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Mining & the mines, 1901

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Mining News by Cable

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 64

Cable messages from London; under date December 22, stated that the shares in the Collie Proprietary Coal Company (West Australia), had been allotted, ana that the Waihi G.M. Company…

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The Victorian Coal Famine. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 13

There still appears to be very little possibility of the local collieries being able to execute orders for the Victorian market for some time to come. There are numbers of steam colliers in port awaiting coal…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 50.) Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 64

The following complete specifications have stely been accepted in the various colonies unermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, sue to the applicants in due course. This…

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New Zealand. Gold Exports. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 9

The gold exports for December were 34,008oz., and for the year 371,993oz…

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Country News. Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 12

Trade this week has been rather slack, owing to the holidays. At Wollongong the colliers Palmeraton, Herga. Mount Kembla, and the schooners Lady Mabel and Countess of Errol loaded coal for Sydney…

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Gold Yield of the Colony. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 9

The gold yield of the colony for December amounted to 62,295oz., as compared with 95,092oz. in Decemher last year. For the 12 months just ended the gold output totalled 95l,065oz., compared…

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Destruction of Mines. January 4, 2.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

Commandant Viljoen was the author of the recent burning of mining property at Boksburg. The destruction was estimated at £50,000…

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London Mining Market. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 11

Mount Lyell, £6. North Mount Lyell, £2 16s 3d. Lake View Consols, £7 17s 6d. Chillagoe, 33s 9d…

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West Australia. Gold Returns. Perth, Dec. 13, 1900

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 19

The gold returns of the eleven mouths of the present year prove that this colony will equal that of 1899, viz., l,643,877oz. In every part of the country auriferous discoveries are being made, which…

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Late Mining. B. H. Proprietry Company's Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 10

The output, including product from ores purchased, of the B. H. Proprietary, Limited, for the four weeks ended the 2nd instant, was as follows:—Refinery products: Silver, 454,323oz. fine; soft leas, 3885 tons; antimonial lead,4…

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Gold Saving by Quicksilver. the Bad Effect of Grease

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 51

A writer in the "Scientific and Mining Press" says— One of the most potent enemies to amalgamation is fatty or resinous substances. Probably there are few more expert washers of gold…

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The Coal Trade. How the Inter-state Carriers Fare. Fare

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 11

The steamer Tambo, of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s line, was the first vessel to be cleared at the Newcastle Custom-house in the new century. She was entered yesterday with…

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Southern Coal Trade. Trouble Threatening at Woonona. Disagreement About Rates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 9

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade this week has been rather slack, owing to the holidays. The usual traders loaded at Wollongong, but at Port Kembla operations were almost…

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"The Welcome Nugget." the Biggest Lump of Gold Found in Australia

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 8

THERE are few Australians who have not heard of "The Welcome Nugget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies without a model of that precious find. So heavy was…

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The Coal Famine in Melbourne. Reasons From the Sydney Point of View

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 9

The coal famine which is now visiting Melbourne and Victorian ports exemplifies once more the dangers which arise from what has been termed a "hand-to-mouth" policy…

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Mining Troubles. The Hetton Dispute. A Strike Probable. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 6

Matters in connection with the dispute at the Hetton Colliery appear as far off settlement as ever. A meeting of the men was held at Wickham to-day, there being a large…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 11

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--Hannan's Proprietary crushed 850 tons for 370oz. Mr. Hewitson has been occupying himself since his return in making a thorough inspection of the…

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Colliery Dispute at Newcastle

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 9

Once again the district is threatened with colliery disputes. At most of the mines considerable difficulty is being experienced in adjusting the rates to be paid…

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Whalers Discover Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 3

The crew of the whaler Esquimaux, of Dundee, have made a lucky find in the cold, grim land that borders upon Davis Strait . Mr. Barclay Walker, the owner of the…

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Mining News. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 11

[Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday. No notice is 'taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the "Free Information" column must be cut out…

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