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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Fiery Coal Cargoes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 5

An old shipmaster who has had extensive experience in the coal trade out of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Cardiff, and the Scotch coal ports, yesterday said that it is not an uncommon thing for certain coal…

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The Wallaroo Copper Mines

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 5

London, February 3.—The Union Bank of Australia is inviting private tenders for the purchase of Wallaroo copper…

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Mount Macdonald Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

M.E.J. Fox, J.P., who was elected by the miners in the Mount MacDonald district as a delegates to the Miners' Conference to be held in Sydney next week, has shown as a small bottle of gold [?]…

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Seaham Colliery Fire. Work to Be Resumed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

The operations for the recovery of this colliery, after being closed for live months, have now come to a suceessful issue, and the propritors deem it desirable to place on record a brief history of the…

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The' Seaham Colliery Fire. a Statement by the Proprietors

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

The operations for the recovery of the Seaham Colliery, after being closed for Hye months. having now come to a successful Issue, the proprietors deem it desirable. In view of…

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General News. the Mining Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 4

Tho Mining Conference convened by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture will commence its sittings in St. James's-hall, Phllllp-strnet, at 11 o'clock to-morrow…

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Shipping. N.Z. Coal Fob Valparaiso. the First Shipment

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 5

The Westport (N.Z.) Coal Company has chartered the barque Coromandel, now on her way from Newcastle to Wellington, to load coals at Westport for Valparaiso for orders. This will be the first vessel dispatched from New…

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Coal Cargo Heated. On the Knight of St. Michael. Returned to Port

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 3

"What on earth is up with the Knight of St. Michael" was the general query in shipping circles yesterday when the signal went up at South Head that the vessel was…

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Mining Matters. Companies' Meetings. Directors' Reports. New Mount Hope Copper-Mining Co.--Falkner's G.M. Co.--New Bushman's G.M. Co.--Notes and Reports

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 2

A number of meetings of mining companies were held on Wednesday. The shareholders in the New Mount Hope copper mining co., Limited, held their 28th…

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A Heated Coal Cargo. the Ship Knight of St. Michael in Danger. the Vessel Towed Into Sydney. a Temperature of 106 Degrees in the Hold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

The surprise occasioned by the arrival off the port yesterday forenoon of the coal laden four-masted ship Knight of St. Michael, bound from Newcastle to Valparaiso, deepened…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Kalgoorlie, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

The town is lively owing to all the mines having to resume work on Saturday. Large numbers of men are being engaged daily. The weather is cooler. Lake View crushed for the fortnight…

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The Wyalong Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 7

WYALONG, Monday.--Nicholas and Raymond have cleaned up 14 tons from M'Grath and party for 9oz.; and 9 tons from O'Brien and party returned 18oz. 4dwt. Tho battery is…

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The Gilgunnia Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 7

MOUNT HOPE, Monday.--A new [?] mas been made on the Melnwa line at the No. 1 South of the Slanter claim. Whllo trenching the surface, the reef was cut west of the…

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Ophir Gold-mining-company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 7

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Ophir Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Beaconsfield (Tas.), was hold yesterday afternoon at the offices of Messrs…

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Ophir Gold Mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Ophir Amalgamated Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, was held at Messrs. Lawrence and M'Lachlan's…

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Sydney Harbor Collieries Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 4

The assertion that the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company was promised a site for wharfage accommodation by the Government is said to be quite incorrect. From the first…

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The Sydney Harbour Collieries Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 4

We are informed that the statements made to the effect that the Government had promised to give the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company of its representatives wharfage accommodation is…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 7

The Mount Morgan G.M. Company paid £25,000, being 6d a share for January, on Saturday. Heavy rain is reported at Mount Morgan. All the dams are full…

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The Cue Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

CUE, Tuesday.--The manager of the Lady Alary mine is sinking to catch the Princess Ada reef, which is proved to junction with Cue No. 1 reef, near the Lady Mary battery…

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The Wallaroo Copper Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 6

LONDON, February 3.—The Union Bank of is inviting private tenders for the purchase of Wallaroo copper…

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