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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 250

Bowling. Champion Gold Medal Competition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 5

The Champion gold medal competitions were commenced last week. No less than 58 competitors had their names entered on the lists. I The first prize is a gold medal, valued at five…

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The Payment of Mining Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 7

Great anxiety exists (says the "Mining Journal" of London) about the payment of the licenses for gold-mining in the Transvaal. The leading groups have determined to pay. Mr. Hulsteyn,…

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The Timbillica Gold Rush. PAMBULA, March 2

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

Yumbulla, improperly known as Timbillica, lies 17 miles to the south-west of Towamba. All the surrounding country for miles around has for many years been known to be gold-bearing. Wog…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

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

Rich mineralised ore has been struck in the Great Britain Mine, Wyalong, during the sinking of the shaft to a depth of 380ft. The strike was made after going down 60ft of blank country. The…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

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

The Girilambone Copper Mine during the halfyear ended December 31 raised 2493 tons of ore, and concentrates 1870 tons, "producing 370 tons of first grade concentrates. The smelting of 1091…

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MINING. Broken Hill. Broken Hill

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

B. H. Block 14 miles had 16 hours' stoppages last week. Only 2198 tons crude of sulphides were treated, returning 639 tons of concentrates and slimes of fair metal value. The shipments to the mine's works at…

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In Equity. (Bofore Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Coal-mining Property. C. J. Byrnes and Others v. Emily Smith and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 7

Mr.Harvey, instructed hy Messrs Minter, Simpson, and Co., appeared for the plaintifis, C.J. Byrnes and others, and Mr.T.E.M[?]hy, solicitor, for the defendants, Emily Smith and otliers, to sub…

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L'Union des Porteurs Français de Mines d'or Et De Valeurs Dú TRANSVAAL

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

La premiere assemble de Cette Association s'est tenue, le 17 janvier, à l'Hôtel de la Société des Agriculteurs de France. Elle était très…

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The Miner. Mining in Western Tasmania. the Mount Farrell District. (Contributed.)

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

The Mount Farrell district is comparatively a new silver field, and was only opened in 1899; but it gives promise of proving one of the best in Tasmania. It was almost an unknown country…

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One Hundred Men Entombed in a Colliery

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 March 1900 · page 8

An explosion occurred at the Redash colliery, in Fayette county, West Virginia, U.S., 100 miners being entombed. Only two of the victims were rescued…

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Yesterday's Mining News. London, Sydney, and Intercolonial, Mining Advice. Our Letter-box. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 March 1900 · page 9

Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday. No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be cut out…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 5

The resolution "That the time has arrived for an advance in the selling price of coal and ait increase in the hewing rate" bus been adopted by a majority of the miners' lodges…

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Sydney Harbor Collieries

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

At the Invitation of Mr. J. L. C. Rae, manager of the Sydney Harbor Collieries, a number of members of the New South Wales engineering Association on Saturday afternoon paid a visit to…

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Welsh Coal Miners. London, March 10, 7.25 a.m

The Australian Star · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision in the Merthyr-Tydyli case, holding that if workmen are able to get wages to support themselves they are not entitled to…

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Visit to the Balmain Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 3

The members of the Engineering Association of New South Wales' accepted an invitation on Saturday, to visit the Sydney Harbor Colliery Company's works at White Horse Point,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 9

The sharemarket was in a depressed state in Sydney on Saturday, and business shrank within narrow limits. West Australian shares were all dull, and a variety of reasons was assigned for this, such as a bad carry-over…

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The Coal Supply

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 5

According to "Fairplay," "America seems to be the only country just now not pinched for coal. Very much what we are experiencing is being experienced by Germany, where prices have been…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 5

The barque Lanarkshire arrived from Brisbane yesterday to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for the West Coast, and the ship Star of Italy arrivad from Adelaide to load coal for…

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Adelong Gold Escort

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 7

ADELONG, Saturday.—The monthly escort left yesterday with 1039oz gold, which would have been greatly increased but for the shortness of the water supply, which prevented the batteries…

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Sydney Harrbour Collieries Company. Visit of the Engineering Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon, at the invitation of Mr. J. L.C. Rao (manager), a visit was paid by the members of the Engineering Association of New South Wales to the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company's…

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