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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

6,005 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 250

Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 9

An increased volume of business transpired in the Mining market yesterday, but without any general improvement in values. There were no noteworthy changes in copper, silver, or gold shares, except the…

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Deputations. Work for Newcastle Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 2

Four members of Parliament for the Newcastle [?] trict, accompanied by the Mayor of Lambton and others, submitted a request to the Minister for Lands' yesterday that he would cut up and lease to the miners a…

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West Australian Gold- Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--A rlcli vein in the Boulder North Extended mine continues In the face, and shows no falling off. The rise going to the 200ft. level is up 20ft. The flow of water…

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Victoria. Victorian Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The quarterly return issued by the Deputy-Master of the Melbourne Mint indicates that the Victorian gold yield Is on the increase. The March quarter…

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CHARTERS From 1st March COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 2

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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Labor Troubles. the South Wales Miners

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

LONDON March 31.—The miners employed in several of the largest collieries in South Wales nave ceased work. It is feared that a general strike will follow…

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Late Mining. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

To-day's Exchange sales and quotations were:— Colebrook, soller 20s; South Hercules, buyer ls 6d, seller 2s 1d; Hercules, buyer 22s 6d, seller 23s 9d; Mount Black Proprietary, buyer 3s 9d, seller 5s;…

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The Yukon Gold Fields. Klondike Rail Way Scheme

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

LONDON, March 31, 3.30 p.m.—The Canadian Senate has rejected the contract for the construction of a railway to the Klondike…

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The Indian Mints. a Gold Ourrency. London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, said it would be an act of lunacy to open the Indian Mints…

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The Dudley Disaster. Continuation of the Inquest. Expert Evidence on Ventilation. the Mine Considered Dangerous

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Inquest on the wines of John Benson and Thomas Dorrity, two of the 15 victims of the explosion which took place at the Dudley colliery on the 21st inst., was resumed at the Newcastle…

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Mining Difficulty in South Wales. a General Strike Feared. London, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

The miners employed in several of the largest collieries in South Wales have ceased work. It is feared that a general strike will follow…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Evidence of Experts. The: Cause of the Explosion. Managers Decline to Venture an Opinion. Startling Evidence by a Miner. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas Dorrity and John Benson, two of the victims of the Dudley Colliery disaster, was resumed at the City Court, Newcastle, to-day, before…

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Gold, Ores and Metals. Exported From New South Wales to Oversea Ports for Month Ended 31st MARCH, 1898. SHIPPERS

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 3

London Bank of Aust, Ltd, 20 bxs sovereigns ([?]100,000) Bank of N S W, 20 bxs sovereigns ([?]100,000), 12 bxs gold bullion ([?]46,102)…

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Two Miners Fined. Breach of Colliery Regulations. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 5

At the Lambton police court yesterday Edward Lonsdale and James Henney were charged with removing and passing the danger signal erected across a working…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 12

There was a noticeable increase of business in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. M[?]. Davids were ill favor at advancing prices, ranging from 28[?] to 34. No. 6 North Phoenix had a good deal of…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 11

B. H. Proprietary, 1513oz. Hall and party, Springdale, 29 tons, [?]oz. 10dwt. Lake George Mines, Captain's Flat, 326oz. Paxton Tributes, Hill End, 40 tons, 169oz…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 723

During last week 12 vessels left Wollongong with cargoes of coal aggregating about 3000 tons, all of which was consigned to Sydney. The export from Port Bellambi during the same period amounted to…

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Meeting of Dudley Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 10

A meeting of the minors recently employed at the Dudley Colliery was held yesterday. A deputation was appointed to wait on the colliery manager with a request for compensation for the loss of their…

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Miners' Permanent Accident Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 10

A meeting of Mayors of municipalities in the district, ministers of religion, and representatives of the miners' organisation was held in the Newcastle Council-chambers last night for the purpose…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 11

A moderate extent of business was transacteed yesterday in the Mining market. Coal, copper, and silver stocks were without any material change. Amongst local gold companies Mount David had…

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