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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

N.S.W. Gold Return

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

The monthly return, compiled by the Department of Mines, shows that the gold produced within New South Wales during February was 21,119oz. There is a slight falling-off as…

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Late Mining. Coolgardie

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

The February output of the New Victorian Consols mine at Bonnie Vale was as follows:—Ore treated: 1000 tons, yielding 428oz. 1Odwt. gold. The February return of the Hill End mine at Broad…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE, March 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 595

The ship Jupiter sailed to-day for Valparaiso with 2627 tons of coal from the Wallsend Colliery. The barque Quilpue cleared at the Newcastle customs-house for Tocapilla with 1740 tons of Burwood coal;…

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The Consols Mine, Broken Hill. Rich Discovery

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

BROKEN HILL. Saturday Afternoon.— A most important development has occurred in the A. B. H. Consols Mine, beside which all previous developments— and some of these have been…

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The Coal Lumpers' Difficulty. Perth

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

Another conference is being arranged between the Steamship Owners' Association and the Coal Lumpers' Union. The strike at Fremantie still Continues, and owing to the…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

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

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon was 46,654 tons as compared with 50,346 tons last week—a decrease of 3692 tons. The…

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MINING. West Wyalong. March 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 595

The Pickaninny mine, at Yalgogrin, is raising excellent quality stone from the lower levels. Fifteen tons are paddocked. The recent discovery at Bartley's find is developing well, showing a body of…

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Country News. the Phœnix Mine Boiler Explosion. Parkes

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

A magisterial inquiry was held to-day by the coroner, Mr. Seaborn, relative to the death of James Heraghty by a boiler explosion at the Phœnix mine. Several witnesses were examined, after which the…

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Intercolonial Mining News, New South Wales

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

The report of the Girilambone Copper Mining Company read at the half-yearly meeting last week showed that for the half-year ended December 31 6487 tons of ore had been raised, 5206…

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Current Literature. the Land of Sand and Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

There must be a great demand somewhere for information about Australia. Else how are we to account for the number of impressive temes on the subject which have lately been given to the…

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A Peak-hill Mining Case. a Question of Tribute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 9

PEAK-HILL, Friday.--Four miners, named Wythes, M'Casland, Golding (father and son), were given into custody at Tomingley on Wednesday, charged with trespass and breaking, with…

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The Mining Industry. Review of the Year 1898. Parkes and Peak-hill. Gundagai and Adelong

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 5

The year 1898 witnessed the downfall of the New Bushman's-hill mine, Parkes, and with it the shattering of hopes which once ran high. The company is practically defunct, mortgagees…

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The Needs of the Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 10

A deputation from Menzies waited on the Premier yesterday, and asked that a pipe-line might be laid to convey water from Niagara Dam to Monzies. The deputation pointed out that the…

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Yesterday's Mining News,. London, Sydney and Intercolonial Mining Advices. Our Letter Box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1899 · page 9

letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday. No notice is taken anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be out…

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Newcastle. the Grip of the Octopii Brewers and Boodle. the State of the Miners. Labor Members' Laches. The 'Foorce' and its Fallings. Fat, Flabby, bat Fortunate 'Bobbies.'

Truth · Sunday 12 March 1899 · page 3

THOSE who have lived for any lengthened period in the slow and solemn city of Newcastle get to know a lot about it — not otherwise. They can get to understand that…

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Submarine Miners at Work. Exploding a Damaged Mine. an Interesting Experiment

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 5

A 500lb. submarine mine was laid recently, in the neighborhood of Spectacle Island, for practice purposes, by the Royal Navy. Some time afterwards, on being raised for examination, they…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 9

The turnover in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday was very small, and prices were, as a rule, steady. West Australian leading mines were weaker, a decline being recorded in Groat Boulder,…

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The Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 8

LITHGOW, Saturday.--The local coal trade remains about the same, with an average working time of three or four shifts weekly. ALBION PARK, Saturday…

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Exploding a Submarine Mine

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 8

Near Spectacle Island there was recently laid a 5001b submarine mine for the parpose of practice, but a subsequent examination disclosed that it had been damaged by a propeller blade, and it…

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Gold From Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 6

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Wodonga, which arrived from Queensland ports yesterday, brought 11 boxes gold bullion, containing 8599oz. 6dwt. 12gr., valued at £32,000…

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