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It has transpired that some of the miners delegates at a recent conference between representatives of the Southern Coal Company proprietors and miners left the couference with a wrong impression as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PAMBULA, Saturday.—The gold out-put this field for the year is one of the lowest, being approximately about [?], of which one claim alone has contributed [?] far greater portion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney Stock Exchange being closed for the holidays, there are no transactions to report. The North Kalgurli Gold Mines, Limited (says a Kalgoorlie journal), has about £27,000 in hand,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The West Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition is to be opened at Coolgardie on the 21st March next. The secretary reports that all arrangements in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. George Cram, an experienced miner, well known in the Illawarra district, who has just returned from Western Australia, says he is convinced as the result of inquiries and personal observations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A mass meeting of miners was held in the Galatea Hall on Sunday afternoon. There was a large attendance. The following resolution was carried unanimously,—" That the £2 5s per week offered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The arrival at Ceylon of a steamer using the new liquid fuel substitute for coal is reported from Colombo. The steamer is the Sultan van Langkat, a vessel that was only launched last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The production of ore from the Zeehan mines for December amounted in value to £21,032, the chief contributors being the Western Silver, £82335; Montague, £4550; British Zeehan, £2235; Oonah,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COOMA, Monday.--A new gold find is reported from Umarella, where a party have taken up a 20-acre lease. Good assays have been obtained. It is intended to sink a shaft 200ft. Twenty acres have also been taken up at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The last quarter of the year 1898 having closed, the progress made by the mining industry on the Kalgoorlie goldfield during the 12 months just ended can now be reviewed. It may be said at once that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The election of district officers of the Colliery Employees' Federtion has resulted in the re-election at Mr. J. Estell, president (unopposed); Mr. Jas. Curley,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A few brokers and jobbers put in an appearance in the vestibule of the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The following sales were reported:--Associated, £696, £611, £612; Kaigoorlie Mint and Iron King,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Sydney Stock Exchange is still closed for the holidays, but will resume operations to-morrow. Yesterday the vestibule of the Exchange was opened after the vacation, and there was a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydraulic cranes at the dyke for home, intercolonia, and foreign consumption during the week ended this morning was 31,670 tons, as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. Cook, recently paid a visit to the University for the purpose of looking into the proposed enlargement of the mining school. The alterations have been found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The proposed conference between a number of the colliery proprietors of the northern district and the men, relative to the re-adjustment of wages under the new conditions involved by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Today is the first working day of the new year. The price of coal from the northern collieries has been advanced. The large proprietaries are selling round coal at 8s per ton,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall to-day for the purpose of deciding what attitude shall be adopted at the conference with the colliery proprietors to take place in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This delegate board of the Colliery of the Colliery Employees Federation met today, and arrangements were made for a conference to be held with the proprietors on Saturday. It was…
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