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Mining & the mines, 1900

5,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 250

Bowls. Gold Medal Championship. the Final Rounds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The semi-final and final of the Gold Medal championship were played on the City green on Saturday, the attendance on the part of bowlers not being so large as might fairly have been expected. The four who had…

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The Small Coal Question. Conference of Owners and Men. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 9

A conference between representatives of the colliery proprietors of the Northern District and the delegates of the Miners' Union was held in the Hall of Commerce yesterday morning for the purpose of…

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Newcastle. the Selling Price of Coal. to Be Advanced Next Year. Action of the Premier. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1900 · page 8

It has transpired that there is a movement on foot among the principal colliery proprietors of the Northern district with a view to combined action in increasing the selling price of coal, and it is more than…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 9
Also in Evening News

The turnover in mining shares on the Sydney Exchange yesterday was only moderate, but the market, if anything, displayed a healthier tone. In a couple of lines there was a good recovery. Local interests generally had…

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Charters From 1St May Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

Adolphe, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Ancenis, bq, (re chartered) Newcastle to Ho Ho Beacon Rock, sh, Tyne to Port Pirie—Coke Bowman B. Law, bq, Sydney to San Francisco…

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Late Mining. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 6

At the Warraberry Goldfields Fitch and party, No. 2 north, have just washed 98 loads of dirt, yielding 20oz. of gold in this claim two pieces were picked out of the face of the drive weighing…

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The Coal Trade. Activity at Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The shipping and coal trades are just now in full swing, and there is every prospect of a continuance for some months to come. This morning there were between fifty…

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Bowls. Winner of the Gold Medal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 8

The winner of the gold medal championship, Mr. J. Strong, of the Balmain Club, has been playing the game for only four or five veals. lie went to Victoria with the New South Wales representative team in…

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Country News. Minister for Mines at Hill End. Hill End

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 3

The Minister for Mines, accompanied by Messrs. I Haynes, and Hurley, M's.L.A., M'Lachlas, and Pitman, arrived here about noon on Saturday, being escorted by the townspeople for a couple of miles…

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Mining. the Warraderry Gold Field

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 2

The Warraderry Gold Field, better known as Tinpot, has now been in progress for some months. It is situated about 16 miles from Grenfell, 12 or 14 miles from Goolagong, and about 37 miles from…

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A Centenarian Mining Pioneer. "Old Gold-dust."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 7

Mr. William Williams, of Adelong Crossing, the well-known mining pioneer, who celebrated his 100th birthday last week, was born at Montgomery, North Wales, on the 3rd May, 1800. He…

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South Bulli Colliery Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--The Minister for Labor and Industry in replying to a request by the miners of the South Bulli Colliery for a public inquiry into the difficulty at the colliery,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 11

A considerable accession of sales was a satisfactory feature of yesterday's operations on the Sydney Exchange. Attention was chiefly devoted to local interests, Dredging ventures advanced strongly in favor, and though…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 8

The barque Ennerdale sailed to-day for Valparaiso, with 1832 tons of Willsend coal; the barque Francis Fisher sailed for Valparaiso with 2216 tons of fHettin coal: the ship Ivy sailed for Houolulu,…

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Charters Form Lst May Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 2

Adolphe, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Ancenis, bq, (re chartered) Newcastle to Ilo Ilo Anerley, s, Pt Kembla to South Africa season Rook, sh, Tyne, to Port Pirie—Coke…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 8

At the Great Boulder Proprietory crossciitting is in full swing westward from the main shaft at the 900ft, and 1000ft, levels and the lodes proved by the diamond drill at those depths should be out shortly…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--The opening ceremony in connection with the new compressor at the Oroya took place on Saturday morning. The compressor will drive, drills on both the north…

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Coal Rates

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 4

Mr. Lyne certainly does not carry the key of the coal market of the world in his coat pocket, and yet his presence in Newcastle last week seems to have had the effect of…

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