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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

A Gold-mining Company. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

The prospoctus of the Waihi Silverton Extended Gold-mining Company, New Zealand, has been issued, with a capital of £60,000 Of this shares to the extent…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 7

The first general meeting of shareholders of the New Bushman's-hill Gold Mining Company, No Liability, was held at the company's office on Wednesday. There…

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Mining Intelligence. South African Goldfields

The Australian Star · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 8

A correspondent writes;--The total yield from the South African goldfields for the year 1893 was 1,471,41 1oz. For 1894 2,024,154oz. were obtained, showing a…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Seaham Miners Withdraw Their Demands. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Corrrespondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

A deputation from the Seaham miners interviewed the manager of the colliery to-day. The deputation agreed to relinquish the claim for 2d per ton in the hewing rate, and the manager…

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The Gold fields

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 3

TEMORA, February 8.-Lander and party have put through 49 tons for 102oz, and Hingerty a similar quantity for 16dwt per ton. Higging and party, the…

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Mining Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 7

The Great Mercury Gold-mining Company, Limited.— Return from battery and cyandie plant from 14th January to 29th January, [?]oz. bu[?] Central Broken Hill Silver-mining Company, week ended…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 7

The Mining market was quiet yesterday, and only a few sales were effected. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The latest quotations were as follow:—…

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The Mining Conference

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 3

HOBART, February 8.-At the Mining Conference on Thursday a resolution ,was adopted in favor of a minimum rate of wage being legalised as follows: 7s for…

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Providing a Port. For the Illawarra Trade. Th Southern Collieries. The Question of a Harbor--Appeal to the Government

The Australian Star · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 6

The great want of the southern collieries is proper safe harbor accommodation. As is usual in such cases there are several rival sites for harbor purposes. But what is not…

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Colonial Mining Companies. the Waihi Company, New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Waihi Gold-mining Company, Silverton, New Zealand, has extended its capital, of which £10,000 offered to the…

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Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Mining Conference. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 5

The Mining Conference to-day adopted a resolution in favour of a minimum rate of wage being legalished, as follows:—7s for surface work and 8s for underground work per diem, the plea of a…

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The Reefton Goldfield. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 7

Since the erection of the battery at R[?]ton the proprietors are nearly the only ones making money Several lobs had been put through with a loss on the cost of crushing, to say nothing of 10 months of…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. the New Find a Duffer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 4

WYALONG, Thursday.-- To-day there were about 20 men at the new find on the Yalgogrin-road. and about 16 have returned to-night disappointed. One party failed to…

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Another Gold Mining Co

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, February 8.-The Black Swan (Bayley's) Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, has been registered with a capital of £85,000. The…

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Colliery Disaster

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 12

LONDON, February 4. — A terrible explosion of firedamp occurred to-day in a colliery at Montceau-les-Mines, France…

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Mining. Rich Lode at the Albion Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 7

COBAR, Friday.--An extraordinarily rich lode has been struck at the Albion gold mine, about two miles south of Cobar. The lode occurs in the north end of the…

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Gold-mining. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 4

Sir,—I notice with much satisfaction that some gentlemen formed themselves into a deputation to wait on the Minister for Mines hoping to create larger interest by that department in mining…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The Junction mine has suspended work in the carbonate stopes, pending the erection of new ore dressing mill, which is being burried on…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 304

The output of the Lithgow Collieries for the week ended lst February was 2710 tons. CLIFTON, Saturday. Coal chipping has again been suspended from…

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Mining Gossip

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 20

THE Little Wonder mine at Drysdale has recently struck, a very promising gold-bearing leader. The field generally looks well. The want of telegraphic communication between Drysdale and…

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