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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Mining in New Guinea

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 4

Copies of dispatches from Sir William Macgregor, Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea, and dated 18th January, have been received by the Government, with reference to the gold- bearing districts of the colony. Sir William…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Clifton

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

A decided improvement in the Southern coal trade generally is being experienced this week. Quite a fleet of shipping was coaling to-day. The s.s. Palmerston obtained a cargo form Port Kembla, as did…

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Late Mining. New South Wales Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.—The Block 10 mine dispatched last week 417 tons of are, the estimated quantity of concentrates on hand being: 983 tons, of which 625 tuns were bugged. The mill treated for the week 1664…

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London Mining Market. London, March 9

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

Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company, 69s. Mount Lyell, £8 7x 6d. British Broken Hill Proprietary, 13s 6d…

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West Australia. Fatal Blasting Accident at Cool- Gardie. Two Miners Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.—A shocking accident occurred at Coolgardie early this morning. Two Italians, Pietro Borlini and Giovanni Guarimoni, were engaged working in a shaft being put down…

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The New Guinea Goldfields. Cooktown

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

It is estimated that the steamer Burdekin brought. 2000 of gold from Woodlark Island. A returned miner states that there is no inducement for men to go to that field, as,…

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Colliery Weights

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5

A meeting of the colliery managers of the district was held this afternoon at the Great Northern Hotel. The principal subject of discussion was as to the action of the Government Inspector of Colliery…

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Work at the Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5

The miners of the district will draw their pay to-day for the fortnight which ended last Saturday. Owing to the holiday on the 4th Inst., 10 days constituted the full time, and this has been…

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The Stockton Colliery Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 4

The Minister for Mines has received tho report of the Court of Investigation appointed by him to inquire into the circumstances attending the accidents which occurred at the Stockton…

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Newcastle Collieries. Trade Fairly Brisk. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 6

During the fortnight for which pay will be drawn at the pits of the district to-morrow work was fairly brisk…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 7
Also in Evening News

There, was an increase in the number of sates on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and the list of mines quoted was also considerably larger than it his been for some days past. The improving tendency in prices…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 7

There was more and generally better business in the Mining market yesterday. North Broken was the only silver stock dealt in, realising an advance but Proprietary and Block 10 were quoted firmer…

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Illawarra Miners' Union. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 3

The hall at Mount Kembla waa packed on Tuesday night, when a special meeting of members of the Illawarra Miners' Union was held for the purpose of considering a charge which had been…

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Mining Fatality at Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5

A shocking mining fatality occurred this morning at a shaft 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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The Country. Trouble Among the South Coast Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--On the occasion of Mr. R. E. O'Connor's Federation lecture,at Wollorgong last month, a vote of thanks and of confidence in the candidate was proposed by Mr…

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The Labor Ten. Alleged Violation Op Principles. a Miners' President Charged

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

WOLLONGONG. Friday.—Mr. David Ritchie, district president of the Southern Coal Miners' Association, oh the occasion of Mr. R. E. O'Connor's federal address at Wollongong some weeks…

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The New Guinea Goldfields Agitation for Improvements

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 6

COOKTOWN, Thursday.--The Mayor last night dispatched a telegram to the Home Secretary, Intimating that a great rash to New Guinea is anticipated. and no provision has been made for it…

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Newcastle Collieries. a New Mine. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 6

The arrangements for an addition to the large number of collieries in this district are now being proceeded with by the Caledonian Coal Co., the…

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Burra Creek Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 25

Another illustration shows the Burra Creek sluicing claim, the property of Ramsay and party. This claim is situated on the creek of the same name, about 4 miles southerly from…

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