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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Collapse of a Portion of the Coal Arch. a Father and Daughter Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 8

Considerable excitement was caused about 9.30 on Saturday night by the collapse of a portion of the Commonwealth coal arch. Several people were close to the structure at the time, and a machinist named…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1901 · page 7

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--The Associated treated 3053 tons for 2569oz. The Bank of England cyanide plant for a six weeks' run treated 1300 tons of tailings for…

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Colliery Troubles. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

The Hetton miners were to have resumed Work this morning, but a demand made by the wheelers slopped business. The wheelers on going to the pit top demanded an advance…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 9

Sinclair and party, Clear Creak, 35 tons, 40oz. Sulphide Corporation, 56oz, 15dwt. SILVER. B. H. Proprietary Block 14 Company, 12,375oz…

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Colliery Disputes. Almost Settled. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 5

The collieries troubles have now been almost all settled. The only pits idle to- day are Hetton, where the wheelers have a dispute, and Burwood, which Is not ready for…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 9

The Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday resumed business after the vacation, but in view of the public half-holiday the Exchange adjourned after the noon meeting. Only few transuctions were recorded, the…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

The quantity of coal slapped at the Government hydra[?]c cranes at the dyke for home, intercolonial, and foreign consumption during the departmental week ended this morning was only 9941 tons, as…

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Railways Short of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

The coal famine is now affecting the railways. Mr. Math[?]eson hopes to be able to make satisfactory arrangements with the colliery proprietors, but negotiations are not yet closed…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

Haanan's Star mill, until recently loased by the Brown Hill Company, is not treating [?] taken from the exidised stopot in the mine. The poppet-heads ovco the new shaft on Morrison's lode are being…

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Newcastle Coal Trade. a Brighter Outlook

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-The outlook in the Newcastle and district coal trade, which since the first instant has been in a most unsatisfactory condition, presents to-day a much brighter…

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Damage to a Mine. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 5

The enemy did damage at the Kleinfontein mine to the extent of £250,000. Two years' work will be required to put the mine in the same state as it was before the outbreak of…

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Newcastle. the Colliery Strikes. a Few Settlements and Further Conflicts. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

The mining industry of Newcastle is still in a state of chaos, but the hope is expressed that by the end of the week amicable arrangements will have been arrived at between the different colliery proprietors…

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Newcastle. the Mining Situation. Complicated by Wheelers Strikes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 7

Hetton, West Wallsend, Wickham and Bulock Island, Stockton, Burwood, Lambton and Lambton B Pits remained idle yesterday, but hill the other collieries of the district were in…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Monday.--The tributers on the ironsides North started work to-day after the holidays. During December they got out 142 tons, which were treated at Hannan's Reward…

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The Outtrim Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 5

The strike at Outtrim colliery is over. At a mass meeting of the men this evening the terms recently submitted by the directors were lengthily discussed, and eventually it was…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 8

TEMORA, Tuesday.-An adjourned meeting of the Warden's Court was held at Barmedman, before Warden Stevens, when partial exemption from labor conditions was granted to Mr. Walker,…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 9

[?] South United, Kalgoorlie, 1750 tons, 501oz. Hannan's Reward, Kalgoorlie, 102 tons, 261oz., 17dwt. Kalgurlie Gold Mines. W. A. (month), 1485oz. [?] Gold Corporation, Kalgoorlie (month), [?]…

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Newcastle. the Coal Trade. Mines Still Idle. What the Inter-state Steamers Are Doing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 6

West Wallsend' colliery started work yesterday morning, tho difficulty with the wheelers having been overcome. Wickham and Bullock Island and Stockton were not permitted to do so,…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday-The position of affairs in the coal trade is gradually improving, and at most of the collieries differences are righting themselves. At a lew of the pits which…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 9

The Mining market has not yet settled down to business after the holidays, and yesterday's transactions were of only moderate extent. Coal-mining shares were without any sales, but Wallsend scrip…

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