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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Mining in Tasmania

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 7

In October last year Mr. F. Beletead, Secretary for Mines for Tasmania, read a paper at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on " The Mining Industry of Tasmania." The paper has since been…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--Shares to the value of £65,000 have been allotted in the Hannan's Consols Gold-mining Company, West Australia, recently…

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Mining Matters. Westralian News. New Finds. The Water Supply--£162,500 to be Spent--The Great Boulder--Notes and Mine Reports

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

It is reported from Coolgardie that rich stone has been struck in the Fremantle mine at 25 Mile. Excellent specimens have been obtained, and are being exhibited…

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New Mining Companies. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

The Victoria Reof Gold-mining Company, Mount Jackson,Western Australia, which has been formed with a capital of £75,000, is issuing shares to the extent of…

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King Prempeh of Ashantee. to Be Deported to the Gold Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--King Prempeh of Ashantee, who bas surrendered to Colonel Sir F. Scott, the commander of the British military expedition…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Coolgardie, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

Rich stone has been struck in the Fremantle mine at 25-Mile. Splendid specimens are being exhibited in town. MURCHISON, Jan.20…

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Colliery Explosion. Fifty Miners Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

LONDON, January 27.—Another terrible colliery disaster occurred to-day in the South Wales coalfield. While work was proceeding in a mine…

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Walter Scott Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon the annual general meeting of the Walter Scott Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Cangai, was held at the office of Mr. W. G. Whiting, Union-chambers, Pitt-street, Mr. Henry…

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The Lyndhurst Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 9

Very extensive operations are about to be undertaken on the property of the Lyndhurst Gold-mining Company, Junction Reefs, recently known as the Mandurama Gold Trust Company. An immeuse…

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Mining Matters. General Notes. Items From the West. The Walter Scott Gold-Mining Co. -- Reports From the Mines

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

Now that the mining exemptions are drawing to a close large numbers of men are crowding back to the goldfields in West Australia. Several of the fields have…

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Colliery Explosion in South Wales. Fifty Miners Killed. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 7

A terrible colliery disaster occurred to-day in South Wales. While work was proceeding in a mine near Cardiff an explosion of firedamp…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Explosion in a Cardiff Mine. 50 Men Killed--38 Rescued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A terrible colliery disaster occurred to-day at Cardiff, South Wales. While work was proceeding an…

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Colliery Explosion Disaster Near Cardiff. Fifty Miners Killed. Thirty-Eight Men Rescued. London, January 27

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

A colliery disaster is reported from Cardiff. An explosion occurred in the pit, and the result was that 50 miners were killed. Thirty-eight men were…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 9

British Queen, Ballarat, 175 tons, 44oz. 9dwt. Hepburn Estate, Smeaton 98oz. Mount Gahan Company, Pambua (from eyanide plant), 18[?]oz…

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The Fire in the Seaham Colliery. the Flames Unextinguished

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Information has boon received here this evening to the effect that the fire in the Seaham colliery has not yet been extinguished. It has been…

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A German Mining Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Emperor of Germany has sent out a commission to inquire into the mining resources of Australia. West Australia has already been…

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New Gold Mining Comman

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, January 29.—The shares iu the Hainan's Mount Charlotte West Gold Mining Company, West Australia, have been allotted…

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Falkner's Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 6

Yesterday the ninth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of Falkuer's Gold-mining Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, Sydney Arcade. Mr. W. C. Willis, chairman of the…

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Gold-mining in Western Australia. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

The shares in the Hannan's Mount Charlotte "West Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, have been allotted…

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Stockton Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 6

The twenty-sixth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Stockton Coal Company, Limited, was held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Thomas Cowlishaw, chairman of the board of…

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