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Mining & the mines, 1899

5,864 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 250

Bowes Kelly, Mining Magnate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 6

Mr. Bowes Kelly was entertained at a banquet in Melbourne on Monday night, on the eve of his departure to Europe. The chairman (Mr. Wm. Knox, M.L.C.), said that in early life Mr. Kelly…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 5

The March output of Hannan's Brown Hill was as follows:—Ore treated, 3585 tons, yielding 7488oz. ldwt. 12gr. gold, an average of 2oz. 15gr. The March output of the Lake View Consols was…

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Coal-weighing Difficulty. the Wallarah Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 8

Mr. J. Trewfoot, manager of the Wallarah Colliery, writes with regard to the detailed account from Mr. Curley oi wages paid to the Wallrah miners from 1896, which was the time inning operations…

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The Coal-weighing Question. The Minister and Mineowners

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 6

The time given within which the owners were to make provision for weighing all coal taken from their collieries having expired some question has arisen as to the position in those…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Mining Company Wound Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 7

Mr. Leverrier (insatructed by Messrs. Waldron and Dawson) applied for an order to wind up the Golconda G M. Co., No Liability, which was a compauy of 18,000 shares of £1 each; 12,000 shares were…

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The Hours of Labor. in Coal and Shale Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 6

Leave was given to Mr. Edden to bring in a bill to regulate the hours of labor in coal and shale mines in the colony of New South Wales. The bill was read a first time and the second…

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Hannan's Pride of the Valley Gold-mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

The sixth half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the company's offices. Mr. Joseph Palmer, chairman of directors, presided. The directors' report and balance sheet for the Half-year ended February 28, 1899, were…

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Mount Kembla Colliery New Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The new hewing rate has been agreed to at Mount Kembla colliery, to continue in force for three mouths with the object of ascertaining the effect on trade. The…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

PAMBULA, Friday.—A number of men have recent. been employed by the Falkner Company shep erding the Mount Gahan Seases pending the completion of the purchase by the Falkner Company…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

The barque Helen Denny arrived from Sydney to-day to load a carge of East Greta coal for Wellington, N.Z. The steamer Federal left for Adelaide with 2450 tons of coal and 500 tons of coke, and the…

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The Mining Laws

The Australian Star · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

The Minister for Mines informed Mr. Moore in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon that he intended to introduce the Amending Mining Bill early next session…

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Charters. FROM 1st April. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

Abbey Palmer, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco Addenda, 4. m sch, Newcastle to Honolulu Andromeda, 4. m bq, Newcastle to West Coast Bretagne, bq, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Late Mining. Coolgabdie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

An important development is reported from Cosgrove's Bayley's mine. The south shaft, 90 yards west of the main shaft, was sunk 10ft., and opened out on an irregular for mation 14ft. wide, chiefly hornblende…

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The Coal Trade. the Weighing Question

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

BELLAMBI, Wednesday.--Shipments of coal at this port last week only totalled 1650 tons, 790 tens being for Victoria and the balance for Sydney. The Bellambi colliery is working well,…

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Northern Notes. The Waratah Colliery Strike. Explanation by the Manager. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

The manager of the Wallarah colliery make a further explanation with regard to the strike at his pit. He states that the figures quoted by Mr. Curley were correct, but…

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Charge Against a Mining Director. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

Claude Vautin, of 28 Basinghall-street, London, consulting metallurgist and director of mining companies, formerly of Melbourne, who was lately committed for…

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Mining Accidents at Kalgoorlie. Two Men Killed. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon a shocking mining, accident occurred one of the alluvial claims on the Golden Valley lead. Three men named Hampton, Theraton, and Wyman were working in one…

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The Coal Trade. Southern Collieries Fairly Brisk

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 9

WOLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal trade of tho district has been fairly brisk during the week, most of the collieries having been well employed. Loading operations at this port were confined…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 13

Extensive business was done in W.A. stocks on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. The sensation of the day was the jump in Boulder Perseverance. The closing quotation on Friday night was £69 -- £6116, and the…

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