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Mining & the mines, 1900

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Important Colliery Conference. Suggestions by Miners. The Price of Coal. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 6

A conference of the colliery proprietors and miners representatives was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day, There were present: Messrs. F. W. Binney (Newcastle Wallsend…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LITHGOW, Friday.—Latest reports from the gold, copper, and other mining centres of the district are healthy and encouraging. From Wiseman's Creek comes word that at the Phoenix…

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The Hillgrove Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 55

Baker's Creek G.M. Company's Mine has added another creditable chapter to its history in the past year. Out of the earnings of the previous year the forty-eighth dividend, amounting to…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 11

Since last Friday 38,238 tons of coal have been entered at Newcastle for export to the other colonies and foreign markets. Two-thirds of the quantity was for intercolonial consumption,…

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Colliery Employees' Federation President. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 11

The election for president of the colliery Employees Federation has resulted in the return of Mr. William Bower, of Wallsend Lodge. The successful candidate polled 944…

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The Broken Hill Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 55

The Junction plant for 11 days ended December 23 treated 3074 tons of crudes, producing 430 tons of concentrates, bulking-59.9 per cent. lead, 23oz silver, 6.1 per cent. zinc. The dispatches for the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 13

The Mining market yestarday was generally dull, although about the came numbers of stocks were dealt in as on the preceding day. Chillagoe Railway and Mines sold at Thursday's price, but closed…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district has continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries, having been kept well employed. Leading operations at this port were confined to…

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Charters From 1St January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 3

Adele, bq, Newcastle to West Coast [?] Agenor, sh, Newcastle to Honolulu [?] Barmbek, 4-m bq, Newcastle to West Coast Carondelet, bq, Newcastle to Honolulu…

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Coal Trade ot British India

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 55

One of the most remarkable features in tbe history of Indian trade in recent years has been the rapid increase in coal production and export. The official figures for 1898 show 174 coal mines…

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The Coal Export Trade. NEWCASTLE, Dec. 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 57

The steamer Glaucus sailed to-day for Melbourne frith 1800 tons of coal, the steamer Karaweera left for Melbourne with 950 tons, the steamer Moresby took her departure for New Guinea, via Sydney, with…

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MINING. Broken Hill. Dec. 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 57

Block 10 plant last week dealt with 2694 [?]crudes, producing 506 tons of concentrates [?] 33-18oz. silver, 65-23 per cent. lead, 7-15 per [?]e. The estimated quantity of concentrates…

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New Zealand. the Gold Yield. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 9

The gold returns for the year amounted to 389,585oz., of the Value of £1,513,242, compared with 280,175oz., of the value of £1,080,691 for the provious year. The yield this year is the…

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The Coal Trade. To-day's Conference. at Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday Afternoon.—The colliery owners of the district met the miners' representatives in conference at the Chamber of Commerce to-day to discuss the terms of the proposed…

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The Siege of Kimberley. Mines Exploded. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 9

In a thunderstorm at Kimberley two mines which had been laid for the defence of the town were struck by lightning and were exploded…

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Defence of Kimberley. Two Mines Exploded. a Leisurely Bombardment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The bombardment of Kimberley is still being maintained, but few items of interest have latterly been reported from the great diamond centre…

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Intercolonial Mining tfews. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 55

At Garangula Messrs. Eden, Miller and party are making rapid progress towards the completion of their extensive cyanide plant. They expect to shortly make a start on the battery tailings, of…

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New South Wales Fields. Thus Mount Drysdale Mine. Some High Assays

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 13

COBAR, Friday.--The find at the Mount Drysdale continues to improve. On Saturday an assay of a fair sampling of ore broken during 21 hours gave at the rate of 161oz. 12dwt. 21gr. of gold per ton, and 91oz. of silver…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1900 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--Mount Charlotte for December treated 305 tons of stone, yielding 62oz. of smelted gold. The Central and West Boulder for December…

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