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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Work at Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 7

Work at most of the coteries in the Newcastle district was fairly regular during the fortnight ended on Sunday, and the following collarless had fill time, ten days:--Dackenfield, Back creek,…

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Colliery Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 5

The majority of the collieries of the district were in constant operation during the fortnight ended to-day, the pay for which will be drawn by the miners on Friday next. Owing to the intervention of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 9

The sharemarket was quite in Sydney on Saturday, but closed with a firm tone for West Australian ventures. Improved prices were offered for Lake view consols, Ivanhoe,and Associated. Great Boulder weakened a…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 5

The ship British Empire arrived from Adelaide yesterday, to load a carge of coal from the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery, for the west coast; the barque Carrollton arrived from Melbourne, to…

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The Chamber of Mines

Evening News · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 4

The monthly general meeting of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines was held on Thursday evening last, in the hall,. Equitable Buildings. The chair was occupied by Mr. Harrie Wood, and…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The coal trade of the district continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries having been kept well employed. Loading operations at tilts port were well…

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Mining- at Hillgrove

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 9

HILLGROVE, Saturday,--At the Baker's creek company's half-yearly meeting of shareholders, held in Adelaide on Wednesday last the appointment of Mr. Stanley Hordern MacGeorge as mine manager was confirmed, The…

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Charters From 1St January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 3

Clydebank. bq, Newcastle to West Coast Heathbank, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Marie, sh, Newcastle to San Francisco or Portland (O.)…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 8

The January output of Harman's Oroya was as follow:—Milled 2300 tons of stone fur 745oz. melted gold in December and 170 tons for 399oz. in January, and 108 tons for 290oz. The…

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Broken-hill South Mine. Grievances of Shareholders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--The grievances of Broken-hill shareholders in the South mine wore ventilated last night at a meeting at the Freemasons' Hotel, at which Messrs. Moulden and…

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Mount David Goldfield. A' Mine) of Disappointment--over £50,000 Expended. a Change of Importance: the Sulphide, Zone Reached. I.

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 7

Tho Mount David mine is situated about 35 miles south-west from Bathurst, and 14 miles from Hockley. The company was floated a few years ago with a great flourish of trumpets, and was…

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The Minister for Mines on Tour. Visit to Hillgrove. (From Our Correspondent.) Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 4

The Ministerial party, consisting of Mr.J.L. Fegan (Minister for Mines), M.R.D.C.M'Lachlan (Under-Secretary), Mr.Charles Wilson, Mr.Frank Cotton, M.L.A., Mr.W.A. Holman, M.L.A.,and…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--The east lode of the Ivanhoe, which has been cut in crosscutting, is almost vertically under its position at the 300ft. level, consequently the want of underlie threw the lode further east than was…

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Ophir Amalgamated Gold-mining Co

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 9

A special meeting of shareholders in (lie Ophir Amalgamated Gold-mining Company, No Liability, was held yesterday afternoon at the office, Pitt-street, to consider the question of authorising the directors to sell all property rights, etc., of the company. The chair…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 3

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Monday.—In the company's prospecting shaft at Copper Creek a strong stream of water was tapped last week at the 200ft level, while crosscutting for the lode. The…

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Coal Export Items

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 6

Goal shipments at the Carrington Dyke during the week ended at 6 a.m. yesterday amounted to 50,230 tons, as against 53,458 for the corresponding week of 1899, a decrease of 3228 tons. of coke, 744 tons were loaded into…

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The Drainage of Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 9

BARMEDMAN, Monday.--Two important mining cases were heard before Mr. Warden Stevenson here to-day Tulloch and Evans (owners of the Red Cross mine) sued (through their manager) the owners of the White…

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Late Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 5

In the North Tasmanian minc, Beaconsfield, the lode in the winze from the south leved is 18in. thick, showing copper and galona in quantity. In the intermediate above the 420ft. level a little gold is…

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Charters From 1St January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

Camphill, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Clydebank. bq, Newcastle to West Coast Heathbank, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Marie, sh, Newcastle to Honolulu…

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Newcastle. the Coal Industry. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at the Governmen hydraulie cranes at the Dyke for internal, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the week ended this morning was 50,230 tons. as compared…

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