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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Broken-hill Mines. Activity in Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Activity on the morning 'Change ruled for Broken-hill silver-lead shares, consequent upon tho circulation of reports to the effect that London operators…

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A Miner Killed. Fatality at Hetton Colliery. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Buchanan, 65 years of ago, whilst working in the Hetton coillery yesterday afternoon, met with injuries which terminated fatally. A quantity of…

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Copper-mining at Shuttleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 9

During the past few months the Commonwealth mine at Shuttleton has despatched 316 tons of ore, which gave a[?]net production of £5303 14s worth of copper, after paying deduction charges and long…

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Reductions at Block 10 Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 9

The directors of the Broken Hill Block 10 Company have decided, in view of the present price of metals, to work only one shift in future, thus conserving the ore bodies in the mine for treatment when…

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Country News. the Greta Colliery. Work of Unsealing. Greta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 10

The work of unsealing the Greta mine was commenced yesterday. The operation was superintended by Mr. Jeffries, late manager, and Mr. C. Dixon, under-manager. Mr…

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A Colliery Appeal. the Privy Council Decision in Humble V. Humphreys

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, December 6.--Last Saturday their Lordships of the Privy Council, per Lord Davey, delivered judgment in the case of Humble v. Humphreys, an appeal from two orders of the…

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Serious Mining Accident at Hetton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

An accident of a very serious nature occurred yesterday at Hetton Colliery. A miner, Thomas Buchanan, aged 65, was injured to such an extent that it is almost impossible for him to recover…

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Tingha Tin-mining. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 9

Brickwood and party are sinking their shaft deeper in the hopes of striking the reef at a greater depth. Hills and Falconer, working the adjoining block, are still making wages, but have not struck the reef yet…

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Mining in New South Wales. Illigrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 9

The Hillgrove Proprietary Mine, Limited, late on Saturday night intersected Smith's reef in their No. 4 crosscut at 645 ft. level. The reef between walls is from 5½ln. to 8½ln. wide…

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Mining Notes. December Yields. A New Process

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 3

Advices from the various milling centres indicate that the holidays having passed over work is in full swing again at the mines and on the various gold dredges…

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Queensland. the Decrease in the Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

The Under-Secretary for Mines has explained that the falling off of the gold yield last year was due to the fact that the tailings are being rapidly exhausted at Charters Towers, where the falling off…

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The Coal-weighing Question. Humble v. Humphreys. a New South Wales Appeal. Privy Council Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

The following report of the judgment in the above important matter is taken from the "Times." The members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were Lord Davey, Lord Lindley, and Sir…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1902 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--The Perseverance Lakeside battery crushed 2259 tons for 1169oz.; 3209 tons of slimes were treated for 1240oz.; sulphide mill, 8473 tons, yielding by amalgamation…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

HILLGROVE, Thursday.—The Baker's Creek Company's battery, of 40 stampers, resumed crushing on Tuesday, and everything is running smoothly and well. Work was started in the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 9

Business on the mining market yesterday was on a very restricted scale, with a weaker tone generally. Local silver companies had a marked decline with sales of Sulphide Corporation at 8s 6d to 8s 9d…

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The Coal Extort Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 8

The King Cyrus, four-masted schooner, cleared at the Custom-house this afternoon for Honolulu with 1118 tons of coal from the East Greta Colliery, but there were no arrivals or departures in connection…

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Coal for the Squadron

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 4

The Union Company's steamer Kamona left last evening for Hobart with a supply of coal for the ships of the Australian squadron now assembled in Norfolk Bay, Tas…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 9

The following December outputs are reported:— Hainault crushed 710 tons for 455oz., cyanided 360 tons for 75oz.; total yield, 530oz. of standard gold. The Golden Horseshoe Company has declared a…

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The Mining Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- On the London Stock Exchange yesterday, Chiliagoe shares were quoted at 2s 3d, Ivanhoes £8 3s 9d, and Mount Lyells £4 2s 6d…

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