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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 10

The Falls of Alton, four-masted barque, cleared at the custom-house to-day for Mollende with a cargo of 2893 tons of Duckenfield coal; the Vasco [?] Gama, ship, cleared for Tocopilla with 2124 tons of…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 8

At the Associated Northern Iron Duke lease the main shaft is down 507ft. in what appears to be the eastern vein. At that depth the stone looks promising. The despatch to Fremantle smelters of the last…

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Western Australian Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 9

Very rich telluride ore is being taken from the rise on the lode above the 640ft. level at the Kalgurli. High grade telluride rock was also broken in the course of development work at the 540ft. level, and the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 9

Block 10 shipments for past week comprised 1537 tons, which consisted of 801 tons concentrates to the Australian Metal Company and 736 tons slimes to Block 14 Company…

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Late Mining. New- South Wales Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 9

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The North mine made no [?]…

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Western Coal Trade. Sidings on the Mountains. LITHGOW

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners are moving in the direction of affording relief to the railway traffic on the Mountains, in order to enable them to give a more regular supply of empty…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life LONDON, February 26, 2.48 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 4

A terrible colliery disaster has occurred at Diamondville, Wyoming (U.S.A.). One of the coal mines caught fire with the result that 50 miners were entombed, and only one man…

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Fire in a Colliery. Fifty Miners Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A disastrous Are has occurred in a colliery at Diamondviile, Wyoming, In the United States. Fifty men were entombed. Ono succeeded in…

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Sunlight Gold-mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 9

The annual meeting of the sharcholders of the Sunlight Gold-mining Company was held at the Mutual Life of New York Building yesterday afternoon, Mr. David Wilkion being in the chair. A…

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Colliery Disaster. London, Feb. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

A fire occurred in a colliery at Diamondville, Wyoming, United States, entombing 50 miners. One man escaped by fighting his way ont through the flames. The others…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

JUNEE, Wednesday.-The Dusthole Mine at Junee Reefs has slackened work to the extent of 30 men. The cyanide plant adjoining the Alma battery, the property of the Dusthole Mine, is…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 5

BULLI, Wednesday.--The South Bull miners lodge decided at a meeting last night to send the following notice of motion to the district: That the sum of £50 he sent to assist Mount…

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The Colliery Disaster. Thirty-six Victims

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, February 27, 2.25 p.m.-The details of the colliery disaster at Diamondville, in the State of Wyoming (U.S.), state that the Victims numbered 36…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 9

Business in mining ventures on the Stock Exchange yesterday was again on a restricted scale. There was little alteration in New South Wales coal. In copper Chillagoe Railway and Mines receded to…

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Victoria's Gold Jubilee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4
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LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. J. L. Stirling, formerly Government Geologist of Victoria, and now Mining Representative or that State in London, has formed an Influential committee to promote…

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Late Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

A partial recovery on the bottom metal rate quoted for lead induced improved inquiry in Melbourne yesterday for Barrier silver stork. The London buying price cabled to the Broken-hill Proprietary was 1315, while…

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West Australian Goldfields. Development at the Lake View Consols Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the Mining Managers' Association to-day it was decided to register the whole association as a union under the terms of the Arbitration aud Conciliation BUI…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 8

The ship Sam Skolfield II. arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the West Wallsend C[?]lliery for Manila, and the four-masted barque Octavia also arrived from Sydney to load a cargo of Seaham coal for the west…

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Popper Mining Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Morning.--The following were among the closing values of copper shares yesterday:--Chillagoe R. and M., 31s 3d; Mount Lyoll, £G; North Mount Lyell, 53s ftd…

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