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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

The Central Mine Ores. Conveyance to the Seaboard

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 7

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--The Sulphide Corporation (Ashcroft's) Process, Limited, in whose interests the Central Broken-hill mine was acquired, have. It is understood, been…

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North Cobar Copper-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A general meeting of shareholders in the North Cobar Copper-mining Company, Limited, was held yesterday, Mr. Russell Barton presiding. The report and balance-sheet…

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North Central Silver-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 7

Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the North Central Silver-mining Company. No Liability was held at the offices, 131 Pitt-street. Mr. J. F. Burns, chairman of the…

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Mining Shares. London, February 25

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 6

Mount Morgans are quoted at 60s and British Broken Hill shares at 13s…

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The Barrier Mines. Trial of a New Sulphide Plant

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The M'Intyre shaft of the Junction mine is now down 89ft. below the 550 level, and is still in tough country. The west crosscut from the Brown…

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Newcastle Colliery Disputes. Meeting of the Hetton Lodge. Mr. Curley on the Situation

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The delegate of the Hetton Miners' Lodge reported at a lodge meeting last night that the delegate board had decided to pay the Lambton miners lockout…

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The Minister for Mines. Mp. Sydney Smith at Braidwood. BRAIDWOOD

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 3

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, arrived in the Braidwood district this morning, accompanied by Messrs. Slee and Wood and Mr. Stanton, manager…

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The Minister for Mines in the South. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Araluen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, Mr. S. Smith, left Sydney on Tuesday night by the 9 o'clock southern mail for the purpose of paying a visit to the Aralnon district, and inquiring into mining matters there…

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New Zealand. New Gold Find at Tairua. to Be Worked by a London Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--A new find has been made at Talrua, adjoining the Kauri Timber and Mining Corporation property. A company has been formed in London with…

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The Minister for Mines at Araluen. the Proposed Race at Araluen Valley. the Prospects of the Field

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.--A large number of townspeople met the Minister for Mines and his party at Two-mile Creek this mornings, and escorted them to town…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) KALGOORLIE,Feb,22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 5

Mr. Bowen, who arrived to take chargo of the [?] mine on behalf of an English company, is [?]iting the arrival of the consulting engineer before taking charge. Spl[?]ndid gold has been…

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The Gilgunnia Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 7

GILGUNNIA, Wednesday.--Stone giving fair prospects was brought in on Monday from about five miles out. Now that water is abundant, parties are out fossicking. At four mile…

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The Coal-mining Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 4

The closing down of the Lambton Colliery has been made the subject of a healed appeal to the miners by their general secretary to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 7

The Broken-hill Proprietary Company, Limited, yesterday declared their 105th dividend, of one shilling per share, payable on Wednesday, 18th March. Books close in Melbourne…

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The Barrier Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Regular shipments of ore are now being raised from the Junction North mines, the workings having been made secure by the newly-appointed…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 7

Presser and party, wyalong,24 tons (seconds), 13oz., 3dwt. South Star. ballarat (11 days), 7[?]3 ton 450oz The Lahe View and Boulder East, Kalgoorlie, 153 tons, 425oz…

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Mining Matters. Latest from the West. Mining at Kalgoorlie. The Norseman District-- Mount Drysdale-- Notes and Mine Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 2

The latest news from Kalgoorlie reports that rich gold has been struck in the Mount Charlotte Extended mine at a depth of 80ft. The discovery was made while…

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The Coal Trade

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 4

AFTER a long interval, wherein nothing of the kind has been seen, there once more appears to-day a strike manifesto of a kind that carries the memory back to the stirring…

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Wyalong Mining

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 5

WYALONG, Friday.—Rogel and party, north of Hildebrand, have cut the Currajong reef at 70ft. The reef at present, is lOin thick, and of excellent-looking stone. Davis and party…

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