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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining. From Condobolin to Bobedah. No. '2

Evening News · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 3

Taking my starting point from Condobolin, I find that there are a number of prospectors engaged close to the town, and there are several good shews, both in gold and copper, but the awful…

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Representations by the Miners. the Alluvial Regulations. Petition to the Governor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 5

PERTH, Sunday.--The miners concerned in the Ivanhoe Venture leases utterly repudiate any connection or responsibility for the riot on Thursday. The leaders state that the "scum" of the…

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The Dudley Disaster. No Fresh Developments. Alleged Carelessness of Miners. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 5

There are no fresh developments to report from Dudley. The work of sealing down the mine is progressing as quickly as possible under the conditions. The timber has been…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. the Sealing-down Operations. Arrangements for Flooding the Pit. Relief of the Sufferers. Memorial Services. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 5

The decision of the advisory board of mining experts to seal down preparatory to flooding the Dudley Colliery as the only means to secure Quality in dealing with the extensive fires now raging in the…

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Second Edition. the Far East. British Naval Preparations at Hongkong. Warships Loading Coal and Ammunition. London, March 27, 1.15 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 5

The Hongkong naval yards are working night and day. The British warships in port are loading coal and ammunition, and preparing…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Work at the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.-- At the Brown-hill South Extended men are engaged in opening out the shaft at the 200ft. level. The ground is very hard. It is expected that the lode will be…

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Mining Troubles in Bendigo. Illicit Gold Buying

Evening News · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 3

The trouble at Mr. Lansell's 180 mine has created intense interest in the district, and much excitement was caused when it was reported that in several ether of Mr. Lansell's mines…

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Miners' Risks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 6

An evidence of the careless manner in which coal miners sometimes endanger their own lives and those of their fellows is alleged to have occurred lost week at the Burwood colliery. On…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 7

There was a brisk business in No. 5 and No. 6 North Phoenix (Gympie) on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but in other stocks the market was absolutely lifeless…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 9

Golden Era, Corinda Creek, 8 tons, 19oz. 10dwt. Klink's Tributors, Wyalong, 11½ tons, 14oz. lOdwt. No. 3 North Phenix Gympie, 189 tons, 960oz…

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More Gold

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

More Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes will be your cry when once you have tried this delicate weed…

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Shipment of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 4

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government cranes und wharfs for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the week ended this morning totalled 37,550 tons as compared with…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 9

There was limited business in the Mining market yesterday. The characterising features were general quietude, and a further weakening of prices of Western Australian gold stocks, notwithstanding…

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Mining Notices

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

The following notices were posted on 'Change this morning:-- No. 3 North Phoenix, Gymple.--Crushed 189 tons for 960oz, gold…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 8

British Broken Hill Pro[?] Company Limited, week ending March 23.—Blackwood shaft, [?] No,. 3[?] in [?]…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 29 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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Late Mining. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

To-day's Exchange sales and quotations were:— Clifton, coller 3s 6d; Colebrook, seller 20s; Hercules, buyer 22s, seller 24s; Mount Black Proprietary, seller 5s 9d, ditto, paid, seller 6s 3d;…

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The Coal Weighing Trouble. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Meeting of South Bulli Miners

Evening News · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

BULLI, Monday.—An important special meeting was held on Friday night of the South Bulli miners to consider the weighing question. Two hundred men were present. Mr. George…

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West Australian Gold Fields. Work at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Monday.-- The shaft at the Croesus Proprietary is down 320ft., and tenders are being called for sinking another 50ft. The chamber is being cut at the 300ft. level. From…

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The Dudley Disaster. Sealing Down the Mine. Subscriptions Being Raised

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1898 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- The work of sealing down Dudley pit was proceeded with yesterday; but, contrary to expectations, it is not yet completed. The fires do not seem to have…

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