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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

Late Mining. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 6

There were no sales on 'Change to-day. CHARTERS TOWERS, Thursday. On 'Change to-day Victoria and Caledonia Block sold at 5s 2d…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The report of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, Limited, shows a profit of £6256 on the company's operations. It has been decided to declare a dividend of 3 per…

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King Conrad Mine. Sold for £60,000

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 4

INVERELL, Friday.—Alwell's King Conrad Silver-Lead Mine, at Bora Creek, was sold yesterday to Mr. J. H. Grant, representing a big Melbourne syndicate. Mr. Roberts, of Melbourne, was here…

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Gold Options and Mineral Development Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 9

The ordinary general meeting of the Gold Options and Mineral Development Company, Limitad, was held on Wednesday last, at the Equitable-building, under the presideney of Mr. A. J. Gould, M.L.C.,…

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Scottish Australian Mining Company. London, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 5

The report of the Scottish Australian Mining Company shows a profit of £6256. A dividend of 3 per cent. is declared, and —2506 is carried forward…

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Nickel Mining in New Caledonia. New Uses for the Metal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 9

The nickel deposits of New Caledonia are, it appears, going to be worked to some purpose by an English company, which has recently been formed, and the first general meeting of shareholders in which was held just…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Hainault has struck something good in the south drive, and about 100ft. in from the western crosscut at the 500ft. level, The lode is 12ft. wide, and of…

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Hetton Colliery

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A certain action at the Hetton Colliery caused a heated discussion and a threatening attitude on the part of the miners at a meeting of the lodge last night. A motion was…

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N.s.w. Chamber of Mines. Lecture on Gold-dredging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 10

At the hall of the Equitable-building, Georgestreet, last night, an extraordinary meeting of the members of the New South Wales Chamber of Mines was held for the purpose of amending section…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 13

The sharemarket in Sydney was quiet yesterday, and most shares (save silver) had a downward tendency. No exchanges were reported in copper. Silver stocks firmed. British Broken-hill bad sales (old) at 269 and…

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The Rand Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 975
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The 14 men who were arrested at Johannesburg by Herr Epler and his police on a charge of conspiracy to destroy with dynamite the mines and machinery on the Rand have been before a Transvaal…

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Diamonds and Coal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 25

The chemist will tell us that this exquisitely beautiful thing is nothing but a bit of carbon—so much charcoal, which by heat and pressure has been coaxed by nature, into the crystalline form…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 12

The St. George syndicate has crushed 84 tons of mundic ore for 57oz 9dwt. Smith and party, of Stoney Park, Albury district, have put through 6 tons stone for 6oz. 14dwt…

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The Small Coal Question

The People and the Collectivist · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 7

Mr. William Bower, President C.E.F., writes:—In the proceedings against S.A.M. Company, for not complying with the…

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The Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 10

Clearances of coal cargoes for foreign and intercolonial ports for the week have been heavy, aggregating to 61,821 tons. The distribution of the coal is as follows: -- South Australia, 10,530…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal trade of the district has continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries, with the exception of South Bulli, having worked good time. Coaling…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 10

The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended this afternoon totalled 61,821 tons. The distribution was as follows: —Victoria, 16,410 tons: South Australia, 10,530 tons:…

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The Submarine Miners at Chowder

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 1021

The Submarine Miners went into camp at Chowder Bay on the 12th for the annual 17 days' continuous training. They total 67 partially-paid and 25 permanent men, under Major Lee, O.C.S.M.,…

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Open Column. The Wallsend Colliery. to the Editor

The People and the Collectivist · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 3

Sir.—In the Newcastle "Herald" of the 9th instant a letter appears signed by Mr. F. W. Binney in which he charges me with making…

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