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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Victorian Gold Returns. a Prosperous Year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 6

Reviewing the gold-mining industry of Victoria for the year 1897. the "Argus" slates:--A far greater number of persons now take an interest in the mining industry than was the case a few…

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Mining Shares. London, January 4

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 6

On the London Stock Exchange today British Broken Hill shares wore quoted at 10s 6d, and Mount Morgan shares at 82s 6d…

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The Yukon Gold Fields. the Food Supply

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 5.-The Chief of the Police at Dawson City, the centre of the Yukon Gold Fields, reports that the supply of provisions is sufficient to last until April next…

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London Mining Market. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 7

British Broken S.M. Company, 10s 6d; Mount Morgan, 82s 2d…

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Labour Troubles in England. Miners' Conference at Bristol. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

The annual conference of the Miners Federation of Great Britain was opened at Bristol yesterday, at which delegates representing 407,500 miners were…

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Mining. Review of the Year 1897. No. II

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 3

That the year 1897 was one of considerable activity in mining cannot be denied, but that the yield will show any increase is very questionable. So far as records are obtainable it would appear that…

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Tasmania. the Bush Fires and the Mining Industry. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

The miners are returning to the West Coast mineral fields in large numbers from the holidays, and the mining industry will soon be in full swing again. The recent devastating bush fires on the…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Labor Troubles in Britain. the Engineers' Strike. Miners' Conference at Bristol

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 5.-The annual conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was opened at Bristol yesterday. Delegates representing 407,500 miners were…

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Labor Matters in England. Miners' Conference at Bristol. Mr, Pickard, M.p., and the Engineers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--A Minors' Conference is being held in Bristol, at which representatives of 407,500 miners are in attendance…

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Gold, Ores and Metals. Exported From New South Wales to Oversea Ports for Month Ended December 31St, 1897. SHIPPERS

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 3

Bank of Australasia, 20 bxs sovs, £100,000 E S and A Bank, Ltd, 8 bxs sovs, £40,000 French Bank, 8 bxs sovs, £20,036, 1 bx coin £290…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

The Chief of the Police at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke goldfield, reports that the supply of provisions will last until April next, when further supplies…

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The Yukon Goldfields Provisions at Dawson City Will Last Until April

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Chief of Police at Dawson City, the centre of the Yukon River goldfields, officially reports that there are sufficient provisions in the city to…

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Late Mining. Western Australian Gold Esport. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 6

The gold export of the colony for the month of December amounted to 72.4[?]oz., making the total for the year 674,987oz. CHARTERS TOWERS, Thursday…

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The Miners' Conference

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 6.-At the Miners' Conference at Bristol yesterday a resolution was passed expressing the determination of the unions to press for the eight hours' day…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

PAMBULA, Thursday.-The output of gold on this field during 1897 has not nearly come up to the expectations formed in the early part of that year, and is roughly estimated at about half that…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 7

Great Boulder Proprietary, Kalgoorlie (fortnight), 1183 tons, [?]oz. Hannan's Oroya, Kalgoorlie (December), 765 tons, 275oz. Ivaohoe G. W. Company, Kalgoorlie (3 weeks), 2278oz…

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The Mount Lyell Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 7

QUEENSTOWN, Thursday.--Work at the Lyell Tharsis is proceeding actively. Tim winze In the north tunnel is down 45ft,, and is showing a large amount of erubiscite ore in sold seams, and…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday resumed its sittings after the Christinas and New Year's holidays, but business was little more than nominal, Quotations of coal-mining shares were inclined to…

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Newcastle. News. a Record Coal Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

The British India Company's steamer Orissa is limed to sail from Newcastle for Singapore via Sydney this morning, with the largest cargo of coal ever lifted out of the port. Up to the hour…

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