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Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 250

Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson,) Motion to Rectify Begister. Re the Mount David Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 3

Mr. Gregory Walker, Q.C., and Mr. Mann, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and Nott, appeared for the plaintiff, Walter Frederick Galo; Mr. Knox, instructed by Mr. W. Parish, for the Mount David…

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The Mine Reported on Fire. Operations Abandoned. Friday morning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

The alarming news was received at an early hour this morning that at about 11 o'clock last night the fire in the Dudley Colliery was discovered to be rapidly spreading, and that it had been necessary…

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Riot at Kalgoorlie. Excited Miners. Sir John Forrest Assaulted

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE (W.A.), Friday.—His Excellency the Governor, Sir Gerard Smith, accompanied by Sir John Forrest and the Ministerial party, returned by train yesterday from the official…

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A New Mining Company. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

The Great Lancashire Gold-mining Company, Bendigo, has been formed with a capital of £75,000, of which £50,000 is being offered for public subscription…

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The Colliery Disaster. Ten Bodies Recovered. Five Still Missing. the Causes of Death. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Funerals of Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday,--A fourth day has almost elapsed since the Dudley Colliery blew up, and still, in spite of a most vigorous search on the part of a large body of experienced miners,…

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Dudley Disaster. Fire Still Burning Mine to Be Flooded. Action by the Authorities. (Continued from page 4.)

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

CHARLESTOWN, Friday Afternoon.—Shortly after 10 a.m. the following experts were on the ground:—Mr. Robertson (Caledonian Company), T. Croudace (Scottish Australian), Humphreys…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Ten Bodies Recovered. Five Still Entombed. Funerals of the Victims. the Exploring Operations. an Advisory Board. Experiment with Mice. the Danger Passed. Proposed Reltef Funds. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

Operations in connection with restoring the ventilation of the workings of the Dudley Colliery are still being vigorously proceoded with under the direction of a board of experienced mine managers…

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[Second Edition. Riot at Kalgoorlie. Serious Disturbance by Miners. the Riot Act Read. the Police Under Arms. Sir John Forrest Assaulted. Hustled and Struck in the Pace. the Railway Station Seized. Most Serious Outbreak Since the Eureka Stockade Riots. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

The Governor, Sir Gerard Smith, accompanied by the Premier (Sir John Forrest) and the Ministerial party, returned by train to-day from the official opening of the railway to…

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The Colliery Disaster Flooding the Mine. Preparations for the Work. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 5

After the decision to flood out the Dudley mine had been come to yesterday afternoon immediate steps were taken towards putting it into effect, and under…

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The Colliery Disaster Workings Still Burning. The Mine to be Flooded. CHARLESTOWN

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 11

Very few people have visited Dudley to-day, and matters there are how extremely quiet. The committee of mine managers and the Government officials met at 10 o'clock…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Newcastle Sensation. Explosion at Dudley Mine. Shaft Completely Wrecked. Fifteen Men Entombed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 12

The greatest colliery disaster that has occurred in Australia since the Bulli calamity took place on Monday at the Dudley Mine, Newcastle. As far as is known, fifteen men were in the mine at the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 12

The sharemarket yesterday was lifeless. West Australian stocks were firm in quotations, but business was done in two only. The riot is likely to have a disturbing influence, as it is bound to create an uneasy feeling among…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 12

Golden Pile, Gympi[?], 120 tons, 2412oz. Scottish Company, Gympie, 970 tons, 870oz. Tailings Reduction Syndicate, Reefton, [?]00 tons, 63oz. 11dwt. 14gr…

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Dudley Colliery Disaster. 15 Men Entombed

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 636

One of those appalling calamities that unfortunately seem inseparable from coal mines happened on Monday last at the Dudley Colliery, when 15 men were entombed in the mine beyond all hope…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 12

Business in the Mining market yesterday showed a considerable falling-off as compared with the preceding day, and there were but few improvements in values. Golden Pile, Gympi[?], strengthened as…

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Victorian Gold Returns

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 24

According to the returns of the Mines Department the yield of gold in Victoria is steadily increasing. The output for last month was 60,851oz, being an increase of 12,184oz on the…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 24.) Australian Gold Yields. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 14

Campbell's claim, Wattle Flat, 8 tons 16owt, 26oz 1[?]dwt 12gr. M'Cadden's Reef, Wattle Flat, 40 tons, 50oz. Sommerville and party, Wattle Flat, 20 tons,…

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Chapter Vi. The Glen's Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 9

When old Allan Macdonald and his son Somerled were ushered into the drawing-room of the dwelling, just outside Invernish, that had for sentiment's sake been named Glengarva, the…

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West Australian Gold-fields. Claims on the Ivanhoe Venture Lease

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--The workmen have not yet got through the lode in the Golden Pike, though they are fully 12ft, into it. The management is quite satisfied of its value. The…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 14

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 due course…

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