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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Mining in New South Wales. the Mount Boppy and Restdown Fields. No. 1. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 9

The Mount Boppy and Restdown fields and intermediate country cover a large scope of metalliferous land which is situated some 30 miles east of cobar. For some time the locality has been known only to…

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The Colliery Trouble Advanced Hewing Bate Doubtful. Weighing Clause Blocking the Way. Hints of a Strike

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The much-talked-of increase in the selling price and hewing rate of coal, which was promised by coalowners, who recently met the miners' representatives in…

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Liquid Fuel As a Substitute for Coal. the First Steamer at Colombo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 8

The Curric line steamer Argus, which yesterday arrived here, has an interesting account of the arrival of the first liquid fuel burning steamer at Colombo on the 12th ultimo. The steamer is the Sultan van Langkat,a vessel that was…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--Boulder Main Reef has had 38 tons of telleride treated at Port Pirie for a yield of 259oz. geld also 11[?]oz. of silver: 250 tons of free milling ore, treated at the mine…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Thursday.—It is reported here that a local company has been formed to prospect the old copper mine at Maloon. The lode, as far as can be traced, is on private…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Italian barque Emilia Ciampa arrived from Sydney to-day to load a cargo of Duckenfield coal for Valparaiso, and the barquentine C. F. Croker put in an appearance from Sydney to load coal from…

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Government Coal Contracts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 4

The contract for the supply of Now South Wales coal to the Victorian railways has been duly signed. Prices vary according to the quality of coal used, but they show a substantial…

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Annual Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Cook) has had the gold returns for the year prepared, and is gratified to find that a substantial increase In the quality and value of the gold won has taken…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange will resume operations to-day after the Christmas and New Year vacation. Yesterday there was a fair attendance of brokers and dealers in the vestibule of the Exchange,…

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The East Greta Colliery. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 7

The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the East Greta colliery disaster was resumed to-day at the West Maitland Courthouse before the Coroner, Mr. Martin, of…

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West Australian Gold- Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

NORSEMAN, Wednesday.--The December clean-up at Norseman Gold Mines, Limited, was: Stone treated, 924 tons, for a yield of 1178oz. The mine up to date has treated 12,070 tons for…

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Colliery Employees' Federation. Election of Officers. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

The election of general secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation has, it is understood, resulted in the re-election of Mr. Jas. Curely. The other candidate for the…

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The Selling Price of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

In accordance with the recent decision of the colliciy proprietors of the northern district, the selling price of coal has been increased from the 1st instant to 3s per ton, but the employees of some of…

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Late Mining. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Colonel North Silver Company, Tasmania to-day, power was given to the directors to let portions of the mine on tribute and to purchase additional…

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Fatality in the Kohinoor Mine. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

This afternoon a well-known local miner named George Pringle was killed in the Kohinoor Mine. He was engaged baling into the sump about seven feet from the main shaft at the 450ft. level with a…

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Drowned in a Mine. a Peculiar Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

PARKES, Thursday.—Yesterday afternoon George Pringle and his mate, Wm. Payne, started work on contract at the Kohinoor Mine. Shortly afterwards Payne missed his mate, and on…

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The Greta Colliery Disaster. the Inquest. the Evidence of the Manager. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 6

The inquest on the body of Albert Moncrieff, killed on November 18 at the East Greta Coliery disaster, was resumed by Mr. Martin, the Newcastle coroner, and a jury this morning. The collery…

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Gold on the New South Wales Border. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 7

Representatives of the mining interests at Mount Deddicks and Snowy River have again pressed the Victorian Premier to consider the difficulties of transport in that locality. The cost of conveying…

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