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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Detection of Foul Gases. Employment of Mice. Action of the Minister for Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

The following is an extract from a report by Dr. John Haldane, M.D., with regard to the detection of noxious gases in mines and the use of mice for the purpose:--…

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District Court. (Before Judge Coffey in Chambers.) a Mining Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by Mr. Albert Nicholson, appeared for the appellant, Arthur Ernest Kelly; and Mr. Kelynack, instructed by Messrs. Norrie and M'Guren, appeared for the…

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Russian Naval Scandal. the Supply of Coal. Extensive Frauds Discovered. Many Arrests Made

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.-- From Odessa it is reported that 120 persons have been arrested for supposed complicity in the extensive frauds recently discovered in…

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The Colliery Disaster Five Bodies Recovered. Extensive Falls in Nigger's Heading. How the Search Is Proceeding. an Explorer Overcome

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- The wearisome search for the remains of the victims of the Dudley colliery disaster has proceeded uninterruptedly all day, but so far only two additional…

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Return of the Minister for Mines. His Experiences at Newcastle. a Permanent Provident Fund Advocated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

The Minister for Mines returned to Sydney from Newcastle yesterday morning. He at once communicated by telephone with the Chief Inspector of Collieries, who is at the Dudley mine,…

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The Colliery Disaster. Further Particulars of the Explosion. Contending with Gob Fires. Ten Bodies Still Missing. Second Visit of the Mlnister. Funerals of the Victims. Work of the Exploring Parties. Restoring the Ventilation. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

The noble and self-sacrificing efforts of members of exploration parties which have been continuously engaged since Monday morning last in endeavouring to trace the bodies of the victims of the terrible…

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The Klondike Goldfields. Another Fabulous Find Reported. Frozen to Death in the Passes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

The American newspapers to hand by the Mariposa, which arrived yesterday from San Francisco, do not contain much additional information respecting the gold deposits at Klondike, a…

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Gundagai Show. a Gold Mine. Ii

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

Lots of people are under the impression that going to country shows is all fun, but it isn't. Last week Mr. Brooks and I went off to see the…

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The Colliery Disaster The Mine on Fire. Exploring Parties Withdrawn. CHARLESTOWN

The Australian Star · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

Great consternation prevailed at Dudley and Charlestown last evening when a report was circulated that the exploring parties in the mine had been driven back by fire, and…

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A Dispute About Shares. the Mount David Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 2

A motion to rectify the shore register of the Mount David Gold-mining Company wan made in the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson. Mr. G. Walker, Q.C., and Mr. Mann (instructed by Messrs. Thompson…

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The Miners' Riot

The Australian Star · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 4

The agitation with regard to the famous 10ft. regulation of Mr. Wittenoom, the Minister for Mines in West Australia, has assumed a much more violent and serious aspect. The…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 7

There was a decided weakness in West Australian stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, the only two to maintain previous quotations being Ivanhoe and Kalgurli. All other stocks were extremely…

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Yields. Gold

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

All Nations, Wyalong, 11 tons, 70z. 1dwt. 12gr. Bayley's Consols Gold-mining Company, Coolgardie, [?] tons, 10[?] 12dwt. Central Plateau, Ballarat, 898 tons, 298[?]…

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Mining Intelligence

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

Business in the Mining market yesterday was of a less satisfactory character, fewer sales being recordad, while quotations for Western Australian gold companies were generally weaker…

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Late Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

CHARTERS TOWERS, Thursday.--Sales: Craven's Caledonia, 210; Victoria Caledonia, 44. George Von Denleux, a milkman, residing at the Gap, Watson's Bay, was admitted to Prince…

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Lake George Mines. Melbourne

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

The management of the Lake George Mines intimated on the Stock Exchange this morning, for the information of shareholders and the investing public generally, that an error had been discovered in the…

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Another Mining Company

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 24.—The Great Lancashire Gold-mining Company, Bendigo, has been formed with a capital of £75,000, of which £50,000 will be offered for public…

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New Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Great Lancashire Gold-mining Company, of Bendigo, Victoria, is being formed, with a capital of £75,000. Shares to the value of £50,000 are being offered for public…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

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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Fresh Fires in the Mine. Exploration Parties Withdrawn

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday, 11.30 p.m.--A sensational development took place about 10 o'clock to-night, resulting in the withdrawal from the mine of all the search parties, and the…

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