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Mining & the mines, 1901

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The Mining Crisis on the London Exchange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 3

The directors of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited, which is heavily concerned in Saturday's fall of Lake view Consols shares on the Stock Exchange, have agreed to call a special…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 15

From January 1, 1900, to date, 96 men have been seriously hurt in Broken Hill mines. In addition there have been many minor mishaps, known only to those concerned. Of the 96 cases, 27 were fatally…

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A Gold Watch-key

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 3

In the Canon's have at Santa Margherita they were reciting the holy rosary after supper, when suddenly a gunshot was heard in the night. The Canon stood aghast, with…

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Threatened Coal Famine in Victoria. An Opportunity for Singleton Pits

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

THE scarcity of coal in the Victorian market is due to the fact that the collieries of the Hunter district have for some time past been unable to…

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Mining Crisis on the London Exchange. London, Dec. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A serious crisis has occurred in the Western Australian section of the Exchange. A large in shares of the Lake View Consols mine, Western Australia, were delivered yesterday to the buyers with…

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Collapse of the Coal Arch

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

SHORTLY after 9 o'clock on Saturday night one of the pillars of the coal arch, at the entrance to the Domain, collapsed,, two people—Mr Phillip…

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Three Globes Op Gold From a Halfpenny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

It has been calculated that a halfpenny invested (it the commencement of the Christian are would at 5 per cent. compound interest, amount to a mass of wealth equal to three solid globes of gold, each the…

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Destruction of Mining Property. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

Commandant Viljoen was the author of the recent burning of £50,000 worth of mining property at Boksburg…

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Miners' Accident Relief Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., Sir William McMillan, Messrs. A.J. Gould, M.L.C., William Bower, Josiah Thomas, M.P., and Duncan clark McLachlan, J.P., have been gazetted as members of the New South…

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[All Rights Reserved.] a Terrible Adventure in Search of Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 3

This thirty-five years ago now that, strong, hale, and hearty, with plenty…

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Easy Life in Nicaragua. When the Family Is Broke, the Wife Digs a Little Gold

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 1
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

"When I was in the Olancho district. In Nicaragua," said a visitor who is largely interested in mining in Central America, "I had an opportunity of…

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The Mining Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1901 · page 3

The losses on the Exchange through the fall in the value of Lake view Cousol shares, which took place a fortnight ago, and which led to many failures, exceed anticipations. One firms differences…

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Mining Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

MESSRS. S. C. Ward and Company, Adelaide, write that over £4,000,000 have now been paid in dividends by Kalgoorlie mines, the chief amounts…

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The Coal Trade. Prospects for the Year

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

ADVICES to home peoplo from this colony make it appear that the coal market is practically fixed, so far as the present year is concerned, and…

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"The Welcome Nugget." the Biggest Lump Op Gold Found in Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1901 · page 3

There are few Australians who have not heard of "The Welcome Nugget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies, without a model of the precious find. So heavy was this piece of gold, that…

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"The Welcome Nugget." the Biggest Lump of Gold Found in Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 15

There are few Australians who have not heard of "The Welcome Mugget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies, without a model of the precious find. So heavy was this piece of gold, that…

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Mining Items

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

Old employees of the silver mine and smelting works at Sunny Corner have been notified that work will be resumed on the 29th inst. This mine, which once employed a large number of hands, has been…

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Discovery of Gold in Japan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

Gold is now being found in very large quantities at Hokkaido, in the province of Kitami, in Japan. A territory embracing 650 square miles, the central point of which…

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"The Welcome Nugget." The Biggest Lump of Gold Found in Australia

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

THERE are few Australians who have not heard of "The "VVelcome Nagget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies without a model of that precious…

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