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Mining & the mines, 1897

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The Stockton Colliery Managers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

A largely attended meeting of miners and other employees at the Stockton colliery was held at tho Temperance-hall, Stockton, last evening, for the purpose of further considering the question…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 7

There was but little doing in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. West Australian were weaker, especially Ivanhoe. There was also a decline in Queensland Menzies,…

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The Wallsend Miners' Lodge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Wallsend miners' lodge on Friday evening, the action of the Stockton miners in petitioning the Minister for Mines for the reinstalment of ex-member M'Auliffe…

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MINING. The Cobar Field

Evening News · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 3

A long and tedious journey of some 20 Lours, covering a distance of 469 miles from Sydney by rail, brought me to Cobar, one of the furthest western towns, where gold copper, and silver have been…

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Gold at Trunkey Creek. Encouraging Finds

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

Some very encouraging reports have been received with regard to the finding of gold at Trunkey Creek. The Minister for Mines has received a telegram from…

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The Stockton Disaster. Finding of the Board. Petition of the Miners. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting of the men employed at the Stockton colliery was held last night. The meeting was held with closed doors, and at its…

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The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce. Proposed Licensing of Gold Sellers. the Guarantee to the Cable Company. Brisbane Chamber of Commerce

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--The committee of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce to-day considered correspondence from the Sydney and Melbourne chambers in reply to a communication…

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New Guinea News. More About the Goldfields. the Chances in the German Protectorate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 6

NEW GUINEA, March 17.--Now that the rainy season is over in New Guinea, or at least on the extreme north-east coast, sickness has become very prevalent. The sun burns down on the…

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Croydon Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 7

CROYDON, Tuesday. -- The Waratah mine crushed 400 tons for 1250oz.; the True Blue block (tailings), 1760 tons for 1440oz.; the King of Wallabalah, 330 tons for 720oz. The El[?]lie Company, Limited, have purchased…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 7

There was very little doing in mining shares yesterday, and depression prevailed generally. This was especially apparent in "West Australian, wherein Ivanhoe fell 6s, Great Boulder…

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Gold at Trunkey Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 7

The Minister for Mines has just received some encouraging reports from his officers as to the finding of gold at Trunkey Creek. It appears that a nugget weighing 1oz. 15dwt. was picked…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 6

LONDON, April 6.—The O. P. Q. Gold Mining Company, Waipari, New Zealand, has been formed, with a capital of £150,000, of which shares to the extent of £80,000 are…

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Reported Discovery of Coal Seams

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tuesday. -- It has been reported to the Mines Department that the calyx drill at Outtrim pierced a scam of coal 2ft. thick on Saturday at a depth of 89ft. 6in. On Sunday it…

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Mining at Trunkey Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 9

The Minister for Mines is in receipt of a telegram from the warden at Trunkey Creek, intimating that a nugget of gold weighing loz 15dwdt. was yesterday picked up on an allotment in the village. This is the…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 9

No fewer than 19 vessels visited Wollongong last week. Of these 12 left with cargoes of coal, principally for Sydney and the Northern rivers, the total export being between 3000 and 4000 tons. Among…

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A New Zealand Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The O.P.Q. Goldmining Company, Waipara, New Zealand, has been formed with a capital of £150,000, and of issuing shares to the value of £80,000…

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Discovery of Gold on the Victorian Border

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 9

Some months ago arrangements were entered into between New South Wales and Victoria for prospecting parties under a geological surveyor from each colony to prospect the border between the two…

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New Mining Company. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 7

The O. P. Q. Gold-mining Company, Wapori, New Zealand, has been formed, with a capital of £150,000, of which shares to the extent of £80,000 are to be issued…

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Tamworth £100 Open Handicap, with Gold Medal Added

Referee · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 4

In last week's issue I had a word to say the tamworth open handicap of £100. This week the triggermen will find the conditions published in the business columns of the referee…

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Carrier Pigeons Used. To Announce the Swanhilda. Interesting Details of Butler's Arrest. Story of the Alleged Suicide of Captain Weller--Says It Was the Australian Custom for Miners to Bury the Bodies of Their Comrades

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 April 1897 · page 3

One of the most interesting details connected with the arrest of Butler In San Francisco was the use of carrier pigeons in the sighting of the ship…

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