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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Late Mining. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 6

To-day's Exchange sales were:—Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 39s, 38s 9d. BROKEN HILL, Thursday. The B.H. Junction mill last week dealt with 130G…

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The Great Coal Steal. Keightley's Collieries

The People and the Collectivist · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

ON July 25, 1899, the Newcastle Coal Mining Co., Ltd.—which has as its general manager, Mr. Stewart. Keightley, and as its…

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Cires. Alter Cases John L. Began and the Coal Mines Act

The People and the Collectivist · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 5

WHEN the censure motion against the Reid Government was being debated, Mr. John L. Fegan delivered himself of some very…

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The Association of French Shareholders in Transvaal Gold Mines and Stocks

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 3

The first meeting of this Association was held, on the 17th January, in the hotel of the French Agricultural Society. It was well attended,…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 41.) The Broken Hill Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 56

Block 10 mill during a week's run dealt with 2822 tons of crudes, yielding 468 tons of concentrates, bulking 33.91oz silver, 65.9 per cent, lead, 7.35 per cent. zinc. The productive workings…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 13
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Following the downward course of London prices there was an all-round collapse in West Australian stocks in the Sydney market yesterday, as will be seen by the list of comparative prices published below. The…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 10

Clearances of coal cargoes at Newcastle during the week ended yesterday were heavy, 58,937 tons being entered for export to the other colonics And the various foreign markets. The respective quantities for each were…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 595

The annual election of committees at Newcastle resulted as follows:—General committee, Messrs. S. R. Levy (David Cohen and Co.), Julian Windeyer, F. J. Doddimeade (Co-operative Coal Co.), G. F…

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Improved Coal Washer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 41

The accompanying sketch, shows a device lately patented in England. It is an apparatus to be used in connection with coal (especially small coal) washing, and has for object to regain the…

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Alleged Coal Lands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 14

A Somewhat interesting case came before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, in Equity. The plaintiffs were C. J. Byrnes, of Parramatta, and others v. Emily Smith, of Darlinghurst, and others. The plaintiffs asked for an…

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Eight Hours for Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 16

LONDON, March 1.—In the House of Commons fast night a motion by Mr. J. H. Lewis, M.P. (Liberal) for the Flint District, Wales, to reduce the day's work of miners to eight hours was…

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The Mount Lyell Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 41

A big project, having for its object the amalgamation of the Mount Lyell group of mines, has been mooted among an influential body of investors in the field. The idea is to bring about…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 9

According to the returas supplied to the Minos Department the yield of gold in Victeria during last month was 64,703oz., as compnred with 51,317oz. in February, 1899. The output for the…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 11

The W. A. February gold yield, including Mint returns, was 117,849oz. The Baker's Creek battery ran full time, crushing 592 tons for 334oz 6dwt of smelted gold…

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Mine Property in the Transvaal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 7

There has naturally (says the Cape "Argus") been very great anxiety amongst those responsible for shareholders' claims in the Transvaal, and holders of property generally in the Republics as…

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The Tinpot Gold Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 56

The Tinpot Gold Field, near Grenfell, has been declared payable by Mr. Slee, the Chief Inspector of Mines, who has named the township Warraderry, and the lead "Erasa." As the…

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Charters From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

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

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The Country. Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 10

HELENSBURGH, Friday. -- Electric light lamps are being introduced at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh. This should be a great advantage to the miners, as these lamps show a…

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New Method of Detecting Gold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 41

A new method of detecting the presence of a small quantity of gold has been recently discovered by Dr. Ohler. By this method the presence of quantities as low as 77 centigrammes per ton may…

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