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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Newcastle. the Stockton Colliery Strike. a Settlement Arrived At. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 8

The strike of [?] and other employees of the Stockton Colliery, which was declared yesterday in support of the 19 drivers and wheelers at present serving a sentence in the Maitland Gaol for having…

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Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 10

A young man named George Lamming, trucker, employed at Block 14, was early to-day smothered in a mullock shoot. Deceased was at South Shoot on the surface shovelling skimpings down to the 100ft…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 9

The Junction North plant treated last week 628 tons crude sulphides, yielding 114 tons concentrates, including 30 tons from retreatment, bulking 60½ per cent, lead, and 27oz. silver. The week's shipments…

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Cobar Chesney Mining Company. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 9

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Cobar Cheaney Copper and Gold-mining Company was held to-day to consider the advisableness of increasing the capital of the company. It was…

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An English Mining Company. Winding-up Order Granted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 8

Mr. Justice Walker, sitting in Equity, was petitioned for an order for the compulsory winding up of the Crown Point Gold Mines, Limited, the petitioner being John James M'Mahon, the…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Rates with Regard to Mines. Neeld and others v. the Municipal District of Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 4

On the previous day Mr. Longer Owen, instructed by Messrs Pigott and Stinson (agents for Mr. G. P. Evans, of West Wyalong), appealed for the plaintiffs, Frederick Neeld…

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West Australian Goldfields. the Great Boulder Output

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday. -- The Great Boulder output for the month of January is as follows: -- Battery, 2043 tons for 1436oz.; sulphide mill, 4645 tons for 2190oz. by amalgamation, and 5911…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--The Perseverance sulphide plant last month treated 5258 tons for 3535oz. by amalgamation, and 1402oz, by cyanidation. The gold value of the base bullion and concentrates estimated to…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 9

Baker's Creek, 481 tons for 330oz. 13dwt. Great Bonlder (W. A.), 6688 tons for 12,911oz. 6gr. New Normanby, 478 tons for 77oz. Last Chance United, yield 133oz. 14dwt…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 9

Business in mining stock on the Exchange yesterday was confined to very fear lines. Under the influence of advice from London Chillagoe Ballway and Minss showed a marked improvement. The…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 8

The schooner Newsboy sailed to-day for Lahaina with 947 tons of East Grsta coal, and the barque Llwy deared at the Customs-house for Valparaiso with 1227 tons of Seaham coal…

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Late Mining. Western Australian Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 8

The lode at West Dolettes shaft on the 400ft. lovel of the Oroya northern block has been driven northward 60ft., the ore ranging in value from 9 to 31 [?]twts, per ton the full width of the drive. Nice…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 3

Glencona, 4-m bq, 2489 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Godiva, sh, 1912 tons. Newcastle to W Coast Helen, bq, 688 tons, Newcastle to N Zealand…

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Western Austkalian Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 9

The Great Boulder's January output was as follows:—Mines battery, 2043 tons for 1463oz. 13dwt.; suphide mill, 4645 tons; by smalgamation, 2190oz.; by cyanidation, 5911oz.; tailings, 4455 tons for…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 9

Block 10 had a very satisfactory run last week, treating 3133 tons crudes, y[?]ding 586 tons concentrates, bulking 33·91oz. silver. 63·67 per cent, lead, and 8·25 per cent. zinc. The week's despatches were…

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Mining at New Caledonia. Interview with Mr. J. Higginson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 8

Mr. J. Higginson, the well-known mining proprietor of Noumea, arrived in Sydney from New Caledonia by the French steamer Armand Behic yesterday on route for Europe When seen by a…

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Centenary Coal Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Thursday.--The Centenary Coal and Coke Mining Company, Ltd., held its half-yearly meeting to-day, when Messrs. N. Cohen and G. H. C. M'Douall were re-elected to the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 7

Transactions on the Stock Exchange in mining ventures yesterday were few in number. After the sp[?]rt on the previous day Chillagoes relapsed to buyers 32s 6d, sellers 33s 3d, and no business resulted…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 6

The American schooner Admiral, which arrived here last night from Sydney, will load a cargo of coal for Honolulu. The steamer Taiyuan was despatched to-day for Manila and Hongkong, via Sydney, with…

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The Western Collieries. Demands of the Men. Increased Pay Required

The Australian Star · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

There are incipient signs of trouble in the western coal trade. The miners have made certain demands, and it is extremely improbable that the colliery proprietors will make…

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