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Mining & the mines, 1898

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The Klondyke Goldfields

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 7

Mr Homer A. Galloway, Manager of Klondyke Information Bureau, sends us the following:- There is a great deal of misinformation…

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The Yukon Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 4

Canadian files by the Canadian mall steamer Aorangl, which, arrived yesterday, give hut little intelligence respecting the Klondike goldfields, beyond that the rush of minors thither was…

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Yesterday's Mining News. Sydney and Intercolonial. Mining Advice. Our Letter-box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 April 1898 · page 8

[Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be cut out…

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The Colliery Trouble. Demand by Scottish Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--There is every appearance of the Welsh colliery trouble extending. Scottish miners now demand an advance…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 6

The verious funds inaugurated in aid of the widows and orphans of the victims of the Dudley colliery disaster, inclusive of the Government grant, now aggregate nearly £900. The contral fund,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 7

The Broken-hill Proprietary Company are in receipt of the following cable from the London office, dated April 7, 6 p.m.:--"Silver, 21⅞; lead, £12139; shares £24." The manager of the Victory Forest Reefs Company…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 7

Baker's Creek tributor, Hillgrove, 1 ton 10oz. Courtney and Fiddes, Eskdate (trial crushing), 2 tons, 2oz. Eleanora tributors, Hillgrove, 15 tons, 12oz. 15dwt…

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Miners' Permanent Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

The Mayor of Stockton has received from Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, a letter in which he writes;--"I am in receipt of your letter of the 4th inst., inviting me to meet the Mayors…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 7

Owing to the holidays tho Sydney Stock Exchange was closed on Saturday. Business in the Mining market last week was really restricted to three and a half days. the…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 6

A considerable quantity of coal has been exported to foreign ports during the past few weeks, and numbers of foreign vessels are now daily arriving for cargoes. Yesterday's and to-day's…

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Labor Troubles. the Scottish Miners

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 10.—The Scottish miners demand an advance of 1s per day in wages…

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The Scottish Miners. London, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

The Scottish miners demand an advance of 1s a day in wages…

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The Klondike Gold Fields. a Terrible Snowslide

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 9.—A terrible snowslide has occurred on the trail from Dyea to the Klondike. One hundred perrons were killed…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. a Terrible Snowslide. One Hundred Killed. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 5

A snowslide has taken place on the trail leading from Dyea to Klondyke, with disastrous results. One hundred persons were killed…

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Labor Troubles. the Welsh Coal Miners

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 11.—The South Wales colliery owners will meet the miners' delegates to-day. A manifesto has been issued by the coal…

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Western Coal and Shale Mines. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 7

The report of the chief inspector of coal aud shale mines shows that the output of coal in the Western district during 1897 was 287,800 tons, as compared with 278,121 tons in 1896, being an increase of 9736…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 7

ALBURY, Saturday.--Wealand and Beard, the discoverers of the rich gold shoot at Blackfellow's-hill, Black Range, report that the stone continues to show gold freely, and that the possibilities, of the reef proving one…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 7

United Brother G.M. Company, Sunnyside (also [?] about 18 tons concentrates). 499 tons, 251oz. 14dwt. [?]…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 7

Owing to yesterday having been observed as a general holiday there are no mining transactions to report…

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Queensland Gold Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 7

The following is a statement of the yield of gold in Queensland for the month of March, 1898:- Charters Towers, 17,986 tons quartz, for 19,624oz. gold Charters Towers, [?] and concentrates, 20,691 tons…

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