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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 250

Mining Notes. Reports and Prospects

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 3

New Eldorado (Cobar) is still bagging ore. North Smithfield (Gymple) crushed 199 tons for 574oz. gold. The Colombo dredge won 14oz. 13dwt. 4gr…

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Kaiser Wilhelm's Gold. Found by a Steward

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--It was recently reported that bars of gold to the value of £12,000 had been stolen from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, of the North German Lloyd line, on her…

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The Robbery From a German Liner. Recovery of Gold. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 5

A steward discovered, after the arrival of the vessel at Bremerhaven, the missing gold bars concealed in the cornice of the second cabin saloon of the Nord-Deutscher…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

MOONAN'S BROOK, Wednesday.—There have been no crushings here for the past fortnight on account of the scarcity of water, but the team is busy carting a parcel of stone from Fuller's Reef,…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 8

Business in mining ventures on the Stock Exchange yesterday assumed larger proportions than usual, and a better feeling was manifested in consequence. The principal feature was the upward…

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The Submarine Miners in Camp

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

On Monday the permanent and partially-paid sections of the Submarine Miners, who are in camp at Chowder, continued their work, and in the afternoon fired from George's Head a small…

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Rich Gold Reefs Discovered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Rich gold reefs have been discovered on the Murchison range, in Transvaal Colony…

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More Gold Discoveries. Rich Reefs

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

LONDON, April 15, 4.45 p.m—Rich gold reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Range, in the Transvaal. (The Murchison Range is in the north-eastern…

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A Mining Secretary Arrested

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 3

A cable received in Sydney yesterday announced the arrest of Arthur Bell, late secretary of the Consolidated Tin Syndicate, who is well-known in mining circles in Sydney. Ball recently…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

The four-masted schooner Prosper arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Honolulu; the steamship Min sailed to-day for Manila with 4618 tons of…

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Mining Notes. Reports and Prospects

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 3

Unity (Bendigo) pay a dividend of 6d per share ([?]800) to-morrow. The Kiandra dredge won 34cz. gold for the Week ending 13th instant…

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London Mining Market. London, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 8

Mount Lyell, £5 10s. ADELAIDE, Tuesday. To-day's sales and quotations were:—Broken Hill Proprietery, 46s, buyer 46s, seller 46s 3d; British,…

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The Share Market. Tuesday's Quotations. Revival in W.a. Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 6

Considerable excitement is manifested in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne at the the further strong advance in London in the high-priced classes of West Australian scrip; and speculation…

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Transvaal Gold. Further Rich Discoveries. LONDON, April 15, 4.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 7

Further rich gold-bearing reefs have been discovered in the Transvaal. The new find is situated in the Murchison range…

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Gold Stealing From Mines. Sore Feeling at Bendigo

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 7

The old and oft-debated,question in mining towns"Should miners allow themselves to be searched by a representative of the company employing them?" has cropped up--of course,…

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Gold Stealing From Mines. Riot at Bendigo. Objections to Searching

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A serious riot arose at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, yesterday, in consequence of a dispute at the Clarence United Mine, where the men objected to searching. In the…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 7

HILLGROVE, Thursday.—The Baker's Creek Gold Mine for 12 days' run crushed 468 tons for a return of 301oz 5dwt of smelted gold. The concentrating plant is approaching completion, and…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 5

CLIFTON, Wednesday.--Mr. C. G. Brown Is now tho sole proprietor of the coke works formerly known as GUI and Brown's coke works, South Clifton. Five hundred tons of coke were…

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Gold for London

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 6

Fifty-five thousand sovereigns were shipped for London in the P. and O. Company's steamer Victoria, which left at noon yesterday. They were packed in eleven boxes, and were shipped as…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 9

The improvement that was noticeable in the mining market on Tuesday continued yesterday, and generally speaking a more hopeful feeling prevailed. In coal, H[?]tons sold at 45s. Girilam[?], at 2s 5d, was the…

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