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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

West Australian Goldfields. the Lake View Consols' Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1900 · page 9

KALGOOLIE, Monday.--At the Kaigarli they have not yet got through the are body at the 80ft. level. The stone is oxidised, the average value all through being high…

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Mining

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 6
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

Forenoon: Associated Gold Mines, £6 15s; Great Boulder Proprietary, 35s 9d; Boulder Half-mile South (call paid), 9s 10d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 46s…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 6

The steamer Wakatipu left for Launceston, via Sydney, to-day with 850 tons of coal. The steamer Koonya left for Devonport, via Kembla and Sydney, with 400 tons. The steamer Col[?]c left for…

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Southern Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—The southern coal trade continues brisk, and the collieries are working very fair time. For the week ended Saturday last the various mines worked as follows:…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 3

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

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A Miners[?] Conference. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 6

Sir.—On the recent visit of the Minister for Mines to Adelong be said "he had hoped to meet the miners, and was sorry some of them were not present, as a new Mining Act would be dealt with next…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Dr. Daehl is asking 2 12 per cent, royalty for the bromo-cyanlde method of treating sulphide ores without roasting, and the Lake View Consols management has…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 7

Business in the Sydney sharemarket shrank within narrow limits yesterday, owing to the dearth of news concerning the South African campaign. London prices for Australian stocks were not quoted, but cablegrams…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 5

Quietness was the prevailing characteristic of the Mining market yesterday. Stockton again sold at 4s 6d, other coal companies remaining without any material alteration in values. In the local silver…

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The Tinpot Gold Field

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 3

GRENFELL, Thursday.— Yesterday at the Tin-pot Gold Field the prospect in Fitch and party's claim included a 15dwt piece. O'Brien and party got 2½dwt to the dish. The visit of the warden…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 3

Armida, sh, Newcastle to West Coast Bass Rock, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Birkdale, bq, Newcastle to Valparaiso Brenda, sh, Newcastle to West Coast…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 8

The Associated Gold Mines return lor January will be available to-morrow About 5700 tons of [?] are stated to have been treated for the mouth for a yield that is expected to exceed 5OOOoz. of gold…

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Victoria. Wharfage Dues on Coal. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1900 · page 7

The Customs Department, acting on behalf of the Melbourne Harbour Trust, has been informed that the Adelaide Steamship Company has agreed to pay the amount of £2450, which…

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MINING. The Gold Mines in the Transvaal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 416

Should the Transvaal become a British colony, it will add to the Empire the richest gold-producing colony in the world. The output for 1887 and years following will be interesting from the fact of the…

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Tasmanian Mines. the New Godden Gate Mine, Mathinna. Viii

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 26

The mineral belt on which the Mathinna group of mines is situated is on the northeastern foot hills of Ben Lomond, abutting on the valley of the South Esk River, and…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 13

The more encouraging news from South Africa caused an all-round and substantial rise in the price of West Australian stocks yesterday in Sydney. Associated sold from £612 to £6156; Boulder Half-mile South from 911 to…

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The Miner. Some Victorian Mines. I. the North-eastern Districts. Dredging for Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 25

The north-eastern districts of Victoria have long been famous as gold fields, and, still supply a large ALLUVIAL MINING IN NORTH-EASTERN VICTORIA. quantity of that metal. These fields were…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 14

The ship Mount Stewart arrived yesterday from Sydney to load a curgo of coal from the Wallsend Colliery for Valparaiso, and the ship Wiscombe Park sailed for Iquique with 3304 tons of Wallaoud…

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