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Mining & the mines, 1895

5,887 stories in Sydney's papers · page 82 of 250

Mining Intelligence

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

No sales were reported in the Mining market on Saturday. Quotations for silver shares were slightly firmer. Sydney Stock Exchange.—The latest…

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New mining Companies

Evening News · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 23.—The Kintore Gold Mining Company, West Australia, with a capital of £50,000, and the North White Feather Gold…

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Mining News. Victoria. Discovery in Gippsland

Evening News · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Intelligence from Bairnsdale states that a rich discovery has been made at Bendoc by Robert Hutchinson, an old miner and resident of…

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Reported Rich Gold Discovery in Gippsland. Melbourne

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

A telegram from Bairnsdale states that it is reported from what seems to be a reliable source, that a wonderfully rich discovery has been made at Bend[?], by Robert Hutchinson, an old resident…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Anticipated General Strike. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

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

The mining situation still causes anxiety. The prevalent opinion is that a general strike is determined upon, and that although it may take some time to bring this about, yet it must come. It is…

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A Mining Problem. The Treatment of Sulphide Ores. Experiment With a New Method

The Australian Star · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 7

The greatest metallurgical problem of Australia to-day is that ef tho treatment of the millions of tons of zinc-silver-lead sulphide ores below the…

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

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

On Taylor's line of reef the Victory party have come on an improved quality of stone, the iron-stone coming in stronger and carrying fine gold. The winze at the 100ft. level is now down 20ft…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 7

WYALONG, Saturday.--At Channon battery Pringle's Red Flag tributors are putting through 75 loads. Gough's No. 1 has been hang up for repairs. At Gough's No. 2 Frazer…

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Bulli Coal Trouble. Woonona Mine Stopped

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 6

BULLI, Tuesday.—At the Woonona Colliery a few days ago a notice was posted up intimating that after fourteen days' notice the services of the miners and…

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The Coal Trade. Northern Collieries. Trouble at Hetton Adverted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The trouble which on Saturday last threatened at the Hetton colliery has been happily averted, and work is going on as usual to- day. The…

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The Gold Fields. Bulgandra Mining. New Discoveries. Splendid Prospects

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 8

ALBURY, Tuesday.—A report on Monday I afternoon from Bulgandra stated that considerable excitement was caused on the field by several new discoveries on the reserve…

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The Southern Collieries. Work Stopped at Woonona

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

BULLA, Monday.--A notice was posted a few days ago at Woonona colliery, intimating that after 14 days' notice the services of the miners and others would not be…

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East Greta Colliery. Work Resumed

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—Work interviewed yesterday Mr. Thomas, manager of the East Greta Colliery, stated that he had not received a single…

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The Kurrajong Mine

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

The famous Kurrajong claim comprises eight men's ground. It has three shafts sank to a depth of 110ft each, and the size of the reef is from 2ft to 18in. The crushing have…

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The Tasmania Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

HOBART, Monday.--A direct offer has come from Mr. Jones, of Ballarat, to purchase the Tasmania mine for £12 a share, equal to £576,000, the transaction to be…

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Newcastle News. Charge of Stealing a Cheque. Matters at the Mines-- Affairs at Minmi and Hetton Collieries. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

Matthew J. Dawson was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of stealing a cheque for £30, the property of his employers, W. H. Smith and Sons. A Second…

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The Mount Morgan Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

ROCKHAMPTON, Monday.--Messrs. T. S. Hall and W. Pattison, trustees of the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company, applied to the gold warden on Saturday for a…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 7

In the Mining market yesterday Block tens sold at 15s and Centraas at 7s 3d in the morning, and 7s 5d at the noon call. Thry closed at 7s 3d buyer and 7s 5d seller…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund. the Remaining Participants

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

The balance-sheet of the Bull Colliery Disaster Fund, showing the transactions of that fund from its inception in March, 1887, until December 31 last, has just been issued…

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Another Mining Company

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 25.—The prospectus of the Royal Sovereign Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, has been issued. Shares amounting to £40,000 are…

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