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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Mining in New South Wales. Delegate and the Auriferous Areas of the Victorian Border. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.) No. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 7

Travelling southwards from Nimitybelle, Bombala is reached in 31 miles. The country passed through is purely pastoral and farming. From Bombala to Delegate the country changes…

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Palkner's Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 9

The leeretary of [?] Gold-morning Company, Limited, Pambula, writes follows under date the 14th instant:— Mossrs Hunter and Aadanoa, two of the directors of this company, have just retnraed…

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Privy Council Appeal. Osborne y. Bulli Coal-mining Co

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

The Privy Council decision reported in our cable news to-day refers to a suit instituted by P. H. Osborne and B. M. Osborne against the Bulli Coal Co. to recover the value of…

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An Impending Colliery Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 8

At to-day's meeting of the miners' delegate board it was reported that the recent ballot of miners of the [?] on the question of declaing a strike at the Wallarah colltery bad [?] in a decision by…

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Probable Strike at Wallarah Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

At the meeting of the delegate board ef the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday it was announced that the ballot of the district, taken on the question of the Wallarah miners striking work, was very strongly in…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 9
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The feature of yesterday's market on the Sydney Stock Exchange was the decline in Lake George shares, which opened weak and gradually receded to 99, the closing quotation being 95--10. The only reason…

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Wertego Copper Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 9

Our Wileannia correspondent writes:--Wertego copper mines tho situated within Nuntherungie pastoral holding, in parishes Werbago and Woraro, in a mineralised belt of country about six miles long by three broad. There…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Meeting of Miners' Delegate Board. Provisional Acceptance of the Owners' Terms

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

A meeting of the delegate board of tho Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades-hall, Newcastle, yesterday. On the business paper the principal item was the consideration of the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 9

The Mining market yesterday was generally dull, and fower" stocks were dealt in. Wickham and Bullock Laladn preferenlist [?] sold at an advnnce, but closed at Monday's price and…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 8

The four-[?] barque Springburn arrived from sydney to load a cargo of coal for San Francisce, The schooner Men [?] to-day for Henoluiu with 1680 tons [?] field coal. The ship Helics took…

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A Coal-miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

Charles Earl (38)., a coal-miner, reading at Helensburgh, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital last night for treatment for a crushed foot, sustained by a jump of coal falling on it whilst working at the Metropolitan…

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Important Mining Suit

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 3

WYALONG, Tuesday.—An important mining salt, in reiving a sum amounting to several thousand pounds, was commenced at the Warden's Court yesterday. Annie Smith, formerly…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 8

The leds has boan cut at a depth of 280. in the return shift of the south [?] mins, but its width and value cannot at present be destramined as it is following the shalt down. [?]…

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That Submarine Mine. Mr. Reid to Make Inquiries

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 7

Mr. Chanter asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon whether he had noticed a paragraph in the papers stating that a submarine mine laid in the…

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Mischance, or Murder? a Tale of the Ruby Mines

Referee · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 9

SAW the death of James Mur-doe in the papers to-day,…

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Mining in Australia. a Cyanide Plant

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

LONDON, March 14, 3.50 p.m.—Mr. Jerome j Dyer and Mr. T. Cornish are urging Sir Andrew Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria, and Sir Horace Tozer, Agent-General for…

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Privy Council Appeal. Bulli Coal Company v. Osborne. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 7

The appeal to the Privy Council in the case of the Bulli Coal Company versus Osborne has been dismissed with costs. On September 10, 1897, the official liquidator…

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The Coal Weighing Difficolty. Terms Practically Accepted. Industrial Peace Assured. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 8

A special meeting of the Miners Delegate Board was held at the Trades Hall to-day for the purpose of [?] the amended propelas distried for a brined collery owners of the Northere dutriet for a…

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The Northern Coal Trade. Satisfactory Settlement Expected. The Owners' Terms. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 7

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees Federation was held today, when a letter was received, from Mr. Blimey enclosing the terms agreed to by the…

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