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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 9

Not much improvement has taken place during the week in the coal export trade, the total quantity cleared for the week ended yesterday afternoon having been only 40,947 tons. The…

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The Coal Crisis

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 4

THE trouble that has arisen in connection with the weighing of coal threatens to be a much more serious matter than is generally supposed. There is an idea abroad that the…

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A Victorian Mines Official

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. Lidgey, of the Victorian Department of Mines, who is at present installed in the office of the Agent-General, is being extensively interviewed with reference…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 14

News from Roebourne states that a sensational cold find has been made in the neighborhood of Salacasu, 20miles from Marble Bar, by two prospecters named Corboy and Prout, who on March ll…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 11

A moderate amount of business was transacted in the Mining market yesterday. Coal stocks were without exchange, but shares in the Newcastle Company had stronger buyers. Silver serip also was…

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Mining News

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 19

THE market for mining stocks has been very dull lately. It is likely that the Eleanora mine, Hillgrove, will be restarted…

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Gold near Cooma

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 598

An elaborate report on the recent gold discoveries in the neigbourhood of Cooma, and the geological features of the locality, has been prepared for the Mines Department by Mr. Geological-surveyor…

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The Coal Weighing Difficulty

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The all-absorbing theme of discussion among the mining community at present is in regard to the operation of the 38th section of the Coal Mines Regulation Act,…

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Newcastle Miners. Meeting at Wallsend

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—At a meeting of the Wallsend miners last night Mr. J. B. Robinson moved—"That in the opinion of this meeting influence ought to be brought to bear upon the…

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Gold Discoveries near Cooma

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 25

For some time past reports have been current as to discoveries of rich gold are near Cooma, and it was asserted that the rock in which the gold was found was similar to that of…

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Coal Export Trade Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 10

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon, totalled 40,947 tons as compared with 36,183 tons for last week, an increase of 4764 tons…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 7

Barcore, sh, Newcastle to the West Coast Baroda, bq, Newcastle to the West Coast Bass Rock, bq, Newcastle to the West Coast Ben Cruachan, sh, Newcastle to Valparaiso,…

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The Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 9

For the fortnightly pay to-morrow the Mount Keira miners will draw for six days, the Corrimal for six and three-quarter days, and the Mount Kembla men for eight and a half days, the paysheet…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. Bulli

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

The coal-welghing difficulty still forms the chief topic of conversation throughout the district, and it is feared the difficulty will not be settled without serious trouble. The…

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Newcastle News. Meeting of Stockton Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 9

Some rather important business came before the regular meeting at the Stockton miners on Thursday evening. The motion recommended by the lodge--"That the time has arrived when there…

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Proposed Mining Law Amendments

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 24

The New South Wales Chamber of Mines has received a communication from the London Chamber of Mines, under date February 2, stating that at a meeting of representatives of New South…

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The Country. the Coal-weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 10

BULLI, Friday.--The coal-weighing difficulty is the chief topic of conversation amongst the miners and residents in this district. The miners engaged in the Bulli and South Bulli collieries,…

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The Coal-weighing Question. Proposed Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 9

The miners' delegate board has passed the following resolution, to be submitted to the various mining lodges of the district for endorsement,— "That the general secretary be empowered to call a…

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Captain's Flat. the Lake George Mining Company, Limited, Gold, Silver, and Copper Lodes. (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 24

Captain's Flat is situated on the southern tablelands, about 25 miles southerly from Bungendore, and about the same distance south-westerly from Braidwood. The features of the landscape…

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Luck or Pluck. a Mining Expert's View Of Chances in Mining

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 8

The newspaper scribbler in want of fresh copy has a habit of telling tales of blind luck and happy accident. A drunken fool falls down on the hillside and wakes from his…

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