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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Forbes and District. Gold, Wool, Wheat, and Wine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 123

THE town of Forbes is in what was known in the early days as the Far West, though in reality the subject of our illustrations is only about 200 miles west of Sydney as the crow…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Boulder Main Reef Crushings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 10

KALGOORLIE, Thursday. -- The Boulder main reef crushings are not so satisfactory as they should be o wing to the fact that as the telluride zone is approached the free gold becomes less,…

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The Rand Goldfields the Transvaal Promises Reforms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- The executive of the Transvaal has promised Mr. Barney Barnato to assist in providing an adequate supply of labor in augmenting the water…

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Our Letter Box. Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1897 · page 3

SIR,—The paragraph in your last issue in relation to the payment made by Mr G. L. Goodman to the Stockton Colliery Disaster Fund, on account of the Mikado…

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Mining and Finance. Yesterday's Stock and Share Quotations. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1897 · page 3

[Letters marked "Mining" must roach as not later than Thursday. No notice in taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the Free Information" column must be out out and forwarded with any inquiry."]…

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The Coal-wheelers' Strike. Conference at Stockton. The Newcastle Marine Board. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1897 · page 5

At the Stockton mine the wheelers are out: oil strike for an increase of wages. This morning the manager and the men met in consultation, and the conference resulted in the manager…

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Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 2

The following vessels have sailed for foreign ports during the week, ended Friday, Jan, I5th :— FROM NEWCASTLE Airlie, 1150 tons, for Hongkong…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 7

The most notable feature of Saturday's business on the Sydney Stock Exchange was the firmness of silver shares. Block 10 were dealt in at 786, Junction at 58, and 587½, and North at 92. Local gold shares were…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6

Aladdin's Lamp Gold-mining Company, Limited, week ended December 19.—Crushed 212½ tons for 68[?] gold bullion, sent to the mint, in addition to which 9½ tons of concentrates and picked ore, estimated to contain 440oz. of fine…

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Kalgoorlie Gold Field

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 7

The Discovery of telluride in the Kalgoorlie Gold Mines United is very important. At first the telluride ore was in a narrow vein going down from the rich body of mustard gold worked at the 40ft level,…

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Colliery Grievance. Wages of Wheelers. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 2

The [?]cuity that has arisen amongst the wheelers at Stockton Colliery has not yet been settled. A deputation of the lads waited upon the manager this…

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The Coal Trade. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 5

The pay at the Greta colliery for the fortnight ended last Saturday disbursed to-day was for 2½ days' work. The colliery has worked every day this week, with prospects of continuing for some time…

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The West Australian Goldfields. a Rich Yield From the Brown-hill Mine. the Exemptions Expire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--The first parcel of 30 tons from Hannan's Croesus will be shipped in a few days for London. It is intended to ship ore regularly to England. The return from the ore…

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MINING. Prospecting on the Border

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 7

Owing to the discovery of gold is payable quantities on the Bemm River, at Mallacoota Inlet, and in other parts'of East Gippsland, the Minister for Mines decided a few months ago to have the high ground…

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The Country. Labor Trouble at the Stockton Colliery. Interview Between the Manager and the Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Mr. D. M'Auliffe, manager of the Stockton colliery, met the wheelers employed at the mine yesterday by appointment to discuss their demand for an increase of wages…

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Late Mining. the Georgetown Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 6

GEORGETOWN, Monday.--The Monte Christo Company have crushed 35 tons for 112oz. of gold. There are 200 tons of stone still at grass owing to the company being unable to obtain carters to get the stone to the battery…

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Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 6

The following vessels have sailed for foreign, ports during the week, ended Friday, Jan, 15th :— FROM NEWCASTLE Airlie, s, 1450 tons, for Hongkong…

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The Stockton Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5

The difficulty at the Stockton colliery between the wheelers and the manager appears likely to be settled amicably. It is possible that the wheeling will be carried on under scorage rates of sufficient…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 7

Silver stocks were in good demand on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and nearly all lines showed a good improvement. Block 10 were dealt in at 81, with further buyers at this figure, sellers asking 2…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 7

Golden Gate Company, Hillgrove, 15 tons, 17oz. The Union G. M. Company, 45 tons, 30oz. 16dwt…

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