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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

(From Our Correspondents.) New Zealand Mining Yields. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 7

The Haurakt mine crushed 350 tons during the month for 2398oz. melted gold, valued at £7200. The Kapai-Vermont mine treated 308 tons during the month for 400oz. melted gold…

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The Raid on the Rand. a Mine Manager Arrested. A Rising of Kaffirs Imminent. London, March 6

The Australian Star · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

The manager of De Beers diamond mine at Kimberley, in which Mr. Cecil Rhodes is so largely interested, has been arrested. He is charged…

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West Australia. Its Prospects Asa Mining Field. Will the Great Expectation Be Realised? No. Ii

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

There is nothing in the actual results or in reasonable probabilities to justify the English boom in West Australian mines. It is a boomer's boom, pure and simple. If…

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Goldfields of Western Australia. Some Wonderful Yields. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 5

Further results from the crushings from the Little Wonder mine are to hand. The mine is situated 15 miles from Doyle's Well, near Mount Malcolm. The first crushing of half a ton from the…

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Garangula Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 7

Warden Makinson has forwarded to the Mines Department a report on the Garangula goldfield. He says that Adams's party have three shafts down on the reef, and that some rich specimens have been…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Sale of Norseman Properties

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 5

ESPERANCE, Saturday. -- Surveyor Riches reports having surveyed the new road to Dundas, the total distance being 107 miles…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 7

Reported that 4 tons 9cwt. of stone from tho Little Wonder (W.A.) yielded 2953oz. of gold. It is to be hoped that it will continue a wonder--not a nine days' one…

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Vields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 7

Anglo-Australian Exploration Company, Limited, Galley Swamp, 250 tons, 280oz. D. Morris's claim, Bucca Creek, 12 tons, 32oz, 8dwt…

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The Colliery Trouble. Hetton Wheelers Satisfied

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday. The Hetton wheelers' grievance now shows signs of settlement. The manager has agreed to pay the wheelers at the score…

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The Gold Fields

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 2

MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.—The following as latest washings at Fallon's Reserve, Cunningham Creek: Acraman and party, 19 loads yielded [?] 14dwt; Bignall and party, 14 loads yielded 5oz Sdwt…

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Wyalong Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

WYALONG, Tuesday.—Nicolas and Reymond have cleaned up 200 tons from the Victoria Claim for 130oz. and are now putting through a large parcel from the Christmas Gilt. Neelds are sending 40 tons…

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Tasmanian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 7

HOBART, Monday.--Assays from the Southwest Curtin and Davis sections, front the north end on No. C lode, gave 228oz., and from the bottom of the open cut 254oz. of…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 7

More attention was paid to Mount Lyell (Tasmania) silver stocks in the Mining market yesterday, and but little was done in Broken Hill silver shares, while there was a fair amount of…

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The Hetton Colliery Trouble. Prospects of a Settlement

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—At an adjourned meeting of the Hetton miners, held this morning at Wickham, the secretary of the lodge reported that the manager had agreed to pay the wheelers a…

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The Hetton Colliery. Resumption of Work. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

The difficulty at Hetton Colliery has been satisfactorily settled, at any rate for a time. The deputation appointed at yesterday morning's meeting of the miners…

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New Mining Companies

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 6
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LONDON, March 9.—The Ninety-Mile Proprietary Gold Mining Company, Coolgardie, has been formed with a capital of £200,000, and is issuing shares to the extent…

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New Mining Companies. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

The Gold Reefs Mining Company of Western Australia, which has boen formed with a capital of £50,000, is issuing shares to the extent of £20,000…

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The Crisis in the Coal Trade. the Wickham and Bullock Island Agreement. the Wheelers' Dispute. a Temporary Settlement. Notice by the Miners. Increased Rates Demanded. Preparing for a General Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

All of the colliery proprietors have not yet received notice from the various lodge secretaries of a demand for the bowing rates of 1888, and no concerted action has been decided upon…

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The Coal Trade. the Hetton Wheelers' Strike Ended. the Demand for an Increased Hewing Rate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The strike of wheelers at the Hetton colliery has been settled. On Saturday such a speedy and satisfactory issue of the dispute seemed…

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