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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Rich Gold Find at Coen

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 9

The Under-Secretary for Mines to-day received the following telegram from the acting warden at Coen:--"Latest from Hamilton is that a reef was struck at the Hamilton King P.C.; the size…

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Late Mining. Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 8

The Golden Queen Gold-mining Company crushed at the Golden Bar battery 80 tons of sulphide ore for 91oz. 11dwt. 16gr. of gold. The concentrates saved were 3½ tons, worth 5oz perton, and the tailings assayed…

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Crushed to Death in a Mine. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 2

Henry Wheare, employed as a shift boss at the Junction Mine, met his death in a shocking manner yesterday. He stepped into the cage to make some, repairs, giving, first the…

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More Trouble at Newcastle. Coal Trimmers' Grievance. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 5

The coal-trimmers of the port, having secured an advance in the rate of pay, have now another grievance. It appears that some stevedores are employing what are termed…

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Strange Mining Fatality Killed in a Cage

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday Afternoon.—A shift boss named Henry Wheare, employed at the Junction Mine, met his death in an unaccountable way this morning. The knocker line in the shaft was…

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Country News. Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 10

Henry Wheare, shift boss at the Junction Mine, was killed early to-day in an extraordinary manner. The knocker line, which consisted of a steel fencing wire, broke away, and at the 450ft. level Whears…

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Tinpot Goldfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 9

Our Grenfell correspondent supplies us with the following account of the Tinpot Goldfield:—Several months ago Campbell and party on Government aid proceeded to Tinpot to prospect a gully on Mr…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1900 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--The chairman of the Associated Mines, Mr. H. Landau Frescheville, and another mining engineer arrived to-day to make an inspection of the Associated Mines and…

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The Miners' Agitation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 5

A special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at the trades Hall to-day for the purpose of completing the arrangements for united action by the coalminers of the entire colony in demanding an…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 9

A fair amount of business was transacted in the Sydney sharemarket yesterday. West Australian shares did not show much change in values, except in the case of Croesus Proprietary, which rose from 33 to 310. North…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 9

Mitchell's Creek Freehold Gold Estate (fortnight), 335oz 14dwt…

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Southern Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—For the week ended Saturday last the southern collieries put in the following time: Helensburgh, 5 days; South Clifton, 4½ days; Bulli, 4 days; Woonona, 5 days;…

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Mining in New South Wales. the Cobar Mining District. Rich Streaks in the Mineralised Zone of the Mount Drysdale Mine. (By Our Special Mining Reporter.) Ii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 6

My closing remarks in the first article on the Dryedale mine referred to the very latest rich strike. Following up those remarks I may any that the 14ft. in length by a thickness of from 20in. to 3ft. is being…

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Forming a Miners' Delegate Board

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 7

A special meeting of members of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was hold yesterday at the Trades-hall; Newcastle. Mr. W. Bower presided. Among tho matters…

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Gold Mikes at Auction

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 3

The Tambaroora Creek Gold Mine, Limited, and the Lagoon Creek Gold Mine, in the County of Wellington (both in liquidation), were offered at auction yesterday by Messrs. Hardie and…

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Associated Gold-dredging Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 9

The first ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Associated Gold-dredging Company, Macquarie River, was held yesterday, Mr. F. B. Suttor in the chair. The directors report stated…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 3

Aldershot, s, Sydney to South Africa Amiral Troude, bq, Newcastle to S Francisco Ancenis, bq, Newcastle to Honolulu Armida, eh, Newcastle to West Coast…

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Newcastle Coal-trimmers' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 7

The Newcastle coal-trimmers hold a meeting at the Masonic-hall last night. A speaker introduced the subject of a possible importation of fresh labor to tho ranks of the coal-trimmers…

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The Associated Gold Dredging Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 9

The first ordinary general meeting of shareholders of this company was held yesterday, Mr. F. B. Suttor in the chair. The directors' report and balance- sheet were unanimously adopted. The report stated as follows:--…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. the Trimmers' Troubles

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1900 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The Newcastle coal-trimmers are not yet satisfied that all of them are being paid the full wage. At a meeting of the trimmers last night, one of those…

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