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Mining & the mines, 1899

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The Overflow Silver Mine. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 9

Sir.--Both you and your readers know of the exigence of this mine. For those who do not know of the locality I wish to inform them that it is situated about 70 miles from Condobolin, the same distance from Nyngan, and 35…

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Western Australian Gold Export. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 6

The gold export of the colony for January was 110,090oz., as compared with 95,316oz. last month and 93,395oz. in January last year. The return is the third highest on record…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle, Wedcesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5

Ihe ship Oakworth arrived from Sydney to-day to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colhery for Callao. The barque Caswell, which arrived last night from Table Bay, will load coal from the…

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The Situation at Newcastle. Probable Acceptance of Miners' Terms

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Though it is stated to-day that Mr. James Carle, the miners' general secretary, has received, communication from the coalowners in reply to the terms…

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The Coal-weighing Dlfficulty. the Position at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 6

Although to-day was the date fixed by the Minister for Mines for the enforcement of the weighing provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, the whole of the collieries, with one small exception,…

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The Southern Miners. Will There be a Stoppage ? The Proposed Suspension of the Weighing Clause

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5

Whether or not the "southern coal miners will cease work for a time depends very much on the reply which the Minister for Mines may give to a deputation of the…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Complications in the South. Question for the Minister. Two Conferences Yesterday

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 5

The coal trade difficulty, which seemed to be flickering out a couple of days ago, received a bit of a check yesterday. In the north, proprietors and miners have fixed up a sort of modus…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The Great Boulder crushing of 2057 tons yielded 3377oz. Boulder No. 1, in crosscutting west at tho 400ft. level, has cut the lode 100ft. from the shaft. The lode has…

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Greta Coal Mines. Trouble Threatened

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

GRETA, Friday.—A special mooting of the Greta miners was held in the Masonic Hall last night to consider the important question of the 3d per ton advance in the hewing rate…

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The Northern Miners. The Colliery Owners' Proposals. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 7

When seen this afternoon Mr. Curley said he had just received Mr. Binney's letter, but declined to divulge its contents. He stated that a letter of the nature of that which he…

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A Coal Mining Dispute. Arbitration Award

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

A dispute having arisen in August last between the trustees of the will of the late Edward Christopher Merewether and the Scottish Australian Mining Company, Limited, over the working of…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. Deputation to the Minister for Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

A deputation representing the southern colliery proprietors waited upon the Minister for Mines at moon yesterday to urge an extension of time with regard to the weighing provisions of the Coal Mines…

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The Colliery Troubles

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

It is difficult to undestand why the mine- owners and the miners should love darkness rather than light. And utterly inexplicable why our blatantly democratic morning…

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Deputation From Southern Collieries. to the Minister for Mines. an Extension of Two Months Granted

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

A deputation representing the southern collieries waited, on the Minister, for Mines for the purpose of urging him to grant a further extension of time in connection with the enforcing of the…

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Northern Collieries. The Mine Owners' [?]rms. Correctly Foreshadowed by the "Star." Probable Acceptance of the Magnanimous Offer

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

There is no longer any secret as to the probable basis of settlement of the difficulties surrounding the Newcastle coal trade. The liberal offer of the colliery proprietors is…

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The Southern Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

BULLI, Thursday.--The report in circulation that the miners at Corrimal and Mount Kembla had decided, at their meetings, to cease work at the mines on Tuesday night has proved not true…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 7

The principal feature of yesterday's business on the Sydney Stock Exchange was the extensive turnover in and advances in value of Lake George, which started at 82 and reached 810. Broken-hill Proprietary did not…

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Gold Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

The following are the details of the January gold export:--Kimberley 23oz. Pilbarra 1931oz., Ashburton 63oz., Peak-hill 3026oz., East Murchison 13,619oz., Murchison 13,619oz., Yalgoo 346oz.,…

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The Coal Question

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

If it cannot now be said of the trouble which has been lately existing between coal mine owners and coal miners that. "All is well that ends well," it may be at least affirmed that for a time…

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The Gold Yield

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 8

The monthly return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the yield of gold during January in New South Wales was 4l,375oz. No comparison can be instituted with 1898, as the…

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