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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

The Mines at Coolgardie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

COOLGARDIE, Thursday.--The erection of an additional 10 head of stamps at Hannan's Reward is being carried out satisfactorily. The country in the drive along the oxidised lode at…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 7

Yesterday's Mining market was without any improvement. Prices of copper, coal, and silver shares remained practically the same as on Wednesday. Amongst local gold stocks Victory Forest Reefs had…

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Gold From England

The Australian Star · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

A shipment of Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes is advised by the incoming mall steamer. The Society Smoke…

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The Mining Industry

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

The Department of Mines has just completed a return which shows that the mining industry of the colony has progressed well during the passed…

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The Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

The steamer Stassfurt, which left Port Kembla yesterday morning, had 3200 tons of coal on board for Singapore. The steamer Kolya (formerly Kirklands) completed loading at the Southern Coal…

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N. S. W. Chamber of Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the N.S.W. Chamber of Mines was held at the Equitable-buildings, Georgestreet, last night. Mr. H. Wood occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs Tarleton, De…

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Late Mining Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

To-day's Stock Exchange sales were:—Craven's Caledonia, 2s 9d; Lady Florence, 2s 9d, 2s 9½d; Moonstone Towers Extended Block, contributing, [?] 8d, [?] 9d; New Queen, 6s 10d, 6s 9d; North…

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Newcastle News. Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Condition of the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

The members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. J. Brown (the president) occupying the chair…

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Newcastle. the Chamber of Commerce. Annual Meeting. the Presidential Address. Condition of the Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

The annual meeting of the members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the hall of the chamber. Scott-street, this afternoon. The retiring president (Mr. H. J. Brown) occupied the…

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West Australian Goldfields. the Alluvial Difficulty. Cases Before the Warden

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--There was a large crowd in the warden's court this morning when the cases of 11 miners, who were summoned on account of non-compliance with the injunction…

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Sunlight Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Sunlight, Gold-mining Company, No Liability, was held yesterday in the Mutual Life of New York-building, Hartin-place. The directors report stated that the unexpected…

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Sunlight Gold Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 12

The fifteenth annual meeting of the Sunlight Goldmining Company was held yesterday. Mr. John Harker was in the chair. The directors, in their report, stated that they had every confidence in the promising prospects…

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MINING. Gold in New Guinea. COOKTOWN

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 463

Hudson, an experienced miner, has just returned from the mainland of New Guinea, with a quantity of gold. On being interviewed to-day he said he had just come from a gully named after…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 12

The market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday was very weak, there being no feature to call for special mention. The quantity of gold produced by the Mount Lyell…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 11

No. 5 North Phœnix, Gympie, 356 tons, 508oz…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 10

For the week ending with yesterday afternoon 51,301 tons of coal were exported from the port of Newcastle for foreign and intercolonial markets, the quantity being higher than that recorded…

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Explosion in a Mine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 427

The bodies of 78 miners have been recovered from the colliery at Bochume, Prussia, in which a disastrous explosion recently took place. Forty-six injured men were rescued, and there are still…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 11

There was much less business in the Mining market yesterday, and the sales dill not disclose any important changes in values except that Hainault shares (a Kalgoorlie Company) had a good…

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Coal Miner Regulation Act. the Question of Weighing Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 14

An appeal was heard from the determination of the Wollongong magistrates involving the question how coal should be weighed under the provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation Act. William Rogers, manager of the Mount…

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The Oceana Gold Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 6

The action brought by the Queensland National Bank against the P. and O. Company to recover £5000 damages for the loss of the 5000 sovereigns stolen from the Oceana has advanced a stage…

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