Coal Famine at Port Arthur. Russians Reluctant to Pay Blockade Prices. London, March 18
Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1904 · page 5
The Russians require 75,000 tons of coal at Port Arthur, but are reluctant to pay the famine price now demanded. The price has greatly advanced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. 230,000 Troops Concentrating. Between Harbin and Port Arthur. Famine Prices for Coal. London, Saturday. 5 a.m
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 March 1904 · page 1
Advices received at Paris from St. Petersburg state that General Kuropatkin, In command of the Russian military forces in the Far East, has telegraphed that he has 230.000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Latest Cable News. "Sunday Times" Special Messages From London. Extraordinary Statements by Russian Minister at Tokio. Japanese Officials Charged with Duplicity. Telegrams From Russia Kept Back. Russia Establishes Prize Courts Coal Famine at Port Arthur. British Shippers Cannot Be Tempted. Russian Minister's Statement. Despatches Intercepted Before the War. and Russian Fleet Attacked. Chemulpho Affair a Slaughter Ambuscade. London, March 18
Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1904 · page 5
The correspondent of a Parisian journal, who interviewed Baron Von Rosen, late Russian Minister to Japan (who left Tokio on the eve of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
A few sales were recorded on Saturday morning on the Sydney Exchange, but prices remained without alteration, beyond the advances indicated by the transactions in Queen Cross, New Wylie Creek, and Mount David…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Yields
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
Band of Hope (C.T.) crushed 270 tons for 367oz. Eastern Smithfield Tribute (Gympie) crushed 104 tons for 103oz 15dwt 6gr smelted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Export of Coal
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 6
During last week 44,583 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle, 17,580 tons going to Victoria, 6371 tons to South Australia, 1314 tons to Queensland, 1255 tons to Tasmania,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barrier Mines. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
The British plant did good work last week, treating 2432 tons of crude sulphides, which yielded 300 tons first concentrates, averaging about 63 per cent, lead, 28oz silver, and 8 per…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
Messrs. Pritchard, Loring, and Shipman, representing Messrs. Bewick, Morcing, and Co., consulting engineers to the Ivanhoe Company, have just completed an inspection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Illawarra Colliery. the "Bar" Dispute. Arbitration Court Judgement
Evening News · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 6
Judgment was given, this morning in the Arbitration Court in a matter with reference to the erection of what ere known as "bars" in collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. the Coal Export Thade. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
The coal shipped beyond the State during the week ended yesterday amounted to 44,583 tons, of which 30,505 tons were sent to interstate and New Zealand ports and 14,078 tons to foreign ports, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Required by the Russians. London, March 18
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 7
The Russians require 75,000 tons of ecal at Port Arthur, but are reluctant to pay famine and bleckade prices. British shippers hesitate to contract to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal for Port Arthur. Famine and Blockade Prices Asked
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 5
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Russians require 75,000 tons of coal at Port Arthur, but are reluctant to pay famine and blockade prices. British shippers hesitate,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining on the State. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 9
Mr. George Weir, lately engineer and draughtsman on Block 14, has been appointed manager of the North Company's mine. Mr. Weir will arrive here within a fortnight, when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Esperance Railway. Construction Urged by the Goldfields
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 6
KALGOORLIE, Saturday.--Indignation is expressed here at the statement of Sir John Forrest in the House of Representatives implying that the goldfields people do not want the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Accident Fund
Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3
The annual report upon the working of the Miners' Acident Relief Fund, furnished by Mr. J. L. Fegan to the Minister for Mines, states that the deductions from wages during the year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 9
Also in Evening News
The market yesterday on the Sydney Exchange was brighter in tone, and there was a good deal mole inquiry than the rather moderate turnover recorded would indicate. The demand was chiefly for silver scrip, and dome…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Yields
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 9
Band of Hope crushed 270 tons for 367oz. Cyanide bullion for month was valued at £400. Glenfine South (Victoria) treated 400 tons far 79oz 3dwt…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Mining
Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 7
Mr. E. W. Bathurst writes:—Our mining en terprises at the present time demand radical alterations, based on scientific technicalities. Mining is not so risky as is generally supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 6
The barque Northern Chief cleared at the Customs to-day for Auckland with 359 tons of East Greta coal, the steamer Wanaka for Lyttelton with 3600 tons of coal, the steamer Tsinan for Hongkong, via…
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