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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 250

The Rand Mines. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 7

The entire office staff of the Rand Mines Corporation proceeds to Johannesburg to-day…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Labor Troubles. Scotch Miners' Strike

Evening News · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, April 2, 1.56 p.m.—Thirty-five thousand coalminers in Lanarkshire have struck work, demanding that eight hours should constitute a day's work…

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A Heated Coal Cargo. Perilous Experience at Sea

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 4

A rather perilous experience was reported by the ship Star of Bengal on her arrival at Honolulu from Newcastle on March 6. When 30 days out from Newcastle it was found that…

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South Africa. Movements of Boers. Mine Officials Returning. LONDON, April 2

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 4

Boer reports state th[?] Generals Botha and De Wet, with 13,000 men, are combining against General French, who is operating ea[?] of Vryheld…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company. a Suit in Equity

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 10

An application to have the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company, Limited, wound up, as opposed to a counter application to have it voluntarily wound up. was made to Mr. Justice…

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The Coal Lumbers' Lock- Out. The Difficulty Settled. An Agreement Arrived at

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

The final sitting of the conference between the Coal Lumpers' Union and the Collier Owners' Association, respecting the look- out, took place yesterday in the board- room at the…

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Coal Trade Dispute. a Settlement Arrived At. Work to Be Resumed This Morning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 7

The conference between the Sydney Collier Owners and representatives of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, which was convened at the instance of the Hon. J. Perry (Minister for Labour and Industry), to…

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Coal Trade Trouble. the Conference Effective. an Agreement Arrived At. Work to Be Resumed To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 8

In its third week, the lockout of coal-lumpers has been brought to a conclusion, and work is to be resumed at 6 o'clock this morning. Yesterday afternoon the joint conference was…

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When Our Beards Were Black. Records of the Past. The Old Burial Ground Pub. Dozey Bill, Cattle Stealer. The Ophir Gold Fiad. Some Old Identities. Jewing a Jew. Stare and Share Alike. Recing at Molong, No. II

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

ONCE more to the old burying ground. I think it was the late Mr. Sam. Phillips who built the Obl burying ground pub. Both house and builder have long since gone…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

GUNDAGAI, Wednesday.—Donelly and party, from the Mistletoe Bough Mine, crashed a parcel of 55½ tons at the battery of the Sybil Mine, Reno, for a gross yield of 13.05oz retorted gold…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 9

Kalirurli, 1835 ton. for 164[?] M[?]unt Charlotts, 500 tons for 220os. 7dwt. sgr. Britannia Magsia '266 tons for [?]., and oyanided 1000 tons taillings for £[?]…

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The Miners' Delegate Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 8

The Miners' Delegate Board has decided to forward £50 per month from the general funds of the miners' organisation towards the support of the Tasmanian coal miners row on strike. It has also been resolved…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 9

Tranasctions in mining stocks on the Exchange yesterday were somewhat larger in number than usual, but a large propoitiom was due to a movement In Woodlark Island Proprietary. Last week a…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, April 3.—Mount Lyell, £4 10s; North Mount Lyell, £2 10s; Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 26s 3d…

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A Stream of Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 8

A poor widow, living at Campagne, near Bordeaux, had reached a state of abject misery. In the little hovel in which she lived was neither food nor fuel, and the cold was great. As…

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South Africa. Mining on the Rand. New Working Conditions. Restrictions and Stipulations. Miners at Troopers' Wages

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Lord Kitchener has allowed a limited number of the Rand mines to restart operations, subject to certain defined conditions…

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The Rand Miners. Lord Kitchener's Proposals

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, April 3.—Lord Kitchener has made proposals which will allow a limited number of miners to resume work on the Rand. He proposes that sufficient miners should…

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Great Cobar Copper Mine. Proceedings in Equity

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 7

The hearing was continued yesterday in the Equity Court by Mr. Justice Walker of an application made for the compulsory windingup of the Great Cobar Copper Mining Co.,…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 8

The barque Adderley arrived to-day from Sydney to load a full cargo of coal from the Pacific Cooperative Colliery for Mauritius, and the following coal-laden vessels cleared at the Custom-house for…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company

Evening News · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice Walker, in the Equity Court, on Tuesday, an application was made on behalf of a number of the shareholders in the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company, Limited,…

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