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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

The Country. the Tilbuster Mining Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Saturday.--The inquest on the body of the miner Clark, who was killed yesterday, was commenced at Tilbuster to-day, and was adjourned till Saturday…

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New Mining Companies. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 5

The Australasian Gold. Trust has been formed with a capital of £500,000, half of which is being issued for public subscription…

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Tin-mining at Albury. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 7

A report from the Upper Murray states that the prospects of the local tin-mining industry are improving. A Melbourne expert in mineralogy has just completed a thorough examination of the…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Great Victory Mine. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 7

The Great Victory mine will start crushing the ore through the stone-breaker on Monday. Samples and assays will be taken frequently during each day. The manager expects to ship 50 tons of first-class…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 5

Owing to the block on the railway prices of various goods are advancing, and unless something is done speedily they are likely to advance still further. Business on the Stock Exchange is…

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New Goldfield at Grenfell. Grenfell

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 6

A new alluvial find is reported. About 10 claims are on gold. Dawson and party washed eight barrow loads for 8dwt. The average yield is about 5dwt to 6dwt. to the…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Progress of the Claims

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 5

KANOWNA, Saturday.--There has been a splendid downpour of rain here, varying from 25 points in the township to an inch and a half out at the Six-mile…

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General Cables. President Kruger Interviewed. Concessions to U[?]tlanders. Imperial Polities--The Address-in-Reply--Leadership of the Irish Party--The Panama Canal Frauds --Rebellion In Corea -- Foreign Marines Landed--Dr. Jameson at Malta--The Hawaiian Cable --Mining and Commercial

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after Saturday's last edition had gone to press:--London, February 15. THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE…

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Mining. the "Wallace" Gold-mining Syndicate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 7

Mr. W. F. Wallace, civil and mining engineer, invites application for £5 shares in the "Wallace" Gold-mining Syndicate, he having, as he reports, a knowledge of auriferous…

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The Newcastle Collieries

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Both Burwood and Lambton, the collieries of the Scottish Australian Mining Company, remain idle. Mr. Thos. Croudace, general manager, returned to Newcastle…

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Birthday Gold-mining and Quartzcrushing Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 7

Messrs. H. G. Norton and Co. report having floated privately the Birthday Gold-mining and Quartz-crushing Company, No Liability Avoca, Parkes. The capital of the company is £6250 in…

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Thenorthern Collieries. Strike at Lambton. a Wheelers' Organisation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The stoppage at Lambton colliery, which on Saturday seemed probable, has taken place. This morning at the usual hour for starting…

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Gold for England

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 4

Included in the cargo by the R.M.S. Arcadia, which left Sydney yesterday for London, was £84,000 worth of gold. The consignments included 50,000 sovereigns…

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The Heated Coal Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 4

In connection with the heated coal cargo of the ship Knight of St. Michael, the surveyors have drafted a report advising no further discharge, but to trim the cargo…

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Broken-hill Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 3 p.m.--Shares in the Broken-hill Proprietary mine are quoted on the Stock Exchange at £2 11s 3d, a rise of 1s 3d…

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The B.h. North Mine. the New Concentrating Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 7

The new plant just erected to the order of the Broken Hill North mine, for the concentration of its sulphides, is starting work under unusually favourable conditions. In the first place it is fully equipped,…

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The Newcastle Miners. Further Labour Troubles. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

The wheelers at the Lambton and Burwood collieries held a combined meeting at Adamstown on Saturday, and decided that the Lambton wheelers should strike for 2d per skip, the present price…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Proprietary Mine. a Surface Creep. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 7

Mr. Stewart, general manager of the Proprietary, who is much improved from his late attack, was seen to-day. He says he can give no other reasons for the reduced outputs than those already published…

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The Coal Trade. Interview with Dr. J. R. N. Robertson. the Cause of the Low Prices. Reduction in Shipping Freights and Railway Charges Required

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

Dr. J. R. N. Robertson, who has been connected with a number of collieries in this colony during the past 15 years, and who was engaged [?]m the coal trade in Great Britain for a long period, was…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kalgoorlie, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1896 · page 5

Assays made of the pyrites struck at the 300ft. level of Hannan's Reward show a return of 7oz. 10dwt. to the ton. There are 16ft. of pyrites in the main shaft, and the ore also carries free gold…

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