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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Stockton Colliery Disaster Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 6

A meeting of the Newcastle subscribers to the Stockton colliery disaster relief fund was held in the council-chambers yesterday afternoon, Alderman Thomas Smith presiding. The statement…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 7

A fair number of sales were recorded on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, the market being in much better tone. The principal feature was the recovery in several of the leading West…

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Coal Lumpers' Dispute

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 5

Charles Edward White, a young man, was charged before Judge Murray at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day with having assaulted Henry Halwell,…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 9

Al Extended Mining Syndicate, Caffrey's Creek, Match 8.—Discovered little loose gold in reef going down on footwall. Dyke about 3ft. wide. British Queen, ballarat, March 6.—Stepes in south end,…

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Mining Matters. New Guinea Mining. The Australasian Gold Yield. One Hundred Million Ounces -- Victoria Heads the List -- Westralian Paris -- Latest Crushings and General Notes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 2

Victorian gold return, as supplied by the Mint: -- January, 52,238oz.; February 56,633oz.; total, 108,871oz. The Lake View mine, W.A., has…

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Mining and Trading in German New Guinea

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 5

The following notification, which has been received from his German Majesty's Consul-General, with regard to carrying on certain trades in the Protectorate of the German New Guinea…

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Second Edition. Queensland Mining Commission. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 7

The Mining Commission will enter upon its duties at once. Messrs. Hamilton, O'connell, and Smythe will leave for Charters Towers on Saturday. After their labours there the Commission…

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MINING. In the Bathurst District. Viii. the Wattle Flat Field

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 3

Following up my remarks about Wattle Flat, I may say that I investigated several of the more important reefing properties on the field, and was very well satisfied as to their future prospects. Williams and…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Mount Margaret Crushing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.—Crushing operations were started to-day on stone from the Queen Margaret mine. Good returns are expected. The manager of the Queen Margaret, Mr. E. North,…

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Gold-mining in New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6

The Colonial Secretary has received from the Queensland Government copies of two despatches from Sir William Macgregor, Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea, in regard to the condition of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 7

There was very little business transacted in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and quotations were mostly without material variation. in West Australian, Queen Margaret shares were about…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6

Brilliant Freehold, Charters Towers (final clean-up), 221 tons, 230oz. Barrier claim, Wyalong, 10 tons, 23oz., The Tambarumba Flat Sluicing Company, 6oz, 14dwt…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Great Boulder Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—A lode has been struck in the 130ft; level west drive of Hannan's King, averaging 3oz. The developments in the north lode of the…

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The Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 4

IN his annual address to the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce the President of that body, Mr. Bewick, referring to the necessity for arise in the price of coal said: "But I…

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Coal Lumpers' Dispute

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 3

The case against Charles Edward White, charged with having assaulted Henry Ho[?]well, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm, was concluded at…

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Mining Surveyors

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 7

A supplement to the Government "Gazette" of March 9 announces that the Public Service Board has appointed the following gentlemen as mining…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6

The fact of yesterday being "call day" had a depressing effect upon the market, and very few call making stocks had attention. The quotations, however were all on a call-paid basis. Broken Hill…

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The New Guinea Goldfields. 2000Oz. of Gold From Woodlark

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6

COOKTOWN, Wednesday,—It is estimated that the steamer, Burdekin brought 2000oz. of gold from Woodlark. A returned miner states that there is no Inducement to go to that field,…

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A New Gold Find

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A telegram was received on Wednesday afternoon by the Under-Secretsry for Mines from gold warden Hill, of Clermont, to the following effect: A new lead, about a…

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Mining Fatality. Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 5

A shocking mining fatality occurred this morning at a shatt in the west end of Bayley-street Two Italian miners, named Borlini Pietro and Guarimoni Giovanni, were killed instantly by the…

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