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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Southern Coal Trade

Evening News · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday. - The southern coal trade was more animated than usual last week, and more especially as far as Port Kembla is concerned coal shipping operations were exceedingly brisk…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6

Business in the mining market yesterday was on a most restricted scale, only some half-dozen stocks being dealt in Stockton, also Wickham and Bullock Island (preferential), coal shares, were stronger…

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Giandarra Gold-ming Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday, Mr. J. E. Tonkin in the chair. The report showed that on October 22 the chairman and Dr. Blackwood visited and inspected the mine, and expressed…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. Another Case of Lynching. the Gold Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

From American files to hand yesterday we extract the following:- Out of the rush to the North ins come one more of the tales of horror to which men become accustomed…

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Overflow Silver-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The third annual meeting of the Overflow Silver-mining Company, N.L., was held yesterday at 16 O'Connell-street; Mr. R. Griffiths in the chair. In moving the adoption of the report the chairman…

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Tuesday's Mining. Stock Exchange

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 4

The following sales were recorded on Change this morning:-- GOLD. Great Boulder Proprietary, 21s 9d, 22s…

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Newcastle. Shipment of Coal. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government wharfs and cranes for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the week ended this morning totalled 48,174 tons, as compared with…

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The Coal Trade with San Francisco

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6

Advices received yesterday by the San Francisco mall show that at the beginning of February the coal market in that city was in a good condition, although the liberal quantity of coastal…

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A Coal Contract. Application for a New Trial

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

An application was made to the Full Court to- day by Mr. Scholes on behalf of the defendants in the case of Kelly v. the New Caledonian Coal Co., to make absolute a rule…

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Broken Hill Mining Accident Further Particulars

Evening News · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.-Burns, one of the victims by the British Mine accident, is in a state of collapse at the hospital, and not likely to recover. The details gathered show the…

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Terrible Accident. at Broken Hill. Three Miners Killed--two Others Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A terrible accident occurred at 1 o'clock this morning in the British mine, in the main working, at the 300ft. level. Rock drills were being used, and a number of…

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Meetings of Companies. Great Cobar Copper-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 7

The 44th half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, Mr. T. H. Kelly in the chair. The directors reported.:--"The mine is still being worked on tribute, and is without material alteration. The Company's…

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Fearful Mining Accident. Four Men Crushed. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

A fearful accident Occurred yesterday at the British mine, by which three men were instantly killed and another so fearfully injured that he died last night in the hospital…

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Foundering of the Coal Hulk Fortuna. Narrow Escape of Those on Board

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6

The hulk Fortune, owned by the Bellambi Coal Company, foundered at 2 a.m. yesterday at her moorings in Johnstone's Bay. The vessel had on board 600 tons of southern coal. The disaster…

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Coal Exported From New South Wales to Oversea Ports for Month Ended 28Th February, 1898

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

COLLIERIES. Tons Duckenfield ... ... ... 16,394 Wallsend ... ... ... 10,004 Co-oporative ... ... ... 4,472…

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Mining Disaster at Broken Hill. an Immense Fall of Rock Four Men Killed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

Quite a gloom was cast over the town to-day in consequence of a terrible mining disaster which occurred about 1 o'clock this morning at the British mine in the large stopes at the back of Blackwood's…

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Gold, Ores and Metals. Exported From New South Wales to Oversea Ports for Month Ended 28Th February, 1898. SHIPPERS

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

Union Bank of Aust, Ltd, 20 bxs sovereigns (£100,000) E S and A Bank, Ltd, 20 bxs sovereigns (£100,000)…

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Law Report. Monday, Februaby 28. Banco Court. (Before the Chid Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Cohen.) the Question of Weighing Coal. the Construction of the 38th Section. the Appeal Unsuccessful. Dixon v. Rogers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. Gregory Walker, Q.C., and Mr. Garland, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co., appeared for the defendant in support of his appeal; and Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Wallace,…

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The Coal Mining Trouble

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 4

The present Government is responsible for the introduction of several drastic measures of socialistic reform which are supposed to be in the interests of labour, but whether…

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