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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

The Gold-bearing Deposit

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 24

The wash lies on a slate bedrock, which forms a bench on the side of the hill some hundreds of feet abov.e the present bed of the creek. In pla ces this wash dips towards the hill, and sometimes…

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New Mining Companies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

LONDON, Thursday.--The shares in the Lady Emily Gold-mining Company, Goolgardie, which was formed with a capital of £75,000, have been allotted…

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West Australian Mining

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5

PERTH (W.A.), Saturday.—Information has been received from Coolgardie of the discovery, of an immense formation west of the Black Flag. It is stated that it is ten chains wide, and can be traced for five…

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The Pambula Gold Field. the Mount Gahan Mine. the Treatment of the Ores. the Cyanide Process in Operation

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 24

The Pambula Gold Field is situated 250 miles by an air line south from Sydney, and about three miles from the sea beach. The physical features of the country comprise low rolling…

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New Buildings for the Mines Department

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 254

Mr. Vernon, Government Architect, waa recently instructed to prepare plans for a new Mines Department, and these have now been submitted to the Minister for Mines for his consideration…

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Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 213

A. H. L.—Your specimen assayed as follows:—Quartz and copper pyrites. Gold, nil; surer, loz. ldwt. 5grs. per ton…

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Miscellaneous. New Mining Companies

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 16

London, January 20—The Victoria Reef Gold Mining Company, Mount Jackson, Western Australia, which has been formod with a capital of £875,000, is issuing shares to tho extent of £635,000…

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Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 6

ROBART, Friday --At Launceton to-night the half-yearly meeting of the Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company was held. The directors reported that during the 16 months £25,000 had…

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Latest Mining- News. (Continuad from page 24.) Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 16

The official returns from the Pambula field give the value of the gold won during last year at £30,000 sterling. Nearly two-thirds of this amount was recovered from Palkuer's Mine. The value of…

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Intercolonial Mining News, New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 24

A crushing from the Dayspring Mine, Parkes, returned, a little over 12dwt gold per ton. The reef from which the stone was taken is over 3ft wide, and is easily worked…

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New Mining Companies. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 9

The Bamboo Queen Reward Goldmining Company, Pilbarra, Western Australia, which has been formed with a capital of £126,900, is issuing shares to…

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Gold in the Upper Murray District. ALBURY, Jan. 23

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 252

A report from Granya, Upper Murray, states that alluvial gold has been discovered about two miles from Granya, near Tallangatta-road. A prospector named Murphy is getting payable…

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The Kiandra Gold Field. Peculiarities of Deposition. Ii. (Written for this Journal.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 24

In a preceding article I incidentally mentioned that the alluvial formation of New Chum Hill, Kiandra, was very peculiar, and probably typical of the auriferous alluvial formation in…

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The South Coast District. the Mining Industry. From Helensburgh to Bulli. (By Our Special Reporter.) (I.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 7

The wave of depression which, during the last few years, has more or less disastrously affected nearly every industry in the colony, passed somewhat lightly over the South Coast district. In the…

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South African Diamonds. Precious Mining Property De Beers and Kimberley. Value of the Output -- A Colossal Undertaking

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 7

The discovery during late years of diamonds and gold in South Africa has been the means of attracting a large population and enormous capital to the great…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Esperance, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 9

A party of 20 miners sent over by Mr. A. Von Doussa, from South Australia, for the Mount Benson Group Consolidated claims, arrived to-day. The opinion here is that with a little development…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Further Rich Find. Progress in the Esperance District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 6

ESPERANCE, Friday.--The Minister for Mines has upheld the warden's decision with regard to the jumping of the Great Dundas mine. The decision was that the…

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Latest Cables. General Cables. The Turkish Crisis. The Sultan Replies to the Queen. The European Situation -- England and Germany -- Income Tax in France -- Carnage and Trenton -- The Wool Sales -- Mining and Commercial

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5

The following cables were received after yesterday's last edition had gone to press: -- London, January 21. THE CRISIS IN TURKEY…

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Mining and Finance. the Mines and the Minings Market

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 February 1896 · page 3

Persons controlling financial undertakings have above all things to look for ahead, so that not only today, but years hence, their assets shall be in excess of their liabilities…

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