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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

A Rare Occurrence of Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 23

Among the rare instances in which coal occurs in connection with other, than the coal measures a European scientist mentions the following: In the island of Suderoe coal seams are intercalated…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 9

It is reported that a development has taken place in the north drive at the' 500ft. level of the Lake View South. The Value and extent of the find is not yet known…

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A Wyalong Mining Suit

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 14

WYALONG Tuesday— An important mining suit, involving a sum amounting to several thousand pounds, was commenced at the Warden's court yesterday. Annie Smith, formerly…

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Peak-hill Mining Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 10

PEAK-HILL, Friday. -- The adjourned case of the four men who were arrested on the 8th inst, charged with trespass and breaking with intent to enter a shaft on a gold-mining lease at…

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Newcastle. Shipping and Coal Export Items

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 10

For the week ended yesterday, 48,197 tons of coal were experted from Newcastle, 20,530 tons being for Victoria, 13,630 for South Australia, 3980 for the United States, 3796 for Chili, 3478 for New…

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The Coal Difficulty. Owners' Terms Accepted

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 18

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon— At a special meeting of the miners' delegates to-day revised proposals were submitted from the proprietors, which, with little alteration, were those…

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Mining at Bushy Hill, Cooma

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 24

The following is a complete list of the returns of parcels of stone sent from the No. 1 North and Blake and party's claims at Bushy Hill, Cooma, during the past year, and which…

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Foul Air in Mines. a Popular Fallacy Exploded

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 23

In the course of an inquest at Stawell (V.) on the bodies of two miners who were suffocated by inhaling foul air, Dr. Napthine gave evidence regarding the appearance of the bodies, and…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 14

News from Blayney last week stated that a number of shafts at the King's Plains alluvial field had been bottomed, all but one turning out "duffers." This one bottomed, and drove on…

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New Guinea Mining. Prospects at Mambare

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

Mr. Justice Winter, Acting-Administrator of New Guinea, reports, under Gate January 25, to his Excellency the Governor thus (says the Brisbane "Courier"):—"Gold mining is still…

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A Novel Gold Extractor. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 23

Mr. James Marston, of Redfern, Sydney, is the inventor of the novel gold extractor illustrated in this number, and he writes as under, concerning the contrivance: "In alluvial claims, perhaps, the…

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Troubles of Prance. The Dreyfus Case and Foreign Gold. LONDON, March 17, 3.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 5

M. Dupuy, Premier of France, has denied the statement that foreign gold is being used In support of the agitation to secure a just revision of the Dreyfus case…

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In Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen). a Case Under the Mining Act. Ricketson and another v. Cook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 7

Mr. P[?], Q.C, and Mr. Ferguson, instructed by Mr.C.G. W. Croker, appeared for the plaintiffs and moved for an order to strike out the defendant's second plea. Mr. Stephen and Mr. Canaway,…

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Queensland Mining. Brisbane

Truth · Sunday 19 March 1899 · page 5

Smithfield Phoenix Pile has cut a reef of 18 inches of quartz, causing a big run on shares, which jumped from 8s to 9s 9d no sellers, sellers asking 11s…

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Yesterday's Mining News. London, Sydney and Intercolonial Mining Advice. Our Letter Is Box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 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…

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Dreyfus and Foreign Gold. the Anglo-german Entente. Alarm of the French French Press. London, March 17

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 March 1899 · page 7

The French Premier has given an official denial to the report that the movement in favor of Captain Dreyfus' release was supported by foreign gold…

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A Colliery Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 5

The miners employed at the Wallarah colliery at Catherine Hill Bay, numbering about 200, have, in accordance with the decision of the district declared a strike for an advance in the hewing rate, and it is…

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Wallsend Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Wallsend Mining Lodge it was reported that the collivery manager had acceded to the request of the lodge by advancing the scale of payments for small coal, but had declared at…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

WYALONG, Saturday.—It was predicted some eighteen months back that the small claimholder would soon be a lost quantity as regards the development of the field. It was only natural to…

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