady Jersey at Long Gully still…

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Mining at Peak Hill. (Abridged From the "Times.") the Proprietary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 24

APRIL 3 —Crushing the pyritous o[?]e is discontinued for the present, pending provision being made for its more effective treatment. The battery is now running on the brown o[?]e from…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 10

Block 10 crossent in Campbell's north drive is in 13ft., the face showing garnet sandstone felspathic sulphides. The hanging-wall of the lode is calculated to be about 70 yards from the crosscuts. The…

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Mr. Alex. Brown, M.l.c., and Miners' Strikes. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 10

Sir,--You inserted a letter from me in your issue of the 1st inst. under the above heading. I have to ask you to be good enough to publish the enclosed…

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Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 8

There have cleared since last summary from Newcastle coal cargoes as follow:—April 8; R[?]dhu, ship, for Callao, with 2018 tons. April 9: C[?]tus (s.), for Calcutta, with 2500 tons; Scottish Isles, ship, for San Francisco. with 3060…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The mine market has shown but little improvement During the fortnight business in Sydney has been almost exclusively confined to Broken Hill Proprietary and Block 10 companies, gold…

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The Hillgrove Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 6

HILLGROVE, Saturday.--West Sunlight Goldmining Company; The contractors for sinking the main shaft are making fairly good progress with the work, they having…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.—The carbonate development in the north drive at the 100ft level of the North mine is looking well. Between 80 and 100 tons of the ore is now…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 9

No sales were recorded in the Mining market on Saturday. Our table of latest quotations appears in our Summary columns…

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Miners' Troubles. the Lambton Dispute

Evening News · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—For the purpose of having Lambton Colliery dispute finally settled the delegate board of the Miners' Association is endeavoring to arrange a meeting between Mr…

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Coal. Newcastle Shipments 1892. Intercolonial

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 6

To Victoria ... 751,960 Tons ... New Zealand ... 154,276 ... ... South Australia ... 138,186 ... ... Tasmania ... 69,042…

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