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Mining & the mines, 1902

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West Australian Gold Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--Mr. Ralph Nicholas, of the Perseverance, who is taking his wife and family back to America, will leave Kalgoorlie about the 23rd instant, and expects to be away…

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Supposed Suffocation by Coal Gas

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 4

A man named Frederick Killear, 40, a visitor from the Paterson River, died this morning at the residence of a friend, in Gladstone-street, Leichhardt. The supposed cause of death is asphyxia…

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Charters From 1st March. COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 3

Abner Coburn, sh, 1879 tons, Newcastle to Honolulu Aldergrove, bq, 1271 tons, Newcastle to Valparaiso…

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Terrible Mine Disaster. London, April 1

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 4

Seventy-five persons have been killed by an explosion in a mine at Dayton, Tennesee…

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Einasleigh Freehold Mines Closed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 8

The Einasleigh Freehold Copper Mines Limited, closed down the works on Saturday last and paid off all hands. It is supposed that the closure is only temporary, although it is generally believed that it…

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The Ballarat Mining Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

Beyond the fact that the pumping and clearing operations are still in full swing at the Cardigan Proprietary mine, Ballarat, there are no further developments in connection with the…

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Mining in New South Wales. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 8

Brett and party, at Clear Creek, have crushed 7½ tons of stone, yielding 2oz. 6dwt. per ton…

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Disasters in North America. Floods and Storms. a Mining Explosion. Many Lives Lost. London, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

Great floods have occurred in Tennessee in the United States. Twenty-two people have been drowned. The damage done by the floods is estimated at 4,000,000dol. (£800,000)…

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Late Mining. Briseis Tin Mines. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 11

Water from the Ringarooma and Mount Maurice races arrived at the Briseis tin mine on Monday, and every thing went splendidly without a hitch. The nozzles were turned on to the Briseis Hill with fine…

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Charters Towers Mining. Increase in the Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 7

March dividends at Charters Towers amounted to £25,000, and calls to £2200, but an additional £1500 was paid by companies having offices in Charters Towers, but with mines elsewhere…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 7

COROWA, Thursday.—The progress of work in the Deep Lead Mine is watched with great interest. After completing the sinking of shafts and other operations to facilitate future…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Mr. J. A. Brodie succeeds to the position of accountant on the Lake View Consols, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. R. M'Kay. Tlio latter, who has been the Associated South…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 9

Day Dawn Gold Mines, Charters Towers, 440 tons for 519oz. smelted gold…

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Gold Dredging Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 9

Araluen Central G. D. Company, gold for the week, 78oz. 5gr. for 131 hours. New Araluen Junction G. D. Company, 18oz. 4dwt. for the fortnight…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 9

Business was resumed on the Stock. Exchange yesterday, after the holiday adjournment, but very few sales were reported, and prices showed but little movement. Owing to the annual cricket match…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, April 2.—On the Stock Exchange yesterday Mount Lyell closed at £3 15s, and North Mount Lyell at £1 12s…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 8

The ship Europa arrived from Sydney to-day to load Ducken[?]eld coal for San Francisco. The four-masted barque Comliebank, from Algoa Bay, also arrived, and will load coal for the West Coast. The following vessels…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 9

At the Junction mine progressive work at the 775ft. level is improving. The main south drive, which has been lengthened to 300ft. from the northern boundary, has on the footwall side a…

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Coal Shipping at Newcastle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 3

Sir,--The record shipment of 3000 tons of coal into the Barrier's holds In 15½ working hours (193 tons per hour) is doubtless a creditable one for machinery of the archaic type in use at Newcastle,…

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Mining Notes. Reports and Prospects

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 8

The Great Boulder continues to develop splendidly in bottom levels. First-class ore is being broken at the 14th level, samples averaging 26dwt. over some feet in width…

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