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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1898 · page 3

The mine manager of the Stewarts Brook Gr.M. Co., reports for the week as follows:—"The main drive south has been extended 20ft., total 262 feet…

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The Miners' Strike in South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 5

Practically all the South Wales and Monmouth-shire colliers are idle. They refuse to entrust their leaders with plenary powers, and demand as advance of 20 per cent. in wages, as well as a minimum…

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Latest- Cable News. a Corner in Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 3

A message from Singabore reports that only 15.000 tons of Welsh coal is [?] and the price has risen 30 per cent. It is [?] Japan will all the castein market, including the…

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Latest Cable News. a Corner in Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 5

A message from Singapore reports that only 15,000 tens of Welsh coal is [?], and the price has risen 30 per cent. It is expected Ispan will control all the [?] market, including the…

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Mining Notes. ]

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 3

THE New Royal Standard Co. cleaned up for its monthly crushing on Wednesday, the yield being 200ozs. smelted gold from 92 tons of stone. The…

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Ventilation and Inspection of Coal Mines Before Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

Two cases of considerable importance to the managers of coal and shale mines were heard before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M., and Mr. R. Doolan, J.P., at Gunnedah on the 80th March last, touching the…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

During 1897, 2,919,353oz. of gold were obtained in Australia. In 1857 the yield was 3,016,000oz. The Canadian Senate has rejected a contract for the construction of a railway to Klondike…

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The Miners' Strike in South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

A conference of colliers has been held at Cardiff at which it was decided to unanimously demand an advance of 10 per cent. in wages and a fresh sliding scale, with a minimum wage. The masters have…

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Gas Without Coal. A New Illuminant

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

After recent events in Sydney the public are likely to look askance at inventions claiming to develop a high standard of iduminatien at a very moderate cost (says…

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Miners for Klondye

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 2

Another contingent of miners for Klondyke will leave by the Maripoea to-day…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 13. the Miners' Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

Tho conference between the representatives of the employers odd the minors in South Wales has proved abortive. The employers required that their delegates should bo invested with plenary…

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He Went to the Rush. a Good Goldfields Yarn

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 4

MANY a good yarn is told by minors of the old digging days in Victoria when money was thrown about like water, and when scareely a fortnight passed without some,…

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Poetry. Lady Mine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

Matin notes awakes day Lady, lady mine! From the forest wing away, Past the lowly shrine…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 3

The mine manager of the Stewarts Brook G.M. Co. reports for last week as follows:—The main level south has been extended 13ft., total 275ft from…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

The Scottish miners demand an advance of is a day in wages. A rich find of copper has been made on the west coast of Tasmania by an intercolonial prospecting…

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The Welsh Miners' Strike. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the employers and the miners in South Wales has been abortive. The employers required that…

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Late News by Cable. London, April 17. the Demand for Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 5

In consequence of tho great demand for coal for the Far East and elsewhere the ironworks in Scotland are short of coal…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

Mount Morgan (Q.) just crushed 11,324 tons for 14,294 ozs gold, for the month. Baker's Creek, Hillgrove, has…

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A Miners' Congress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 5

The Miners' Federation is arranging a congress to consider a widespread increase of wages…

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A Colliery on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1898 · page 3

A fire has broken out in a colliery at Whitewick Lei[?] stershire. Thirty-six miners perished…

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