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Mining & the mines, 1897

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Mining Notices

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

Queensland Menzies, W.A.--The following telegram was received from Brisbane this morning:--" Manager wires Rough clean up from 136 tons gives 905oz. Mill…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange will resume business to-day after the Christmas and New Year holidays. The vestibule of the Exchange was opened yesterday, and brokers looked in during the day. There…

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Queensland. the Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The gold yield of the colony for the month of December was 62,189oz.; for the quarter just ended, 177,362oz,; and for the year, 638,212oz., the latter being an increase of…

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Mining. South Wales Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--The South mill was running slowly last week, and treated 1148 tons of erodes, producing 476 tons of concentrates. The dispatches for the week totalled 682 tons of loose concentrates, consigned…

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Silver Mining in Queensland

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 7

Fifteen tons of ore taken from the silver mine at Pikedale (Queensland) were last week sent to the Silver Spur for the purpose of putting it through the reverberatory furnace at the latter place (says the…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 6

Since the first of the year nine vessels have armed at Wollongong. Of these the following left with cargoes of coal, principally for Sydney and the Richmond River:—Currajong, 550 tons; Macleay,…

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The Barrier Mines. a Year's Silver Records. the Present Position of Broken-hill the Sulphide Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 7

In 1894 those who were interested in the Broken-hill silverfields were forced to the conclusion that except as to the Proprietary the end was at hand unless the problem of profitably separating the…

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Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 3

The following vessels have sailed for foreign porte during the week, ended Friday, Dec 25th:— FROM NEWCASTLE Olga, bq, with 1977 tons, for Tal Tal…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange resumed yesterday, and a fair amount of business was transacted. Leading West Australian lines were in good demand, and some were dealt in at considerable advance on the closing…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 8

Bencon mine, Bucca Creek (first crushing), 1000oz. Great Boulder Proprietary, 617 tons, 1881 oz. North Woah Hawp, Ballarat, 104 tons, 27oz. 18dwt. New Normanby, Ballarat, 164 tons, 81oz. 7dwt…

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The Stockton Mine Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the late Stockton disaster was resumed to-day, but no fresh evidence was elicited…

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The Sunnyside Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 7

Mr. J. B. Jaquet, of the Government geological staff, has submitted a report on the recently discovered argentiferous copper lode, situated upon the bank of the Wollomombi River, about 12 miles below the falls, and…

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Mining Notices

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

Royal Mint and Iron King, W.A. (in liquidation).--A first intorim dividend of 9s per each fully paid share and 5s each contributing share declared payable on…

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The Beacon Mine. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 9

A cake of 1000oz. of gold, the result of the first crushing from the Beacon mine, at Bucca Creek, was on view to-day at the Bank of New South Wales, and excited much admiration. The result of…

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Sunnyside Copper Mine. Unexplored Mineral Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 9

Mr. J. B. Jaquet, geological surveyor, has forwarded to the Mines Department a report on an inspection made by him of the recently-discovered argentiferous copper lode, situated upon the bank of…

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Stockton Colliery Disaster. Resumption of the Inquest. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

The inquest on the bodies of the eight persons who lost their lives in the colliery disastor at Stockton on 3rd December, 1896, was resumed at St. Paul's school-hall, Stockton, before the coroner, Mr…

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Inspector of Coal Mines

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 3

A cablegram has been sent to London instructing the Agent-General to call for applications for the position of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, to close, if…

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Chief Inspector of Coal Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

In pursuance of his original intention to procure the best man possible for the position of Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, Mr, Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, has sent the…

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Falkner's Gold Mining Co

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

A special general meeting of the Falkner's Gold Mining Company, Limited, was held at the company's offices, Sydney Arcade, yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. W. C. Willis. The following…

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