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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Submarine Miners' Training

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 7

The annual continuous training of the partially-paid section of the No. 3 (Submarine Miners) Company, Corps of Engineers, is to commence at Chowder Bay on Good Friday…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 7

An average amount of business was transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. In West Australian stocks Queen Margaret had a slight recovery on the receipt of a message explaining that a lot of poor ore had…

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Newcastle News. the Stockton Colliery Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 6

The inquiry into the charges made by the Mines Department against Mr. Daniel M'Aullffe and Mr. William M'Donald, manager and under- manager respectively o£ the Stockton colliery,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 9

An improvement was noticeable in the amount of business transacted in the Mining market yesterday. Wallsend was the only coal stock dealt in, and realised £25 at the last meeting of the Exchange,…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 6

A special meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island miners was held on Monday evening at Lloyd's Hotel, Islington. The chief object of the meeting was to deal with one member who…

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Russell Copper Mine, Bundarra. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 9

The attention of business people and miners, not only in this district, but for many miles round, has been attracted to the Russell copper mine, which is situated about three miles from Bundarra, on the…

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Newcastle. Stockton Colliery Disaster. Resumption of Inquiry. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 3

The second inquiry in connection with the late colliery disaster at Stockton was resumed this morning at the Newcastle Courthouse, before Judge Backhouse. Mr. E. H. Wilshire appeared for the…

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Late Mining Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 5

The directors of Hannan's Star have cabled to the manager, who recently struck high-grade telluride ore, to send 10 tons to London for treatment. At a depth of 175ft. the lode is worth several ounces to…

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Mining at Lucknow. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 9

The Darcy Wentworth nine at Lucknow struck another rich vein at 900ft. on Saturday. It is now felt that the future of the mine is assured. The new find at the Bletchington mine, close to the town of…

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MINING. Moonan Brook. an Old and Promising Field

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 3

Moonan Brook Gold Field is situated about seven miles northerly from Stewart's Brook, and thirty-five miles from Scone. The road to the field from Stewart's Brook is over the Blue Mountains…

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The Westaustralian Goldfields. the Boulder Jeweller's Shop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Monday.—The great gold find at the 200ft, level in the Great Boulder has been closed, pending instructions. A large number viewed the specimens, which were on view to-day…

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Glebe Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 7

At the quarterly meeting of the Glebe Miners' Lodge, held last evening, a balance-sheet was submitted showing—receipts, £200 15s 11d; expenditure, £176 16s; credit balance on quarter's…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall to-day. The sittings which were held with closed doors, occupied the whole day. It is understood that the principal question…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

BY WONG, Wednesday.—Cartwright and Bobbins have recommenced work, and are sinking on the reef in their No. 3 shaft, where good gold is appearing on the face. The Lone Hand (Whyte and party) are…

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The New Guinea Goldfields. Fever Stricken Miners Returning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 6

COOKTOWN, Wednesday.--The steamer Yaralla arrived this afternoon from New Guinea with some of her passengers suffering from fever and dysentry. A passenger named James Weir,…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 6

The majority of the collieries in the district have been kept busy, several particularly so. The Pacific was idle on Monday and Tuesday, pending the unloading of a ship. But as several vessels…

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Newcastle. Stockton Colliery Disaster. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 7

The inquiry in connection with the Stockton disaster was resumed this morning at 10 o'clock before Judge Backhouse. The Mining Department was represented by Mr. E. H. Wilshire; Mr. F. E…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 9

There was not so much business in the Mining market yesterday as on the preceding day. Copper and coal stocks were without exchange, but amongst the latter quotations of Vale of Clwydd were better…

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The Ivanhoe Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 7

The manager of the Ivanhoe says that there is a great improvement both in the appearance and value of the face of the crosscut west at the 300ft. level, and no doubt the lode is being…

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