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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

Coal and Shipping Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 5

For the week ended 6 a.m. yesterday the quantity of coal shipped at the cranes was 53,151 tons, an increase compared with last year's returns of 9828. The coke shipments amounted to 55 tons,…

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Late Mining. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 7

To-day's Robart Exchange quotations and sales were:—Comet, buyer 4s 9d; Colebrook, buyer 4s 3d, seller 4s 8d; Curtin and Davis, buyer 8s 5d, seller 10s Gd; Hercules, buyer 22s, seller 22s 9d;…

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B. H. Junction Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 9

Mr. Howe, chairman of directors of the Junction mine, previous to leaving for Adelaide last [?]ning, made an important statement. He said that the board contemplated the erection of a large…

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Accident at Cobar. Collapse at the Copper Mine

Evening News · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 5

COBAR, Tuesday.—An accident occurred to the winding shaft of the Great Cobar Copper Mine on Saturday. An old stope caved in, having been previously burnt out some years ago, when the mine was…

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Our Coal Trade with America. a Chat with Mr. S. E. Laidley. Prospects of a Duty on Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 6

Mr. S. E. Daidley. who returned yesterday to Sydney from America, was seen last night at his residence, Woollahra, by a reporter from "The Dally Telegraph" with reference to his…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 7

Only a trifling amount of business was transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. West Australian stocks were very weak, the full number quoted being reduced to 11. Associated,…

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Action Against the Stockton Colliery Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 6

Joseph Mitchell Bailey, father of the late Benjamin Bailey, assistant surveyor at the Stockton mine, who lost his life on the occasion of the disaster at the mine in December, has notified…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Latest Mine Developments. Latest Crushings

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Monday. -- At Reefer's Eureka, very rich gold has been struck in the new shaft at 30ft. depth. The Queen Margaret mine continues crushing,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 6

There was some improvement in the volume of business in the mining market yesterday as compared with Monday, still business was very dull, and prices at the close of the day did not indicate any…

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Mining Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5

At the mining exhibition to-night the Governor presented gold medals to the successful exhibitors of machinery…

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Mining Matters. The Victorian Mining Exhibition. The Successful Exhibitors. Gold Medal Awards--New Guinea Mining -- Mount Lyell-Remarks by the Chairman of Directors -- Westralian Notes and Reports

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 3

The judges at the Victorian Mining Exhibition, have forwarded their report to the Minister for Minos. They state that in their opinion the…

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The Mining Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The mining exhibition was brought to a close this evening, when his Excellency the Governor attended to distribute gold medals and certificates to the successful…

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Newcastle News. the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 6

Advices' received at Newcastle yesterday from Sun Francisco under date March 4 show that about May and June the stocks of Australian coal in the yards there will be almost nil. Still…

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Late Mining. Western Australia. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5

The North Boulder mine cleaned up for the past month, the total yield being 985[?]. of smelted gold. The crushing was done at the Huntingdon mill on the [?] and 10 head of stamps on the Coolgardie…

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The Cyanide Patent. Meeting of Mining Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

A meeting convened by Mr. F. B. Brown, manager of the Clyde Chlorination Works, was held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon to take steps to oppose the amendment of the cyanide patent…

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Gold From San Francisco. Millions Sent to New York Since January First

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 7

The New York Evening Post says: The receipts of gold from the Pacific Coast continue to attract attention. Since the 1st January they amount to between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 dollars, a good deal of…

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The Southern Collieries. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 5

A number of the Southern collieries continue working active, while others are comparatively idle. For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next, the Bulli, Bella[?]bi, Corrimal, and Metropolitan…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 7

There was but little business in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The changes in West Australian were slight; but Great Boulder revived to the extent of about 2, and Princess Margaret and…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 7

Columbia and Smithfield, Gy[?]pio, 1375 tons, 1840oz. Great Boulder Proprietary, 1077 tons, 3481oz. On Guard tributers, Hawkins Hill, 21 tons, 66oz…

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