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Mining & the mines, 1895

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON. Friday.--The East Murchison Gold-mining Company, West Australia, is being floated with a capital of £150.000, of which £90,000…

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Another Mining Company

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, February 1.-The prospectus of the Mainland Consols Company, Murchison, West Australia, has been issued. The capital offered to…

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The Coal Trade. CLIFTON

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 252

In consequence of the rough sea running during the early part of last week, and the want of suitable harbour accommodation, coal shipping was materially interferred with for three days,…

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Newcastle Coal Crisis. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 226

During last night or early this morning the telephone-wire communication with, the Seaham Colliery and the Newcastle office was pulled down, and about 200 yards of wire carried…

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The U.S. Gold Reserve

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 1.-The reserve of gold in the United States Treasury has fallen to 42,000,000dol…

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Mining Assays and Opinions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 213

G. M.—The sample forwarded was quartz with arsenical pyrites. The result of assay is—Gold, 14dwt. Sgr, per ton; silver, 2oz. 11dwt. per ton…

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The Coal Trade in the North

The Australian Workman · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 1

THE Scaham Colliery has started work with non-union labor. The Wallsend Miners' Lodge, by 240 to 219, has agreed to accept the terms of the…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Mining at Coolgardie. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

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

The Lake View crushing for the past week gave a return of 300oz. gold from 60 tons of stone. The average yield was just double that of the list crushing. Lake View…

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The Block Ten Mine. a New Concentrating Plant

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The following note was received from Mr. John Brandon, secretary of the Broken-hill Proprietary Block 10 Company, dated to-day:-- "The…

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Smelting Works at Newcastle. the New Caledonian Nickel Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--It is reported here that a French company interested in : nickel mines in New Caledonia is likely to enter upon smelting operations on a…

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Intercolonial Mining News New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 16

BLAYNEY, January 28.—A considerable amount of work bas been done recently in cutting out foundations for the new machinery at Brown's Creek Mine. It is…

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Mining on the Barrier. Smelting Returns

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 25

The mine manager of the Central Broken Hill Silver Mining Company reports under date January 19: One furnace treated 271 tons 11cwt 2qr 6lb…

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Intercolonial Mining News New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 25

COWBA, January 25.—At the Rinni Creek Gold Field claim No. 7 finished washing 49 loads for 18½oz, nearly 8dwt to the load. This claim is 117ft deep, and…

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The Gold Reserve in America. London, Feb. 1

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

The reserve of gold in the United States Treasury has fallen to 42,000,000 dollars…

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The Gold Fields. New South Wales. Find Near Condobolin

Evening News · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, February 2.-Another new and rich find is reported from Cugong, about twenty-eight miles west of Condobolin. Linden and party, the original…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued From Page 25.) B. H. Proprietary Co. Half-yearly Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 16

The 19th half-yearly report of the directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company to hand is most satisfactory, particularly as it shows the…

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A Successful Gold Field. the Maldon District. Past Records. and Present Progress (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 24

The revival in the gold mining industry is playing an important part in winning back prosperity in Victoria. The enterprise which so largely aided…

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The Wyalong Goldfield Progress on the Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

WYALONG, Friday.--A crowded meeting was held at Wyalong West last night to hear Mr. Loughnane, M.P., address his constituents, but as Mr. Loughnane had a bad…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Sensational Find Near White Feather

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Thursday night.--It was whispered to-day that a parcel of enormously rich stone had been lodged in the bank this morning, and a great sensation…

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Mining and Finance. the Mines and the Mining Market

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 February 1895 · page 3

"It ia foolish to draw general conclusions from isolated foots, or to make sweeping assertions based on partial experience."…

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