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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 7

A quiet tone characterised the Mining market yesterday. Some business was done in New South Wales coal i Wallsend and Newcastle finding buyers at about [?]ate rates. Wickham and Bullock Island…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 6

The steamship Car[?]th[?]shire arrived to-day from Port Pirie to load a cargo of coal from the West Wallsend Colliery for Manila, and the barque Trongate arrived from Brisbane to load Duckenfield coal for the West Coast of…

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Colliery Employees. Increased Prices and Wages. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday. It was reported to the delegates that the manager of the Lambton and…

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Gold Discovery. Gundagai

The Australian Star · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

Another important find has been made at Robinson and Rice's mine. In the main shaft at a depth of 160ft. a large reef hitherto met met with has been discovered, carrying…

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Mining in Rhodesia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 3

Reports are coming to hand from many quarters (says the London "Mining Journal"), showing that the mining industry of Rhodesia is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. A good deal of the…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 5

Since the beginning of January 400 tons of sulphide ore was despatched by the Associated Northern Iron Duk[?] lease to Fremantle smelters. A further lot of 200 tons is to be forwarded to make…

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Western Australian Mining[?] Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 7

The treatment of sulphide ore by the [?]ecken p[?]cess is proceeding satisfactorily at South Kalgur[?], and an enlargement of the plant is contemplated. The management report that both consols and No. 2…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 7

The Rising Sun Extended machinery has been di[?]tled, and portion with poppet-heads has been removed to the White L[?]ad[?] property, where its re[?]r[?]ction will be pushed ahe[?]d as quickly as…

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Woodcutters' Strike. Kalgoorlie Mining Imperilled. PERTH

The Australian Star · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 5

A labour trouble has cropped up at Kalgoorlie which will lead to the entire suspension of the mining industry in that district, unless it is quickly settled. All the…

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Mount David Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 10

The fourth animal meeting of shareholders in the Mount David GoldMining Company was held at Vickery's-chambers on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. E. Stanley presiding. In moving the adoption of the…

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Country News. the Lithgow Collieries. Demands of the Miners. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 7

A largely attended meeting of miners was held last night to consider the reply received from the Lithgow Coal Association on matters discussed at the conference last week. A letter from the association…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 26.) Gold Dredging News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 55

The Shoalhaven River dredge's yield for the week ended February 9 was 11oz; for the week ended February 16, the return was 14oz 6dwt. About seventy-five dredges have been built in…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 13

A very fair turnover was recorded on the Sydney Exchange yesterday. The principal feature of the day's operations was a "knock out" in silver shares towards the close, in consequence of the heavy drop in lead…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Friday.-- All the collieries of the district worked well during the week. The principal shipments at this port were to Sydney. Great activity prevailed at Port Kembla, where…

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The Broken Hill Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 55

The B.H. Proprietary shipments for the week ended February 13 to Port Pirie comprised 3673 tons, consisting of 1470-tons oxidised ores and 2203 tons mill products…

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Australia's Gold Yield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 498

Since gold-mining as an industry may be reckoned to date from February, 1851, when Hargreaves found and worked the alluvial deposits on Lewis Ponds and Summer Hill Creek, the miners of Australia have won…

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Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 14

The Mount Lyell Blocks Copper Corporation reports that the ore despatched for week ended February 9 was 300 tons, average value 8[?] per cent, copper. The stopes are looking well, the average width of ore body being 50ft…

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Slump in Coal Prices

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 7

There was a slump in the price of coal in Durham during the last few weeks of 1900. Best steam coal, which fetched 27s in September, was selling at 14s, coke fell from 33s a ton, free on…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 10

The barque Kinfanus arrived to-day from Brisbane to load a cargo of coal from Waratah colliery for the West Coast of South America. The following coal-laden vessels sailed to-day for foreign markets:—Iquique, ship, for…

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General Mining News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 55

At Tingha, Messrs. Lock, and party have struck payable tin on Topper's Mountain, and there is said-to be every prospect of the lead running through their several leases. Orchard and sons…

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