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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

The Greta Coal Seam

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 4

The State Minister for Works (Mr. O'Sullivan) has been informed that Mr. Blackeston, of Newcastle, has found the capital to build a dock, with the surrounding machinery, and put down two…

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Yukon's Richest Gold Find

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 8

A Tacoma despatch published at New York last month says that the richest gold discovery yet reported from Klondyke has been made on the Yellow River, 300 miles from the Yukon…

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Miners' Accident Relief Act. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

An interesting point lately a[?]ose here in connection with the operation of the Miners' Accident Relief Act. Employees of the Lithgow Valley Colliery Company had, like all other miners, a statutory…

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Wyalong Mines Assessment. a Bailiff Ejected

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

WYALONG, Monday.-Matters in connection with the municipal rating of the mines reached an acute stage on Saturday, when the bailiff was put into Neeld's Mine ty the Mayor for the…

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Late Mining. Gympie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 5

The manager of the Seven Marys reports getting c[?] gold going south from the rise above the 160ft. level. The following sales were reported to-day:—No. 1…

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The New Mining Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 6

WHITE CLIFFS, Monday.--A meeting convened by the Progress Committee was held in the Centennial-hall on Saturday to protest against the clause in the new Mining Bill…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydraulic cranes at the Dyke for internal, inter-colonial, and foreign consumotion during the departmental week ended this morning was 69,618 tons, as…

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London Mining. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 5

Mount Lyells are quoted at £5 12s 6d, Mount Lyell North at £2 15s, Chillago[?] at 31s 3d, and Lake View at £6 7s 6d…

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Broken Hill Mining. Bboken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 9

The Broken Hill Proprietary shipped to Port Pirie during the week ended January 22 3756 tons, which consisted of 1438 tons of oxidised ores and 2318 tons of mill products…

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The New Mount Hope Copper-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 9

The 33th half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held yesterday, Mr. James Moir presiding. The balance-sheet showed that the net profit, added to the balance…

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Coal Loading

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-A new patent for loading and distributing coal in ships' holds is just now creating considerable attention in nautical circles. It is called the Gibson Patent coal…

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Miners' Accident Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--A sick and accident fund was established by the directors of the South mine after the great disaster six years ago, employees having to subscribe…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

WYALONG, Wednesday.-A syndicate of business people has taken up the claim known as Bartley's Find, some three miles east of the township, and work will be put in hand at once in…

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The Rand Mines

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 4

LONDON, January 29.-The owners of the Rand mines are paying £30,000 a month to 1200 guards at the mines. The damage done to the mines during the war…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 9

Victoria and Caledonia Block G.M., 300 tons for 492oz, 17dwts. Baud of Hope, 470 tons for 462oz. New Queen Hundred. 15 tons for 125oz…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 4

LONDON, January 27.-Associated Gold Mines, 49s 9d; Mount Lyell, £5 10s; North Mount Lyell. £2 12s 6d; Ivanhoe, £6 15s; Lake View Consols, £6 3s 9d; Chillagoe, 30s; Great Boulder, 23s;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 9

Only a small turnover was done in mining ventures on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Both buyers and sellers were disinclined for business, owing to the absence of news from London, and as a consequence…

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The Coal Export Tbade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 5

The ship Balclutha arrived to-day from Port Pirie to load a cargo of coal from the Waratah collieryfor Honolulu. The steamer Romulus sailed for Mauritius with 4150 tons of P[?]cific Co-operative coal; the steamer Mambare took…

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Gold for the East

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 6

The E. and A. steamer Airlie left yesterday far Manila, China, and Japan with a cargo which included 4 boxes sovereigns, valued at £2955, shipped for Hongkong by Chinese merchants. The…

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