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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Charters. From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

Aldebaran, bq, Sydney to Mauritius Aletherthal, sh, Newcastle to the West Coasts Amiral Troude, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

Hannan's Oroya mine is still driving on goon ore, which is quite up to recent values. The manager is using rock drills, and will in consequence of good ore showing in the face, postpone the sinking of the…

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The Minister for Mines on Methodist Union

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 4

Mr. J. Cook, speaking at the opening of a Primitive Methodist bazaar at Parramatta. yesterday, had something to say on a topic that is just now causing a good deal of discussion in his…

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Klondike Gold Fields. Within Alaskan Boundary

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

LONDON, March 23.—Some Finnish mincers, while prospecting east from Dawson City, the centre of the Klondike gold fields, have discovered Russian boundary stones,…

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Mining at Hill End. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

Sir, -- Kindly grant space in your widely, read columns for reply to "Miner" in your, issue of the 10th instant. "Miner" protests, on behalf of several miners of the Hill End…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. London, March 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

Miners while prospecting at East Dawson, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, have discovered the Russian boundary-stones, showing that Klondyke is within…

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Falkner's Gold Mine. Operations Suspended

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

PAMBULA, Saturday.—Falkner's Gold Mining Company has suspended active operations, and closed down. The men have been paid off. It is not known yet whether they have obtained a…

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Colliery Difficulties Affairs at Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The safety lamp difculty is still standing in the way of a settlement of affairs at the Dudley Colliery. The miners were handed strike pay to-day, as also were the…

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North Smithfield Mine

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 5

GYMPIE, Saturday.—No. 3 North Smithfield reports cutting a new formation in the western crosscut…

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Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 24

The Bantam Extended at Wyalong have struck something particularly good in their claim. A discovery of petroleum has been made in the Northern Territory, and a syndicate organized to…

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The Hillgrove Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 48

The Baker's Creek maid ' battery ran full time for the fortnight, and the north battery four days. The total number of tons crushed was 539, of which 447 were from Smith's reef and 92 from…

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The West Australian Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 48

The Victory United, Cuddingwarra, crushed 70 tons, which yielded 140oz. The monthly return prenared by the Kalgoorlie Chamber of Mines shows the total output of gold…

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Mining Lawsuits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 48

The Judge's decision in the mining appeal case Falkner's Gold Mining Company versus M'Kinnery," heard at Eden on March 11, has been given. The Judge who heard the appeal upheld the…

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Mercantile Scandals. 'A Coolgardie Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- At the Mansion House Police Court yesterday. Sir Alfred Kirby, formerly Sheriff of London and Middlesex, Mr. Arthur Kirby, and Mr. Morris John…

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Alleged Mining Frauds

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 6

LONDON, March 24.—Claude Vautin, of 28 Basinghall-street, London, consulting metallurgist and director of a number of West Australian mining companies, formerly of Melbourne, against…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 23

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies under mentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 24

Brady and party, at Cumberoona, on the Upper Murray, have had a satisfactory crushing. A parcel of 11 tons, treated at the Footscray Chlorination Works, yielded 66oz, or 6oz to the ton. The…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 48

The Kohinoor Battery and Cyanide Works, Parkes, cleaned up last week for 832oz smelted gold. The claim of Messrs. Cotton and Frazer, on the Tuglow field, in the County of Westmoreland, has…

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Charters. From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 3

Aldebaran, bq, Sydney to Mauritius Alsterthal, sh, Newcastle to the West Coast Amiral Troude, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Late Mining. Norseman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

The clean-up at No. 1 North Norseman was 20 tons for 16oz. 14dwt. gold. This induces cyanidation of failings. A crushing from Kirkpatrick's Consolidated of 125 tons…

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