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Mining & the mines, 1896

6,248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Broken-hill Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday, 2.30 p.m.--On the London Stock Exchange to-day Broken-hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £2 12s 6d…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The White Flag Consols Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, recently formed with a capital of £130.000, has allotted shares to the…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 6

LONDON, March 17. — The shares which were offered for public subscription in the White Flag Gold Mining Company, West Australia, have been allotted…

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New Mining Company. London, Mahch 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

The shares which were offered for public subscription in the White Flag Gold-mining Company, Western Australia, have been allotted…

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The Gold Fields. Ophir Amalgamated G.M. COMPANY

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 3

An informal meeting of the shareholders of the Ophir Amalgamated Gold Mining Company, Beaconsfield, Tasmania, was held at the offices of the company, 163 Pitt-street, Sydney, yesterday afternoon…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong, Tuseday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

The shipments of coal from Wollongong during last week amounted to 2870 tons, the vessels being bound chiefly for Sydney, The shipments at Port Kembla totalled 2820 tons, the Craiglee taking 1200…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. the Threatened Crisis. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

There is still a remarkable amount of reticence evinced by both proprietors and miners as to future movements. There is a general feeling that a twothirds vote by ballot will be obtained; but the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 7

The salon recorded on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday were Great Cobar, 29s North Central, 1s 9d: West Sunlight (con.), is: No. 1 Great South Rutherglen, 18s 6d…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 6

Bayle's Reward No. 1 South, Coolgardie, 130 tons, [?] Evelyn Reward Mine, Coolgardie, 9 tons 9oz, 17dwt. Snwyer's Reef, Black Range, 34 tons, 61oz…

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Mining Matters. West Australian Goldfields. Recent Developments. Reports From Claims--Recent Prospects--The Back Creek Rush--A New Goldfield--General Notes and Mine Reports

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 3

Hicks' mine, at the 90-Mile, Coolgardie, has struck a rich shoot of gold in one of the shafts. Another 90-Mile property, the Duke of York, is opening out well, and…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, March 17.—The shares in the Scottish Colonial Gold alining Company have been allotted…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 7

Golden Fleece Gold-mining Company, No Liability, fortnight ended February 29.—Sunk 6ft. 6in., total depth of mainshaft 53ft 6in. The shaft is making 2400 gallons during the night (16 hours), and the quantity is increasing…

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West Australian Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The Scottish Colonial Goldfields Company of West Australia, which was recently formed with a capital of £100,000, has…

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West Australian Mines. an Interesting Letter

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 2

A young New South Wales native, who is interested in several claims at Bardoc, a spot Borne 80 miles north-east of Coolgardie, W.A., writes to a friend in Sydney, under date February 29, after returning from…

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Mining Shares. London, March 17

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 6

On the London Stock Exchange to-day British Broken Hill mining shares were quoted at 17s…

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A Mining Company. London, March 17

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 6

The Scottish Colonial Goldfields Co., recently formed with a capital of £100,000, has allotted the £50,000, worth of shares subscribed by the…

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New Mining Company. London, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

The shares in the Scottish Colonial Gold-mining Company have been allotted…

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The Threatened Coal Strike Opinion in the Illawarra District

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--The southern representatives of the recent conference held in Sydney between the northern and southern coal miners' delegates decline to…

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The Threatened Crisis in the Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 4

The portentous silence which preludes the coming storm still prevails in New castle and district over the question of the miners' strike. The excitement over the income tax has subsided into comparative…

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Newcastle Miners The Strike Ballot. The Demand for an Increase. Distribution of the Ballot Papaers--A General Stoppage Predicted. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

All the colliery proprietors have refused to grant the increased bowing rates demanded by the men. Ballot papers have, in accordance with the resolution carried at…

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