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Mining & the mines, 1898

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London Mining Market. London, Jan. 15

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

Broken Hill Proprietary shares, 41s 3d. Mount Lyell, £13 15s. Mount Lyell South, 2[?]s 3d. North Mount Lyell, £3 17s 6d…

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The Indian Currency. Issue of Currency Notes Against Gold. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

Sir James Westland, K.C.S.I., Financial Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India, has introduced into the Council a bill providing…

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New Guinea Goldfields. Cooktown

The Australian Star · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 6

Dr. Vaughan arrived to-day in the cutter Nabua from Samurai. He left there on January 7, and reports that three men, M'Lelland Bros. and a man known as "Wanganui Jack,"…

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New Guinea Goldfields. a Few Men Doing Well

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

COOKTOWN, Saturday. -- Dr. Vaughan arrived to-day in the cutter Nadur, from Samurai, having left there on January 7. He reports that three men, Leiland Brothers, and a man known…

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Newcastle Miners' Trouble. Co-operative Colliery Difficulty

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-The situation at the Cooperative Colliery still remains in a most unsatisfactory state. This morning a deputation, consisting of four of the miners, waited upon Mr. Berr, the…

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Mining. Reported Rich Gold Find

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 7

WINGHAM, Monday.-Reliable information reached here on Saturday afternoon of a rich find of gold having been struck at Lower Cells, six miles from Andrews's reef. Lavender and party…

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A Colliery Trouble. The Co-operative Miners. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the recently formed Co-operative Lodge was held yesterday evening. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the position of affairs caused by…

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Gold Shipments

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

A large quantity of gold was shipped from Sydney yesterday by the mail steamers. The Himalaya took away £5600, which had been forwarded from New Zealand, and the…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

Menzies G.M. Comnany (fornight), 16[?] tons, [?] [?] B.H. Proprietary Block 14 (Port Adelaide smelting re[?]s), 17,[?]oz…

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Southern Coal Trade

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday.-The volume of business in the coal trade only assumed moderate proportions last week, and for the usual pay for fortnight ended Saturday, the different collieries will…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

Very little business transpired in the Mining market yesterday, and there were no transactions recorded at the afternoon meeting of the Sydney Stock Exchange. Both coal and coppershares were neglected…

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Charters Towers Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

Messrs. Gorden, Watson, and Co., sharebrokers of Charters Towers, report of that field for the month of December as follows:—Returns for the month, 42,35[?]oz. from 50,170 tons, of which…

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Newcastle. Shipment of Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government cranes and wharfs during the week ended this morning for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption totalled 42,883 tons, as compared with…

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Fire at a Mine. an Adelong Sensation

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

ADELONG, Tuesday.-The stack of fire-wood at the Lady Mary Mine last evening caught fire, and the high wind blowing prevented any being saved. A large number of…

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The Klondike G0ldfields Australian Miners on Route

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Thirty Australian miners, bound for lite Kl[?]dyke goldfields, have arrived In San Francisco. They report that other Australians are…

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Klondike Gold Fields. Australians En Route

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 17.-Thirty Australian miners, bound for the Klondike Gold Fields, have arrived at San Francisco. They report that other Australians are on…

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Western Australian Mining. Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

Mr. Martin Walsh showed sonm stone and formation stated to have been brought from the Bootner Proprietary, at Lake Lefrey, which is now under flotation in Adelaide as the Redhill Proprietary Gold…

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West Australian Gold- Fields. Work at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--The Lake View Consols has put on two shifts, getting out the foundations for the filter press for the treatment of slimes, with a view to getting this plant at work…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

Thirty Australians have arrived at San Francisco, bound for the Klondyke goldfields. They report that others are on the way from Australia…

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The Klondyke Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 4

Considerable Interest was manifested in the departure of the R.M.S. Mariposa yesterday for San Francisco. in consequence of some 30 men being on hoard, en route for Klondyke…

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