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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 250

"Bottoms" in Alluvial Leads. to the Mining Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 9

Sir,--I am sure that every man with a practical knowledge of mining will acknowledge his indebtedness to you for the very instructive articles from your able and practical brain, on mining in New South Wales, which…

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Mining in New South Wales. Delegate and the Auriferous Areas of the Victorian Border. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 7

Having dealt in my previous reports with the country west of Delegate, I will now touch slightly upon the enormous auriferous belt of the upper silurian country on the eastern side of that village…

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Dredging for Gold. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Operations in Braid-wood District

Evening News · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

BRAID WOOD, Wednesday.-The demand for dredging? leases continues active. Another large area has been taken up below Tulloch and Hughan's ground at Aralnen by George Irwin. His two leases…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. a Gloomy Outlook. Dawson City in a Bad Way

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 9

The Vancouver mail steamer Miowera, which arrived yesterday, brings copies of the San Francisco "Chromele" up to March 9. The special correspondent of that journal writing from Dawson City…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.--The March clean-up of the Golden Horseshoe shows:--Milled, 2684 tons, yield 6510oz.; cyanided 1440 tons, yield 1845oz., in addition to 25 tons of concentrates, yield 350oz…

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The Coal Mines Act

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

The extension of time granted by the Minister of Mines to enable the collieries to provide appliances in accordance with the weighing clause of the Coal Mines Act having expired, applications…

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Trouble at Wallarah Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

CATHERINE-HILL BAY, Thursday.--The Wallarah miners who came out on strike last Thursday have to-day received 14 days' notice to quit the company's houses…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 7

GRENFELL, Tuesday.—With the exception of cyanide operations, mining matters are dull. HILLGROVE, Tuesday.—The Baker's creek Gold Mine cleaned up on Thursday. From 536 tons…

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Wallarah Colliery Trouble. the Strike Continues

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday,—The strike at the Walarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, continues, and from latest developments it would appear as if there are more trouble in store for the miners…

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Mining Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Joseph Martin, working on the South mine, was admitted to the hospital this morning, suffering from injuries of a dangerous nature. A quantity of ore fell on him…

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Northern Notes. Another Colliery Difficulty. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

The difficulty at the Wallarah Colliery has not yet been settled. The notice given by the men will expire in a few days, find there appears to be no hope of an amicable…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

The ship Scottish Glens sailed to-day for Coleta Buena with 3107 tons of Wallsend coal, and the barque Colusa cleared it the Custom-house for Honolulu with 1793 tons of Duckenfield coal…

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Charters. FROM 1st April. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

Abbey Palmer, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Andromeda, 4-m bq, Newcastle to West Coast. Bretagne, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Elginshire, 4-m bq, Newcastle to West Coast…

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A Mine Manager's Claim. Question of Jurisdiction

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 7

In the District Court to-day Judge Docket was engaged with a claim by a voting man named Edward Wilkinson Lennon, Bathurst against Norn Isabel Mills. It was stated for…

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To-day's Mining. Stock Exchange

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

The following sales were posted on 'Change this morning: -- Oriental and Columbia Consolidated, contrib., 6½d; Great Boulder Proprietary. 26s 6d, 26s 3d; Associated Gold Mines,…

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A Mining Manager's Salary. Bathurst V Mills

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

Judge Docker, in the District Court, heard an action brought by Edward Wilkinson Lennox Bathurst against Una Isabel Mills for the recovery of £200 salary as a mine manager and superintendent. Mr. D. M. Myers…

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Gold, Ores and Metals. Exported From New South Wales to Overseas Ports for Month Ended March 31, 1899. SHIPPERS

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 1

Bank of Australasia, 20 bxs sovs (£100,000) E S and A Bank, Ltd, 16 bxs sovs (£80,000) Com Bkg Co of S, Ltd, 20 bxs sovs (£100.000), 40,457 ingots copper…

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The Colliery Troubles

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 20

LITHGOW, Saturday.—At an aggregate meeting of the Lithgow Valley miners, the chief business discussed was the question of payment under the new weighing system. It was decided to…

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The Wallarah Colliery Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 10

It has trauspired that the miners on strike at the Wallarah Colliery at Catherine Hill Bay have been served with 14 days' notice to quit their cottages on the company's estate. The strike, it will be…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 7

BOMBALA, Saturday-Across the border the raining industry has been almost at a standstill for several months past, owing to want of water far crushing purposes. At several of the claims,…

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