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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

173 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 9

The Dudley Mine Disaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 26

Energetic steps have been taken in Newcastle to organise funds for the relief of the sufferers by the Dudley disaster. A general committee has been formed,…

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Mining at Wyalonc

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 27

Mining matters at Wyalong are brisk at present, and extensive additions are being made to the several mines, consisting principally of new hauling, appliances…

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Coal for British Warships. London

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 2

Natal has offered annually 12,000 tons of coal gratis to British warships calling at Durban. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, is gratified at the…

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Welsh Coal for Russian Use. London, April 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 13

The Russian Government are making large purchases of coal in Wales. The coal is to be delivered at Talienwan, the port on the Gulf of Pechill recently acquired by…

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Klondike Goldfields

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 14

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBURY BANNER. Sir,—There is a great deal of misinformation being published relative to the best route to the Klondike Gold fields, which…

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Coal-mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 29

There are indications that the coalmining industry of the colony is now on the up grade again, and that, given industrial peace and absence of ag[?]ation for…

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Kimo Mining

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 29

That there is mine of wealth untold in the Kimo ranges receives exemplification every week. Recently the Blake brothers have been prospecting in the…

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Mining Reform

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 28

The question of the improvement of the conditions under which mining is carried on in New South Wales has engaged the attention of the New South Wales…

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Reward for New Goldfield

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 28

The Minister for Mines has had under his consideration recently the advisability of increasing the reward of £1000 offered for the discovery of payable…

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The Area of Mining Leases

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

NEW South Wales is notoriously miserly in the allotment of acrenge under mining leases, and especially so under the provisions of the Mining…

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Poll of the Miners. London, April 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 27

A conference between representatives of the South Wales coal mine-owners and delegates of the miners on strike was recently held, but it proved abortive, as the…

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The Coal Strike. Scotch Ironworks Closing, London, April 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 27

The strike of the Scottish miners, who have demanded an increase of a shilling a day in their wages, is seriously affecting other industries. The ironworks in…

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Great Project for Mining on Quat Quatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 2

RARELY does it fall to the lot of a journalist to make an announcement so fraught with important possibilities for the advancement of a district as…

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The Miners' Strike. Closing of the South Wales Collieries. London, April 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 25

The strike of coal miners in South Wales is being carried on at enormous loss. It is estimated that the struggle is coating that part of the principality £300,000 a week…

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Output of Coal in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 27

A return has been prepared by the Mines Department giving the output of coal in Victoria during the quarter ended 3lst ult. as 58,772 tons, valued at…

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Large Purchase of Coal. London, April 25

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

The United States Government has purchased all the stocks of coal at Honolulu…

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Submarine Mines at New York. London, April 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 22

The cables connected with several of the submarine mines laid down for the defence of New York Harbor have been cut. It is suspected that the work has been done by…

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Supply of Coal to the Belligerents. London, April 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 35

Sir Matthew White Ridley, the Home Secretary, has given instructions that British coaling ports shall not supply any warship belonging to either of the belligerents with…

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America's Coal Purchases. London, April 25

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 3

The United States Government has purchased all the stocks of coal at Honolulu…

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Submarine Mines at New York. Cables Cut

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 3

The cables connected with several of the submarine mines laid down for the defence of New York harbour have been cut. It is suspected that the work has been done by Spanish spies…

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