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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Minim Matters. Victorian Mining. Fostered by the Government. The Mines Development Act--The Mining Exhibition--Mount Lyell Smelters-- Maritana North--Mr. John Reid--General Notes and Reports

The Australian Star · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 3

The manner in which the Victorian Department of Mines fosters the mining industry in the southern colony might, with great advantage be taken…

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Newcastle Miners. The Question of an Increase. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 6

A meeting of the Delegates' Board of the Colliery Employees Federation, later known as the Miners' Association, has been convened for this day week…

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Late Mining. Pegging Out the Hainhault. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 6

The Lake View output for the past month was 1634 tons of stone, yielding 3700oz. [?]elted gold, an average of 2¼oz. per ton. The tailings contain 1oz. 1dwt. per ton. Owing to the breaking of a…

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The West Australian Goldfields. the Mount Charlotte Proprietary

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday. -- The output of the Lake View Consols is expected in a few months to be increased to 12,000oz. per month. The Mount Charlotte proprietary has had great…

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The Coal Trade. Exportation of Coal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 788

The authorities of the Newcastle Custom-house have prepared the following return showing the export of coal for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the exports for the corresponding period…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 12

The sharemarket generally was inactive yesterday. West Australian stocks were almost neglected, only four soles being recorded. In local gold stocks, Birthday had business at advanced rates, consequent on a report…

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To Miners and Prospectors

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 27

WE have much pleasure in announcing to our Subscribers interested in Mining that we have completed arrangements for furnishing ACCURATE and RELIABLE information in regard to mineral ore…

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Queensland Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 15

BRISBANES, Monday.—The gold yield for Queensland for the quarter ended March 31 shows 167,488oz, against 147,664oz in the March, quarter of last year. A few unimportant returns are…

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MINING. Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 788

To meet the growing demand for reliable information in connection with [?]neral discoveries, the proprietors of the MAIL have arranged for the services ef a competent assayer and mineral expert, who will,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 788

Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. report the sale of 50 tons 11cwt. of Great Collar copper at £45 5s per ton for copper, and the usual prices for gold and silver contents…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 11

Business in the Mining market yesterday was without any general improvement Stockton Coal shares sold at 3s 2d, quotations of others being without change. Girilambone Copper had business at…

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Croydon (Q.) Gold Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 15

The following are the latest items from the Croydon Gold Field: Ninety-five tons of stone from the Highland Mary p.c., crushed at the Pioneer Mill, yielded…

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Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 10

The official returns available this evening with respect to the Southern coal trade show that during the month of March the quantity of coal exported from Belmoro Basin, Wollondong, amounted to…

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Newcastle News. The Stockton Colliery. The Vacancies Filled. Appointment of Manager and Under-Manager--The Export of Coal-- The Brough Co. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 6

The vacancies in the management of the Stockton colliery, caused by the cancellation of the certificate's of Messrs. M'Auliffe, and M'Donald have…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 9

The sinking of the Lake View Consols No. 2 shaft is being continued to the 300ft. lovel. No statement will be made as to the size and quality of the lode till the level has been opened up. The cyanide plant…

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One Thousand Llamas Laden with Gold

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 10

Who doesn't like to read about buried treasure? Who hasn't dr[?]ed of finding it? What delight suddenly to posses vast riches? Shining gold, sparkling gems! Things for…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 25

Broken Hill, March 31.—The North Central shaft has reached a depth of 635ft from the collar. The bottom is now wholly in quartz and diorite, the soft ground in the north-west corner…

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The Lady Hampton Mine. "Rigging" the Market. Libel Action—heavy Damages

Evening News · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 5

LONDON, April 9, 8 p.m.—In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice to-day. Mr. E. A. Rid[?] the well-known stockbroker, recovered £8000 damages from Mr. R. P. Houston,…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 25.) Wyalong News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 15

Conway's Shamrock and Thistle is raising extraordinarily rich ore, consisting of ironstone, gossan, and arsenical pyrites, showing gold freely. The reef continues to average 12in. The chief…

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Rylstone News. Back Creek Mining. Reported Good Prospects,. RYLSTONE

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 11

Word has reached Rylstone that Elkins and party have disposed of their claim at Back Creek for £4000. Thirty men are on the field at the…

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