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Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Goldfields. Pambula and Yowaka

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 7

From a report received by the Inspector-General of Police from the Pambula station it would appear that there are signs of a revival in mining matters at the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Big Water Supply Struck. Rich Find at Bardock

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Wednesday.--The lode has been picked up again in the Caledonian mine at Twentyfive Mile, better known as the Brilliant mine. The vein pinched out…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Champion Line of Reef

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--Reports from Nannine state that the Champion line of reef is still producing gold remarkably well. Claims are being pegged off on all sides…

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Another Gold Mining Co

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 28.—The South Londonderry Gold Exploration Company, West Australia, with a capital of £200,000, has been registered…

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The Gold Fields. Pambula Mining. ENCOURAGING-PROSPECTS

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

PAMBULA, Friday. — Mining matters have improved considerably here during the last few weeks. The Austral Junction Co., comprised chiefly of Broken Hill…

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Northern Items. The Newcastle Collieries

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The miners will draw their pay to-day for the fortnight ended last Saturday. On the whole the pay is ,a fairly good one. Burwood,…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

The South Londonderry Gold Exploration Company, Western Australia, with a capital of £200,000, has been registered…

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Wyalong Gold Field. Scarcity of Water. Doings at the Mines

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

WYALONG, Friday.—The scarcity of water continues. Gough's No. 2 Battery has been " hung up " for several days, and a large staff of men engaged in deepening…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 7

A fair amount of business was alone in the Mining market yesterday, and prices of silver shares showed some improvement. Central Broken Hill shares sold at 7s 4d, and closed at buyers…

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West Australian Mines. Working the Market

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, March 28.—There is much activity in the mining market in several West Australian ventures,' especially the Londonderry, for…

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The Coal Trade. the Northern [?]. the Strike at [?]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--our the fortnightly pay, ended last Saturday, no work was done at New Lamberton and Burwood. Dudley, Seapit and Duckent[?]remainted…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

The prevalent topic now is the question of a general strike. It is generally believed that in spite of all the efforts of the proprietors of nonunionist collieries a union will be effected amongst…

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The Northern Coal Trade. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 6

Sir—I presume you will not object to my taking exception, through the medium of your columns, to the gloomy proguostications of your Newcastle correspondent in reference to the Northern coal…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

The disputo in reference to the pegging of the London claim at the Twenty-five Mile has been settled by the prospectors applying for and getting all the ground within their pegs. A bulk parcel…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Binni Creek Goldfield. Encouraging Developments. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 7

At the Binni Creek goldfield, during last week, in William M'Innes's paddock, claim No. 7. Lowe and party, washed 71 loads for a yield of 2dwt. per load. At claim No. 12 Turner and party are putting…

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The Garangula Goldfield. Murrumburrah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 7

Mr. Makinson, mining warden of Burrowa, arrived here on Tuesday, having been instructed to report upon the field with a view to resumption. A mass meeting of miners was held last night, numbering…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

At the Hidden Treasure claim, on the Welcome Stranger line of reef, Fowke and party are crosscutting at the 137ft. level, being 40ft. above the water level, the intention being to continue…

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The West Australian Goldfields a New Reef Near Siberia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE. Thursday.--Flunk Dawson and A. Golding have struck a good reel three miles west of Siberia. The reef was first met with on its break [?]…

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Coal Mines Closed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 19

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The Lambton Colliery on Saturday was closed for an indefinite period. The horses aro to be taken out, and let run in the…

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Killed in a Coal Mine

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The deputy overseer of the Wallsend Colliery, John Gilbert, was run over and killed yesterday in the mine by a train…

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