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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Miners' Riots in Hungary. the Gendarmes Kill Men and Women

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Riots have occurred among the coal miners at Resicza, in Hungary. The gendarmes fired upon the rioters, killing eight men and two women…

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Mining Riots in Hungary. Ten People Killed. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 5

Serious riots have occurred in the coalmining district of Resicza, in Hungary. The gendarmes fired upon the rioters, killing eight men and two women…

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Newcastle News. Meetings of Miners' Lodges. a Proposal for Increased Pay Rejected, "The Federation of Labor."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Burwood miners last night, a letter was read from Mr. F. Croudace, the manager, wherein a complaint was made that a number of miners…

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Lesagh in the City. Buying a Turn-Out. Interview With Mr. M'Carthy--He Tried to Shunt Butler--But Was Followed--The West Australian Mine

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 6

Lesagh, while in Sydney, made very few friends;in fact, he was only in the city a few days and spent most of his time in or about the livery stables of…

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The Lyndhurst Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 3

The Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F. G. S., has forwarded to the Minster for Mines a report on his recent visit to the Mandurama district on the 15th instant. He inspected the Junction Point…

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Public Works in Western Australia. Harbour-improvements at Fremantle. Water Supplies for the Goldfields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 3

Mr. Alfred Middleton, the engineering-assistant to the Public Works Department of Western Australia, has arrived in Sydney on a short visit. He was seen yesterday afternoon by one of our reporters, and…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, "Wednesday.--The lode cut at the 300ft. level in the Australia is 15ft. wide, and gives 1oz. to tho ton. A start has been made to sink the main shaft…

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Killed in a Coal Mine. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

A young man named Bernard M'Cosker was killed at Messrs. Curley and Co,'s coal mine, Black Jack, about noon to-day. An inquest will be held tomorrow morning…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 12

There was a very dull market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. West Australian stocks were dealt in to a very limited extent, the tendency being towards weaker prices. In local gold stocks, pales were recorded…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

Mount Momsen prospectors, Wolumla, 31 tons [?] (bullion), 9[?]z. Pearse and Wilkinson, Penny's Creck, 12 tons, [?] [?]…

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Inquiry Into the Stockton Colliery Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

Owing to the disagreement of the jury in the second inquest, it appeared to the Minister for Mines that a formal investigation of the accidents which took place at the Stockton colliery,…

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Victorian Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 24

The official returns of the product of gold in Victoria for the year 1896, issued by the Victorian Mines Department, show that 206,358oz 7dwt of gold were obtained in the first quarter of 1896;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

There was a falling off in the volume of business in the Mining market yesterday, as is sometimes the case towards the close of the week. Only one silver stock, North Broken, was dealt in, and, together…

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MINING. Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 200

To meet the growing demand for reliable information in connection with mineral discoveries, the proprietors of the MAIL have arranged for the services of a competent assayer and mineral expert, who wil,…

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Latest Mining News

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

QUITE a rush has set in to Fitzgerald's Valley situated about 16 miles from Bathurst, on the Blayney-road. For some time past Lewis and party have been mining in the neighbourhood, and recently…

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Important Gold Discovery. Rylstone

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 11

A good gold bearing reef has been discovered on the private property of T. Dick, of Tab[?]bucca. The stone shows coarse gold freely. Ground has…

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Mining at Georgetown (Q,)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 15

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…

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Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 204

M. H. B (Monaro).—Sample forwarded is part of an old watercourse. The bottom may carry gold. None of these conglomerates are the result of igneous action, but are all aqueous deposits…

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Mining Review for 1896

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

The concluding article of the series of reviews of the progress of the mining fields for 1896 appears in to-day's issue. The article deals with the Wyalong district, the returns from which…

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The Coal Trade. BULLI, Jan. 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 200

Shipping at Port Bellambi is active. The steamers Currajong and Egmont loaded there to-day. The steamer Dunmore took five waggons of coal from the Bulli jetty this morning…

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