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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 250

The Unemployed and Gold

Evening News · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 7

"Old Miner" writes: why is it that the Govern-ment has never tried the experiment of placing the unemployed on the alluvial gold .fields of the State?. A very large percentage of the gold…

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Charters From 1st April. COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 3

Bay of Bengal, sh, 1480 tons, Newcastle to West Coast Beechbank, 4-m, bq, 2154 tons. Newcastle to West Coast…

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The Cardigan Mine Disaster. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 7

The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of William Mansfield, James Hunter, and John O'Keefo, which were recovered from Cardigan mine, was held at Ballarat to-day…

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The Cardigan Mining Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 6

At the resumed inquest concerning the deaths of the victims of the Cardigan Proprietary Mine disaster, Mr. George Fitches, district inspector of mines, who has been supervising the rescue…

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Cardigan Mining Disaster. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 8

The adjourned inquest in connection with the Cardigan mining disaster was resumed yesterday. Mr. Fitches, mining inspector, testified that it would be dangerous to…

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The Unemployed and Gold. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 8

Sir,--A very pertinent letter indeed is that of "Old Miner's" in this morning's issue of "The Daily Telegraph," and it is hoped that its publication in your widely read columns will have the…

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London Mining Market. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange Mount Lyell shares are quoted at £16s 3d…

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Mining in New South Wales. Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 9

At Nerrigundah mining operations are being steadily carried on Thompson, Utting, and party are raising splendid stone at present from their Mount Pleasant mine. Curtis and Wilson's new show is…

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House of Representatives. the Tariff. Galvanised Plate and Sheet Iron. Duty Fixed at 15 Per Cent. Mining Machinery Reduced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 7

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. ARMY REMOUNT DEPOT. Mr. DEAKIN, in reply to Sir L. Bonython (S.A.) said that the Cabinet had already…

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Coal Mining Lease Refused

Evening News · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A communication has been received from the Minister Cor Mines by Alderman Murray, of Carrington Council, to the effect that the lease applied for by the Wickham…

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Charters COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 3

Bay of Bengal, sh, 1480 tons, Newcastle to West Coast. Beechbank, 4-m bq, 2154 tons, Newcastle to West Coast…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 8
Also in Evening News

The market on the Sydney Exchange showed more lite yesterday, and the resultant turnover was in excess of that for any day for some weeks past. In the copper suction attention was confined to Mount Garnet Freehold…

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"West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Great Fingall March output was 5084 tons for 8639oz. gold; Golden Horseshoe, 8232 tons for 15,4S5oz.; [?]nault, 755 tons for 545oz. standard gold; Hannan's Reward, 123 tons for 268oz…

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Clearing the Cardigan Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 5

The following message was received by the Mines Department to-day from Mr. Fitches, inspector in charge of operations at the Cardigan Proprietary Mine. Ballarat:—" We have got to within 12ft. of…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 9

Business on the Mining market yesterday was more active than for some time past, but with the exception of a better tone in several Queensland quartz ventures and an upward movement in Mount Garnet…

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Mining Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 2

The mine manager of the New Royal Standard Gold reports for the week ending April 5: No. 5 level--Long tunnel extended 11ft.; total, 895ft. Slate country…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The coal trade of this district, still continues brisk, all of the collieries working well. Shipments from this port last month amounted to 83,631 tons, 66,379…

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Outbreak of Fire. In the Burwood Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 5

Early this morning a fire was discovered in the underground workings of the Burwood Colliery. The outbreak was noticed before the miners had gone down, and they therefore…

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Newcastle. Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 6

The arrivals to-day consisted of the steamer T[?]inan from Melbourne to load various coal for Hongkong; the four-masted barque Swanhilda, from Adelaide, which will load Wallsend coal for the west coast; Cavaliere Michele Russo,…

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