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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 250

Mining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 24

At Bywong and Namina mining is very quiet owing to soarcity of water. From Mount Allan comes the news of a new find of gold by Joe Benson, about four miles from the…

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The West Australian Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 54

The clean-up from the Queensland Menzies Gold Mining Company resulted as follows: Tons milled, 160; yielding 524oz 4dwt 15gr gold, an average pf 3oz odwt 13gr per ton…

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Better Than Gold

The Catholic Press · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

Bettor than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and titles a thousand fold, Is a healthy body and a mind at east, And simple pleasures that always please…

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Alleged Mining Frauds

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—James Whyte, late legal manager, who was recently brought back from South Africa, was committed for trial by the City Court to-day on a charge of…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 28

Rich stone is reported to have been struck at the Hidden Treasure Mine, Pambula, near the rich find made by Haugh and Simeon some years ago…

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Intercolonial Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 54

The Mount David G.M. Company sent to Sydney on March 30 £1100 worth of gold, the result of a month's crushing. The prospects of this mine are very hopeful. The plant, which has been…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 28

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report…

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Charters. From 1St April. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 8 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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The Coal Trade. the Weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 9

LITHGOW, Friday.--With regard to tho coal-weighing difficulty, it is reported to-day that in response to representations from the miners' secretary, regarding the new rates, the…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 9

In regard to the coal-weighing difficulty, applications for an extension for one month have been made by a couple of pits where the new weighingmachines have not jet arrived. The question of the…

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COAL-WEIGHING. The Question of Extension of Time

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 6

The time within which the collieries were required to provide necessary weighing appliances has expired, and a number of the collieries are not yet in a position to comply…

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Minerals, Mining Industry, and Other Building Materials

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 16

Marbles and building stones—Monumental work: Andrews Brothers…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. a Heavy Decrease. Newcastle

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

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 39,286, tons, as computed with 50,765 tons last week—a decrease of 11,479 tons. The…

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Mining at Hill End. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 5

Sir,--As "Miner," "poor or otherwise," resolutely hides his identity under his [?]om de plume, and also, as he appears to be so hopelessly befogged upon the real merits of the…

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A Fortune a £5 Note Magnificent Building Blocks of Land, 75 LINKS by 231 Links, in Colchester Estate, Perth, W.A., the Land of Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 11

In, 1886, 302 ounces of Gold won. Yield for 1898, over 1,000,000 ounces. Timber export and grazing steadily progressing. Price £5 per block, on the terms of 10s per lot deposit, and the balance 5s per…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 10

PERTH, Friday.--The Under Secretary for Mines has received a telegram from the manager of the public battery at Tuckanarra stating that a crushing of 85 tons of ore from Boyd's claim had…

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

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 April 1899 · page 9

[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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Fatal Mining Accident. One Man Killed-two Others Wounded

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 April 1899 · page 8

An accident, by which one man was killed and two others injured, occurred at the Great Cobar Copper Syndicate's mine, through No. 1 water jacket exploding. The…

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The Dudley Colliery Strike

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

It is understood that operations on a small scale have been resumed at the Dudley Colliery, and that 14 men are now enclosed. The strike has now lasted for over nine months, and the sum of over £1000 has…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty. Trouble in the Mount K[?]mbla Mine. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 7

During the week the [?] generally pre[?] [?] the Mount Kembla mines would carry their tools out at the end of the week. Various meetings have recently been held with the object of…

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