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Mining & the mines, 1899

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The Coal Difficulty. the Situation at Lithgow

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 6

LITHGOW, Saturday.—Developments in connection with the weighing clauses are progressing smoothly, and it is pow confidently expected that the whole matter will be adjusted locally without…

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MINING. Broken Hill. Jan. 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 235

Block 10 mill last week treated 2177 tons crudes, yielding 478 tons concentrates, bulking 32-3oz. silver, 64.52 per cent, lead, 8.33 per cent. zinc. The despatches were 261 tons slimes and 123 tons…

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The Coal Trade. Meeting of the Delegate Board

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 235

The annual meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the Newcatle Trades' Hall last week. The president (Mr. John Estill) occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance of…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 14

A miner n[?]ed Stewart met with a lerrible death at Bulli last week. He waa caught in a coil of rope, and was whirled round and round. His left leg was severed below the knee, his left…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Forbes District. No. 2. (By Our Special Mining Reforter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 11

Some four miles further south than the Pinnacles another mining locality came into some prominence some two years ago. I allude to the Ironbarks goldfield. The Ironbarks can hardly be called a goldfield,…

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Herberton: an Important North Queensland Mining Centre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 30

Our illustrations of Herberton this week include portraits of many of the leading residents, and also views of ithe town and some of the principal buildings. The following description of the field…

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The Export of Gold. a Drain Op Eight Millions in Eighteen Months

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 23

WE have on several accasions called attention to the fearful drain of gold from New South Wales, owing to our Freetrade policy compelling us to import produce from abroad. Our contention is supported by…

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Western Australia Goldfields and Settlements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 12

Following on my first letter the climate of Western Australia claims early attention That of Perth, for example, is nothing more or less than a second edition of our own Sydney climate any time…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. New Discoveries in the Atlin District

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 236

A special despatch to the "San Francisco Chronicle" from Dawson City and dated November 19 says:—Reports from all creeks in the vicinity of Dawson indicate that, the winter's…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 11

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--The filter presses on the Ivanhoe mine are now approaching completion. The filter presses and the necessary vats are in position, so that early in February the…

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Burgess Prospecting for Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 9

A correspondent at Killarney, near Warwick, writes that Burgess' statement that he was at Killarney two or three days before Christmas is quite, true. During the…

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Yesterday's Mining News. London, Sydney and Intercolonial. Mining Advice. Our Letter Box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 9

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

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Russia's Advance in the East. a Large Vote for Coal Supplies. London. January 27

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 7

Russia continues to make great preparations in the East. Six million roubles have been set aside for the supply of coal and other…

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"Vive L'empereur!" Vive Napoleon V!" The Last of the Bonapartes. the Milloins of Monte Carlo. a Fin de Siecle Romance. A True Story of Beauty, Ambition and Gold that may make Napoleon V.—Is he Coming Again to France "The Man on Horseback?"

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1899 · page 4

THE man on horseback, the heavensent ruler for whom France yearns. looms up in the person of Prince Louis Napoleon, at present Colonel of the…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. The Position in the North. Anxiety Among the Collieries. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 6

The Wallsend, West Wallsend and Seaham miners' lodges have endorsed the action of the delegate board at the recent conference with the proprietors. So far no intimation…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 5
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GILGUNNLA, Monday.—At Gilg[?] claims are at work again since the holidays. The Tarcombe prospectors are doing a lot of prospecting work to find a new shuts of gold. At the…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 6

BULLI, Saturday.--The Corrimal Coal Company, is preparing to open up a new mine in lieu of the Brokers' Nose property, the lease of which shortly expires. The tuned will be located…

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Western Australian Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 4

The German mail steamer Barbarossa, which arrived at Adelaide yesterday from Bremen enroute to Sydney, took 40 tons of coal while at Fremantle from the local Collie…

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Mining Shakes

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 4

LONDON, January 28.—The following, are the closing quotations on the Stock Exchange for mining shares:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 43s 9d; Mount Lyell, £6 10s; Mount Lyell…

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