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Mining & the mines, 1895

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Coal for Singapore

The Australian Star · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 6

The new steamship Strathness, with a deadweight capacity of 7000 tons, has been taken up by Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co, to load coal for Singapore. The vessel is…

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The Gold Fields

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 7

GOULBURN, February 25.-It is reported from Bungendore that a saddler named Walker, resident at Gundaroo, has struck rich alluvial near Bywong. A rash set in,…

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Tasmanian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

HOBART, Sunday.--At. Hobart yesterday the sales were:--Adjutant, 4s 9d; New Pinafore, 6s 6d; Volunteer, 47s; West Extended Volunteer, 4s 10d; Westerns, 35s;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 7

No sales were reported in the Mining market on Saturday, and quotations showed little change. B. H. Proprietary shares were quoted at 37s 6d seller. For Blook 10 there were buyers at 7s 3d,…

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New Mining Companies

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, February 23.-The Murchison Range Pioneer Syndicate, West Australia, with a capital of £21,000, and the Muget Exploring Company,…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--The Mackenzie Gold-mining Company, West Australia, has been formed, and £30,000 of the capital offered to the public has…

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Thieves at the Mining Museum. Gold Specimens and Diamonds Stolen. A Show Case Forced Open

The Australian Star · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 6

Thieves visited the Mining Museum in Phillip-street last night, and succeeded in breaking open one of the show cases and extracting a small quantity of valuable ore…

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Northern Hems. Newcastle News. the Minmi Miners

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, February 25.-The firm of Messrs. A. and A. Brown have given 200 of the Duckenfield and Back Creek miners seven days' notice to give np possession of…

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Robbery at the Mining Museum

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 4

On Saturday morning the mining museum in Phillip-street was found to have been broken into and a number of specimens of gold and some diamonds stolen. It could…

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Mining. the Price of Silver

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 6

A private cable advice dated London, Friday, quotes silver at 2s 3d 9-16th per oz., and lead at £9 10s per ton…

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The Gold Discovery Near Ulam. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

Liter details regarding the find of gold near Ulam show that the place is a mile and a quarter at the rear of Mackean's Hotel, on the side of a low ridge covered with reddish soil. A quantity…

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New Mining Companies. London, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

The Murchison Range Pioneer Syndicate, Western Australia, with a capital of £21,000, and the Muget Exploring Company, Tasmania, with a capital of…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

ThE proposals made by Messrs. J. and A. Brown to their miners at Back Creek and Duckenfield to reduce the minimum height of the seam to 4ft. 6in. in their collieries, have been rejected by a majority…

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Gold Discovery at Bywong. (From Our Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

A report from Bungendore states that Mr. Walker, a saddlor, resident at Gundaroo, struck rich alluvial on Thursday while looking for a reef near Bywong. He brought samples of the alluvial…

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Our Special Cables. the Sydney Harbor Coal Company. to Be Issued in London Next Month

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. James Inglis has determined to issue the Sydney Harbor Coal Company, to work the coal measures at Cremorne, on March…

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Newcastle Miners. The Minmi Ballot. Duckenfield and Back Creek. West Wallsend and Seaham-- Future Meetings-- Present Difficulties. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 6

Complete returns of the ballot at Minmi for or against accepting the proposals made by the management of Duckenfield and Back Creek collieries give a majority of 77…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 6

German and party, of the Three Star claim, are Working on a fine body of stone, 26in. wide, carrying the best gold yet discovered in this claim, which consists of eight men's ground…

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Bywong Goldfield. Prospecting for Reefs

The Australian Star · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

Mr. W. S. Targett wires from Narellan :-- "It is alleged that the alluvial find at Bywong is a rank duffer. The prospector found one small specimen, and the ground…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Result of Crushings

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Sunday.--Crushing is proceeding satisfactorily at the Lake View mine. Generally, five heads are going eight hours daily, and ten heads 16 hours…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. the Greta Miners Will Return to Work

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 February 1895 · page 5

GRETA, Monday. -- The miners of the Greta Lodge held a meeting on Friday night and discussed their situation. It was finally decided that some agreement be…

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