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Mining & the mines, 1895

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2800 Ounces of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 4

The "Western Advocate" (Orange) says:--"We have often expressed our regret that the returns from the Wentworth Company's property, Lucknow, are not…

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Brake Mining District

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

The following is the report of Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, on the Drake district, as furnished to the department: "I do myself the…

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Sydney Colliery Co. Successfully Floated. Shares at a Premium

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 9.—Mr. James Inglis states that he is more than satisfied with the applications received for shares in the Sydney Harbor Colliery…

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Find of Gold Near Crookwell

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 7

CROOKWELL, Saturday.--News has reached town of a rich gold find three miles north from Junction Point, on private property. Some resistance was shown by…

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The Western Coal Trade. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

There is very little change in the local coal trade, but an improvement is hoped for soon. The output for last month was 12,592 tons. The shale industry is getting along pretty well at Hartley…

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Parkes Mining. a Want of Water

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

PARKES, Monday.—The Phoenix Tributors cleaned up to-day 65 loads for 175oz 10dwt of gold. The results were anxiously awaited by the mining community…

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The Sydney Harbor Colliery Company. Mr. James Inglis More Than Satisfied. the Floating a Great Success

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON. Friday, 3 p.m.--Mr. James Inglis. who is placing the Sydney Harbor Colliery Company upon the London market with a capital of £5OO,OOO,…

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West Australian Mining. Manipulation of Shares. Proposed Legal Proceedings

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--The "Pall Mall Gazette" says that it has been decided to proceed legally against some of the promoters of the Australia…

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Mining at Garangula. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3

Sir,--I have been looking daily in the papers to see if the sore grievance we work under down here would not be ventilated, but in vain ; and so it has been left to an…

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The Gold Fields. Wyalong News. Good Crushings. a New Rush. a Sudden Death

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

WEST WYALONG, March 11.—Presser and party cleaned up 147 tons of stone for 452oz 2dwt of gold. Becus and party cleaned up 122oz of…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Agitation Against the Reductions in Wages. (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

The agitation over the reductions in miners' wages continues. Twelve more new hands arrived by steamer from Sydney this morning, and were transferred to one of Messrs. Brown's…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

Beacus and party, at the Pine Ridge, are crushing at Cough's No 2, and will probably finish tonight. The quantity of stone being operated upon is 16[?] tons. Hildebrand and party are also…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

Three leases at the Twenty-five-mile have been purchased by Mr. A.J. Arthur on behalf of an English syndicate. The properties have been opened up to a depth of from 40ft. to 50ft., and…

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Gympie Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 7

Pope, Willett, Limited, write, under date Gympie, March 1, as follows:-- The sharemarket was much disturbed by accidents and other causes, still, taken all…

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Western Australian Gold Mines. London, March 11

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

The shares of the Golden Crown Goldmining Company, Coolgardie, the capital of which is £100,000, have boon over applied for…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries. Trouble at Waratah. Reductions at Lambton and Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Complications in the coal trade are again rising rapidly. About a fortnight ago the miners of Waratah colliery were informed by the…

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Dungog Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 4

DUNGOG, Tuesday.—A trial crashing of three tons of stone has been treated at the Masonic Battery, Cobark, from Kerripit, and yielded 8oz to the ton. The…

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Mining News

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 4

COOLGARDIE, Tuesday.—Another find of reef gold has been reported from the Mount Margaret district. Two hundred and thirteen ounces of gold, dollied from…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 7

The only sale recorded in the Mining market yesterday was a parcel of Sunlight West at 1s 10d. British B. H. new shares were quoted at 37s bnyer and 38s seller, while Block 10 shares…

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The Wentworth Gold Fields

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, March 11.—Mr. Warnford Loike has been appointed manager of the Wentworth Gold Fields Proprietary Company, Lucknow, near…

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