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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

The West Australian Goldfields. Progress at Esperance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 5

ESPERANCE, Saturday.--The Scotchman crushing was made known to-day, and the stone has gone 2oz, 1dwt. to the ton. The machinery of the Norseman Crushing…

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General Cables. The Liberator Frauds. Balfour's Appeal Dismissed. The Abyssinian War-- The Turkish Crisis-- The Transvaal Explosion-- Political Crisis in France-- liamentary Contests --Mr. John Morley Elected-- Mining and Commercial

The Australian Star · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 5

The following cables came to hand after Saturday's last edition had gone to press:-- London, February 22…

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The Southern Coal Trade. the Austinmer Colliery Closed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

The Austinmer colliery, commonly known as the North Bulli mine, and which has been for some years leased by Mr.Joseph Mitchell, has been closed down; consequently a large number…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 7

CHARTERS TOWERS (Q.), Tuesday.—The Day Dawn Block claim is looking splendid. The Victoria Queen Mine obtained from last crushing a cake of gold weighing 1300oz, equal to 3 1/2oz stone. A ls…

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The Kapai-vermont Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Monday.--At a meeting of the Kapai-Vermont shareholders to-day at which 18 were present, regret was expressed that the Sydney directors should decline to…

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The Heated Coal Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4

The heated coal cargo of the ship Knight of St. Michael, which put in here several weeks ago, still occupies the attention of the surveyors, and up to the present they…

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The Greta Miners. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 6

For the pay next Friday the Greta Colliery has worked five and a half days. Work was again stopped to-day. No definite information can be obtained as to when it will start again…

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North Bulli Mine. Employees Idle

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

CLIFTON, Tuesday.—A large number of mem have been thrown out of work by the closing down of the Austinmer Colliery, commonly known as the North Bulli Mine, and which has been for some…

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New Mining Companies

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, February 24.—Hannan's South Brown Hill Gold Mining Company, West Australia, which has been formed with, a capital of £100,000 is issuing shares to the…

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Killed in a Mine. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 6

A miner named Giles Vickery, 50 years of age, while working in a bord in the Metropolitan mine was instantly killed last week by a fall of stone. A verdict of accidental death was returned…

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Rich Gold Find. Barraba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 7

A phenomonally rich gold find has been made at Crow Mountains, Barraba, near the famous Dodger claim, by Watt and party; it is estimated at lOOoz. to the ton…

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Accident in a Mine. " Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 6

Fred. Rohb, working as plattman in Drew's shaft of Block 11 of the Proprietary, met with a serious accident early this afternoon.A truck load of are had been brought up from the open cut, and John…

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Late Mining. the Madame Berry Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The shareholders of the Madame Berry Company, at a meeting at Ballarat to-night, resolved to wind up the company, owing to the fact that the whole…

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New Mining Companies. London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

Hannan's South Brown Hill Goldraining Company, Western Australia, which has been formed with a capital of —100,000, is issuing shares to the extent…

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The Northern Collieries. Work to Be Resumed at Burwood. Another Cessation of Operations Probable. the Union of the Lodges

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The flag has been hoisted for work at Burwood Colliery, and to-morrow morning the suspension caused by the wheelers coming out on…

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Mining Areas. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 7

Sir,—As I was deprived by the acting chairman at the late Mining Conference of my right of proposing a motion standing in my name, advocating the increase of the area of quartz leases to thirty acres…

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West Australia. Interview With Sir Alexander Onslow. the Labor Market. the Gold Fields

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 3

The Chief Justice of West Australia, Sir Alexander Onslow, is at present taking a season of recreation in Sydney from his official duties. Sir Alexander is staying quietly at the Mansion…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 5

Good gold has been struck in the north shaft of the Maritana mine at a depth of 75ft. An improvement has been met with in driving north from the bottom of the shaft following on the course of…

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The Gilgunnia Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 7

GILGUNNIA, Monday.--At the Eight Hours claim, the rich shoot in the new find still continues. Very nice specimens of stone have been broken, bagged, and sent below…

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