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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

The Colliery Disaster Another Body Found. The Scene To-day. CHARLESTOWN

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

"News; no, there's no news, and God knows we can't expect it to be cheering when it comes. God bless the poor fellows; there's no hope for them." Then the…

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The Colliery Disaster Men Still Entombed. Main Shalt Completely Blocked. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6

Later news from the Dudley Colliery conveys no reassuring hope that any of the unfortunate men now entombed can be recovered alive. The force of the explosion was such…

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Mining in Western Australia. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

The committee of tho Wostorn Australian Chamber of Mines approves of Sir John Forrest's measure of temporary rolief for mining companies, and urges a…

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Mining. From Condobolin to Bobadah. No. 1

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

Before dealing with the vast gold, silver, and copper mining prospects of this extensive tract of country perhaps a description of the best and shortest route will be of interest to readers. At all…

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Mining Disaster in Spain. Seventy Persons Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--A disastrous explosion occurred this morning in the Isabella Mine, near Cordova, Spain. Seventy of the men employed in the mine…

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The Coal-welghing Difficulty. Inorease in Number of Skips Weighed. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 4

With reference to the coal-weighing difficulty a prominent colliery manager in the southern district says that the proprietors are firmly determined to hold out as long as possible against the proposed…

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Appalling Calamity. Explosion in the Dudley Mine. Fourteen Men Entombed. Little Hope of Rescue. Scenes at the Pit's Mouth. Excitement in the District. Plucky Rescuers at Work. Names of the Missing Miners. One Body Recovered

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Dudley colliery was, early this morning, the scene of what at present appears to be one of the most appalling mining catastrophes that has ever taken place…

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Filled with Mines and Torpedoes. the Precautions in Advance. Other Accusations Against the Spaniards

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6

HAVANA, February 20.--I have learned from the highest authority that, no matter what may have been the cause of the terrible catastrophe to the Maine, the harbor of Havana is and has…

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Colliery Disaster. Explosion at Tue Dudley Mine. Heavy Loss of Lite. Fifteen Men Entombed No Hope of Rescue Entertained Heartrending Scenes at the Pit Mou Iii the Pit-head Shattered. the Report Heard Tive Miles Distant Debris Strewn in All Directions Presence Or Carbonated Hydrogen Despatch Ob Exploring Parttes. List Or the Missing Nlwcastld

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

A profouud sensation was caused throughout the Newcastle district to-dav when it became known that a serious explosion of gas had taken piuco at the Dudley Colliery, and that 15 men had heen…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Monday. -- Rich stone was struck last week in the Perseverance mine at Gordon's. This property belongs to an English company. A good deal of interest is being…

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The Colliery Disaster The Search for the Missing. Condition of the Mine. CHARLESTOWN

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

The crowd round Dudley pit-head steadily increased during the morning, and a continuous stream of pedestrians and' vehicles is pouring into the township from all directions…

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The Colliery Disaster. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

Reports received from the Dudley Colliery at 2 a.m. were to the effect that the exploration parties were still at work, but no farther bodies had been discovered, Operations will be continued throughout…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 9

There was no marked change in the market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. West Australian stocks were variable, quotations for some showing an advance and others a decline. Queensland stocks had a…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

Kurrajong G. M. Co. Tributors, Adelong, 74 tons, 6[?]oz. Mexico Mines, Siberia, W. A., 99 tons, 195oz. Victory, Charters Towers, 114 tons, 53[?]oz…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

A moderale extent of business transpired in the Mining market yesterday. Wallsend coal shares sold at £20, and closed weaker than on Monday, whilst Newcastle, Stockton, and Wickham and…

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The Coal Weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--It is not anticipated that any further developments will take place with regard to the coal-weighing question until the representatives appointed by the…

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The Colliery Disaster, Newcastle. Views of the Locality

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 4

DUDLEY COLLIERY, FAN AND AIR SHAFT. FIRST EXPLORING TARTY OF MANAGERS, DUDLEY. THE GROUP IN FRONT COMPRISES THOSE WHO FORMED THE EXPLORING PARTIES ON MONDAY, INCLUDING MESSRS. DIXON, THOMAS, CROUDACE, ROSS, MATHIESON, AND OTHERS…

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A Mining Case

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 7

WYALONG, Wednesday.—Acting Judge Wade, who, at the District Court recently held here, reserved his decision in a mining appeal case, Lindsay v. Hanson, arrived here on Monday night, and…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

British Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, week ended March 16.—Blackwood shaft—200ft. level: No. 3 winze in western extension, total depth 72ft. 30[?] level: Main west stopes yielding usual quantity of…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. Wollongong

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

A conference of representatives of the Northern, Southern and Western Coal Miners' Associations has been arranged to consider the coal-weighing question, and…

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