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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Battles of the Past the Palmy Days of the Holborn. "Bob's Chophouse." Tom Belcher As "Mine Host.' The Famous Daffy Club—Fight Between Spring and Burn. [No: LXVIII.—Continued.]

Referee · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 7

It will be remembered, goes on the London "L.V. Gazette," that big Bob Gregson, the Lancastrian hero, THE GAME OPPONENT OF JOHN…

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Goldfields Separation Movement. Supported by Mr. J. F. Hogan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--A petition will be handed to the Governor in Perth next Saturday by the Mayors of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie and the three goldfields members of Parliament. The…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--The Golden Horseshoe output for February was:--Stone treated, 4154 tons, yielded 1613oz., while concentrates contain 275oz.,…

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The New Guinea Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 8

COOKTOWN, Tuesday.--The schooner Jessie Riley arrived from New Guinea, and reports that in the new country discovered by Fannigan, at the head of Gira River, there is the greatest…

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Australian Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 4

Our London correspondent writes:--"Messrs, James and Alexander Brown, the well-known merchants of Fenchurch Avenue and Newcastle, New South Wales, have put forward a patriotic…

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The Coal Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

The four-masted barque Australia sailed to-day for Honolulu with 3340 tons of Duckenkeld coal, and the barque E. J. Spence sailed for Maurit[?] with 523 tons of Pacific Co-operative coal. In the…

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A Gold Brick

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 3

A gold brick which has been sent by the inhabitants of Greymouth (N.Z.) to Lieut.- General Sir George White, in commemoration of his defence of Ladysmith, is 2ln. long by…

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West Australian Gold Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Owing to Hie delay in getting the return of the Associated Mines, the February output for the Add for the month cannot yet be determined, but it is estimated that the yield will be 54,000z…

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Mining Near Inverell

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 9

TINGHA, Tuesday.--The Tingha United, at Stoney Creek, broke into the old workings of the Starlight some ten days ago, and were flooded out with the sudden influx of water, which, taking place in the nighttime,…

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Charters From 1St March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 3

America, sh, Newcastle to West Coast Anaurus. sh, Newcastle to West Coast Angola, bq, Newcastle to Manila Cambusdoon, bq, Newcastle to West Coast…

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A Barrier Mining Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--An explosion happened shortly after 3 o'clock this morning at the Junction North mine. Two miners, Samuel Thomas and Henry Ellis, and a trucker, named…

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Proposed Royal Commission on the Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. W. J. Lyne, has consented to receive a deputation representing the Colliery E[?] plo[?] Federation on Wednesday next relative to the proposal by Mr. Alfred Edden, M.L.A.,…

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Late Mining. the Golden Queen. Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

The Golden Queen mine has struck a sulphide lode at the 140ft. level at a distance of 19ft. from the shaft. The reef is bard, and from present appearances is 4ft. thick. It shows free gold, but the…

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Country News. Mining Accidents. Fatal Injuries by an Explosion. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

A trucker named V. Berg, employed at the Junction North Mine, was shockingly injured early this morning through an explosion. He was working with two miners, Samuel Thomas and Henry…

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Western Australian Goldfields Delegate. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, the delegate of the Western Australian Goldfields Separation League, has arrived in London…

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West Australian Goldfields Delegate. London, March 14

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 2

Mr. Griffith, the delegate of the West Australian Goldfields Separation League, has arrived in London…

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A Gold-mining Transaction

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 7

His Honor Mr. Justice Walker, sitting in Equity; delivered judgment yesterday in the case of Grady v. Barron and others. The suit was one in connection with the sale of an…

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Threatened Coal Trouble. United Miners' Conference Called

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday Afternoon.—Owing to the refusal of the coalowners to meet the miners in conference to consider the necessity for raising the selling price and hewing rates of coal,…

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Elandslaagte Collieries. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 7

The fires in the Elandslaagte collieries, caused by the retteating Bears, have been extinguished by coolies. The collieries will soon be reopened…

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Elandslaagte Colliery. the Fire Extinguished

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The fire in the Elandslaagte colliery, which was started by the Boers in their retreat from Ladysmith, has been extinguished by…

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