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Mining & the mines, 1897

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Institute of Mining Engineers. Annual Session

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 7

The annual session of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers was opened yesterday at the School of Arts. It was decided that Melbourne should be the headquarters of the institute until the next annual…

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Mining in New Caledonia. Noumea, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 9

Lord Dunmore arrived here by the last mail, accompanied by Mr. Scott, gold expert. His Lordship is chairman of the International Mining Corporation, Limited, and has come to inspect the…

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COAL. Shipped to Oversea Forts for Month ended March 31st, 1897. NEWCASTLE

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3

COLLIERIES. Tons. Duckenfield 26,679 Wallsend 22,116 Lambton 10,151…

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The Coal Trade. the Re-adjustment of the Hewing Rate. a Prominent Proprietor Interviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 7

The resolution carried at the Miners' Delegate Board on Thursday last, affirming the desirability of altering the method of working coal, so that round and small coal may be filled together, and…

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Newcastle News. Alleged Threats, The Case of Duval. Cases in the Police Court The Shipment of Coal. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 6

At the police court this morning, before Mr. Mair, S.M., George Selwyn Duval was charged with having used threatening language to Margaret…

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Titles on Goldfields. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 7

A public meeting was held here on Saturday night to protest against the action of the land board in recommending titles to allotment holders at West Wyalong. Mr. A. Morris (chairman) said that the…

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The New Guinea Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 4

Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. yesterday received advices from their Port Moresby branch. The agent, writing under date April 2nd, says:-- "Mr. M. P. Cosgrove, leader of the British New…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange resumed business yesterday. The amount of business transacted in mining shares was small. In silver stocks. Proprietary were dealt in at 50s 6d and 51s. A…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 7

Lake View Consols, Kalgoorlie (including 1006oz. from 4[?] tons 4cwt. concentrat[?], 1635 tons, [?]oz. 15dwt. Occidental G. M. Company, Cobar, 678 tons, 167oz. South Glanmire, Gympie, 216 tons, 240oz…

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Mining Notices

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 5

Crushings: Day Dawn P.C., Charters Towers, 315 tons for 725oz. gold ; Brilliant Freehold, 371 tons for 314oz; Brilliant Extended, 1108 tons for 633oz. ;South…

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Mining Company Shares

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 6

LONDON, April 20.—The following are the latest quotations on the Stock Exchange : Mount Morgan, 70s ; Mount Lyell. £8 ; British Broken Hill, 10s 9d…

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MINING. The Drysdale Field

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 7

This mining camp, which is situated about 25 miles north-west of Cobar on the Tindarey pastoral holding, is now at a very low ebb. The great expectations that were uppermost in the minds of the local mining…

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The Giriilambone Copper Mine. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 7

Sir,--I read with much interest in "The Daily Telegraph" of the 14th inst. the article by your mining reporter on the above mine. In it he states that the capacity of the present plant is 100 tons of ore per day--…

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Life in New Guinea. Miners Dying Like Sheep

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Mr. Tornaros, who was rescued by the steamer Wanego from the ill-fated schooner Myrtle, in speaking of New Guinea and the goldfields says that he receive…

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Institute of Mining Engineers Annual Conference

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

The annual gathering of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers commenced on Tuesday, the 20th instant, at the School of Arts Hall, Mr. J. W. Jeffery occupying the chair. The…

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Institute of Mining Engineers. the Annual Session

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 7

Yesterday morning was occupied by the members of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, now in session at the School of Arts, in reading and discussing a number of technical papers on mining subjects. The…

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Thursday's Mining. Stock Exchange. 11 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 5

There were no sales at the first call on 'Change to-day…

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A Coal-laden Vessel From Newcastle Lost. the Pirate Driven Ashore at Portland Island. Sudden Death of One of the Crew

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--Another disaster is reported as a result of the recent gales. The scow Pirate, bound from Newcastle to Gisborne, was wrecked at Portland Island. The crew were…

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The New Guinea Goldfields. Men Dying Like Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. Tornaros, of the wrecked schooner Myrtle, who was rescued by the steamer Warrego, speaking of the New Guinea goldfields, stated that he had been informed,…

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Colliery Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Coxon, 30 years of age, lately residing at Smedmore, met with an accident which terminated fatally, whilst working this morning at the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery…

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