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Mining & the mines, 1899

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The Colliery Trouble. Hewing Rate and Weighing Clause. a Misunderstanding. Statement of Mr. John Brown

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—That the weighing question has been blocking the way to a settlement of the trouble in the coal trade has frequently been pointed put in the "Evening News."…

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Mining Matters. The Thermo-Hyperphoric Process. General Notes

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 7

A successful venture in the Scarsdale district in the Jubilee, Which is owned by nine milled for a return of 201[?]z. 16dwt.; from…

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East Greta Disaster. Inquest on the Victims. Evidence of the Mine Manager

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The adjourned inquest on the body of the victims of the East Greta Colliery disaster, which occurred on the 18th November, was resumed to-day at the…

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Mining in New South Wales. an Interview with Mr. Louis Janin, Jun. Mining Law Reform—foreign Capital and Mismanagement. Prospects of the Future

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 3

Hearing that Mr. Louis Janin is about to return to America after a lengthy stay in this colony, a representative of the " Herald " interviewed that gentleman as to the future of New South Wales…

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The Northern Coal Trade. The Conference Between Owners and Men. A Discordant Note. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 5

There is an indication that some friction will arise at the conference of the mine owners and the miners on Saturday. When the Miners Delegate Board met it was…

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The Northern Coal Trade. The Difficulty at the Dudley Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 5

The difficulty at the Dudley colliery is not yet settled. It will be remembered that some few weeks ago the proprietors submitted alternative proposals to the minors. These…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange resumed business yesterday. As anticipated, there was a vary strong market for West Australian stocks, and all the lending lines showed a Rood advance. Associated, on closing figures, were 9…

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Newcastle Coal Export

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The export of coal foreign And intercolonial places for the week up to noon to-day amounted to 33,457 tons, which was distributed as follows: Victoria, 1,500; Tasmania,…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 6

BULLI, Thursday.--The port of Bellambi shipments of coal for the end of the old year were good. The shipments for that week totalled 4750 tons, 1570 tons of which were dispatched to…

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Coal' Weighing' Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 5

Although it has been denied in some quarters that tho offer recently made by some of the pro-proprietors of the northern collieries to their men of an advance of threepence per ton in the hewing…

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Queensland Gold Returns

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The total yield of gold la Queensland for the year ended December 31 was 918, 106oz. being an increase over the previous year of 110,178oz. The total yield for the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 7

The Sydney Stock Exchange reaumed operations yeaterday after the Christmas and New year vacation. There was a good attendance of brokers and dealers, but business of only moderate extent was…

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West Australian Gold- Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Ivanhoe output for December was 561 tons crushed for t yield of 7543oz. 12dwt., an average of 1oz. 12dwt 19gr. The total output to the end of last year…

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New Mining Company

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 6

LONDON, January 5.—The Mount Lyell Comstock Mining Company, Tasmania, has been registered with a capital of £500,000, of which £20.000 is being issued as the working…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 6

The gold yield of the colony for December was 94,098oz., as compared with 90,000oz. i[?] December of last year. The total yield for the year was 918,107oz., being an increase of…

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N.s.w, Coal for Victoria

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 8

The contract for the supply of New South Wales coal to the Victorian railways has been duly signed (says the Melbourne "Age"). The prices vary according to the quality of coal used,-but,…

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The Coal Trouble. To-morrow's Conference

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The Hetton miners at a meeting last night decided that it was ad-visable that the whole of the delegates Should be present at the conference with the committee…

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East Greta Colliery Disaster. Resumption of the Inquest. West Maitland

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

The East Greta disaster inquiry was resumed before Mr.Martin, soroner, at the West Maitland courthouse this morning. The colliery company was represented by Mr.F.A.S. Bowden; Mr. A…

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Year's Mining Fatalities at Bendigo

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 4

The "Bendigo (Vic.) Advertiser" states that during the past year fourteen miners were killed in the Bendigo district, and so far as can be ascertained several widows and thirty-six children have…

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Coal for Victorian Railways. New South Wales Contracts

The Australian Star · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

The contract for the supply of New South Wales coal to the Victorian railways has (says the "Age") been duly, signed. The prices vary according to the quality of coal…

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