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Mining & the mines, 1895

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The West Australian Goldfields. Sensational Story of a Rich Discovery. a Mount of Gold. Alleged Massacre of a Native Tribe. Several Prospectors Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Monday.--A sensational story of a valuable find of gold, combined with a massacre of natives, comes in from the country lying between 90-mile…

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The Unemployed Question. Gold, and How to Get It

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

With reference to the Rev. J. Campbell's lecture on "Gold, and How to Get It," a public meeting to carry into effect his scheme of finding work for the unemployed…

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Great Gold Find. Enormously Rich. A Mountain of Wealth. Blacks Shot Down. Arrest of the Prospectors

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 6

COOLGARDIE, February 12.-What is reported to be an enormously rich mountain of gold is said to have been discovered in the rocky country in the Edjuna…

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Gold at Bywong. Splendid Trial Crushing. Excellent Prospects. The Discovery near Bungendore-A Trial Crushing:--Particulars of the Find

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

For some time past rumors have been afloat as to cow developments in goldmining near Bungendore or Gundaroo, Hitherto there cannot have been much…

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The Hunter Floods. a Wide Area Devastated. Corn Crops Swept Away. Arable Land Inundated--Immense Deposits of Debris--Mines Flooded--Farmers Almost Ruined

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 3

Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A., has just returned from a tour of the Gloucester electorate, where he has had some unusual experience. He was there to see the…

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Western Australian Goldfields. Reported Wonderful Discovery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

An astonishing story of a combined find of a mountain of gold and the alleged slaughter of natives beyond Ninety-Mile was published to-day. Two prospectors named Michael Fitzgerald and…

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Bywong Goldfield. a Splendid Crushing. Thirteen Ounces to the Ton. Excitement at Gundaroo--Residents Leaving for the Field. GUNDAROO

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 6

Much excitement prevails here over the splendid crushing from Lowe and party's claim at Bywong field, which has yielded 13oz. per ton. The stone was put through…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Mount Catherine Find. a Rush Deprecated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Monday Night.--Parties of prospectors who have been working in the neighborhood of Mount Catherine deny that the find is anything like so rich as…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Work at the Batteries

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Monday.--A collection is being made to defray the preliminary fees in connection with Father Curran's geological examination of the field; but the geologist…

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Tilden's Proprietary Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 7

The meeting was held at Victoria-chambers on Monday. Mr. J. G. Gough, chairman of board, presiding. The report and balance- sheet were adopted. The report stated the…

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Tilden's Propietary Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 9

The general meeting was held at Victoria-chambers on Monday afternoon, Mr. J. G. Gough, chairman of the board, presiding. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs. J. G. Gough…

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Meetings of Companies. Redhead Coal-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 7

The 20th annual meeting of the [?] au Coal-mining Company was held at the company's office 131 Pitt-street, yesterday. Mr. W. A. Hutchinson occupied the chair. The…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. Reduction of Yardage Rates at Stockton. the Dudley Pit

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The Stockton Coal Company have Riven their miners 14 days' notice of their intention to discontinue the payment, of 2s 2d per yard for 6yd…

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Mining. the Garangula Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 7

MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.--There is no washing up to report for last week, as the siuice boxes were under repair, putting on a new pump, etc. Everything was ready for…

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The Stockton Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

A notice has been posted at the Stockton Colliery that after 11 day a the company will no longer pay the rainers yardage rate of 2s 2d when working six-yard bords. This reduction was expected by…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 9

The Mining market was not active yesterday, and very little change in quotations was made. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The following were the latest quotations:…

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A Mine Accident. Reducing Damages

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 6

The matter of Thompson against the Southern Coal Company of New South Wales was before the Pull Court, to-day, on a motion on behalf of the defendants…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 1 p.m.--The Robinson gold mine, of Coolgardie, has been offered in London for £30,000, and the amount has been fully subscribed…

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Another Mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 12.-The Cardiff Castle Gold Mining Company, West Australia, lias been formed with, a capital of £90,000, of which £40,000…

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Mining at Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 9

At Slattery's Gold-mining Company near Flyer's Creek the proprietors have just completed a fortnight's crushing at their own battery on the claim with vary satisfactory results. The weight of the…

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