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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 250

The Coal-weighing Question

The Australian Star · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

The Stockton miners, at their monthly meeting last night, adapted the delegate board's proposal in reference to the terms submitted by the owners. There was a little…

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Charters. From 1St April. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

Abbey Palmer, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Addenda, 4-m sch, Newcastle to Honolulu Albyn, 4-m bq, Newcastle to West Coast Alex McNeil, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Broken Hill Mines. Big Amalgamation Project

Evening News · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

BROKEN HELL, Friday.—An expert representing an English company is now in Broken Hill, examining the North Junction, North, and Junction Mines, which, it is proposed to amalgamate, and float into one company. the expert is…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. an Amicable Outlook

Evening News · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The prospects of an early and amicable settlement of the coal mining difficulties of the northern district are apparent daily. At the…

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The Northern Collieries. The Proprietors' Proposals. Meeting of the Delegate Beard. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 7

At to-day's meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation further consideration was given to the proprietors' proposals for the future working of the…

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The Coal Export Industry. Foreign Trade Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 6

The four-masted barque Bracadale arrived from Sydney to-day to load a cargo of coal from the Lambton Colliery for Iquique; the steamer Airlie arrived from Melbourne to load coal from various…

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Mining Frauds. London, April 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court, Ola I Bailey, to:day, Louis Henry Goodman and Herbert James Squier- were indicted for having conspired to defraud the public…

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South Australia. a Mining Case. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

The Banco Court to-day decided an interesting mining case. The Evelyn Silver Mining Company, incorporated in New South Wales, had gone into liquidation, and the Judge…

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Mining News From Grenfell. Satisfactory Returns. GRENFELL

The Australian Star · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

From the Sandy creek reef Messrs, Whitby and Ward have brought in a cake of 53oz., yielded by 137 tons of stuff taken from a 10ft. face at the 100ft. level. The party are about…

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Newcastle. the Coal-weighing Difficulty. Meeting of the Delegate Board, the Negotiations for a Settlement. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the offices of the union at the Trades Hall to-day. The president of the Colliery Employees' Federation (Hon. John Estell, M.L.C.)…

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Gold, Ores and Metals. Exported From New South Wales to Oversea Ports for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 1899. SHIPPERS

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

Union Bank of Aust, Ltd, 225 bxs sovs (£1,125,000) Com Bkg Go of S, Ltd, 80 bxs sovs (£400,000), 309,115 ingots copper…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The fortnightly clean-up of the North Boulder for April resulted as follow:--471 tons treated for a yield of 503oz. An average of 1oz. 1dwt. 9grns…

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Coal- Mining

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 11

The New South Wales Government some time back determined to grant bursaries to students attending the School of Mines, where the instruction imparted is confined principally to…

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The Health Conditions of Coal Mining

Evening News · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

As to whether there are any diseases peculiar to the miner's calling, there is evidence that, with one, or perhaps two, exceptions, there are none such. These exceptions are an affection of the…

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The Colliery Troubles

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 12

The Dudley Colliery, after a suspension of active work for more than a year, ls gradually resuming operations, and it is thought the strike will shortly come to an end. As a result of the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 13
Also in Evening News, Freeman's Journal

There was a lively market in W.A. stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, with strong advances in several lines, although there was no message from that field to warrant the improvement. The fact is that the…

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The Hillgrove Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 12

The Baker's Creek battery crushed twelve days, and the north battery five and a half days, treating 25 tons. from Smith's, and 101 tons from the Big reef. It put through a total of 526 tons for…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 9

BULLI, Friday. -- Shipments of coal at the Bellambi port last week amounted to only 995 tons, all being for Sydney. The s.s. Lindus loaded a part cargo this week for Adelaide, and completed…

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