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Mining & the mines, 1894

6,467 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

The Wyalong Gold Bush

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 6

Mr. Slee (chief inspector of mines), who is at Barmedman, yesterday sent the following telegram to the Mines Department: "I will not be able to leave Wyalong until the end of this…

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The City Council Coal Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At the meeting of the City Council to-day, the report of the public works committee recommending the acceptance of the tender of the Adelaide…

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On the South Coast. Great Damage to Roads and Crops. the Collieries Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Heavy rain set in again on Saturday night, since which time it has continued with but slight intermission. The watercourses have overflowed…

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The Wyalong Gold Field. Latest Crushings

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

BARMEDMAN, Monday.—Following are latest crushings of stone from Wyalong goldfield: Keith and party, 28 tons for 67oz 15dwt; Perry and party, 17 tons, for 45oz l7dwt. Gorman's…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Several Rich Finds. Water Still Scarce

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 6

PERTH, Tuesday.—The manager of Horn's Mystery Mine, Captain Matthews, lodged 160oz of gold in the bank at Coolgardie on March 7. This gold was obtained from three dishes of stone from…

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News From the Mining Fields. Rich Finds. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

At Coolgardie on 7th March, Captain Matthews, manager of Horn's Mystery Mine, lodged 160oz. gold in the bank. This gold was obtained from three dishes of stone from an…

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Newcastle Coal Companies and Water Rates. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

At the weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board to-day, Mr. Alexander Brown, M.L.C., in the chair, the cases now pending in the Supreme Court against the coal…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Wyalong Goldfield. Visit of Mr. Warden Slee. Excellent Crushings. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 7

Favourable news continues to be received from the Wyalong rush. Large numbers of miners, unemployed, and other people from this place are leaving daily for the field…

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The Wyalong Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 7

The following telegram was yesterday received from Mr. W. Slee, Inspector of Mines, by the Undersecretary for Mines:—"I will not be able to leave Wyalong until the end of this week. There are still…

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WYALONG. Australia's Latest Goldfield. the Looked-for Deliverance. The Field is It Is. Present and Future Prospects-- Some of the Yields-- Situation of the Field

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

"A good goldfield would put us all straight again." Very often, indeed, have we heard that remark passed of late, but, unless is West Australia or oversea in far…

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THE W.A Goldfields. New Rush Discovered. The Kurnalpi Find. Good Alluvial Workings at Kurnalpi-- Two Thousand Ounces in a Week. PERTH

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 6

A heavy thunderstorm is reported from Coolgardie, and a quarter inch of rain sufficient to replenish ail the "soaks" has fallen. It will help to tide over the…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. a Reefing, Not an Alluvial Field. a Warning to the Unemployed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1894 · page 5

WYALONG, Sunday.--The gold rush here is daily increasing, and the promise of the importance of the field is proved by the busy and excited aspect of all on the spot. By…

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The West Australian Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The subscribers to the West Australian Gold-mining Company, the capital of which was limited to £65,000, refuse to find more than £40,000…

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The Country. the Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday. -- It is confidently anticipated that several collieries will shortly re-employ many of the miners who were cavilled out on the resumption of operations…

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Mining. the Wyalong Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 7

BARMEDMAN, Tuesday. -- It is reported that numbers of the unemployed are on their way to the Wyalong rush. There is, however, no opening there, and, even if they were…

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Cremorne Coal. Floating a Company

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, March 13.—Mr. James Inglis, M.L.A., of Sydney, who is floating a company to Work the coal deposits at Cremorne, Port Jackson, thinks the tone of the market is…

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A Rich Gold Claim Jumped

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- Some very rich finds of gold have been made on Jay's claim at Port Pleasant, where reefing operations are being carried on. Great excitement was…

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Parliament. Tuesday, March 18. Legislative Assembly. Private Business. Field of Mars Tramway. a Fisheries' Commissioner. Working of Collieries

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. M'QUADE'S ESTATE BILL. On the motion of Mr. FARNELL, the M'Quade's Estate Bill was read a third time passed, and…

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The Cremorne Coal Deposits. the Floating of the Company in London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Mr. James Inglis M.P., of Sydney, who is floating a company to work the coal deposits at Cremorne, Port Jackson, thinks the tone of the…

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West Australian Gold Fields. the Kurnalpi Rush. Great Scarcity of Provisions

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.—News from Coolgardie, dated March 5, states that provisions at the Kurnalpi rush are very scarce, and many diggers have been obliged to replenish their stores. The…

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