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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

West Australian Mining. Abbott's Goldmining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON. Wednesday Night.--Lord Archibald Douglas has joined the board of directors of Abbott's Goldmining Company, Murchison, West…

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Mining at Deepwater. the Pikedale Field

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

DEEPWATER, February 1.-Mr. Eneas M'Donald, principal shareholder in the Kaffir Chief Gold Mine, Pikedale, reports: Finished crushing of 20 tons of stone…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Sensational Discovery at 25. Mile. the Luck of a New Arrival. Stone Hanging Together with Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Wednesday.-- There is great excitement today over the news of a find in the Twent-five Mile district. The story of this great find is remarkable. A…

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Gold, and How to Get It. Wobk for the Unemployed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 6

Last evening, in the School of Arts, Pitt-street, the Rev. J. Campbell, M.A., delivered a lecture on "Gold, and How to Get It." The lecture was illustrated by lime-light views and a scheme was put…

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Crushed by a Fall of Coal. One Man Injured and Another Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Thursday.--While at work in the Globe colliery today James Curry and Thomas Watson were badly crushed by a fall of coal. Watson died this afternoon…

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A Ministerial Visit. a Trip to Wyalong. Mr. S. Smith Banqueted. the Minister on Mining

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, February 1.-The Honorable the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, was entertained at a banquet given by the residents of the…

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Wyalong Wants. Mr. Sydney Smith's Visit. Inspecting the Mines. Requests from Deputations--Typhoid at Wyalong--A Private Dinner--Press Representatives Excluded. WYALONG

The Australian Star · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

Hon. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, inspected some of the principal mines on the field yesterday. Amongst those visited were the White Reef and the Welcome…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Rich Discovery Near Coolgardie. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

A remarkably rich fand has been made 30 miles north-west from Coolgardie, within about 12 miles of the Wealth of Nations Mine. O'Sullivan and party are the discoverers, and are…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Lake View Crushing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE. Thursday.--The Lakeview, mine cleaned up on Tuesday, 60 tons yielding 300oz. of gold. The battery was runing only one week instead of the customary…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The minors drew their pay to-day for the fortnight ending last Saturday. The pits worked as follows, the full lime being 10 days, owing to…

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Mining. Wyalong Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 6

The report of the Wyalong Gold Mining Company, Limited, adopted on Thursday. States that the directors have pleasure in stating that the company was declared…

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Wyalong Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 10

The report of the directors of the Wyalong GoldMining Company states that since the formation of the company on 6th October, 270 tons of stone have been crushed, yielding 440oz. gold—210…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

BULLI, Friday.--The South Bulli mine worked four and a half days this week. The pay will be eight days for the fortnight…

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Gold-mining Company. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 9

Scotty's Hawiki Gold-mining Company, with a capital of £100,000 in 5s shares, has been registered. Fifty thousand shares are to be issued to the public…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. the Seaham Miners. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 10

This morning a deputation of Seaham miners interviewed Mr. Turnbull, the manager, at the colliery office, in accordance with the promise made by the manager last night to the district…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 10

THE latest crushing of the Lady Mary at the Gap yielded 21dwt. perton.TEN tons of stone from Krantz, Brothers' claim, Scholtz's farm, near Jindera, last week yielded…

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Fassifern Coal Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 253

Our London correspondent telegraphs that the Fassifern Coal Company, New South Wales, with a capital of £50,000, has been registered…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 10

Little business was done in the Mining market yesterday, and the quotations for silver companies were somewhat casier. Proprietary shares closed at 39s buyer, 40s 6d seller. For Central…

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Northern Items. Newcastle News. Doings at the Collieries. Another Difficulty

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, February 2.-A southerly gale has been blowing since Friday, and it has been very violent since daylight. Bain has fallen heavily, and there is no…

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West Australian mining

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 1.-The East Murchison Gold Mining Company, West Australia, is being floated with a capital of £150,000, of which…

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