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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

MINING. Lyndhurst Gold Field

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

The following is the report of Mr. W. H. J. Slee[?] F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, on the Junction Point Reefs, known as the Lyndhurst Gold Field Company, Limited, and supplied to the…

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Amos Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 9

At a special meeting of the Amos Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Tuena, hold at the offices of Messrs. Stephen, Jaques, and Stephen, O'Connell-street, Sydney, on Monday, the following resolution…

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Miners for New Guinea Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

COOKTOWN, Tuesday. -- The schooner Ivanhoe sailed yesterday for Samurai and Woodlark, with 60 miners. The steamer Burdekin has arrived from Samarai, leaving again with a number of…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 9

British Queen, Ballarat, 168 tons, 37oz. Prentice Freehold, Rutherglen, 120oz. Sunbeam, Napoleons, 10oz. 1dwt. The Highland Mary, Swamp Oak, 273 tons, over [?]…

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Mining Matters. The Junction Reefs. Report by Mr. Slee. The Mogo G.M. Co.--Bathurst Mining -Deep Mining- Lansell's 180 Mine -General Notes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 8

There has recently been formed a company known as the Mogo Gold Mining Co., with a nominal capital of £1260 in 5000 shares of 5s each. The…

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Gold From Sudest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 7

COOKTOWN, Tuesday. -- The steamer Burdekin brought 180oz. gold from Sudest, and 150oz. of this quantity was obtained by natives…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 9

The Sydney Stock Exchange having been closed yesterday for the holiday, there are no transactions to record. A sample of stone from the recent breaking-down…

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A Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The Mount Catherine Gold-mining Company. Yerilla, has been formed with a capital of £300,000, and is issuing shares to the value of £100,000…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 26.—The Mount Catherine Gold Mining Company, Yerilla, West Australia, has been registered with a capital of £300,000. Shares to the extent of…

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The Gold Robbery. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 2

Regarding the R.M.S. Oceana gold robbery, a telegram was received by the police yesterday evening, purporting to be from George Armstrong, the…

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Mining. Intercolonial Stock Exchanges

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- A firmer tone prevailed in West Australian gold stocks during the early part of the day, when a fair business was done at higher prices. Later on a weaker tendency was noticeable, and values…

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Death of a Mining Manager

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 4

MOUNT M'DONALD, Wednesday.—Mr. Willmott, mining manager here for the Hongkong Gold Mining Company, who had been ailing for a length of time from consumption and asthma, has died…

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A Mining Company. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

An order has been made for the winding up of the Western Australian Gold Districts Trading Corporation…

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New Mining Company. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

The Mount Catherine Gold-mining Company, Yerilla, has been registered with a capital of £300,000, and is issuing shares to the extent of £100,000…

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The Gold Robbery. a New Development. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

No trace of the gold stolen from the strong-room of the Oceana has yet been discovered, although the detectives in charge of the case have been making diligent inquiries. A development…

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A Winding-up Order. a West Australian Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Mr. Justice Byrne has made an order for the winding up of the West Australian Gold Districts Trading Corporation…

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The Oceana Gold Robbery. the Missing Steward Reports Himself. Detained As a Deserter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- This afternoon George Armstrong, the missing steward of the R.M.S. Oceana, reported himself at the Port Melbourne police station, and was interviewed by…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Rich Alluvial at Kanowna. Deep Sinking at Hannan's

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 4

KALGOORLIE, Monday. -- A sensational find of alluvial gold is reported from east of Kanowna. Robert Hurst picked up a nugget weighing 60oz., and several smaller pieces. The locality is on the…

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The Oceana's Gold. a Fruitless Search. Return of the Stolen Keys. Previous Robberies From Ships-- The Tararua case-A Steward's Crime -- A New Zealand Theft. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5

The search for the gold stolon from the strong-room of the R.M.S. Oceana was continued here yesterday, but without result, except in the important fact…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 7

The cricket match seemed to absorb the interest of brokers and speculators yesterday, as very little business was done on 'Change. The only notable feature of the day's transactions…

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