Taxing the Gold Mines
LONDON, Sunday.—The Transvaal Government is imposing a tax upon the output of privately-owned gold mines. It is probable in consequence that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1900
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Opening Out a New Coal Mine. an Expenditude of About £14,000
Tenders, about 25 in all, were opened yesterday for tunnel driving on the Richardson Estate, where Messrs. Laidley and Co., the owners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the cranes for the week ended yesterday amounted to 36,718 tons, as compared with 31,670 tons for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 5049 tons for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Gold Yield for 1899. SYDNEY
The last statement of the year prepared by the Department of Mines showing the gold yield of the colony for December and during the past 12 months is very gratifying indeed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Famine in Britain
LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to the coal famine and rolling stock being insufficient to meet the demands of, the manufactories, numerous works in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burwood Miners
The Burwood miners held their quarterly meeting last night at Carnley's hotel, Adamstown. Mr. John Jones occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fitted with a Gold Enamelled Nose
A young woman artist who became an adept in delicate processes of enamelling while studying in Paris, has just completed a gold and enamel nose for a woman who…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Defences of Kimberley. Explosion of Mines. Lighting the Cause
LONDON, Friday.—Advices from Kimberley state that lightning exploded two defensive mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. the Medical Appointment for the Colliery
On Saturday a ballot of the Stockton Colliery employees was taken to elect, from three candidates, a new medical officer for the colliery in place of Dr. J. W. Hester,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News. Wallsend. Colliery Daymen's Accident Fund
The quarterly meeting of the members connected with this fund was held in Mr. T. Watson's hotel on Saturday evening, the president of the society…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mining Conference Extra Payment for Safety Lamps Refused. No Increase in the Selling Price of Coal
A conference between representatives of the colliery proprietors and the miners, to discuss various matters of Importance to all connected with the coal mining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries. a Dearth of Foreign Trade. Intercolonial Trade Brisk
With three exceptions—Seaham, Co-operative and Wallsend—all the collieries worked full time for the fortnight, which ended on Saturday. The full time in this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How Water Power Is to Help the Coal Trade
A Colorado, U.S.A., paper says:—"Some mines in this State are already operated by electric power brought from a distance. But what has been achieved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Shipments
During the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday the shipments at the Government cranes were:—Coal: 38,046 tons; coke, 131 tons. For the corresponding period of last year the figures were: 48,848 tons coal,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rhodesia Gold Output
Last October's gold output from Rhodesia fell Short of the September total, being only 4276oz, against 5653oz. Working in October was naturally interfered with by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Glebe Miners
The monthly meeting of the above miners was held on Monday evening. The attendance was small. Mr. J. Colton was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Times for the Rand Mines
The mines of the Rand are estimated to be worth more than a hundred millions sterling, even at present prices. The annual gold yield of the world is something…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sea Pit Miners
A special meeting of the above miners was held at Blackburn's hotel on Thursday evening, for the purpose of dealing with the minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining in Japan
The Japanese Government is considering the question of amending the present mining regulations in order to allow foreigners to develop the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Model Mining Town
The owner of a coal tract near Pittsburg, says an American contemporary, is building a model mining town, with the object of supplying to the 3000…
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