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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 250

Mining Shares

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, April 17.—Mount Lyell, £5 5s; North Mount Lyell, £2 11s 3d; Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 27s 6d…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 6

Five additions were made to-day to the fleet of deep-sea vessels in port awaiting coal cargoes for foreign markets. The steamer Banc o[?] arrived from Sydney to load a cargo from various col[?]ies for…

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Charters From 1St April. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 3

Agenor, sh, 1414 tons, Newcastle to Wst Coast Balmoral, s, 3980 tons, Newcastle to an Eastern port Caithness-shire, bq, 1525 tons, Newcastle to…

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Transvaal Mine Accident. London, April 17

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 4

A terrible accident happened at the Gelden- huis Deep, a mine in the Transvaal, yesterday. The rope of the cage which was being hauled to the surface broke, and the cage fell to the…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 6

The Hainault main shaft is down 600ft., and preparatious are being made to cut plats at that level. The oxidised body recently tapped in the north end of the lease at the 100ft. level is opening up well,…

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A Rand Mining Accident

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 5

LONDON, April 17.—A terrible accident happened at the Geldenhuis Deep Mine, in the Transvaal, yesterday. The rope of the cage broke while the cage was ascending, and the cage fell…

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A Riot at Bendigo. Miners Object to Searching

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A dispute arose a day or two ago at the Clarence United mine, Bendigo, because of the refusal of the men to submit to searching. This morning five men,…

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The Mountain Line. And the Coal Trade

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 3

In replying to the deputation yesterday, the Chief Commissioner omitted to refer to the alleged loss of coal trade. It is he thinks desirable to point out that the Lithgow coal…

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Mining Notes. Reports and Prospects

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 8

North Long Tunnel are breaking highly payable stone from a 3ft. reef. Victoria and Caledonia Block (Charters Towers)crushed 154 tons for 208½oz. gold…

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Riot at Bendigo. a Mining Trouble. Batons and Road Metal. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 April 1901 · page 4

The dispute between the management and employees of the Clarence United mine at Bendigo came to a climax yesterday, when five miners signed the amended agreement…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 9

The little excitement in the market on the Sydney Stock Exchange on Wednesday subsided yesterday, and not only was there a quieter tone, but less business was done. Several West Australian lines had attention, but…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 8

A fair amount of busineis was done in the Mining market yesterday, and there was a tendency towards better puces in all departments. Attention was principally directed to gold-mining ventures, Western…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 8

The ship Hecla arrived to-day from Adelaide to load a cargo of cost for Honolulu; the four-maste[?] school[?] K. C. Slade arrived from Wallaroo to load coal also for Honolulu; and the ship Herat arrived…

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Colliery Employees. Meeting of the Relegate Board, NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held at the Trades Hall yesterday. Mr. W. Bower (president) was in the chair, and…

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Greta Colliery. Fire Still Burning. Nine Again Sealed Bows

Evening News · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Friday Morning.—Word is to hand from Greta this morning to the effect that the search for the bodies of the victims of the recent colliery disaster, and the exploration of…

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Newcastle. Colliery Employees' Federation. Quarterly Meeting of the Delegate Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 6

The Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation held its quarterly meeting yesterday at the Trades-hall, Newcastle. Mr. William Bower, the president, was in the chair, and there…

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Victoria. Riotous Proceedings at a Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 8

The dispute betweeu the miners and manager at the Clarence United mine, Eaglehawk, over the regulation requiring emuloyees to submit to be searched before leaving the mine at the close of each…

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Coal From the North Coast. Coraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 5

A tril shipment of 12 tons of coal was last night shipped to Sydney from the local Moonembar Coal Mine,. to be tested on the North Coast Company's steamer Kallatine. If the test should prove…

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Mining Notes. Reports and Prospects

The Australian Star · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 3

The following dividends are payable to-day: Glenfine South, 3s; Maude and Homeward Bound, 6d; United Brothers, 6d. Columbia Smithfield are again sinking the…

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Harrison's Coal Circular. San Francisco. March 30. 1901

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 4

"Harrison's Coal Circular" says that since the Sierra left there have been the following coal deliveries from Newcastle:— Hougomont, 3820 tons; Cap Horn, 1241; Drummuir, 1768;…

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