MINING.
A. WEST AUSTRALIAN SCHEME. [Pee Press Association.'! MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. Mr Speight,- the late Railway Commissioner, who has returned, from* Western Australia, has unfolded a scheme which he has promulgated to construct light-line railways and tramways throughout .the western colony. In connection ,withithis.scheme,. extensive works for the treatment of all classes of ore will Be erected at New-castle,-o£ the Coolgardie line. !By this means it is computed that anything over ten penny-weights will pay for mining. Mr Speight expects that the : west will recognise this as the only possible' solution of the low-grade problem. Plenty of English capital is already available, and is only awaiting Parliamentary sanction.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5761, 4 January 1897, Page 3
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