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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Gold for India

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

The R.M.S. China cleared at Melbourne yesterday with £150,000 in gold shipped by the Union Bank to India, £16,153 in bar gold by the French Bank, and £3000 on private…

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Suffocated by Coal Gas

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 3

The Parramatta District Coroner held an inquiry at Croydon on Monday relating to the death of Percy William Graham, 16, lately residing in King-street, Newtown, who was…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 10

The barque Sea King arrived to-day from Adelaide to load a full cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Honolulu. The steamer St. Louis was despatched to-day for Noumea, New Caledonia, with 1200 tons of coal, and…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 11

At the South mine the machinery is working without a hitch throughout. All the wi[?]ey tables, numbering 11, and eight Lubrig v[?]nners are continuously working, and the remaining four of…

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Tingha Tin Mines. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 11

Brickwood and party are down 90ft. with their shaft on a very hard bottom. They have driven in two directions, and struck the reef again, but not payable. They now purpose putting in a drive some…

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Chillagoe Railway and Mines. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 10

The traffic receipts from the Chillagoe Company's railway for the month of January amounted to £2436 14s. Exclusive of London applications, over 5[?]5,864 shares in the new company have been applied for in…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 9

At the Ivanhoe the crosscut east of the 700ft. level at Patterson's main shaft has intersected a new lode 35ft. from the shaft. The lode is disordered by a slide, but says of face stone give about [?]oz…

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Iron and Coal Resources. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 10

Mr. Enoch James, the expert from England, who has been about two months examining the iron and coal deposits of the western district for Mr. W. Sandford, returned to England on Saturday by the…

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Mining in New South Wales. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 11

It is stated that a party of local miners has taken Bob's Creek Reef on an extended tribute. Messrs. Cook, Murray, and Co. are busily engaged with the erection of their new battery in the vicinity of Big…

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Broken Hill Accident. Crushed to Death. Shocking Mining Fatality. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 5

A shocking accident occurred at the Proprietary mine last night. Peter Deveney, 24, married, worked his first and last shift there. He was attending to the trucks on…

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Storm on the Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 February 1902 · page 8

Monzies reports that on February 10th one of tho severest storms that has ever occurred on the eastern goldfields swept over Davyhurst on Saturday evening. The chief buildings In the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 9

The only feature of an otherwise colorless mining market on the Sydney Stock Exchange was a decided strengthening in silver shares. Sales, however, were far from numerous. Business was negotiated in B. H. South (Paid)…

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Tasmanian Mines. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 9

Mr. Petterd, chairman of directors of the Mount Magnet Company, returned from Sydney to-day, where he has succeeded in disposing of 5000 tons of ore to the Sme[?]ing Company of Australia at a…

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Gold Dredging Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 9

New Araluen Junction, 30z. 15dwt. for week ending [?]th instant…

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Coal at Lake Phillipson

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

A coal discovery was reported yesterday at Lake Phillipson, which is situated about 80 miles north of Tarcoola…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

The barque Cadwgan cleared at the Custom-house this afternoon for Valparaiso with 2020 tons of coal from the A.A. Company's collieries; and the barque Birkdale cleared for valparaiso with 1820 tons of Duckenfield coal…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 9

At the Ivanhoo the crossent east of the 700ft. level at Patterson's main shaft has intersected a new lode 35ft. from the shaft. The lode is disordered by a slide, but assays of face stone give about 1oz…

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Gold Shipment for London

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 3

Gold to the value of £144,703 was shipped to London by the R.M.S. Oruba, which left Fremantle on Monday. This amount comprised gold bullion valued at £139,693, and…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday Afternoon.—A trucker named Peter Deveney was killed on the surface of the Proprietary Mine last night. He was looking after trucks, and the rake empties…

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The Burwood Colliery Disaster. Actions in the Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1902 · page 6

As a result of the disastrous explosion at the Burwood [?] in November last, a serics of actions, numbering 11 all told, were commenced to-day in the Summons Divisiou of the [?] Police Court, before Mr. J. S…

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