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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

Mining Matters

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 8

Glenfine Estate (Pitfield, Vic.) pay their 34th dividend of 6d per share on the 19th instant. Queensland Menzies (W.A.) cyanided 480 tons tailings for 153oz. bullion, worth £2 16s…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 9

Hardly any business was done on 'Change yesterday morning, and throughout the day the market was underniably sluggish. However, firm prices were obtained for silver stocks, Block 14 shares…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 8

The schooner King Cyrus arrived to-day from Port Pirie to load a cargo of coal for Honolulu, and the barque Sea King arrived from Sydney to load coal also for Honolulu. The schooner Mary…

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Charters FROM 1st March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 3

Amsterdam, bq, 1100 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Avanti Savoia, bq, 1383 tons, Newcastle to West Coast…

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Newcastle. the British Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 6

Last year the high and increasing values of English coal were commonly oiled as unanswerable reasons why the colliery proprietors of Newcastle should also put up the selling rate of…

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Lithgow Miners. a Critical Dispute. LITHGOW

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

Some uneasiness prevails here as to the position of affairs in the coal trade. Some time ago a conference was held between the owners and men, and, after discussing the points…

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Victoria. the Ventilation of Mines. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 7

The Minister for Mines has written to several mining companies in which the ventilation is bad, calling upon them to comply with the requirements of the Mines Act, and supply air at the rate of 100 cubic…

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New South Wales Mining Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 9

ADELONG, Wednesday.--Caledonian Gold-mining Company has been leased for 12 months to the Great Gibraltar Consolidated Gold-mining Company, with the option of purchase for £3000. The lessees will thoroughly…

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Western Coal Trade. Scarcity of Trucks. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 5

Scarcity of tracks is still responsible for serious delays at the local collieries. On Friday the Lithgow colliery lost one hour, Hermitage one and a half hour, Zig Zag three hours, Oakey Park two hours,…

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London Mining Market. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 9

Chillag[?]e, 30s. Mount Lyell, £4 12s 6d. North Mount Lyell, £2 13s 9d. ADELAIDE, Wednesday…

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The Export of Gold Coin. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

Sir,—As reported in your paper the Hon. Mr. Pulsford, M.L.C., has somewhat misrepresented my remarks upon the above. I pointed out that in five years we had exported £15,000,000 worth of gold coin…

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£15,000,000 Worth of Gold Coin Exported in Five Years. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 8

Sir,--In support of my assertion that over eight million pounds' worth of gold coin has been exported to America within seven years (much of which went to pay for wheat, flour, etc.), I…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Rice and party, tributers to Hannan's Central Extended, have just cleaned up a parcel of 110 tons Tor 698oz. Great Fingal 2166 tons for 2685oz…

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Wyalong Mine Rates

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 6

WYALONG, Thursday.-The municipal council has decided by a majority of five to three to stop all proceedings in connection with the Equity suits in connection with the rating of the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 9

A slight increase was shown in the number of sales effected in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but the market throughout was otherwise without feature. West Australian companies were…

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Coal-lumping Troubles

The Australian Star · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

The owners of the steam colliers trading to Sydney held a meeting yesterday afternoon, and after considering the letter from the Coal Lumpers' Union, resolved upon drastic…

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Mining Explorers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

Preparations are being carried on for the formation of a party that is to explore the Kimberley. Mr. F. C. Brockman, Chief Inspecting Surveyor in the Lands Department, will take command…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 9

Taken on the whole there was more business done on 'Change yesterday. A slightly better feeling was evinced, and there was an appr[?]ble increase in the amount of business transacted. More attention was…

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Mining Matters

The Australian Star · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

Mount Lyell dividend of 2s per share, payable on April 1, absorbs £27,500. Columbia Smithfield shares are exceptionally scarce in the Queensland and Sydney…

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Charters FROM 1st March. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 3

Amsterdam, bq, 1100 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Avanti Savoia, bq, 1883 tons, Newcastle to West Coast…

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