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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

A private cable was received from London to-day stating that it was roported on good authority that active steps for the amalgamation of the Golden Horseshoe and Ivanhoe properties were in progress…

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The Coal Crisis. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 8

Sir,--The following letter from the secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain speaks bluntly and truly, and is of interest at the present time:--…

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General News. Australian Coal and the Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

Our London correspondent writes:--"In the course of his statement explanatory of the navy estimates for the current year, Mr. Goschen said in connection with the coaling of the fleet that…

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The Hamilton Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 6

News received from Bagoolah (late Hamilton field) is to the effect that water is drying up fast. Alluvial minora, who form 80 per cent, of those on the field, are doing nothing. The…

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Late Mining. Gundle Tin Mines

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

The prospectus of the Gundle Tin Mines, N.L., appears elsewhere. The company is being formed with a capital of £50,000 in £1 shares, of which 25,000 are eff[?]ed to the public, to acquire three…

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Breach of the Coal Mines Act

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 6

LAMBTON, Friday.—At the Lambton Police Court to-day Mr. Payten, S.M., had before him the case of alleged breach of the Coal Mines Act by the manager of the Dudley Colliery. The case…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 13

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--An error occurred in the Boulder Main Reef return forwarded last night. The figures should be 2001 tons of tailings cyanided for 1453oz. 8dwt. of gold, or an average of 14½dwt; per ton. The Boulder Perseverance's crushing was 1525 tons of…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 13

The East Mexican Company, Charters Towers, has treated 100 tons of atone for 294oz gold. Gympie Crown and Phoenix has treated 50 tons of quartz for 42oz of gold…

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The Coal Export Trade

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

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 65,548 tons, as compared with 50,759 tons last week—an increase of 14,780 tons. The…

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Minister for Mines at Kiandra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 836

The Minister for Mines, accompanied by the Under-Secretary, Mr. M'Lachalan Mr. Pittman, Government Geologist and Messrs Bigg, Miller and Donaldson Ms.L.A. reached Kiandra on Monday for…

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Gold Dredging at Kiandra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 56

The Minister for Mines, during his tour in the country, visited Kiandra, and while there performed the ceremony of opening Mr. Marks's gold dredge Expectation. This is the first dredge…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 26

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This…

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Newcastle. the Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

A particularly brisk business has been done in shipping coal this week, and the output for export to the foreign and intercolonial markets has been heavier than for many months. It…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 836

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 50,759 tons, as compared with 50,555 tons last week, an [?] of 204 tons The distribution…

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The Country. the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 10

HELENSBURGH, Friday.--The Metropolitan colliery continues to do a brisk trade, and constant employment is, therefore, provided for all the miners. The Davy safely lamps are being…

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Late Mining. Coolgardie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 9

The Lady Evelyn has had l8 tons of sulphides treated as a trial crushing, for the purpose of testing this clase of ore by amended battery treatment. It yielded 9oz. lldwt. 9gr. gold. The concentrates…

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Mining at Mount Lyell

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 13

QUEENSTOWN, (TAS), Friday.--The Western Tharsis' north drive from the main tunnel is in 22ft. The face is in very good ore, showing splashes of bornite. The crosscut north from the rise is in 14ft. The face is rich,…

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Newcastle. the Coal-weighing Provisions. Newcastle

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

At the Lambton Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., the recent case of Humble v. Humphreys was mentioned. It will be remembered that the magistrate found that Hugh Humphreys,…

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MINING Broken Hill. March 28

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 835

B.H. Block 10 plant during the past week treated 2931 tons of crudes, yielding 511 tons of concentrates of the usual good metal contents. The estimated quantity of concentrates at resent lying on the…

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Intercolonial Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 56

The Mount Allen G.M. Company, Mount Hope, has decided to continue sinking the main shaft. The annual report of the company states that from February 16, 1899, to March 1, 1900, the plant…

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