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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

Mining. Emmaville Tin Field

Evening News · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 7

Mr. W. H. Slee, the Chief Inspector of Mines, reports as follows to the Minister on his recent visit to the Emmaville district:— Owing to the present high price of tin; quite an…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE, March 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 715

The barque Invervcoe arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the East Greta Colliery for San Francisco. The barque Soroto sailed to-day for Salavery with 1216 tons of Duckenfield coal, and…

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The Coal Trade. the Weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal trade has continued, fairly brisk during the week, most of the collieries having worked fair time. At this port, loading operations were confined to…

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Reform of the Mining Laws

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 15

A MOVEMENT has been inagurated by the Sydney Chamber of Mines for the reform of the Mining Laws, and it is one which in the main is worthy of the support of all…

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MINING. Broken Hill. March 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 715

Block 10 mill last week treated 3229 tons of crudes, yielding 538 tons concentrates, worth 35.28oz. silver, 65 per cent, lead, 7.64 per cent. zinc. The week's despatches were £23 tons slimes, 547…

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The New Guinea Gold Fields. Official Report

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

Mr. Justice Winter, Acting-Administrator of New Guinea, reports, under date January 25, to his Excellency the Governor thus (says the Brisbane "Courier") — "Gold mining is still…

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Charge Against a Mining Director. London, March 24

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

Claude Vautin, of 28 Basinghall-street, London, consulting metallurgist and director of mining companies, formerly of Melbourne, against whom a warrant was…

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A Big Mining Undertaking. a Tunnel of Over 3000 FEET

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

Bendigo bas its deep shafts, many considerably over 3000ft in depth, but other districts have also long mine workings (says a Melbourne paper). For instance, there is a mine at…

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

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1899 · page 11

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

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How Mining and Farming Will Be Affected

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1899 · page 9

"I have no doubt whatever there will be a large vote against the Bill," said Mr. Frank' Cotton. "The city and suburbs are against it, and in the country the old en-…

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The Blot and the Workers. Also Those Whose Business Depends Upon Them. Mining Development Will Be Checked by the High Tariff. Machinery for Farming Will Bear Big Duty. People are Now Counting the Cost—The "Southern Cross" and "Blue Sky" Style of Argument Losing Weight

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1899 · page 9

With a view of getting the opinions of those associated with the mining, farming, and wage-earning classes as to how the Braddon Blot of the Federal Bill would in…

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Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund

The Australian Star · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the executive committee of the Bull[?] Colliery Disaster Fund was held on Friday last at the office of the secretary, Mr. James Robertson, 173…

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Accidents to Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL,, Saturday.--Two accidents occurred in the mines to-day. The first was in Block 14 mine. George Hobbs was engaged putting new runners in at the brace at the head of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 7

On the Sydney Stock Exchange on Saturday a fairly large business was transacted in mining shares. The feature of the market was a general and substantial advance in West Australian lines, the improvement being…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 8

The barque Glenbervie arrived early on Saturday morning from Mauritius, and will load a cargo of Duckenfield coal for Mauritius. The barque Ravenscourt arrived from Table Bay to-day to load a cargo…

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West Australian Gold- Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--The Lake View Consols chamber at the 400 level has been cut. A start will be made during this week to crosscut for the lode. The alterations and Improvements…

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Charters. FROM 1st March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 3

Aldebaran, bq, Sydney to Mauritius Alsterthal, sh, Newcastle to the West Coast Amiral Troude, bq, Newcastle to San Franoisco…

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Country Divorce Suit. a Mine Manager's Petition. Russell v. Russell

The Australian Star · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 5

The Chief Justice and a special jury of twelve sat this morning in the Banco Court to hear the petition of Thomas Russell, mining manager, of Smoky Cape, near Trial Bay,…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Satisfactory Settlement on the South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The different collieries of the district are getting weighing appliances in readiness for the weighing of all coal on and after April 1. The question of the hewing…

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Late Mining. Tasmanian G.M. Company. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 8

The 5175oz. of amalgam obtained from the 2815 tons of quartz crushed at the Tasmania G. M. battery, Beaconsfield, yielded 1892oz. retorted gold, 1297oz. 5dwt. smelted gold were obtained from…

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