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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Boxing. Jimmy Murphy Dead. a Sad Exit. Joe Gobbard's Defat the Cause Frank Slavin Strikes It Rich "Tons of Gold" The English Boxing Fatality—How it Happened—Items for Everywhere

Referee · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 6

Mr. A.F. Bettinson, the one-time crack English amatour boxer, is the new manager of the National Sporting Club, London. Billy Holden challenged Dos. Patterson last…

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Colliery Explosion. Forty Miners Killed

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 19.-A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place at Taganrog, Russia. Forty miners were killed…

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Colliery Explosion. Forty Miners Killed. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place at Taganrog, in Russia. Forty miners were killed…

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Colliery Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

A minor named James Walls, residing at Glebe, and employed at the Dudley Colliery, was admitted into the Newcastle Hospital this afternoon suffering from severe burns about the chest and both arms,…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 8

RYLSTONE, Tuesday.-Mining matters throughout the district are very dull, though same of the mines at Elkinville (Back Creek) ere working steadily, turning out a fair quantity of payable stone…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

Bonnic Dundee, C.T., 192 tons, 214oz. Camp Fire Reef, Swamp Oak. 68 tons, 4[?]oz. Great Boulder Proprietary, Kalgoorlie (fortnight), 1310 tons, [?]oz…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

There was a slight improvement in business in the Mining market yesterday. Amongst coal stocks holders of Walkend reduced their demands With this exception there were no material changes in…

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General Cable News. Colliery Disaster in Russia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON. Wednesday.--A sensational disaster has occurred at Taganrog, a Russian seaport at the head of the bay of the Sea of Azov. Through an explosion in the colliery, 40 miners were…

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Mining on Water Reserves

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

At to-day's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board a letter was received from the Mines Department forwarding an application from a person for permission to mine for coal…

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Fatalities and Accidents. a Coal Lumper Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

The City Coroner yesterday held an inquest with reference to the death of a coal-lumper named Adrian Lesur, or Peter Lewis, who died at the Sydney Hospital on Tuesday. The medical evidence showed that death…

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Tasmanian Mining. the Lyell Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

GORMANSTON (Tas.), Tuesday.--The Crown Lyell discovery continues to improve us opened up. A trench has been started down hill on the eastern side,' 100ft from where the formation was ent. Purities are showing…

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Institute of Mining Engineers. Annual Meeting

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers was held at Broken Hill Chambers, Melbourne, on Friday; Mr. H. H. Knapp, the senior councillor present, being in the…

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Mount Macdonald Mines. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 7

Sir,-With reference to the report under "Mining" appearing in your issue of 14th instant, stating that 100 additional men would be required at our mines, we would like to state that your…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Proposed Reconstruction of the Golden Horseshoe

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The Great Boulder output for the past fortnight was as follows: --Stone treated, 1340 tons, yielding 3233oz. of smelted gold, an average of 2oz. 8dwt. to the…

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Late Mining News. the Great Boulder Crushing. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

The Great Boulder crushing is 1340 tons for 3233oz. The total produce of gold from the mine to dato is 5 tons 3cwt. 2qt. 141b. Lake, View South crushed 1500 tons for 331oz. an…

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The Oceana Gold. Decision Given. By the Court of Appeal. LONDON, January 10

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 5

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the defendant's appeal in the action brought by the Queensland National Bank against the Peninsular and Orient Steamship Company for the…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Oceana Gold Robbery. Action Against the P. and O.

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 19, 1.15 p.m.-The Court of Appeal gave its decision in the case of the Queensland National Bank v. the P. and O. Steamship Company. It was an action in…

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Falkner's Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 6

The thirteenth half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the Falkner's G.M. Company, Limited, Pambula, was held yesterday afternoon at the company's office, Sydney Arcade, Mr. George…

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An Impending Mining Strike. the Co-operativ'e Colliery Trouble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 5

The difficulty which has arisen between the management and the miners of the Co-operative colliery, Plattsburg, was exhaustively discussed at the quarterly meeting of the miners' delegate board…

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Lake George Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 6

The following is the smelting report of the Lake George Mines, Limited, Captain's Flat, for the mouth of December, 1897:—Smelted: Sulphide ores, 5174-53 tons; gossan ores…

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