The Transvaal Mines
LONDON, Wednesday.—At the mines which are being worked by the Transvaal Government the rich ore only is being crushed…
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Mining & the mines, 1900
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District News. Minmi. Miners' Meeting
A special meeting of the Back Creek and Duckenfield miners was held on Wednesday for the purpose of dealing with the delegate minutes of the 18th inst. Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. Wallsend. Miners' Risks
A lad named Joseph Richardson, son of Mr. Thos. Richardson, Pittown, Wallsend, met with an accident of a rather serious character while engaged at his work, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recovery of Spanish Gold
A message received from Santiago Cuba on November 22, states:—Cuban wreckers who have been employed during the last six months stripping Spanish war vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Women Delving for Gold
A man who has lately returned from Klondyke has remarked on the number of plucky and adventurous women who are seeking their fortunes there. "Some of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pets Found in the Coal Pit
One does not expect to find pets in coal mines, but they are there nevertheless (says) a writers in "Chums." It is not an uncommon thing for a man to smuggle his dog…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Indian Coal
Viewed both in its bearing upon the prospects of the Australian coal export and as an industrial development, the remarkable expansion of the Indian output and export…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Shipments
The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending yesterday totalled 43,853 tons, as compared with 44,774 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and showing a decrease of 921…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A German Colliery
The largest German colliery concern, the Harpen Company, is on the eve of still further increasing its importance by acquiring the Court Colliery, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal and Shale Returns for 1899. SYDNEY
The returns supplied to the Department of Mines by the colliery owners show that our collieries produced during last year 4,596,903 tons, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton Miners
A special meeting of this lodge was held last night, Mr. J. Houston, chairman, presiding. The minutes of the quarterly meeting of the delegate board were read and adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Returns. NEWCASTLE C.P.C., Lands, and Mining Business
Following is a digest of the returns prepared by Mr. W. F. Robertson, Newcastle C.P.S., Crown Lands Agent, and Mining Registrar's Clerk, for the year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ocean Gold Mines
A provisional patent has been granted in London for the extraction of gold from sea-water. A "Dally Mail" representative who called on Mr. Foster Grave, solicitor, of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal-tar Sugar
The increasing use of saccharin in France principally by unscrupulous brewers as an economiser of malt has raised such an agitation in agricultural circles…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →North of England Coal Trade
A famine in the coal, trade of the North of England is stated to be imminent (says the "Times'"). The collieries are producing much less coal than of late. Fewer colliers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foreign Powers Laying in Coal. Famine Prices Expected. an Embargo on Contracts Urged
LONDON, Friday.—Owing to foreign Powers contracting for Welsh steam coal, the "Times" expects that famine prices will prevail until the middle of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at the Collieries. A' Brisk Intercolonial Trade
Twelve of the pits have worked full time for the fortnight which ended on Saturday, the full time in this instance being 10 days on account of the Anniversary holiday…
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The coal shipments at the Government cranes for the week ending yesterday amounted to 50,230 tone, as compared with 53,459 tons for the corresponding period of last year, and decrease of 3228…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glebe Miners
The monthly meeting of the above miners held on Monday evening in Simpson's Hall. The attendance was moderate. Mr. J. Colton was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Outtrim Miners
Sir,—In reference to the advertisement appearing in the "Newcastle Herald," viz., "There are a 'few vacancies' for first-class coal-miners at the Outtrim Colliery,…
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