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Mining & the mines, 1898

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange resumed yesterday, but very little business was done, which was only to be expected, considering that the Adelaide and Melbourne exchanges were closed. The former re-opens to-day…

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West Australian Gold-fields. Work at Kalgoorlie

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The Great Boulder output for the past for night was as follows:--Stone treated, 1415 tons; yielding 3146oz. of smelted gold, an average of 2oz 4dwt 12gr. to the ton. Hannan's Reward output for…

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A Record Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 6

A record for one day in the exportation of coal to Victoria was established to-day, the quantity [?]alling over 13,000 tons. The coal-laden vessels which left port for the sister colony were the…

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Proposed Provident Fund for Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 4

The proposal that Mr. Sydney Smith has outlined for a provident fund for coalminers has apparently attracted attention in other colonies. A communication from the Mines Department of…

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Labor, Troubles. the Welsh Miners

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 6

LONDON, April 13.—The conference between the representatives of the employers and the miners in South Wales has proved abortive. The employers required that the miners' delegates…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 9

Mount [?]Ly[?]ell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, week ending March 30.—S[?]elting plant No. 1: Five furnaces in operation; crection of No. 6 furnace in progress. Smelting plant No. 2: Work well in hand, Converter…

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CHARTERS From 1st April, COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 3

Aratapu, brgtne, Newcastle to Auckland Bargany, sh, Newcastle to the West Coast Broughton, bq, Newcastle to the West Coast Charles Racine, bq, Newcastle to the West…

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The Miners' Strike. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

The conference between the representatives of the employers and the miners in South Wales has proved abortive. The employers required that their delegates…

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Western Australian Mining. Kalgo[?]rlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 6

The Great Boulder crushing for the fortnight ending last Friday was 1415 tons of stone for 3246oz. of gold. The total yield to dat[?] amounts to 60,367 tons of ore for 188,65[?]oz…

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Gold Coast Hinterland. a British Mission. Stirring Experiences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 8

Router's Agency (says the London "Daily Chronicle") is enabled to publish details of the mission of Lieutenant Henderson, R.N., into the Hinterland of the Gold Const, where his party came…

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Mining. From Condobolin to Bobedah. No. 3

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 3

Some twelve years ago copper-mining on the Black Range at Melrose, about 23 miles north-west of Condobolin, began. Then what is now known as the…

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Country News. Fatal Mining Accident. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 3

A fatal mining accident occurred this morning about 6 o'clock at the Central mine, by which a shift boss named Robert James lost his life. A sho[?] had been fired at the back of the stopes at the 400ft…

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The Dudley Disaster. the Inquiry Resumed. Further Expert Evidence. Managers and Miners Called. the Medical Testimony. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 6

The inquest on the bodies of Thomas Dorrity and John Bonson, two of the victims of the Dudley colliery disaster, which was adjourned from 1st instant, was resumed at the City Courthouse, before the City…

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A Coal Miners' Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 5

BULLI, Wednesday.--On Friday, the 8th inst., a Miners' Conference took place in Sydney, for the purpose of considering the coal-weighing question and other matters particularly affecting…

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A Colliery Inspector's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--In his annual report furnished to the Minister for Mines, Mr. J. Rowan, inspector of collieries for the southern and western districts, states that he is pleased to…

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Dudley Colliery Disaster the Mine Manager Examined. How the Colliery Was Worked the Question of Ventilation. History of the Pit. Newcastle, Thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

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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Country News. the Southern Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 5

Inspector Rowan's annual report on the Southern collieries states that generally speaking the conditions imposed by the new Coal Mines Act [?]e being fairly well carried out At first there were a few…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 9

There was no improvement on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, either in the volume of business or in quotations, the solitary exception being Broken-hill Proprietary, which were dealt in at better rates…

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Mining Notices

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 5

The following notices were posted on Change this morning:-- Brilliant Block, C.T.--Crushed 551 tons for 422oz. gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 7

Very few sales of mining shares were recorded at the meetings of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but several were reported after the last meeting. Broken Hill Proprietary shares had exchange at…

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