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Mining & the mines, 1899

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West Australian Goldfields. a Gigantic Motive Power Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--The Boulder Perseverance has cleaned up for December, 1360 tons being crushed for 1153cz. The Great Boulder are cutting a plat at the 600ft. level. They expect to…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 9

There was a general improvement in the quotations for West Australian stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and fair business was done in Associated, Boulder, and Oroya. There was an extensive turnover…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 8

Hannan's Reward, Kalgoorlie, 153 tons, 294oz. 13dwt. Victory G. M. Company, C.T., 120 tons. 355oz. A seaman named Charles Reiman was admitted to Sydney Hospital early yesterday, having received an…

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Newcastle. the Dudley Colliery. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The Dudley Colliery has remained idle sines the disastrous explosion of March last, and there are no prospects of work being resumed for some time to come. The proprietors of the colliery are not anxious…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Anaconda and Big Ben Copper Mines. No. 1. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The mines above-mentioned are situated about 29 miles north of Condobolin on the Melrose range of mountains. The locality is becoming pretty generally known to contain metalliferous deposits of…

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Gooranjam Copper Mines, Queensland

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The following general report of the company's mines to the end of December has been received from the mine manager by Mr. John Ahearn, the local director:—Since…

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The Coal Difficulty. (Some the Following Items Appeared in our Editions of Yesterday.) the Southern Collieries. and the Weighing Clause

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—It was reasonably anticipated that the readjustment of the hewing-rate adapted to the altered conditions brought about in the southern collieries by the…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The schooner Honolulu arrived to-day from Table Bay to load a cargo of coat for Honolulu. The barque Strathdon sailed for San francisco with 3057 tons of coal, and the barque Birtha cleared at the…

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Broken Hill. and Its Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

Broken Hill continues along the road named Progress. During the year 1898 just ended the value of its exports amounted to £1,705,253, of which £1,453,969 represented the net value of…

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Charters. From 1St January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

Alexa, bq, Newcastle to Port Pirie Celtieburn or Kelbnrn, 4 m-bqs, Newcastle to San Francisco Elwell, sh. Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Coalminers' Federation. South Wales Miners Join

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The South Wales Miners' Association has decided to affiliate with the British Miners' Federation. The association has decided not to renew…

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Mining in West Australia

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6

LONDON, January 10.—A deputation representing, the Stock Exchange, the West Australian Chamber of Mines, and mining companies, with an aggregate capital of…

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Newcastle. the Mining Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

Consideration has been given by the miners employed at the Newcastle Company's Glebe collieries to the offer made by the proprietors' committee to the delegate board last Saturday as a…

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Late Mining. Norseman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 8

Although the Government return duly credits the Norseman field with having exported 33,027oz. during the past year, the actual amount of gold sent away was 37,989oz. The latter total is made up of…

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General Cable News. the West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. E.T. Wittenoom, the Agent-General for West Australia, yesterday received a deputation representing the London Stock Exchange, the West Australian Chamber…

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East Greta Colliery Accident. Resumption of the Inquest. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the East Greta disaster was resumed this morning, before Mr. Martin, the Newcastle District Coroner, and a Jury of 12…

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East Greta Colliery Disaster. Resumption of the Inquest. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The East Greta di[?]ter inquiry was resumed before Mr. Martin, coroner, at the West Maitland courthouse this morning. Mr. J. W. Tillett appeared for the Crown Law Office; Mr. F. A. S. Bowden for…

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East Greta Disaster. the Inquest. Previous Falls in the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--The inquest on the victims of the East Greta colliery disaster was resumed at the courthouse to-day, before Mr, J.C. Martin, the coroner for the Newcastle district…

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The Offer of the Collier Owners. Rejected by Glebe Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

At a special meeting of the Glebe Mining Lodge, consisting of the employees of the Newcastle Coal Company's pits, held last evening the proposals of the associated colliery proprietors submitted at the…

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The South Wales Miners. a Sliding Scale. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The South Wales Miners' Association has offiliated with the Miners' Federation. It has been decided not to renew the sliding scale…

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