The Coal Trouble. the Illawarra Hewing Rate. Still Unsettled
Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5
WOLLONGONG, Thursday Afternoon.—The adjustment of a hewing rate suitable to the altered conditions consequent on all coal having to be weighed is proving a more difficult matter than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Caledonian Mines. (See illustrations on this and next page.)
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 22
The principal ores now being mined in New Caledoaiia are those of nickel, cobalt, and chromium. All the deposits of these metals occur on or near the surface dn serpentine country…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mining Matters. Some Recent Outputs. General Notes
The Australian Star · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 7
The New Zealand gold mining returns show that during last year the quantity of gold exported was 280,176oz., valued at £1,080, 687, as against 251,045oz., valued at £980,204, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Marble Bar (W.A.) Gold Discoveries. an Immense Nugget
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 23
A wire from Marble Bar states: About three weeks ago a rumor was current that some prospectprs had "struck it rich" on the Pilbarra gold field, but beyond the exhibition of 75oz 16dwt of…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Hillgrove, an Important New England Mining Town.-ii
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 34
THE COONEY TUNNEL, HILLGROVE PROPRIETARY MINE…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →A Bolivian Tragedy. Indian Attack Upon Mines. Manager Shoots His Wife. Then Commits Suicide
Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 6
LONDON, February 10, 3.50 p.m.—Details of a shocking tragedy have have been received from Bolivia, South America. A force of 1000 aboriginal Indians attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Australian Goldfields
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 9
PERTH, Friday.--There has been a number of rumors and statements to the effect that the Great Boulder lode has gone into the Ivanhoe property at the 600ft. level. As a matter of fact,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yesterday's Mining News. London, Sydney and Intercolonial Mining Advice. Our Letter Box. to Correspondents
Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1899 · page 9
[Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be cut out and forwarded with any inquiry.]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Mine Monody. Digging for the 'Stiffs' An East Greta Idyl. With Apologies to Rudyard Kipling
Truth · Sunday 12 February 1899 · page 1
Fourteen. grimy miner men 'shaped from death and gloom, Dodged the falling roof and cual, biked a living tomb ;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →English Coal Mines. Increase of Wages
Evening News · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 6
LONDON, February 12, 3.30 p.m.—The Coal Conciliation Board lias decided to increase the wages of the miners by 5 per cent in April and an additional 7½ per cent, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 7
Also in Evening News
There was a general improvement in quotations for West Australian stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday, and transactions were recorded in several lines. Other gold stocks were very dull, In copper…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal-weighing Difficulty
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 8
No further action has been yet taken by the colliery properties regarding the coal weighing dificulty As statod in the " Herald " of Saturday at the meeting of miners held on Thursday at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coal Trade
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 6
BULLI, Saturday.--Mount Kembla Colliery has been working very regular for some time past. The Woonona mine is working full time. The management weighed every skip for a couple…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Intelligence
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 9
The Mining market showed a good deal of activity for a Saturday. Lake George Mines, copper, sold at a further concession, closing weak. Amongst silver companies B.H. Proprietary shares were firmer; but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Shares
Evening News · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph
LONDON, February 11.—The following are the closing quotations on the Stock Exchange for mining shares:—Broken Hill Proprietary, 50s; Mount Lyell, £7 10s; Mount Lyell North,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Coal Export Trade
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 7
The four-masted schooner W. H. Talbot arrived to-day from Adelaide to load a cargo of coal for Honolulu, and the Danish ship Jupiter arrived from Port Pirie to load Wallsend coal for West Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Managers' Reports
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 9
Broken Hill Proprietary Company. Limited report for month of January.—The working faces throughout the mine, both underground and in the open cut, present no new features of note, and the necessary quantities of ore…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Northern Collieries. The Mineowners and the Delegate Board. NEWCASTLE
The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 6
The Duckenfield and Back Creek, miners have approved of the Delegate' Board's rejection of the proprietors' proposals. The lodge has also agreed to the board's minute that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →