Uncoined Gold
IT appears that owing to some accidental and quite technical difficulty, the clause in the original draft of the Indian Currency Act authorising the coinage of gold into sovereigns…
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Mining & the mines, 1900
74 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 4
Recovery of Spanish Gold
A MESSAGE from Santiago, Cub, on November 22, states:—Cuban wreckers who have been employed by Americans in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gold [?]Ield
New South Wales bids fair to rival Victoria in the production of gold. Only three times has the yield from its mines been greater than it was last pear. The value of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Industry in New South Wales
Now that the year 1899 has closed, a glance at the results of the mining industry for that year are instructive and interesting. First, dealing with gold production. The output…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Bucca
MR. EDITOR.—The once promising mining field of Bucca Creek has about "drawn its last breath." The causes are various, but the one that shows its ugly face more than all the rest is the administration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Was the Mine Fired?
The Vale of Clwydd mine, Lithgow, which took fire some months ago and had to be sealed up, has now been re-opened, and the fire found to have burnt itself out. The manager, who made an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Finance and Mining
Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Son report on the 22nd inst.: The total amount of dividends paid by Australian companies during 1899 was £6,004,824. This does not include either New…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An Appeal by Miners
The Wallsend Colliery in the Newcastle district was for many years the most profitable in New South Wales; and it has appliances for turning out about twice as much coal as any other colliery…
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Another strike in the Newcastle colliery districts is threatened. Speaking yesterday at a meeting of miners, the recently elected President of the Northern Coal Miners' Association conveyed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Dredging Leases
Mr. James Inglis, merchant, of Sydney, has applied for the following gold dredging leases for a tenure of 15 years. 100 acres, commencing at South-east corner of portion ll, parish Grange,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Australia Mines
On Friday I had a long conversation with one of our leading brokers on the subject of the gold mines in West Australia. He expressed the opinion that for investment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Catastrophe at a Colliery. Five Killed Instantly, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Night
A SHOCKING catastrophe occurred at the new colliery at Balmain this afternoon. It appears that six men were descending the shaft in the bucket used for that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Disaster at Balmain
THE following additional particulars of the mining accident at the Sydney Harbor Colliery Co. as reported by telegraph in our issue of Monday are to hand:--…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disaster at the Balmain Colliery
A fearful catastrophe occurred at the Balmain colliery on Saturday afternoon. This colliery is the result of the refusal of the Government to sanction the Cremorne bore about three years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining at Drake
Since the end of last year mining has been in rather a languid state, but a revival has set in, and mining appears to be again on the up grade, and the outlook of the field is more promising. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"To Make the Desert Blossom." Edison will Transform Desert Sand into Gold
The sleepy old town of Dolores, New Mexico, that still clings to many Spanish traditions, may be the centre of attraction on the part of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Industry
So far as the mining industry in New South Wales is concerned, last year was a very prolific one. Compared with the preceding year, there was an increase in production of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining at Drake
Operations at the Pioneer mine, Mount Carrington, are progressing satisfactorily. The sinking of No. 2 shaft on the south end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Returns
A RETURN prepared by the New South Department of Mines gives details of the mineral products of the colony during the year 1899. The total value of minerals was £6,157,557 7s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Solferino
Last week I visited the cinnabar mine, Broadwater, and in company, with the contractor, Thos. Williams, inspected the B shaft, which they are sinking now. It is down about 25 feet, showing good…
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