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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 7

The volume of business in mining shares was again slack yesterday, and prices for the greater part ruled weak, though without much alteration…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 7

Fairlight Mine, Cue, 43 tons, 70oz. O'Grady's Claim, Cobar, 7 tons, 11oz. 18dwt. FORFEITED SHARES. Hannan's Eureka G. M. Company, at the Adelaide…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 6

The miners of the district will to-morrow draw their pay for the fortnight which ended on Saturday. At ail but four of the pits work has been brisk, and at no…

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Royal Commission on Mine Board

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 3

The commission met yesterday after- noon at the office of the Public Service. Board. Captain Hixson, R.N., president of the Marine Board, gave further…

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DEPUTATION. Colliery Managers' Grievances. the Inspection of Weighbridges

Evening News · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 5

A deputation representing the Colliery Managers' Association of Newcastle, consisting of Messrs. A. Brown, M.L.A. Alex. Ross, R. Thomas and Thos. Croudace, waited upon the…

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Newcastle. the Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 6

Work at the various collieries has been very brisk of late, and several of the pits have been worked full time. For the fortnightly pay to be drawn on Friday next the following…

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Coal for South Africa. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 6

The Norwegian barque Excelsior sailed from here at Loon to- day with a cargo of coal for Port Elizabeth, South Africa…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. Satisfactory Prospects. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 7

The coal trade of the district continues brisk, and judging by the orders in hand at the several colliery offices there is every prospect of good work…

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MINING. The Cobar Field. II

Evening News · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 3

The Great Cobar Copper Mine is unquestionably the "boss" show in this part of the country. In my frit article I briefly mentioned the previous history or the mine. Now I propose only to go back…

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The West Australian Gold Fields. Roasting Furnaces at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday,--it has been decided to erect a roasting furnace on the Lake View Consols mine to experiment with the roasting of telluride ores prior to extracting gold by…

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Argosy of the Week. Sydney's Steam Fleet. Goldfields' Passengers. and Easter Excursions

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 8

The movements of the fleet of steamships trading out of Sydney to all parts of the world will be found under the subjoined headings:--…

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The New Guinea Goldfields the Track to Mambare

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1897 · page 6

THURSDAY ISLAND, Wednesday.--The track from Port Moresby to Mambare will be open in two or three weeks time, but it will not be of much use without horses or mules…

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Deputations. Weighing Machines at Collieries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 3

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. T. Croudace (superintendent of the Scottish Australian Mining Company), A. Ross (manager of the Wallsend Coal Company), and R. Thomas (colliery manager of the…

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Inspection of Colliery Weighbridges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 4

Colliery proprietors at Newcastle have found a good deal to grumble at recently with regard to the inspection of the weighbridges at their mines. They called upon Mr. Gould yesterday,…

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Coal-weighing Machines

The Australian Star · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 3

A deputation from the Colliery Managers' Association of Newcastle waited on the Minister for Justice yesterday to make certain representations…

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Mining Intelligence

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

The mining market yesterday was quiet. Broken Hill silver had more attention, Proprietary selling at 50s and Junction at 47s 6d. North Broken were slightly firmer than on the previous day. Mount…

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The Ironbark Mine. Grenfell

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

To-day at the Enterprise battery, Grenfell, the Ironbark mine finished a crushing of 55 tons of stone for 140oz. of gold. This mine, which is 26 miles from Grenfell and three miles from the big Pinnacle reef,…

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The New Pinnacle Group Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 6

Mr. Gainford, manager of the above company, intimates that Mr. John Munday, M.E., has inspected the company's mines, and that his report goes to show the existence of large payable bodies of ore, and good prospects for future…

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Singular Mining Accident

Evening News · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the new shaft of the Burnt Creek Company, Dunolly, yesterday the second pair of poppet legs, weighing about thirteen tons, was being hoisted into position by…

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Mining Near Rylstone

Evening News · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 5

RYLSTONE, Friday.—Elkins and party, at Back Creek, it is reported, have disposed of their mining property for £4000 to a big syndicate. At present thirty men are on the field, with a prospect…

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