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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

The ship Ardencraig arrived from Table Bay today, and will load a cargo of coal from the Co-operative Colliery for San Diego. The barque Inverneill arrived from Sydney to load Greta coal for…

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The Working of Chinese Mines

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

The Chinese authorities have signed an agreement, under which Mr. W. Pirtchard Morgan, M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil, and formerly of Charters Towers, Queensland, is…

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Charters. From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

Benares, 4.m bq. Newcastle to San Francisco Veritas, bq, Newcastle to Auckland William Law, sh, Newcastle to Manila GENERAL…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

The Department of Mines has compiled the usual monthly return showing the yield of gold within the colony for the month of January. The return shows that the gold produced during that…

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Late Mining. Intercolonial Stock Exchanges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In silver, Mount Lyelss further improved; other lines quiet. Sales: Block 10, 506; Broken-hill, 48; Junction North, 9, 101 12, 10; North Broken, 58, 510. 59, 510; Crown Lyell, 153 15;…

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The Situation at Newcastle. Probable Acceptance of Miners' Terms

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

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

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Southern Collieries. Deputation to the Minister. The Weighing Clauses of the Act. A Further Suspension Granted

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

Representatives of the southern collieries attended in force to-day at a deputation received by the Minister for Mines with reference to the weighing clauses of the Coal Mines…

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Mines in China. Mr. Pritchard Morgan's Enterprise. the Agreement Signed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Chinese authorities have, signed the agreement, under which Mr. W. Pritchard. Morgan, M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil, and formerly of Queensland,…

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The Terms Still Withheld. Interview with the Miners' Secretary. Newcastle

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

The nature of the proposals of the combined colliery-owners drafted at yesterday's conference held in Sydney has not so far transpired, and it is probable that the terms will not be made known for…

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China. a Mining Concession Ratified. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

The papers in connection with the mining concession which has been granted to Mr. Pritchard Morgan, M.P., in the province of Szechuan, China, have been…

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Proposed Public Works. New Mines and Education Office. Public Works Committee Inquiry

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 3

At the meeting of the Public Works Committee yesterday afternoon Under-Secretary for Public Works gave details of the proposal to build hew offices for the Department of…

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The Coal-weighing Trouble. Deputation to the Minister. an Extension Granted. for Two Months

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

The southern coalowners, according, to arrangement, called upon Mr. Cook, Minister for Mines, yesterday morning to ask for an extension of time in the matter of enforcing the…

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The West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.--The Mount Charlotte for January, crushed 460 tons, yielding 225oz…

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The Coal-weighing Question Western Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 11

LITHGOW, Friday. -- In the majority of the pits work is proceeding without disturbance, with a prospect of continuance. However, the Vale of Clwydd colliery did not work yesterday,…

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The Northern Coal Mines. The Proprietors' Terms. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 7

There is no fresh development in connection with the coal trade, and Mr. Curley states that nothing will be done by the delegate board before next week. Nothing has yet…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 24.) The Hillgrove Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 13

At Hillgrove, the Sunlight, for the fortnight, crushed 417 tons for a yield of 196oz 15dwt smelted gold. Two days running were lost while the battery engine was being fixed up. Development…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 20
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

All mills on Cobar field are idle. A number of Drysdale leases are about to be tried again. At Fort Bourke all possible speed is being made…

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Coal-weigiiing Difficulty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 10

There were no fresh developments" yesterday it. connection with the settlement of the coal-weighing, difficulty Until such tuno as a reply is receive from Mr. James Curley, who is conducting…

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