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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 7

Business in the Mining market yesterday was quiet, Wallsend, coal, had a stronger buyer but no sellers, Girilambone, copper, sold at a lower rate, but had stronger quotations at the close. Silver…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

Barcore, sh, Newcastle to the West Coast Bundaleer, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Rio, bqtne, Newcastle to Auckland Saint Louis, s, Newcastle to Saigon…

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Late Mining. Norseman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

Another ton of Cumberland stone is being sent to the Desirable battery for crushing early next week. The ore is apparently as rich as the last that was treated. Driving in the rich lead is still being…

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The Colliery Trouble a Minister's Reticence. Mr. Simth Does Not Know

The Australian Star · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr, Sydney Smith, was asked this morning what steps he was going to take under the Coal Mines Regulation Act regarding the…

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The Threatened Colliery Strike. Meeting of the Delegate Board. Result of the Ballot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the miners' delegate board was held at the Trades' Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering what action shall be taken in regard to the difficulty which has arisen between…

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

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 3

Union Bank of Aust, Ltd, 165 bxs sovereigns (£825,000) Bank of Australasia, Ltd, 181 bxs sovereigns (£900,000)…

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West Australian Goldfields. Progress at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--Hannan's Reward has completed the erection of an additional 10 head of stampers, giving the company a 20-head mill. Great Boulder cleaned up for the…

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Late Mining. Queensland Gold Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 11

BRISBANE, Friday.--The gold yield of the colony for the month of February totalled 69,230oz., an increase of 14,736oz. on the yield in February last year. Charters Towers had an increase of 9000oz.; Croydon a decrease of…

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MINING. Gold in New Guinea. SAMARAI, Jan. 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 515

The looked-for rush to the Ikore River, or, as the Lieutenant-Governor has been pleased to christen it, the Gira, has not come off, and this is a blessing for which I trust that we are duly…

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West Australian Gold-fields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 10

COOLGARDIE, Friday.--At Bayley's United Gold Mines, 679 tons of tailings treated by cyanidation, yielded 941oz. 6dwt. Up to date by this process 2934 tons have yielded 2641oz, 18dwt…

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Distress Among Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 9

At a meeting of the Waratah miners held last evening a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Owen, Curley, and Hanlon, was appointed to wait on Dr. Robertson, of the Raspberry Gully Colliery, to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

The brokers' hope that the termination of the cricket excitement would lead to an improvement in share business has not, so far, been realised. Yesterday's business was meagre in the extreme, and there was no feature…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 11

B.H. Proprietary, 1061oz. Mount Morgan G.M. Company (month), 9724 tons, 14,400oz. No. 2 Great Eastern, Gympie, 802 tons, 947oz…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 10

The week's export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports has again been comparatively small, but appearances at present point to an output next, week which will, in a measure,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 11

A little more business was noted yesterday in the Mining market. Amongst coal companies Wickham and Bullock Island realised an improved price, aud Stockton fetched 3s 11d. Girilambone (copper)…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 25.), Australian Gold Yields. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 14

Mitchell's Creek Freehold, Wellington (fortnight), 468oz 19dwt. Great Western. Yalgogrin, 11½ tons, 11oz 6dwt 6gr. Garibaldi, Solferino, 4 tons, 45oz…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 9

The quantity of coal exported during the week ended to-day totalled 34,856 tons, as compared with 51,301 tons last week—a decrease of no less a quantity than 16,445 tons. The distribution was…

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Newcastle News. the Waratah Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 10

Owing to the continued slackness of work at the Waratah colliery, the miners employed there have appointed a deputation to wait on Dr. R. J. M. Robertson, the managing director of the…

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Reported Rich Gold Find

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 14

WINGHAM, Monday.—A rick find of gold is reported to have been made at Fexming's Mine, Cu[?]ki Creek Gold Field, near Coolongoolook. A rich leader is said to have been struck in the…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 25

The following complete specifications have now been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, under ordinary circumstances issue to the applicants in…

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