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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Mining Fatality. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

George Callender (17) was killed in the Dudley Colliery yesterday. The deceased, who was employed as waggon boy, was letting three loaded trucks run down the line, and by…

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Queensland. the Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 7

Some additional figures have been received by the Mines Departmentt, thr[?] the wardens' annual reports, showing an inc[?] yield of gold last year of 11,615oz., making a total increase of 16,177oz. over…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 9

The Junction North plant, working two shifts daily for the past week, treated 626 tons crudes, which produced 93 tons concentrates, bulking 61 per cent. lead, 24½oz, silver, and 6 per cent…

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General Cable News. New Zealand Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The New Walte-kauri Extended Gold Mining Company is being formed, with a capital of £100,000, and is issuing 360,000 shares of a nominal value of 5s each, at…

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Bowls Champion Gold Medal Competition. Draw for the Second Round

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 10

The Pennant committee met yesterday and made the following draw for the second round of the gold medal competition:- S. B. King (Waverley) v. Captain Jenkins (St…

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Charge of Conspiracy. Alleged "Salting" of Samples. South Coast Mining Case

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court, to-day, Mr. Acting-Justice Pring was further engaged hearing the case in which George Axam, Thomas Mooney, Alfred Faulder, and James…

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Colliery Troubles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 5

Work was resumed yesterday at the Jumbunna coalmine, matters in dispute having been amicably adjusted. Fresh trouble has been caused by the stoppage of work at the Coal Creek mine. The trouble…

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Gold Shipment

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 6

The P. and O. R.M.S. Arcadia, homeward bound, tok away from Sydney yesterday 10 boxes of sovereigns, valued at £50,000, shipped by the Queensland National Bank, for Colombo…

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Lake George Mines, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 7

A prominent shareholder in the Lake George Mines, writing to the "Mining Journal" (London), on January 9, says:--"May I call attention to the serious state of affaire disclosed at the ordinary general meeting of the…

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World's Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 9

The production of gold throughout the world is steadily increasing, while that of silver is decreasing. The figures for gold are:—In 1897, 11,606,[?]84 fine oz.; in 1898, 13,874,322oz.; and in…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 9

The slight improvement in the Mining market on Tuesday was maintained yesterday, although there has been no general appreciation in prices. The coal division showed no change, with the exception of…

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The Coal Exfort Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 8

The ship Pythomene sailed to-day for San Diego with 2925 tons of Co-operative coal; the barque Highlands sailed for Honolulu with 1032 tons of Pacific Cooperative coal, and the barque Fulda sailed for Tal Tal…

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Charters From 1St February. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

Ancon, bq 13[?]4 tons, Newcastle to Wst Coast Ariel, bq, 820 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Challenger, sh, 1399 tons. Newcastle to Honolulu option San Francisco…

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Late Mining. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 7

On 'Change to-day Chillagoe Railway aud Mines sold at 31s. CHARTERS TOWERS, Wednesday. Sales on 'Change were:—Kulamadan, 2s 6[?]d;…

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Mining Casualty. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 5

A miner named Abe Rowley and one of his thighs broken by a fall of coal in the Pacific colliery yesterday. The injured man was attended to by Dr. Ody, and subsequently…

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Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company was held today. The chairman of directors, Mr. J. S. Reid, in moving the adoption of the statements of account and…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 3

The fiftieth half-yearly meeting of the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company was held at the offices, 131 Pitt-street, on Wednesday, when the report of the directors was submitted. It was…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 9

Block 10 plantdid consistent work last week, treating 3125 tons of crudes, producing 533 tons of concentrates, bulking 34oz, silver, 64 per cent. lead, and 7½ per cent. zine. The week's despatches were 411…

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Charge of Conspiracy. Alleged "Salting" of Samples. South Coast Mining Case

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 7

The hearing of the charge of conspiracy against George Axam, Thomas Mooney, Alfred Faulder, and James Harvey was continued at the Central Criminal Court…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 7

YAMBULLA, Friday,-Mr. Haugh cleaned up a crushing of 38 tons from his 10-acre lease on Saturday last, the yield being 78oz of smelted gold. The battery is now crushing on a small…

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