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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 6

The February output of the Ivanhoe Gold Corporation was 6162 tons of ore crushed for 6902oz. [?]ldwt. 12gr. of gold[?] tailings were cyanided for l310oz. 18dw[?].; 3[?]44 tons of slimes were treated for 905oz…

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New South Wales Fields. Mining at Pambula

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 9

PAMBULA, Saturday.--During the past few months mining generally has been on the decline. The Falkner Company has been in litigation with Mr. Jas. M' Kinnary for the past 12 months, during the…

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Colliery Accidents

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

A youth named Thomas Smarthwaite, 16 years of age, was admitted into the Wallsend Hospital last evening, suffering from severe injuries received in the Co-operative Colliery, where he was employed as…

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Work at the Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 5

Next Friday's pay at the collieries will be generally large, as a majority of the pits had plenty of work during the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Duckenfield, Back Creek, Wickham and Bullock…

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The Southern Collieries. Wollongong

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

For the week ended Saturday last the undermentioned collieries worked the following time:— Helensburgh, 5 days;South Clifton, 3½ Bulli, 4; Woonona, 5: South Bulli, 4; Corrimal, 5; Mount…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 11

A much larger volume of business was transacted in the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday than has been the case for some time past, but there was not much change in values. However, Associated shares rose 7, Oroya 3,…

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Mining Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 5

A youth names Thomas Smurthwaite, 16 years of age, met with a serious accident in the Co-operative Colliery at Plattsburg on Monday. He was employed in attending to the skips, and…

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Re-screening of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 5

The secretary and manager, Messrs. Binney and Ross, of the Wallsend Colliery, have been interviewed by the miners and requested to cause the cessation of the practice of re-screening coal…

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Charters FROM 1st March. Coal

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

Angola, bq, Newcastle to Manila Cimbria, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Cupica, bq, Newcastle to Valparaiso, Pisagua Range…

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Late Mining. Gympie

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

Mr. Thomas Smith reports that No. 2 North Victory has got fair gold in the reef in the winze. Sales:—Oriental consols, paid, 2s; No. 2 North Victory, Is 1½d, Is Id…

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Newcastle. the Coal Industry. Newcastle

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

The ship Clan Robertson arrived from Sydney today to load a cargo of coal from the Hetton Colliery for Valparaiso. The barque Titania sailed to-day for Gnayaquil with 1105 tons of Duckenfield coal:…

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Mining. Peak Hill Proprietary G.M. COMPANY

Evening News · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 2

A half-yearly general meeting of the Peak Hill Proprietary Gold Mining Company, No Liability, was held on Friday at the company's office, Victoria Chambers, 63 Elizabeth-street, Sydney, Dr…

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Mining in New South Wales. a Trip to Gilgunnia, Mount Allen, Dromedary, and Mount Hope. an Immense Belt of Metalliferous Country. I. (By Our: Pecial, Mining Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 4

It is by no means a pleasant task to make a [?]ri[?] through this western country, especially at this time of the year when tho thermometor ranges from 100 to 110 in the shade. The trip from Cobar to Mount…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 7

PERTH, Tuesday. -- The Ivanhoe output for February is as follows: -- Stone treated, 6162 tons, yield, 9118oz. of smelted gold, average 1oz. 9dwts. 15 grains per ton. Details of the yield were: --…

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Colliery Explosion. Many Miners Entombed

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, March 7.—A terrible explosion has occurred in the Red Ash Colliery, Fayette County, West Virginia. One hundred miners were entombed. Of these only 50 were rescued…

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Mine-owners and Miners at Broken-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 9

Mr. W. J. Wise, secretary to the Trades'-hall, Broken-hill, wites as follows to the Melbourne "Argus":-- Owing to the continued influx of men during the last six months to the place, I have been instructed to warn…

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Queen Margaret Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 9

The seventh half-yearly meeting of the Queen Margaret Gold-mining Company, Limited, Bulong, Western Australia, is to be held in Melbourne on the 12th instant. The report of the directors for the…

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Colliery Explosion in Virginia Many Miners Entombed. LONDON, March 7

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 3

A terrible explosion has occurred in the Red Ash Colliery, Lafayette County, West Virginia. One hundred and two miners were…

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Colliery Explosion in Virginia. Many Miners Entombed. Fifty Rescued. London, March 7

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

A terrible explosion has occurred in the Red Ash Colliery, Lafayette County, West Virginia. One hundred and two miners were…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 9

Business in the Sydney sharemarket yesterday was of restricted extent, but West Australian stocks generally hardened in value. Associated sold from £519 to £6 to £5186, Boulder Half-mile South from 101½ to…

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