Mining Notes On Oroya Brownhill and Nearby Mines
London Mining Journal correspondent reports optimism for Oroya Brownhill Junior with potential share rise as crushing begins. Shares trading around £2 later this year possible. Island Eureka near Lake Austin yielded six tons for 1607.12dwt smelted gold. Williamson and Williams bought Johns interest in mine and plant. mine features five head battery and 1 hp engine, with ample ore. Lake Barlee area drawing prospectors despite 50 miles to nearest battery limit. Trenton Day Dawn reports North level extended 147 ft, reef 15 in, gold promising. South level 82 ft, reef 6 in with little gold. East Fingal shaft risk of flooding after abrupt shutdown leaves 25 men idle. exemption sought.
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London
Mining Journal
Oroya-Brownhill
Oroya- Brownhall
Eureka
Lake Austin
Williamson and
H. Williams
W . Johns
Lake Barlee
Trenton
East Fingal
Mining case claim for compensation in Perth court
Perth Wednesday. John Nankerville, a miner at the Great Fingals mine, received £2 per week in Supreme Court compensation for injuries from a cage incident. The case sought special damages under the Employers Liability Act, but the Full Court ruled no breach by the company and no liability under common law despite evidence of fellow workers' neglect.
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Perth
John Nankerville
The
Great Fingals Min
Supreme Court
Largest atlas ever printed displayed at British Museum
A colossal atlas of ancient Dutch maps, bound in leather with solid silver clasps, weighs about 800 pounds and measures seven meters. Three men must move it from the bookcase, a gift to King Charles II after leaving Holland in 1660.
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British Museum
Charles Tr
Holland
Grocers' and Fruiterers' Bags and Paper Trade Notice
Notice to wholesale and retail buyers in Constantine and Gardner regarding bag wrapping grease proof papers and cord. Billed as a printer's instruction to supply standard sizes and materials for grocery and fruit trade needs.
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Constantine and Gardner
Princere
Rabbit Extermination Threat Looms Over Pastoralists
A Bourke district official reports rabbits swelling after a good season, with landholders failing to act on watering places and reserves. Poisoning, wire fencing, pit traps, and exports are discussed as urgent measures lagging behind government support, while some turn to strychnine baits to protect flocks.
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Bourke
Sourke
Little Sr
Besdes
Donysz
Wagga
Blayney
One Eye Matthews and the Curtain Conundrum
A club interaction features W S Gilbert asked about a member with one eye named Matthews and another eye’s name. A quip about a smoking husband and curtains ends with the suggestion to remove the curtains rather than risk smoke damage.
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W. S. Gilbert
Matthews
Mr. Gilbert
Farm seed quantities and hay calculation guidance
The text lists average sowing quantities for many crops including barley oats maize and rye, plus drills and spacing. It also provides methods to estimate hay contents in stacks and to compute field and tank volumes with step by step examples, features two conversion tables and practical farm rules.
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Groy
Geraldton to Perth and nearby train timetable
Railway timetable shows services from Geraldton to Perth Cue Walkaway and Northampton with mixed trains on specified days and times. Highlights include a 6 am daily service to Perth on Fridays only, 8 pm departure to Perth, and mixed services to Cue on various days, plus daily Walkaway departures and other scheduled times.
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Geraldton
Perth
Cue
Wakkaway
Northampton
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Pope & Brown
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Commission
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Commercial Union. Assurance Co., Ltd
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society
Life Assurance
McMeekin Bros. & Co
Melbourne
Geratiton
North German Lloyd Steamers
Agenta
Urooks & Brooker
Adelaide
Jenner & Haffner Brickmakers, Builders and Contractors
Thornhill-Street
Armstrong - Street
Wilson, Gray and CO
P. Marble
Fitzpatrick & Nicholas
Singer Co
Eleanor Street
Tt. Johnston
Havixe
F. G. ‘Armstrong
Bers
Durlacher Street
George Gas Ter Gaxgren Ro
Idton
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