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Mining & the mines, 1897

5,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 250

The Four J.'s. A Mining Case

The Australian Star · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

The hearing of the, case of Plows v. Broughton was continued yesterday afternoon, before his Honor Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, sitting in Equity. The…

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Newcastle News. the Price of Coal. the Question of an Advance

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 6

The probability of otherwise of some understating being arrived at among colliery proprietors whereby between the present time and August or September, when contracts for the…

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Newcastle News. Accident on a Steamer. a Mate Killed. the Price of Coal. Encouraging Prospects

Evening News · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — An apprentice named Albert Hollaed, belonging to the ship Donbritton, fell down the hold of that vessel this morning, and received severe injuries. Dr. Eames was quickly…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

SUNNY CORNER, Wednesday.—The Paddy Lackey Company have not sold their mine to Mr. Boucher, but bare decided to work is themselve. Mr. Cook his purchased a sawmill and has…

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Export of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 10

During the week ending to-day the quantity of coal exported totalled 54,540 tons, as against 64,989 (the record for the port) last week. The distribution was as follows:—Victoria, 12,440 tons;…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1055

A record in the exportation of coal from Newcastle was established last week, the quantity totalling 64,989 tons. This is the largest quantity by over 1000 tons over exported from…

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Mining Matters. Telluride Ores. The Westralian Discovery. The Theory That Tollurides Prove Permanency of Gold-Bearing Reefs--The Rand Goldfields- The Mining Market--Mount Lyell--General Notes and Reports

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

When telluride ore was first discovered in West Australia a great shout of triumph went up from the large band of "boomsters" and other interested…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 12

A general improvement in Broken Hill silver stocks and Western Australian gold-mining companies was the characteristic of the Mining market yesterday, and the volume of business was again…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1055

A circular to the shareholders of the South Star Company, N.L., Ballarat, has been issued by the directors to contradict "many rumours and false statements which have recently been circulated about…

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MINING. Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1055

To meet the grousing 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…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 35

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

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Newcastle News. the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 10

The cranes at Bullock Island have been kept going at high pressure again this week, and the average daily quantity of coal swung on board has been 9500 tons. This has been fairly equally…

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The Overflow Mine. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 12

Sir,--The letter "A Dissatisfied Shareholder," which appeared in your issue of 27th ult., calls for some reply, if only to clear doubts from the minds of those…

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Crushing and Smelting Returns. GOLD

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1056

Barney's Hill mine, Roebourne, 14 loads, 36oz. Lady Shenton Company, Menzies, 340 tons, 1384oz, Tully and party, Wyalong. 6 tons, 73oz. 16dwt. Brilliant Extended, Charters Towers, 1150 tons, 764oz…

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Late Mining. HOBART

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1029

To-day's Hobart Exchange quotations and sales were :—Colebrook, buyer 4s 7d, seller 5s ; South West Curtin and Davis, buyer 1s 5d, seller 1s 7½d; Hercules, buyer 19s 6d, seller 20s; Mount Lyell, £8…

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Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 1059

G. K.—The tailings sent assay :—Gold, 4dwt. 12 grains per ton ; silver, 2dwt. per ton. South Rankin (Overflow).—The mixed stones received and assayed showed traces of gold, and contained 1dwt. 7gr…

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Tragic Occurrence in a Mine. Death of Mr. Higgings

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 8

On the 12th ultimo, at Marble Ba, near Bosburne, W.A., Mr. Albert Edward Biggings, formerly of Hornsby, was killed through a heavy piece of wood part of the hauling gear…

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Gold Under the Basalt. the Macquarie Flats. I.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 24

In former articles I have described the basaltic formations of Tumbarumba and Kiandra, and made some reference to their underlying auriferous gravels. In those articles I incidentally mentioned…

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Heating of Coal Cargoes. Report of the Royal Commission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 9

Among the papers laid before Parliament on May 6 was the report of the Royal Commission appointed "to inquire into the cau[?]e of the dangers to which vessels carrying coal are said to be peculiarly liable,…

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