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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

The West Australian Goldfields. Progress at Esperance

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 6

ESPERANCE, Friday.--The mails for Adelaide, which should have gone by the steamer Flinders, have been left behind, owing to the agent having omitted to put…

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Mining and Finance. the Mines and the Mining Market. " He that grasps at all catches none." —Italian Proverb, Our Letter Box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 3

[Letters must roach. as, addressed to the Mining Editor, before Friday. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence.] BRITISHER.—The Mr. S. B. Joel who has been…

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The Gold-digger's Dream. the Great Find of Nuggets at Black Flag

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

THE following letter sent to the editor of the BUNBURY TIMES (West Australia), will be read with interest, inasmuch as it gives the history of the discovery…

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Westward No Some New Finds. The Parson's Trip. Up-to-date Mining News. New Year's Sports, etc. Coolgardie, January 8, 1896

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

The English new chum is here in force, that very superior person who in a very superior way patronises everything Australian. Hera he has a much better chance to rail at the…

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Bulli Coal Trade. a Co-operative Colliery

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 3

The coal trade at Belli, which has been very quiet for some time past, promises, judging by recent developments, to be very brisk in the future. Mr. George Adams having purchased…

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A West Australian Gold-mining Company'

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--Hannan's Consols Gold-milting Company. West Australia, has been formed with a capital of £130,00. Shares to the…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

MURRUMBURRAH, Monday. — Garland and M'Grory's, of Kemp's Hill, washing for the past fortnight amounted to 6gs per man. The adjoining claim, of Hanghey and party returned 4oz for…

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A West Australian Mine

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

The Hannan's Consols Gold-mining. Co., with a capital of £130,000, is being formed. Shares to the value of £35,000 are being offered to the…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

LONDON, January 18.—The Hanhan's Consols Gold Mining Company, West Australia, Las been formed with a capital of £130,000, half of which will be offered in shares to…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

A mass meeting to consider the unsatisfactory state of the coal trade of the district will be held to-night in the city. The meeting has been convened by the Mayor…

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New Gold Find. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

Another rich gold find is reported from East Gippsland. A prospector, Joseph Coombes, found a new reef a mile and a half S.W. of the Ace of Clubs, the reef…

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New Mining Company. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

The Hannan's Consols Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, has been formed with a capital of £30,000, half of which is being offered in shares…

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The Mining on Private Property Act

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 7

ALBUUY, Saturday.--The loopholes in the Mining on Private Property Act, under which freeholders can secure against miners large auriferous areas, are well exemplified by…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

A public meeting of the citizens of Newcastle and district, convened by the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman W. B. Sharp) in response to a numerously-signed requisition, was held this…

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The Coal Trade. Meeting at Newcastle. A Coming Deputation

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 4

NEWCASTLE. Monday.—A public meeting to consider the position of the coal trade, and to appoint a deputation to the Premier, was held outside the Royal Exchange Hotel, on Saturday…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Strike at the Burraga Copper Mines. Burraga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 7

Things in general are unusually quiet, the strike at the Burraga copper mines being accuntable for this. There is no prospect of the strike coming to a termination. Mr. Lloyd, who is in Sydney at…

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The Coal Trade. Public Meeting at Newcastle. a Deputation to Wait on the Premier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--In response to a requisition signed by the Mayors of the district, the officers of the Miners' Association and a representative of the…

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Charters Towers Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 7

Messrs. Alan B. Bright and Co., of Charters Towers (Q.), in their report on the field for the month of December, state as follows:—The returns for December were 17,606 tons for 21,042oz., the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Water Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

ESPERANCE, Saturday.--The Water Supply Department have been making strenuous efforts to cope with the water difficulty on the Dundas-road. A number of coolers…

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General Cables. The Outlook in Europe. Condition of the British Army. The Monroe Doctrine-- France and Italy-- The Wool Sales-- The Crisis in Turkey-- Speech of the Emperor William-- The Ashantee Expedition- The Mekong Settlement -- Commercial and Mining

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after Saturday's last edition had gone to press:-- London, January 17…

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