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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

The Coal Trade

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 4

The backbone of Mr. G. F. Earp's address as president of the Newcastle Chamber or Commerce was the coal trade and its possibilities. The summing up in that matter was…

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Southern Coal Trade

Evening News · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—The district collieries worked the following times for the week ended Saturday last: Metropolitan (Helensburg), 6 days; Woonona, 6; Corrimal, 6; Mount Keira, 5½;…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 5

The ship Portia arrived to-day from Table Bay to load a cargo of Duckenfield coal for Acapulcs. The barque Bass Rock arrived this evening from Algoa Bay to load Duckenfield coal for the West Coast;…

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Charters FROM 1st February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 3

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

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The Miners' Conference. Zeehan (Tasmania)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 8

The miners' conference was continued to-day under the presidency of Mr. Geo. Hawke. Mr. Morrisby, M.L.C.. Mr. Gilmore (Commissioner for Queenstown), and Mr. Harrison (mining inspector)…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 8

The return for last month of the Great Boulder was as follows:—Milled, 3132 tons, yielding 3890oz. of gold; cyanided, 5432 tons tailings for 3264oz.; total, 8864 tons, yielding 8154oz., an average of…

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The Flooded Mine. Inquest on the Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 6

At an inquest held to-day on the body or Jas, Trainor, who was killed in the M'Evoy mine, Eldorade, on Saturday, the manager stated that he had examined the mine on the previous day, and…

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The Price of Coal. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday the president, Mr. G. F. Earp, said the question whether Newcastle coal was selling at a fair-price…

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Country News. Accident at Baker's Creek Mine. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 4

An accident occurred at the No. 12 level of the Baker's Creek mine this afternoon, by which four men were injured. Allan Walsh was almost buried by mullock and slightly injured, John Walsh and…

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Mining Meetings. the Great Cobar Copper Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 11

'The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at Messrs. Dodds and Co.'s office, yesterday. Mr. A. G. Y. Shaw, chairman of directors, presided. The report and balance-sheet were adopted…

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The Minister for Mines and Dredging Leases. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 9

Sir,—By the roport in your issue this morning the Minister for Mines has apparently committed himself to the Fisheries Commission to oppose the granting of dredging leases on the Snowy River and its…

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The Prices of Coal. Can They Be Raised ? a Study of the Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 10

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday, the president (Mr. G. F. Earp) dealt extensively with the question of coal prices at Newcastle, and the…

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The Bunyip. Late Commissioner of Gold Fields, Vi c (A Posthu •nous Paper, never before Published).(Continued.)

The Mosman Mail · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 3

But, to prove this no idle assertion, let us pass several of them under review. And, first, what is the dragon, that monster not only but also mentioned in…

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Newcastle. the Chamber of Commerce. Annual Meeting of Members, the Presidential Address. Position of the Coal Industry. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 5

The annual meeting of the members of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the Hall of Commerce, Scott-street, this afternoon. The chair was occupied by Mr. G. F. Earp (president), and…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1900 · page 10

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The diamonddrill at the 400ft. level at Chaffer's mine has cut still another reef about 466ft. west of the main shaft. There are now five lodes proved to exist…

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Sunlight Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 9

On Wednesday the annual general meeting of the Sunlight Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Hillgrove, was hold at the Matual Life of New York Building, Martin-place, Sydney, Mr. Daniel…

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The Robinson Gold Mine Worked by the Boers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 9

A German newspaper has published in full the first report on the Boer working of the Robinson mine. The mine was taken over by the Transvaal Government on October 13, 1899, and entrusted to the management of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 9

The sharemarket in Sydney yesterday was in a depressed state, most shares experiencing a severe fall in market values. West Australian ventures were especially depressed, except South Kalgurli, for which £6 was…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 6

The ship Monkbarns cleared at the Customs to-day for Antofagasts with 3020 tous of Duckenfield coal, and the barque [?] cleasred for Caletu Buena with 1920 tons of Welllsend coal. In the…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1900 · page 7

BULLI, Thursday.--The steamer Koonya to-day loaded 500 tons of coke for Mount Lyell, Tasmania. This makes a total of 1000 tons for the week, the steamer Kittawa having loaded 500…

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