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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Southern Coal Exports

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—The official returns issued yesterday in connection with the southern coal export trade bear out fully the anticipations formed some time ago that the trade…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The barque Balkamah arrived to-day from Moute Video to load a cargo of [?] from the Hetton Colliery for the West Coast. The barque Birtha sailed to-day for Autofagasta with 2290 tons of…

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Attempt to Rob a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

An attempt was made early this morning to rob the battery plates at the new Normanby mine, Ballarat East. Two employees at the claim, Jas. Malone, aged 20, and John Gunn, 16, have been…

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Charters. From 1St January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Alexa, bq, Newcastle to Port Pirie Celtieburn or Kelburn, 4 m-bqs, Newcastle to San Francisco Elwell, sh, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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The Miners' Federation. Workmen's Compensation Act

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

LONDON, January 12.—At yesterday's sitting of the Miners' Federation Conference, resolutions were carried, declaring that the amendments in the Workmen's Compensation…

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The Country. the Lake George Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Thursday.--The working hands at the Lake George Mines furnace were reduced to-day. A strike was imminent, but a sufficient number of bands was eventually found to go to work under the new arrangements…

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East Greta Colliery Disaster. the Inquest. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The East Grota disaster inquiry was resumed at West Maitland Courthouse this morning, before Mr. Martin (Newcastle district coroner) and a jury. Mr.J.N. Tillett represented the Crown Law Office;…

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The Illawarra Coal Export. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The export of coal from the port of Wollo[?] which officially includes Bulli, Bellambi, and Port Kembla jetties, for the last month amounted to 60,248 tons, of which quantity [?] were sent…

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The East Greta Colliery Accident. Resumption of the Inquest. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

The East Greta disaster inquiry was resumed this morning before the Newcastle District Coroner, Mr. Martin, and a jury of 12…

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The Collie[?] Owners' Proposals. Rejected by the Seapit Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

A special meeting of the Seapit Mining Lodge, consisting of a portion of the employees of the Australian Agricultural Company, was held at Blackburn's Hotel, Merewether, to-night, for the purpose…

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Miners' Federation. the Workmen's Compensation Act. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

At the conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain to-day Mr. B. Pickard, M.P., said that the Workmen's Compensation Act would prove to be a…

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Miners' Federation. Advance in Wages Sought. LONDON, January 12, 4.22 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The Miners' Federation, at their conference now in progress, have decided to ask for an advance in wages of 7 1-3 per cent. A series of amendments were agreed to in…

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Newcastle. the Mining Situation. Discussion at Sea Pit Lodge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

REJECTION OF THE CONFERENCE TERMS. One of the most interesting phases of the difficulty which has been brought about in the northern coal trade by the determination of the…

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The Northern Coal Trade. The Conference Proposals. Rejected by Sea Pit Lodge. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

A special meeting of the Sea Pit miners (A.A. Co.) was held last night to consider the delegate board's minutes,and the terms of the recent conference…

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The Northern Goal Miners. The Lodges and the Proprietors' Proposals. Rejected by the Wallsend Men. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The wallsend miners met last night to consider the proprietors' proposals. The delegate having explained the terms, stated that he was opposed to their acceptance because…

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Coal Owners and Miners Conference at Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 14

NEWGASTLE, Saturday. — The conference arranged for between coal owners and miners' representatives was commenced at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce at…

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Gold Mining in New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 116

In the course of an interview last week Mr. Louis Janin, jun., an experienced mining man, made some interesting comparisons between our mining laws and those of America. He also compared the…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 23
Also in The Daily Telegraph

AN important discovery of gold is reported in the Temora district, not far from the old workings. THE gold output of Queensland last month was 2038oz, greater than November, 1897. The chief…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

The export of coal for the week ended with yesterday was very satisfactory, 54,425 tons having been cleared at the Custom-house for dispatch to foreign and intercolonial ports. The…

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