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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 8

The ship Orontes arrived from Sydney to-day to load a cargo of coal from the Australian Agricultural Company's collieries for Tal Tal. The steamar Time sailed to-day for Wallaroo with 3300 tons of…

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A Mining Appeal Lindsay V. Hanson

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 8

Mr. Justice Owen, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr, Justice O'Connor delivered their received judgment on the case of Lindsay v. Hanson, argued before them last term. The case came before them on an appeal from a…

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The Coal Trade. the Weighing Question. Settled at Helensburgh

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 5

HELENSBURGH, Tuesday.--The weighing question, so long a source of commercial unrest, has been practically settled at Helensburgh. Though a miners' meeting some 10 days ago…

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Mining in Queensland, Revival in the Far North

Evening News · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

Good accounts we to hand of the Mount Garnet, in the Cnillagoe mining district. The promoters are some of them the original vendors of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company, and…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Mining Flotation Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 4

Myring and the Bluejucket Mining Company v. C. G. Beale and H. Wood. Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., with Mr. Langer Owen, instructed by Messrs. M'Namara and Smith, for the…

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Law Report. Tuesday, March 28. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice O'Connor.) an Important Mining Appeal, Lindsay v. Hanson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 4

Mr. Justice Owen delivered the following judgment herein:—In this case it is not necessary to go into the question of title before the commencement of the action, Hanson v. Lindsay, in the year 1896, as…

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Blue Jacket Gold Mine

Evening News · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 8

In the matter of the application on behalf of Thomas Hewitt Myring, of London, and the Blue Jacket Mining Company, for an injunction to restrain Charles Griffin Beale, of Sydney, from…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 9

On the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday there was an active market for West Australian stocks, and several strong advances were recorded. Associated sold up to £699. Boulder were extensively dealt in from 243 to…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 3

The ship Grace Harwar arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Mollendo. The ship Largiemore sailed to-day for Taleahuano with 3010 tons of…

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Charters. From 1St March Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 30 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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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 7

The coal-weighing difficulty has been satisfactorily settled at both local mines. At South Clifton the miners are said to be well satisfied with their agreement. All coal is now being filled away together,…

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The Bluejacket Mine. An Application in Equity

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 2

In Equity yesterday, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, an injunction was granted in the suit in which Thomas H. Myring, of Moorgate-Court, London, is the plaintiff, and Chas…

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A Mining Dispute. Myring V. Beale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 3

In the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, an injunction was granted in the suit in which Thomas H. Myring, of Moorgate Court, London, is the plaintiff; and Charles G. Beale, of Sydney, the respondent. Mr…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 9

A good steady business was reported in mining shares, and prices, on the whole, were steady. Lake George mines sold at a slightly higher figure. West Australian mines in many cases were a shade easier, but Associated…

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Country News. the Sootheun Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 2

Shipmens of coal at the port of Bellambiduring the week totallea, 2500 tons, of which 810 tons ware consigned to Melbourne, and the balance to Sydney. At Port Kembla and Wollongong shipping…

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Tin-mining, at Deepwater. Report From the Chief Inspector

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 9

Mr. Slee has reported as follows to the Minister for Mines on tin mining at the Nine Mile in the Deepwater district:--"The rise in the price of tin has stimulated prospectors…

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New South Wales Fields. Marulan, Thursday.--Since last report mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 9

ters throughout the district have shown a very fair improvement. The lime industry is allowing a decided increase. The Marulan lime kilns are sending away a large quantity of lime, the quality of which is equal to…

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Slavery in Scottish Collieries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 23

A recent number of the "Edinburgh Review" contained a very interesting essay un slavery in modern Scotland, which well merits the attention of all interested in the history of coal-mining.lt…

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Hidden Mines

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 3

IN the event of war no alien army could approach. Britain's shores without…

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Southern Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 10

The large four-masted American ship Shenandasn, which is the largest wooden ship that ever left an American port for Australia, will upon discharge of he record cargo of timber at Port Pirie come on to Sydney to load about…

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