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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Charters. From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 3

Amiral Troude, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Avonia, bq, Newcastle to Manila Braemar, bq, Newcastle to West Coast, South…

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The Difficulty at a Shale Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 5

LITHGOW, Thursday.--Last week a difficulty was reported between the manager and men of tho A.K.O. Company's shale mine at Genowlan, near Capertee. in regard to the allowance for the…

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West Australian, Gold- Fields. February Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The February output of Hannan's Reward was 77 tons of stone, yielding 449oz. 10dwt. of smelted gold, an average of 10z. 11dwt. 4gr.: in addition to 482 tons…

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Briseis Tin-mining Company. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 7

In a circular issued to the shareholders of the Briseis Tm-mining Company the directors state:— " We have pleasure in informing you that an offer of £1000 deposit has been made for the option, for…

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The Southern Coal Trade. the Proposed New Hewing Rate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The export of coal from the district last month amounted to 49,752 tons, 38,520 being from the jetties and 11,232 from this port. During the same period the shipments…

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Extra Special. "Evening News" Office. 350 P.m. Kiandra Sensation Death of One of the Wounded Miners

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 5

KIANDRA, Friday Afternoon.—James Harrington, one of the victims of. toe shooting at Dnffer Gully, near Kiandra, on Monday, succumbed to his Injuries at 7 o'clock this morning. H. E. Bridle,…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 22
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A Williamson and party are sinking about four miles in a Bouthcrly direction from Peak Hill. Matters are quiet at Tomingley, only a few small…

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Condobolin Mines. II

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 24

In the immediate vicinity of Condobolin there are several promising mines, but for various causes, chief among which has been the lack of suitable machinery, they have never been…

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Gold Production

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

HOW that the gold-mining industry is being carried on so actively, and is established on a basis…

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Consumption of Coal

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

The consumption of coal per head population is lowest in Austria, where it is only one-sixth of a ton per annum, and highest in Great…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district continued fairly active during the week, the majority of the collieries working well. Loading operations at this port were confined to…

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Chillagoe Railway and Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 24

A meeting was held in Melbourne on March 4 to reorganise the Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Limited, into one million shares of £1, in accordance with the London agreement for the issue of…

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The West Australian Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 14

The exact figures of the clean up of the parcel of ore from the Central Boulder, Kalgoorlie, are. as follows: Ore crushede 400 tons, yielding 437oz 4dwt; 16 tons concentrates, assaying 31dwt per…

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The Coal Weighing Clause

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 14

The colliery owners in the southern district recently submitted to the miners the terms on which the southern collieries would be worked, on and after April 1. The district council of the…

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The Mining Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 8

To-day we publish the last of the series of articles reviewing the mining industry of the colony for 1898. Our mining reporter admits that the summary is very far from being complete. This…

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Peculiar Mining Case

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

PEAK HILL, Saturday.—At Tomingley, on Wednesday, four miners named Wythes, M'Casland, and Golding (father and son), were arrested on a charge of trespass and breaking, with intent…

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intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 14

At Palmer's Bulga, near Orange (according to a Molong wire), there is room for miners in what is regarded as a likely locality. It is stated that parties are on gold for over a mile on the line…

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Coal Export and Shipping Items

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 10

The export of coal for the week ended yesterday amounted to 46,654 tons, distributed over the various markets as follows:--Honolulu, 1580 tons; New Zealand, 7773 tons; Fiji, 1000 tons;…

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Charters. From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

Amiral Trude, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Avonia, bq, Newcastle to Manila Braemar, bq, Newcastle to West Coast, South…

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