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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

West 'Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Monday.-- The rock- breaking and crushing machinery at the Kalgurli sulphide works were started to-day with a view to filling the bins preparatory to starting up the works. It is expected that the whole of the…

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The Southern Coal Mines. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 5

For week euded February 3 the undermentioned mines have worked us follows out of a possible five days:—Helensburgh, 5; Bulli, 4; Woonona, 5; South Bulli, 3½; Corrimal, 1¼; Mount Pleasant, 3¼;…

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Late Mining. Rich Strike of Gold. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 8

A phenomenally rich strike has been made at the 300ft. level of the Great Boulder Perseverance in prospecting the belt of country that lies between the Lake View Consols and the Western lodes of the…

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Coal Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 3

The coal supply question is causing no little anxiety to all manufacturers, and amongst them some of the largest wool combing and spinning establishments in Yorkshire, as well as…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 9

The sharemarket in Sydney continues dull. In copper there were sales yesterday of Chillagoe at 300, whilst Girilatnlione wore offered at 4. in silver, Blork 10 sold at £69, North Central at ll, whilst Broken-hill South…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 8

The barque Still Water arrived to-day, from Zanzibar, to load a cargo of coal from the Seaham Colliery, foi Manil[?]. The four-masted barque Rowena sailed to-day for Antofagasta, with 2390…

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London Directors for Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 6

The question of the London control of Australian mining companies is daily assuming sharper outlines, and the tendency appears to he to encourage London capital to…

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The Queensland Gold Yield

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—The yield of gold for Queensland last month was 59,861oz, against 54,6S4oz in January, 1899. The annual collection in aid of the Nepean…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 3

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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The Outtrim Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 7

A conference was held here to-day between representatives of the miners employed at the Outtrim colliery and the directors. Messrs. Edden and Cann, Ms.P. of New South Wales, were…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 9

The sharemarket in Sydney was quiet yesterday, and the absence of a large inventor in West Australian stocks assisted in this respect. Chillagee shares improved to buyers sit 31, whilst New Mount Hope sold at 6. In…

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The Coal Industry

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

The barque Artemis sailed to-day for Valparaiso with 2025 tons of Wallsend coal. The ship Travnncore cloared at the Customs for Iquique with 3248 tons of East Greta coal, and the barque Adele cleared…

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Diamond Mine Closed Down

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 6

INVERELL, Wednesday.—The Star of the South Diamond Mine closed down to-day for six months. This is a serious blow for the working miners and district, as until very recently the…

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Miners' Conference. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 7

A conference bctween the directors and officers of the Outtrim Coal Mining Company and the representatives of the miners was held to-day to discuss various objections which had…

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Gold-dredging Near Kiandra

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

KIANDRA, Thursday.—Mr. G. N. Marks's pontoon for the first gold dredge on the Eucumbene River was successfully launched and christened "Expectation" on Tuesday. Mr. Gregory, the…

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Barrier Mining Fatalities

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--A young man named Charles Blake, or Malthouse, met with a shocking death at Block 10 shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. Blake and a man named Nott…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

Birkdale, bq, Newcastle to Valparaiso Camphill, bq, Newcastle to West Coast City of Hankow, sh, Newcastle to Honolulu Clydebank, bq, Newcastle to West Coast…

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Westport Coal. Wellington (N.z.)

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

The net profits of the Westport Coal Co. for the past year amount to £18,362. The directors propose a dividend of 4½ per cent., making 7½ per cent. for the year;and also to add…

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Mining Fatalities. Broken Hill

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

Patrick Lynch, while working at Baxter and Suddler's open cut on Darling's Bench Proprietary last evening, slipped and fell. A mullock waggon passed over his lett leg and right foot. He was…

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Fatal Mining Accidents. Two More Victims at Broken Hill

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday Afternoon.—A young man named Chas. Blake, or Malthouse, met with shocking and instantaneous death in Block 10 this morning. Blake and a man…

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