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Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining Conference Thursday Afternoon's Sitting. The Question of Leases. No Fresh Leases for Two Years--The Motion Lost

The Australian Star · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 6

The discussion on the resolution that no further leases be granted on new goldfields for a period of at least two years, was continued this afternoon…

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Gympie Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 7

Pope, Willett, Limited, in their monthly mining letter, dated Gympie, Feb. 1, write as follows:--"As anticipated, business remained very dull throughout the month, on account of…

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The Barrada Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 7

BARRABA. Thursday.--Mining matters at Crow Mountain are healthy. Watt and Davis have succeeded in bottoming Fletcher's wet shaft, and after beating the water, they were…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Want of Labor at Yalgoo Field

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday--Splendid stone carrying coarse gold throughout was brought in to-day from the Ninth Wonder mine, nine miles from Mount Magnet. It…

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The Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade has been rather dull this week, few of the collieries having worked anything like full time. The schooner Handa Isle left here…

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The Pambula Gold Field. the Falkner and Great Victory Mines. Other Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 24

The Mount Gahan Mine, as stated in a previous article, is on the crown of a rather sharp ridge, and immediately at the foot of this ridge, a few hundreds of yards distant, at the head of…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Views of Colliery Representatives. Another Interview with the Premier

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 10

At the invitation of the Premier, Mr. Jesee Gregson (general superintendent of the A.A. Company), Mr. Stewart Keightley (manager the Newcastle Coal-mining Company)…

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Heated Coal Cargo

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 14

On Monday the four-masted steel ship Knight of St. Michael, which left Newcastle with coal for Valparaiso, entered Sydney Harbor in tow. Outwardly she showed…

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Mining

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 19

BUSINESS has not been brisk during the week, and gold shares have been somewhat neglected. Lake George United shares are quoted now at buyers 9s., sellers 10s. Junction North are…

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Mining on Private Lands. "Efficient Mining."

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

The following additional regulation under the Mining on Private Lands Act has been approved by the Governor, namely: " Subject to such modifications as the Minister may in certain…

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The Heated Coal Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 4

In connection with the ship Knight of St. Michael, which put in here in consequence of the heating of her cargo of coal, a further examination has been made,…

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Sydney Harbour Collieries Company. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of yesterday a Mr. Eagar raises his voice against granting a wharf for the purpose of loading coal in what he calls our beautiful harbour I grant the harbour was given us to be useful as…

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A Gold-saving Apparatus

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 285

The illustration (taken from the Scientific American) represents, in sectional side elevation aud in perspective, a gold-saving apparatus designed to save nuggets, coarse gold, and flour gold, with but a…

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Hill End Mining

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 7

HILL END, Friday.—Paxton's tributors are still storing away as usual Two men have been pat on to drive along Paxton's vein to Carver's, a distance of 180ft. There is little or no gold showing…

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The Mining Conference

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The mining conference met last night, after returning from the visit to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, but no business of a direct nature was transacted…

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Heated Coal Cargoes to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 9

Sir.--In your issue of this date you urge the necessity of a scientific investigation into the cause that so many ships are alleged to have been lost without any vestige being left to…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE. February 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 304

The [?]ham Colliery was successfully bricked off yesterday. The portion of the mine of an inflammatory character is now completely isolated from other workings, and work may be expected…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 9

The shipment of coal from this district during the month of January amounted to 49,305 tons. Of this quantity 13,826 tons were sent from Belmore Basin, Wollongong, and 35,479 tons from the Clifton,…

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The Great Southern Mine. Pipeclay Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 12

Great excitement prevailed here to day, over the re-pegging of the Great Southern mine, which was gazetted forfeite to-day. Numerous parties were represented, the mine being looked upon as one of…

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