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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

The Inverell Mines. Inverell

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

Mr. Sassmilch, assistant lecturer on geology at the Technical College, is visting the various mines in this. district…

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Accident to a Coal Lumper

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5

At about 10.30 this morning a coal lumper named James Dalling, who resides at 211 Kent-street, met with a serious accident. He was engaged with others coaling the [?]…

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Amalgamation of Kalgoorlie Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 11

The local directors of Haunan's Block 45 have been advised by a cable message from London that an amalgamation with the following properties has been arranged:—Brita[?], Hannan's Central,…

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Reported Sale of a Mine Inverell

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

It is reported that the Conrad mine has been sold to an American syndicate for £35,000 Other claims are said to be under offer to the same syndicate…

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The Greta Colliery Disaster. Discovery of Two Bodies. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

The bodies of two of the men entombed in the Grota Colliery in December, 1900, were discovered this morning by the deputies of the colliery. About a fortnight ago the manager saw dark objects floating…

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Lithgow District Mining. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 11

The mining properly known as Phœnix mine at Wisemen's Creek has been acquired by a No Lia bility Company, consisting mostly of local shareholders. The capital is £1800, of which 10 per…

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Cobar Copper Mines. Full Work to Be Resumed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 8

Mr. D. M'Donell, M.L.A., states that he has been advised by the management of the Cobar copper mine that, owing to the rise in the price of the metal, it has been decided to resume full…

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Mining in New South Wales. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 11

Block 10 plant treated for the past week 1146 tons of crude sulphides, which produced 204 tons of concentrates, bulking 32oz. of silver, 65 per cent. lead, and 7½ per cent. zinc. Despatches consisted of 465…

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The Man From Batavia. His Latest Trouble. Loses Gold Watch and Jewellery

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

Mr. G. F. Monod de Froideville, who arrived recently from Batavia, where his paternal home nestles snugly in a luxuriant grove,and who would have been the victim of an alleged…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--White Feather main roofs, 1700 tons-, 1104oz. The crushing of Oroya's trial parcel at Hannan's Star mill has been completed, and the…

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Late Mining. Ivanhoe Gold Corporation. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 8

At the invitation of the chairman of directors, Mr. Govett, a party, including Mr. East, F.G.S., and a special commissioner of the "Registrar," has just completed a two days' inspection of the Ivanhoe…

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Collapse in a Mine. Broken Hill Mining Fatality A Miner Killed

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 5

'A fatal accident happened at the Broken [?] Proprietary mine early this morning, resulting in the death of Frank Harrington. The men knocked off at 8 o'clock, and the…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

EMMAVILLE, Thursday.—There is little or nothing doing in mining matters here. A few private parties are fossicking, but there are no companies at work. Capital is wanted to develop…

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Gold Dredging Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 9

New Aralnen Junction for the week ended February 1 recovered 7oz. 6dwt. of gold. Kiandra Gold-dredging Company recovered 34oz. of gold last week for 126 hours' work…

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Gold for China

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Japanese mall steamer Kumano Maru, which sailed for Hongkong to-day, took away 10 boxes of gold, valued at £6560, shipped by Chinese merchants in Sydney…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 9

The feature of the Mining market yesterday was the further improved demand for Barrier silver stocks, resulting in a general advance in prices at which a large number of shares changed hands…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 8

The Emily Reed, ship, arrived to-day from Sydney to load a cargo of coal from the Seaham Colliery for Kailua; and the Transit, four-master schooner, arrived from Melbourne to load coal for Honolulu. The Louisiana, barque,…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 9

In connection with the electric traction at the 650ft. level of the Proprietary Company's mine, the overhead trolly wire is laid down, and the work of bonding the rails is proceeding. Driving is also…

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