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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

The Adelaide and Melbourne telegraph lines were not working yesterday, and doubtless this fact interfered with business on the Sydney Stock Exchange. In local stocks, Overflow were in demand, and sold at 66 and…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

Alexandria Brothers, E[?]kdale, 13[?] tons, 15oz. 1[?]dwt. Great Eastern No. 2 South, Gympie, 205 tons, 270oz. Muller and party, Eskdale, 19 tons, 57oz. Queen Margaret G. M. Company, B[?]long (4 weeks), 576…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

Business in the Mining market yesterday was very quiet, the interruption to the telegraph lines and consequent absence of reports of the movements in the Southern markets tending to depress business…

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Mining Commission

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

An application was made to the Full Court to-day for a rule nisi for a new trial in the case of Scott v. Flatau. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Owen and had reference…

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Gold for the States

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

The Union Co.'s R.M.S. Moana, which sailed for the Golden Gate yesterday afternoon, took a shipment of gold valued at £300,000. The shippers were:--Bank of New South…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

To-day's Stock Exchange sales and quotations were:—Band of Hope, buyer 26s; ditto, paid, buyer 27[?]; Bonnie Dundee, buyer 3s 9d, seller 4s 2d; Brilliant Central, buyer 6s 8d, seller 7s, sales 6s…

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Mining. in the Rockley District No. I.

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 3

It cannot be said that the industry has made much progress during the past year,though it campares favourably with many others. Dry seasons have, to a great extent…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 7

Gympic stocks commanded most attention on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, good business being done in Phoenix lines. West Australian stocks were weaker generally, the only notable improvement being in Lady…

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Melbourne Gold

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 7

The steamer Tyrian brought one of the largest shipments of gold round from Melbourne that has been known for some time. Captain J. D. Joy handed over to the gold…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 9

Boltes Lucknow mine, Wyalong, 59 tons, 314oz.14dwt. Queen Cross Reef, C.T., [?] tons, [?]oz. Victoria G. M. Association, C. T., 240 tons, 442oz…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 9

An improvement was noticeable yesterday in the extent of business transacted in the Mining market. Wickham and Bullock Island realised 10s 6d, other coal stocks being neglected. Copper and silver…

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A Mining Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 10

QUESTION AS TO THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARES. is Equity, the serve [?]…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Gold-mining Company Case. Gale v. Maguire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 4

Mr. Mann, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and Nott, appeared for the plaintiff, Walter Frederick Gale; Mr. Knox, instructed by Mr. W. G. Parish, for the Mount David Gold-mining Company, No…

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West Australian Gold-fields. the Western Ivanhoe Blocks. Some Promising Discoveries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Saturday.--The January crushing of the Queen Margaret, at Belong, was declared to-day as follows:-- Stone treated, 670 tons, yielding 515oz. 11dwt. of smelted gold, an…

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Mining Accidents. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 7

A fatal accident occurred early this morning at the Croesus Proprietary mine. A miner named John Leamar was firing two shots at the bottom of a shaft 310ft. deep. His mate Haughton had…

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Newcastle. Shipment of Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 8

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government cranes and wharfs for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the week ended this morning totalled 36,098 tons, as compared with…

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A Coal Contract. Josephs and Others V. Briggs and Others

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 10

In the Fall Court, Dr. Coguhan (instructed by Mr. H. L. Lurice moved on behalf of the defendants in the else of defendant and others v. Briggs and others for a rule of calling upon the [?] to show cause why it…

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Another Russian Cruiser for China. Purchase of Coal by Russia

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON. February 15.-Russia is negotiat­ing with the Porte for the passage through the Bosphorus from the Black Sea of a cruiser destined for China…

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Another Russian Cruiser for China. Purchase of Coal by Russia. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 7

Russia is negotiating with the Porte for leave to take through the Bosphorus from the Black Sea a cruiser destined for China. Odessa reports that Russia has…

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West Australia. Working Alluvial Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 6

PERTH, Monday.--The Minister for Mines, Mr. Wittenoom, on being interviewed on the question of the amendment of regulation 103, respecting the working of alluvial fields, said that…

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