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Mining & the mines, 1899

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 14
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The market for mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday was weak. The turnover was fairly large, but sales were chiefly made at receding prices. This was conspicuously the case with Lake George Mines…

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The Coal Trouble

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 5

LITHGOW, Saturday.—During the past week matters in connection with the weighing clauses as it affects the local collieries have gone smoothly. This, no doubt, is the result of the two months'…

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The West Australian Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 14

The Norseman Goldmines, Limited, during January treated 615 tons of stone for 709oz 6dwt gold. The fortnightly yield of the Daydawn, Peninsula, was 162oz 16dwt from 230 tons. Tho St…

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Newcastle. the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 10

For the week ended yesterday the export of coal from Newcastle to the various foreign and intercolonial markets aggregated to 39,344 tons, made up by the following quantities:--West Australia,…

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The Coal-weighing Clause

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, February 4. — Although the district officers of the Miners-Association have not yet made public tho decision of the proprietors on the offer made by the miners, it has leaked out…

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The Hillgrove Proprietary Mines, Limited

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 34

This company, which is a successor to,the Golden Gate Company, has a lease of thirty acres on the same side of the goerge, and extends on to the tablelands on. the eastern side. The property…

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Intercolonial Mining Neirs

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 14

News from Cobar states that the Crown of the Peak. Gold Mining Syndicate has struck a lode-2ft wide 25ft from the brace. An assay taken from the face of the lode gave 6oz 6dwt 18gr gold per…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 13

Te following complete specificatlons have lately been accepted in the various colonles undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report is…

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Charters. From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 3

Adolph Harboe, bq, Bremen to Port Pirie— Coke Benares, 4-m bq. Newcastle to San Francisco Coquette, bqtne, Newcastle to Napier…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 9

A meeting was hold at Wollongong yesterday evening in regard to the coal-weigbing difficulty. It was a special meeting of the Hawarra District Council of the Australasian Labour Faderation. Delegates…

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The Hillgrove Gold Field. II. (By "Nugget."). (See illustrations on this and next page.) the Baker's Creek Consols Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 34

The Baker's Creek Consols Mine, which is 15 acres in extent, adjoins the Baker's Creek lease immediately to the west and occupies an area of land situated on the bottom of the gorge and on…

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Crushing and Smelting Returns. GOLD

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 356

Bolte's Lucknow Mine, Wyalong, 44 tons, 614oz. 4dwt, Great Boulder Proprietary, 2057 tons, 8877oz. Menzies Lady Sherry Q. M. Company, W.A., 26 tons, 62oz…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 10

The return from a portion of the parcel of telluride ore from the Associated Gold Mines, smelted at Port Pirie resulted as follows:—Ore smelted, 815 tons, yielding 2266oz. of gold, an average of 2oz…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE, Feb. 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 356

The ship Ardencraig arrived from Table Bay to-day, and will load a cargo of coal from the Co-operative Colliery for San Diego. The barque Inverneill arrived from Sydney to load Greta coal for…

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Russian Coal Supplies. Renewed in England

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Owing to the high price of coal from the Donets district of Russia, the Russian, Government is placing large orders for coal in England in…

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The Coal Trade. the Weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—A meeting of the delegate board of the Southern Miners' Association was held yesterday. The ballot of the different lodges upon the new hewing rate put…

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Russia Buying English Coal. London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 9

Owing to the high price of Donetz coal Russia is placing large orders for coal in England for use on the Russian railways…

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MINING. Broken Hill. Feb. 1

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 356

B. H. Block 10 mill last week treated 2507 tone erodes, returning 509 tons concentrates, bulking 33-32oz. silver, 64-68 per cent, lead, 8-26 per cent. The week's shipments amounted to 250 tons…

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Gold Yield of N.S.W. for January

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 24

The Department of Mines, Sydney, has issued a return showing that the gold production of New South Wales during January amounted to 41,375oz. This is considered highly satisfactory…

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