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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 250

Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 7

Bolte's Claim, Wyalone, 118 tons mullock, 47oz. 4dwt. Central Plateau, Sebastopol, 663 tons, 180oz. Catherine Mine. Wyalong, 23 tons, 24oz, 13dwt. Mousetrakp Claim, Wyalong, 17 tons, 39oz. 10dwts…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Work at the various collieries has been fairly brisk duriug the past fortnight. Owing to the intervention of the Easter holidays, nine days instead of 11 constitute fall time. The number of days…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 6

North Central Broken Hill Silver-mining Company, No Liability, week ended April 17.—The contractors completed their contract on the 13th instant; total depth of shaft from surface now GISft. Have relet another…

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The New Guinea Goldfields. Many Miners Suffering From Fever. Visit of the Governor to Mambare

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

PORT MORESBY, April 12th.--The steamer Yaralla arrived to-day, and landed about 60 passengers. The rest will go to Woodlark. About 300 men are waiting here, being unable to get…

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Institute of Mining Engineers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers was continued yesterday, when the members paid a visit to Clyde, where they inspected the Government Metallurgical Works, also the Clyde…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, when Mr. J. F. Burns presided, and a largo number of shareholders were…

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Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 7

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company, Limited, was beld at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday in the presence of a large…

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The Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co., Limited

The Australian Star · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 6

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the "Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co., Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day. The…

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Institute Of Mining Engineers Annual Session

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5

Business in connection with the annual session of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers was resumed in the School of Arts, Pitt-street, at 10 o'clock this morning, under the presidency of Mr. F…

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Newcastle News. Work at the Collieries. A Miner Injured. Indian Famine Fund -- Governor's Recaption. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

Work at the pits of the district during the past fortnight has been brisk. The following is the number of days worked at the various collieries for…

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Public Opinion. Export of Gold. (To the Editor)

The Australian Star · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 8

Sir,--In the monetary and commercial column of the Sydney Morning Herald" of the 20th instant the following Information appears:--"For the first…

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The Mining Engineers. Entertainment by the President

The Australian Star · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 3

The annual session of the Australian, Institute of Mining Engineers was continued at School of Arts on Wednesday. The morning was taken up by the reading…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Work at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The erection of a 10-head battery for Hannan's Reward la being proceeded with, and is expected to be working in a few weeks. The lode recently struck in the…

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Mining Matters. New Guinea Mining. Returning Miners. A Land of Fever and Death-- The Greed for Gold -- A Westralian Boomster and 250 Tons of Gold --General Notes and Reports

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 13

There is no doubt New Guinea offers exceptional advantages to any weary soul who wishes to shuffle off this mortal coil. A great number of the…

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Newcastle. Colliery Fatality. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 9

The City Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., held an inquest at Ralph's Family Hotel, Watt-street, this afternoon, relative to the death of Thomas Coxon, a miner, lately residing at Smedmore, who…

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Submarine Miners' Camp

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 10

In connection with the annual continuous training of No. 3 (Submarine Miners') Company, Corps of Engineers a detachment consisting of two officers, one sergeant and 18 men proceeded to Newcastle yesterday, to be…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 12

On the Sidney Stock Exchange yesterday there was a slightly better feeling for Boulder and Ivanhoe. but Queen Margaret had a heavy decline. Other classes of stock were without any material alteration in value…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 11

Brilliant and St. George United, C.T., 612 to 4s, 1101oz. Band and Albion consols, Ballarat, 90 tons, 48oz. 13d wt. Queen Margaret G. M. Company, Bulong, 257 tons,…

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The Overflow Mine. Mining in the Western Desert. a Property of Prospective Value

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 3

The Overflow mine, of which most mining men have heard during the past couple of years, but which very few have seen, is situated about 80 miles from Nyngan by road, and about 30 miles…

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