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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 6

The total quantity of coal cleared at the Newcastle Custom- house for export last week was 52,942 tons, of which the distribution was as follows:—Victoria, 114,840 tons; Chill, 14,619 tons…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 9

There were very few transactions in mining stock on the Stock Exchange on Saturday Quotations showed no material alteration in values. The week that ended on Saturday was not marked…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 8

The quantity of coal exported to places beyond the State during the week ended at noon yesterday was 52,942 tons, as compared with the record for the port of 78,113 tons established during the previous week,…

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Queensland. Charters Towers Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 8

The Charters Towers gold yield in February was: —Mills, 15,850 tons for 14,600oz.; cyanide works, 27,263 tons for 12,000oz. The dividends were £20,200, and the calls £2800…

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London Mining Market. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 9

Associated, £2 11s 3d. Broken Hill Proprietary, 47s 6d. Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 3ls 3d. Lake View Consols, £8…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade. Reasons for Its Prosperity. Happy Mutual Relationships. America the Great Future Competitor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 3

Addressing the annual meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Mr. G. F. Earp, M.L.C., the president, said:— "Turning to local affairs, the report which has…

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Victorian Visiting List Full a Gold Mine to Be Inspected

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Ever since Victoria became sure that the Duke of Cornwall and York would touch first on her superior soil, great efforts have been made by every inland town…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 9

Day Dawn Gold Mines, Charters Towers, 583 tons for 570oz. gold. Colombo G.D. Company, 12oz. 1[?]dwt. 16gr. for 118 hours' work…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 9

The Mining market yesterday was quiet, and transactions were few and on a limited scale. Prices were not changed to any great extent. In copper there was an improvement in offere for Chillag[?]…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 6

The quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydr[?]lic cranes at the Dyke for internal, interstate, and foreign consumption during tbs departmented week ended this morning was 65,433 tons as…

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Who Got the Coal?

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 8

At the Redfern Council on Thursday night, when the electrician's report was presented. Alderman Vernon moved its reception, and, further, that the stock of coal and the variation in…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 9

In connection with the B.H. South mine's surface construction, two out of the four Babcock's boilers have been built in, and sections for the other two are in position. The mill extension work has…

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British New Guinea. the Mining Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

Numbers of people in Australia have of late had their attention drawn to the commer[?]cal possibilities of British New Guine[?] The opening up of the country—due largely to the pioneer work of…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

HILLGROVE, Wednesday.-The Baker's Creek Gold Mine cleaned up on Friday for a yield of 37oz 6dwt of bar gold, from 512 tons of ore crushed. The concentrating plant is doing good work…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 9

Brilliant Extended, Charters Towers, 340 tons for 279oz. gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 9

Yesterday the Mining market was weak, and indeed almost stagnant, the business transacted being of very moderate extent. There were fower inquiries for silver shares, which on the whole were a…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 8

The four-masted barquentine Honolulu sailed today for Labaina, with 1675 tons of coal; and the barque Dalston sailed for Caleta Buen[?], with 1578 tons of Wallsend coal. The ship Cellic Chief cleared…

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Four Barrels of Gold

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

Once a man of the labouring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he would accept, without a murmur, the troubles and…

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Charters FROM 1st March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

Amsterdam, bq, 1100 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Baden, bq, 1035 tons, Newcastle to Wst Coast Brantwood, s, 3554 tons, Newcastle to Java…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 7

The Associated continues to develop most satisfactorily at all lovels. Important development work is proceeding as the lower levels open up the new returns of [?]re recently disclosed by diamond…

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