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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

The quantity of coal exported to intercolonial and foreign ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 43,845 tous, as compared with 41,027 tons last week—an increase of 2818 tons. The distribution…

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West Australian Goldfields. the Associated Group of Mines. a Strange Discovery. Prospectors' Debris Worth Nine Ounces to the Ton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 10

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Australia group of Associated mines is attracting a lot of attention. The new lode discovered east of the Australia East main line, at a depth of 75ft., is…

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A Miners' Trouble. Difficulty at the Co-operative Pit

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—It is feared that considerable trouble will occur at the Co-operative Colliery, Plattsburg, owing to the miners forming a lodge under the auspices of the Colliery…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 15

It is reported that a fresh body of very rich ore has been discovered in the old Falkner's working. It is apparently of considerable magnitude, but no part of this will be used in the present crushing…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 25

From Pambula we learn that stone carrying gold has again been struck in the Mount Lewison Mine, but the value arid extent of the discovery are not stated. The tunnel is now in for over 300ft, with…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike the Old Trouble. Union v. Non-union Men

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 5

The old trouble of union men refusing to work with non-union has arisen amongst the coal lumpers employed in leading the Howard Smith intercolonial liner Peregrine For some time…

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The Southern Coal Trade. Output for the Past Year. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 11

Official returns show that during the month of December shipments of coal from the port of Wollongong, which embraces the coast line from Port Kembla to South Clifton aggregated 63,137 tons, of…

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The Wolumla Gold Field. (See illustrations on this page and page 27.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 24

Our illustrations depict some of the various claims on the Wolumla Gold Field, of which a detailed report was recently published in this journal. Wolumla,, until gold was discovered…

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The Mining Industry. Review of the Year 1897. the Cobar District. Two Great Disappointments. Iii

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 4

Cobar provided the worst disappointment of 1897. The promised results from the big mill at the Fort Bourke mine were not forthcoming, and in consequence Cobar has had a set back…

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The Yukon Goldfields. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

The Premier of the North-west Territories (Canadian Dominion) asserts the right of his Government to administer the affairs of the district within which the…

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The Yukon River Goldfields. the Right of Administration. Claimed by the Canadian Northwest Territory

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The Premier of the North-west Territory of Canada asserts that his Government has a right to administer the Yukon River goldfields district…

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Yesterday's Mining News. London, Sydney, and Intercolonial. Mining Advice. Our Letter-box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1898 · page 9

[Letters marked "Mining" must reach as not later than Thursday. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" coloum must be cut out…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 7
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Extreme dullness prevailed on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday morning. There was no business in West Australian stooks, and quotations were without change. Falkner's was the only local gold stock dealt…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 7

United Bros., Glen Wills, 305 tons, 134oz. 1 dwt. Junction Wyalong, 34 tons, 8oz. Camp Fire Reef, Hillgrove, 68 tons, 4oz…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 7

In the Mining market on Saturday there was a fair business, nine sales being reported. Quotations showed that Broken Hill Proprietary was strong, and that Baker's Cr[?]k had advanced in…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 15.-The following are the closing quotations on the Stock Exchange for mining shares: Broken Hill Proprietary shares, 41s 3d; Mount Lyell…

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Northern Notes. a Colliery Trouble. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 6

Trouble has arisen at the Co-operative Colliery. Acting on the advice of the district officers, the men employed at the pit formed themselves into a lodge, and on Thursday last…

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Newcastle News. the Co-operative Miners' Lodge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

Following upon the formation of a ledge under the auspices of the Colliery Employees' Federation by the minors employed at the Co-operative colliery, Plattsburg, and the enroiment of 150…

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West Australian Gold- Fields. Developments at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- The main shaft of the Ivanhoe South Extended has been forked, and linking was resumed on Friday. The shaft is down 265ft. It is intended to open out at…

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