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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Mining

Evening News · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 3

INVERELL, Friday.—The balance of the purchase money for Skippen and party's Diamond claim at Boggy Camp was paid yesterday, and the new management is now working the mine…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 10

HELENSBURGH, Friday -- The colliery continues to work full time, but is placed at a great disadvantage on having to bring large quantities of water by rail from Sydney…

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The Mining Laws. Deputation to the Minister. Suggestions From the Chamber of Mines

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 9

The question of the proposed amendment of the mining laws was discussed today by the Minister for Mines, and a very large and Influential deputation, representing the…

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The West Australian Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 13

The Chamber of Mines' official return shows the total January production of the Kalgoorlie mines to have been 47,976oz 14dwt 17gr gold from 33,519 tons 17cwt of stone, the average being 1oz…

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Chillagoe Railway and Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 13

The directors of the Chillagee Railway and Mines, Limited, North Queensland, have issued proposed resolutions for the reorganisation of the company from tile present form of 900,000 shares…

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Compressed Air in Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 23

At Magog, Quebec, Canada, air is automatically compressed by a column of water flowing down a pipe in a shaft. The water is received in a tank, from which a vertical pipe descends in a shaft…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from, page 24.) Anaconda Copper Mines. (By Telegraph from " Nugget.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 13

CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.—The Anaconda Proprietary Copper Mine is situated thirty miles north of Condobolin, close to, the Melroseroad. It is a lease of 10Oacres, with Mr…

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Amended Mining Laws. Chamber of Mines Suggestions. Deputation to Mr. Cook. Fees for River Dredging

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 7

A large deputation waited upon Mr. Cook, Minister for Mines yesterday, to present to him the list of amendments which the Chamber of Mines desires to see incorporated in the new Mining…

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The Condobolin Mines. (By "Nugget.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 24

CONDOBOLIN, Monday.—In a radius of 30 or forty miles of Condobolin there are various mines of gold, copper, silver, and tin, etc. In fact, the mines are scattered all over the immense…

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Chamber of Mines Smoke Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 11

About 250 members and visitors responded to the invitation of the committee of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines to a smoke concert at Aaron's Exchange Hotel last night. Mr. A. D…

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The Victorian. Ministers for Mines

Evening News · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

The Victorian Minister for Mines and Water Supply (Mr. Foster) this week paid a visit to the Helensburg Mines, accompanied by Mr. Cook. The manager (Mr. Robertson) conducted the visitors…

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Gold at Wood's Reef

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 24

MANILLA February 18.—A gold find of gold is reported from Woods Reef, about twenty miles from here. George Allen, working on the Baflier line, is stated to have taken from the cap…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 13

The following are the results of smelting at Dap to of three parcels of ore from W. Payne's copper mine, Bumbury, hear Molong: Four tons 14cwt., 42.6 per cent, copper; 3 tons 16cwt., 27.6 per cent.;…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 24

News from Wattle Flat states that the Great Victoria G. M. Company has been granted, four months' suspension of the labor conditions from February 1. lt is reported that the Big Oakey…

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Important Mining Decisions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 24

PAMBULA, Monday.—Since the Important decision of the Warden's Court given against the Falkner Gold Mining Company, Limited, here on the 9th instant, progress at the mines has become…

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The Sydney Coal Delivery Acts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 10

The law relating to the sale and delivery of coal in this colony, is apparently behind present requirements. In the first place the two enactments hearing on the subject were passed as far…

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Charters. From 1St February Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

Abbey Palmer, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Adolph Harboe, bq, Bremen to Port Pirie— Coke Apenor, sh, Newcastle to Manila…

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The Victorian Minister for Mines Entertained

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 9

Mr. Foster, the Victorian Minister tor Mines, was entertained last night by the Sydney Chamber of Minos. Mr. Nelson (president) occupied the chair, and the Minister for Mines and Agriculture…

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New South Wales Chamber of Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 10

The first annual smoke concert in connection with the New South Wales Chamber of Mines was held in the hall of Aarons' Exchange Hotel last night. About 250 gentlemen were present. The chair was…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 9

The checking of measurements has revealed the fact that the previous survey of the drive at the 200ft. level of the Australia East was incorrect, and that instead of its being a few feet in…

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