Newcastle Miners' Proposals
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The following resolution, submitted at the Coal Conference yesterday afternoon by Mr. J. Curley, the miners' general secretary, has met with the general…
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Mining
WYALONG, Thursday—This year premises to be'a very [?] one, especially in battery one. At present there are fully 4000 tons at grass, and tills amount is likely to be added to till such time as…
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The Baker's Creek Consols yield from 85 tons of stone was 54oz 15dwt smelted bold. The Sunlight G.M. Company: The battery has crushed uninterruptedly since last clean up…
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The reputation of Walhalla and district as a consistent gold producer has been well maintained during the past year (says the Melbourne "Age"). Some of the mines have yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Bacteria in Coal
M. B. Renault recently announced the discovery of bacteria in coal, as well as in older rocks. One of the bacilli seems to be the same that has been known to science for 200 years. In examining…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Colliery Conference at Newcastle. The Mineowners and the Miners. The Press Excluded. NEWCASTLE, Friday, 3.50 p.m
A conference of colliery proprietors and minors was commenced at the Chamber of Commerce at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The business Was again conducted with closed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Coal Trade. Negotiations Regarding the Weighing Difficulty. Masters and Miners Confer. No Settlement Effected
NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The adjourned conference between the colliery proprietors' committee and the members of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining Bursary
Some time ago the Mines Department of New South Wales decided to offer four bursaries for competition. Two only were awarded, and one of the remaining bursaries has been converted by…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Coal Weighing Clause
As the new conditions under which coal has to be weighed will shortly come into existence, the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company has determined to abolish piece work, and substitute day labor…
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GULGONG, Saturday.—At the new rush, five miles from Gulgong, near the junction of Ready Creek with Cudgegong River, Hill Brothers washed 1oz of gold from two dishes of dirt…
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THE latest news from Rhodesia goes to show that mining is actively being proceeded with in all the best known…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Mines Department has prepared a statement, showing the gold raised and dividends paid during 1898 in the respective mining districts. These results were as under: -- Bendigo 214,205oz.,…
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The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report is…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Charters. From 1St January. Coal
Aldergrove, bq, Newcastel to Callao, option Payba Antofagasta Slexa, bq, Newcastle to Port Pirie Ardeneraig, sh, Newcastle to San Francisco,…
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The export of coal for the week ended yesterday was only 40,409 tons, the cargoes being destined for the various markets in the following proportions: -- Victoria, 8550 tons; South Australia, 2400;…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Western Collieries. Operation of the Weighing Clause. lITHGOW
Fu reference to the weighing clause, so far ai is delinitely known to date the Lithgow Valley pit is the only one where payment per hour is announced. The propritors of the Oakey Park pit intend to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Late Mining. Kalgoorlie
A slight bitch has occuirred in the working of the Boulder Milling Company's plant. The pressure and vacuum taoks. in which the are is separated from the solution preparatary to the latter being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Bathurst Mining District
BATHURST, Monday.—The following are statistics for the year 1898 relating to mining in Bathurst district, comprised in Burraga, Newbridge, Oberon, Rockley, Trunkey, and Tuena: Miners' rights issued,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Revival of Copper-mining
Up to the end of 1897. South Australia exported £23,000,000 worth of copper out of a total for and bad had the price sunk, however, that during the last 10 years the average value of…
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