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Mining & the mines, 1901

5,235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

The December output of the Great Boulder Propriet[?]ry was as follows:—Crushed at the mine battery, 1747 tons of stone for 1362oz 15dwt. gold; sulphide ore treated, 4281 tons, yielding 1932oz…

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Newcastle. the Colliery Strikes. Only Two Pits Now Idle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

With two exceptions the whole of the collieries of Newcastle district are in active operation. The Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery at Carrington, which has been closed down since the commencement…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Kalgoorlie Mint's supply of tailings has become exhausted, and the plant is now idle. The new manager, Mr. Durkin, reports that he is…

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Tarcoola Goldfield

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

The Government is making complete arrangements for securing a good water supply for Tarcoola geldfield. The latest reports of the prospects of the field are so encouraging that the…

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Southern Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 9

During the week the colliers Herga, Palmerston, Kurrara, Mount Kembla, and Wallsend loaded coal for Sydney. At Kembla the Koonya loaded 970 tons of coke for Devonport, the Undaunted 1500 tons of…

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Confusion in the Coal Industry. What the Miners Should Do

People · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

WHEN last year, the miners called into requisition the services of Premier and Syndicator Lyne as a mediator in their…

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Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 118

Mr. Cook, M.L.A., has received a letter from Mr. M'Lachlan, Secretary for Railways, in reply to complaints respecting the scarcity of tracks for the service of the Lithgow collieries, stating that the Railway…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 13

The Sydney mining market yesterday was very quiet, until towards the close, when a fair number of sales were recorded. Values for the most part ruled weaker. This was especially noticeable in the West Australian…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 13

Brilliant and St. George United, C.T., 1000 tons, 1063oz, Kelly's Queen Block, O.T., 465 tons, 448oz. Great Boulder Perseverance, Kalgoorlie (month), 5801oz. 7dwt. 21gr…

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Miners' Accident Belief Board

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 6

Excellency the' Laeutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased appoint the Hon. John Lionel Fegan, (chairman), Sir William M'Maian,…

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Thy Songs and Mine

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 8

Sing thou my songs for me when I am dead! Soul of my soul, some day thou wilt awake To see the morning on the hilltops break, And the far summits flame with rosy red--…

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Queensland Gold Returns

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 18

The official return of the cold yield of Queensland for the year 1900 shows that the production amounted to 951,065oz, as against 946,894oz in 1899, showing a difference of 4171oz in favor of last…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 13

The Mining market yesterday was dull, and with fewer transactions then on the previous day. Broken Hill silver stocks, howevsr, formed an exception, being generally buoyant. North Broken realised…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 4

LONDON. January 11.-Chillagoe, 30s; Mount Lyell, £6 6s; North Mount Lyell. 52s 6d…

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Mining Mems

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 29

Ackermann and party, Hill End, have pub through 4 1/2 tons for 15oz ldwt gold. The gold exports for December from Wellington, New Zealand, were 34,008oz, and for the…

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Personal. Miners' Accident Relief Board

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 8

The following gentlemen have been appointed as members of the New South Wales Miners' Accident Relief Board:-- Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P. (chairman), Sir William M'Millan, Messrs. A…

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Charters FROM 1st January. Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 2

A B Johnson sch, 460 tons, Newcastle to H'lulu Alex Gibson, sh, 2043 tons, Newcastle to San Francisco option Honolulu Cardiganshire. sh, 1400 tons, Newcastle to…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 9

The western crosscut at the 700ft level of the South Kalgurli mine has broken into the main lode recently cut in boring from the shaft. The bulk values will be available in a few days…

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Southern Coal Trade. Increased Rates Paid

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 10

CLIFTON, Friday.-- The increased hewing rate of 4d per ton for forked coal was paid to the Coalcliff minors this evening. The wheelers and surface-men were also paid increased…

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Discovery of Gold in the World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 January 1901 · page 7

Gold has been discovered. according to the Liverpool Post, in the West of Ireland. Mr. Cave, a member of a family well known in the far bounds of 'West Cork, has found a vein of quartz yielding…

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