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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 250

Visit of the Minister for Mines to Wagga. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 10

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, arrived at Wagga this morning for the purpose of inspecting the experimental farm. He was received at the station by the Mayor and the members of the…

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Wyalong Good Field. Wants and Grievances. Gold-saving Appliances. Government Blunders. Ii. (Written Specially for the "Journal.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 26

Before proceeding with a detailed account of some of the Wyalong gold-bearing reefs it may not be out of place to glance at some of the wants and grievances of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 10

The Hell Fire Jack claim has been let on tribute for 10 months to a party of eight men. Last week 59 tons from this claim crushed for 39oz. 2dwt., and the claim, being on the Currajong…

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The Gympie Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 539

Situated some 120 miles from Brisbane, on the River Mary, the proclaimed area of the Gympie goldfield embraces about 90 square miles, although in reality the mining carried on by incorporated…

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The Drake Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 563

The report by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, chief inspector of mines on the Drake district, states that the yield of gold for the Drake Division for 1894 was 6062oz., a considerable increase on previous…

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Wentworth Goldfields Proprietary. London, March 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 534

Mr. Warnford Locke has been appointed manager of the Wentworth Goldfields Proprietary Company, Lucknow, New South Wales, in succession to Mr. J. W. Collins,…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 7

WYALONG, Friday.--Falk and party, of the Hidden Treasure mine, on the Welcome Stranger line of reef, have struck at the 220ft, level a good shoot, of gold. The stone…

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Mining and Finance. the Mines and the Mining Market

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1895 · page 3

"Amidst the uncertainties of the moment it is to be remarked that a more cheerful, and certainly a more hopeful, spirit is abroad…

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Colliery Explosion in Silesia. Seventy Miners Entombed. London, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 6

A terrible explosion of firedamp has occurred at a colliery at Troppau, in Silesia, Austria. Two hundred and fifty miners were entombed. Of these 180 were…

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Mining News. Gold Saving. Improved Methods. a Plan Foe Wyalong

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 7

There can be no two opinions about the necessity that exists for the introduction into New South Wales of the most highly improved gold saving devices and…

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Northern Items. The Colliery Trouble. Another Strike. Newcastle Co.'s Mine Closed. the Back Creek Difficulty

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The miners of the Newcastle Company's Collieries have fairly entered upon their strike against the terms offered. On Saturday…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 7

The Stock Exchange did not meet on Saturday owing to the death of his Excellency the Governor. The output of coal by the Lithgow collieries for…

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More Mining Companies

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 16.—The Komata Reefs Gold Mining Company, New Zealand, with a capital of £50,000, and the Royal Sovereign Gold Mining…

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Newcastle Mines. The Fortnight's Pay. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 7

Matters at the collieries remain unchanged. Messrs. Brown state that they have 50, men working at Minmi, an expect to have over 100 next week…

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New Mining Companies. London, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 6

The Komata Reefs Gold-mining Company, New Zealand, has been registered, with a capital of £50,000. The Royal Sovereign Gold-mining Company,…

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Mining Disaster. Great Loss of Life

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 16.—Three hundred miners have been entombed by an explosion of fire damp in a colliery at Karwin, near Loppan, Silesia…

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A Mining Disaster. Three Hundred Men Entombed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.--Three hundred miners have been entombed by an explosion in a colliery at Karwin, Silesia. LONDON, Sunday.--Two hundred…

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Cargo and Its Goldfields

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 5

Our special representative reports upon the Bold as follows:--The first claim visited was situated upon the slope of "Gum Flat" Hill, occupied by Messrs. H. Linnock and…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Progress on the Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 6

COOLGARDIE, Saturday.--Good coarse gold is being obtained from the northern shaft of the Faith mine. The latest discovery is across a lode situated on the…

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The Colliery Trouble

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Glebe miners' lodge, which is now on strike against the reductions in the hewing rates proposed by the Newcastle Coal…

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