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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 250

Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 11

In the Mining market yesterday Block 10 shares received more attention than usual, sales being reported at 14s 10½d, 14s 6d, and 14s 8d. Central shares were dealt in at 7s, and Sunlight West…

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Chrome-mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 615

Mr. J. E. Carne, geological surveyor, has forwarded a long report to the Department of Mines on die deposits of chromite in the Gundagai and Tumut districts, which have been discovered since…

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The Gold Fields

Evening News · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 7

PEAK HILL, Saturday.—At Myall James Smith and party have crushed 24 tons, yielding 13oz, a smaller yield than was anticipated. The reason given is that…

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Late Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 10

THE mining industry at Pambula has taken another jump, and most of the claims that have been lying idle are now fully manned., Mr. Chappell is erecting his cyanide plant at the old…

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Sunny Corner. an Old Silver Mining Centre. Mitchell's Creek and Its Mines. the Sunny Corner Mine. the "Nevada" and "Silver King." (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 31

Sunny Corner is situated on Mitchell's Creek, a tributary of the Turon River, which, as everybody knows, was the scene of the earliest gold…

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The Cremorne Coal Co

Evening News · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 4

The Lands Department has received an application from the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company for permission to reclaim 1¾ acre of land fronting…

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Mr. J. L. Hordern's Mine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 615

Last week a contingent of the Active Service Brigade was sent to the Wentworth Falls coal and shale tend. A mine owned by Mr. John L. Hordern exists here, and he has leased it to the brigade for…

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New Gold-Saving Machine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 615

The Government Metallargist, Mr. J. Taylor, has forwarded a report to the Department of Mines in regard to a gold-saving machine invented by Mr. N. M'Cauley. It…

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Dairy Creek Gold Find

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 11

Mr. Warden Maitland has forwarded to the Mines Department from Braidwood a report on a visit to Dany Creek, where gold was recently reported to have been discovered. Dairy Creek is situated about…

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Improved Gold Saving Methods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 45

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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A Ton of Gold

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 615

Gold-mining in New South Wales is, to use the ordinary phrase, looking up. There are many valid signs of its improvement. The output of gold last year was much larger than the records…

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Gold at Dairy Creek

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 3

Mr. Maitland reports from the warden's office at Braidwood for the information of the Minister for Mines, that he visited Dairy Creek on March 17 to…

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Gold from New Guinea

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 46

In the window of W. Kerr's jeweller's shop, George-street, Sydney, has been on view a specimen of gold brought from the northeast coast of British New Guinea. It is a…

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Co-operative Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 46

A contingent of the Active Service Brigade was sent to the Wentworth Falls coal and shale land on March 13 to a mine owned by Mr. J. L. Hordern, which he has…

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Mining at Cobar

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 5

The Mount Drysdale G. M. Co. have forwarded to Clyde Chlorination Works during the past fortnight over 200 tons of rich tailings for bulk treatment. The Great…

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Work Resumed at the Waratah Colliery. NEWCASTLE, March 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 617

A settlement has been arrived at between the proprietors of the Waratah Colliery and their miners. A deputation yesterday waited upon Dr. Robinson, chairman of the directors, and, after…

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Late Mining. GOOLGARDIE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 587

Another marvellously rich find has been made on the road to Mount Margaret, in the vicinity of tie Mount Catherine mine. This locality has attracted a lot of attention of late, owing to…

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Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 619

Weimar.—The mineral is porphyry, and is not worth assaying…

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The Coal Trade. LITHGOW, March 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 615

The miners employed at the Zigzag pit have received notice of a further reduction of 2d per ton in the hewing rate. This, coming after so many previous reductions, has caused a…

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Barmedman. Rich Mines and Fertile Lands. Wonderful Gold Yields of the Past. Promising Prospects for the Future. a Supine Government

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 19

Barmedman is situated on the Wyalongroad, some twenty-three miles from Temora. Gold was first discovered here some twenty years ago, but the second and largest rush…

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