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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Coal-lumping Troubles. a Lock-Out Imminent. Action of the Coal Owners

The Australian Star · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 6

Negotiations have been proceeding for some time between the owners of steam colliers trading to Sydney and the Coal Lumpers' Union on the subject of certain disabilities…

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The Coal Trade. Threatened Difficulty. Owners of Colliers and the Coal Lumpers' Union. Ultimatum From the Owners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

Mattera in connection with the discharging of coal at Sydney, which have been in a somewhat unsatisfactory state for a considerable time past, have during the past few days become more serious, and…

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Late Mining. Further Rich Strikes. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

another patch of extremely rich are has been [?]truck at the bottom of the winze going down the boundary lode between Nos. 1 and 5 levels. in the Golden Horsehoe stone studded with lumps of…

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The Export of Gold. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. O'sullivan has fallen a, victim to the greatest mare's nest of the electoral campaign. He would have as think that the gold which has been shipped in Sydney the last few years to America…

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Trouble with the Coal-lumpers. Insufficiency of Men. a Lock-out Threatened. the Owners Determined

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 7

For some considerable time the shortage of coal-lumpers has materially interfered with the coal trade of Sydney, and during the past twelve months the trouble has been very marked…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Wood and Coal Business. Banner v. Banner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 8

Mr. James, instructed by Mr. S. J. Bull, appeared for the plaintiff; and Dr. Paterson, instructed by Mr. A. M. Castle, for the Defendent. This was a suit brought by Thomas Banner for an injuction to…

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Tarcoola Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 6

The State Minister for Mines has announced that now that there is plenty of water at Tarcoola, labor conditions will be strictly carried out on the goldfields. Mr. Gee (Government…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--Rice and party, tributers at Hannan's Central Extended, cleaned up to-day at Boulder No. 1 battery 86 tons, yielding 610oz. Another big clean up by the…

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Safety Cages in Collieries

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 26

At a recent meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board, Newcastle, the following resolution was adopted: "That the district officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation, together with the four…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 26.) The Broken Hill Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 55

The Proprietary Company's Mine report for the four weeks ended February, says: Work underground has continued as usual. The output of sulphide ore was substantially increased, and the…

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Notes on an Indian Colliery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 25

Mr. H. M. Cadell recently read before a meeting of mining engineers in London some notes on an Indian colliery. The paper was chiefly interesting in that it described the social condition of…

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Miners' Accident Fund

People · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

AT Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday morning last, John L. Fegan asserted to the miners' representatives that he had told…

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Glenfine Consols Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 10

Shares in the Glenfine Consols mine to-day declined to 24s, a fall of 23s from the top price paid for scrip on Wednesday afternoon. The opinion was expressed in mining circles that the…

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The Wyalong Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 55

The True Blue Company is at present keeping 25 head of stampers going, and (says a wire from the field) could give work to double the numbe.r The tributors at the Golden Fleece have done a…

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The Lucknow Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 55

ORANGE, Saturday.—Six months suspension of labor conditions was granted this morning by the acting-warden (Mr. Byrnes) to the Wentworth Gold Fields Proprietary Company, the Amana…

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Country News. the Western Collieries Ballot. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 10

The ballot taken by the miners to decide whether 14 days' notice te given in consequence of the owners declining to grant further concessions resulted as follows:—Yes, 127; no, 118; informal, 2. The…

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Redfern Council's Coal

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

At the meeting of the Redfern Council on Thursday night the alleged theft of the council's coal cropped up in the course of discussion. Alderman Clarke, M.L.A., moved that a special…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 55

The Minister for Mines was waited upon last week by a deputation, representing the miners committees in the Newcastle district, the object being to suggest amendments In the regulations…

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Heavy Gold Consignment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 9

A consignment of 26 boxes and one parcel of gold, weighing 24,870oz., arrived yesterday from Queensland by Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons, steamer Tyrian…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 13

Yeaterday's market opened with considerable promise, silver stocks being especially in demand, and good lines of North Broken Hill, Sulphide Corporation, and also Broken Hill Proprietary…

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