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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 250

Miners' Demands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 10

Mr. T. Curley, miners' secretary, states that the lodges generally have adopted the recommendation of the delegate board to seek a conference with the colliery proprietors in regard to the question of filling…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 7

Business on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday was limited to six stocks. Broken-hill stocks were firm, all except B.H. North showing an improvement in buying rates. West Australian stocks generally were weaker…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 12

Brilliant and St. George, C.T., 648 tons, 944oz. Bassett, Tributer on Mount Gahan Company, Pambula, 10½ tons, 8oz. 10dwt. Oriental and Glanmire, Gympie, 118 tons, 274oz…

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Theft of Coal

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., two schoolboys named Join I Lane, il, and Bernard Lane, 9, were charged with having stolen a quantity of coal, valued at 1s, the…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 1004

The eleventh half-yearly report of the directors of the East Greta Coal-mining Company, Limited, has just been issued in Newcastle aud a meeting of shareholders has been called for Wednesday next…

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The New Guinea Gold-fields. Cooktown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 9

The Yaralla arrived from New Guinea on Wednesday night with 45 passengers. The captain reports that about 10th April a severe storm occurred at Woodlark, which blew the camps over…

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To Miners and Prospectors

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 11

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 are…

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MINING. Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 1004

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

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 12

The Mining market yesterday was lifeless, and only nominal business was recorded. North Broken, silver, were weaker than on Thursday, but Block 10 sold higher, while B. H. Junction had stronger…

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A Gold Medal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 9

was awarded to Messrs. GRIFFITHS BROS. at the Royal Agricultural Show for SPECIAL EXCELLENCE of Teas, Coffees, Cocoas, &c. Part of their Prize Exhibit is now on view in their…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 1004

The report of the direction of the Great Boulder Perseverance G. M. Company. Limited, which was presented at the second ordinary general meeting of shareholders held in London recently, stated…

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The Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 10

Work at the cranes at Bullock Island has been exceptionally brick during the week, and the average quantity of coal shipped per day has been 10,500 tons. Most of this has been for…

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The Keeley Gold Cure

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

"All is not gold that glitters." The last number of the "Quarterly Journal of Inebriety," edited by Dr. Crothers of Hartford, Conn., has the following: "A valued correspondent writes us that…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 14

The following complete specifications have now been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, under ordinary circumstances, issue to the applicants in due course…

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The Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 9

During the present week the district collieries generally have worked fairly well, out on account of the rough weather operations have been suspended at some of the mines during the last couple of days…

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Junction North Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 12

At the Junction North mine every exertion is being made to expedite repairs in the damaged section of the shaft, and three shifts worked with five men in each shift are employed. The shaft has been…

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Crushing and Smelting Returns. GOLD

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 1005

Birthday G.M. and Q.C. Company, Parkes, 100 tons, 64oz. 17dwt. Burbank's mine, Coolgardie (month), 340 tons, 766oz. North Star mine, Coolgardie, 29S tons, 511oz…

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The Nugget of Gold Ore

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

"That," said my friend, in reply to a question of mine," is a very large and very rich nugget of gold ore. It was taken many years ago from a mine in Australia."…

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Mining Assays and Opinions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 1008

H. F.—The specimens appear to be small veins in a porphyry rock, and may carry gold, The opinion that can be given is that you have u large formation, the whole of which may carry gold, more or less, but in this…

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Newcastle. Record Coal Export. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 10

A record in the exportation of coal from this port has been established during the week ended to-day, the quantity totalling 64,989 tons. This is the largest quantity by over 1000 tons ever exported from…

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