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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 250

Reward of 2S for Finding Bag of Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 April 1902 · page 5

A boy while walking in Sturt-street, Ballarat, a few days ago observed lying on the roadway a leather bag, on which was printed in gold letters the address of one of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 9

The turnover on the Sydney Exchange on Saturday was small, there being very little inquiry. Quotations remained practically stationary. Silver was without fresh feature, and in copper the only change was a further slight…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 6

The quantity of coal cleared at Newcastle for export last week was 30,228 tons. It was distributed thus:--To Victoria, 11,010 tons; United States, 5699 tons; Chili, 4976 tons; South…

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A Wonderful Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 9

"Engineering" gives some particulars of the deposits on the property of the Copaquire Copper Suiphate Company in Chili. It describes the are as most remarkable, and likely to have a marked…

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Gold for Hongkong

Evening News · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 6

The E. and A. steamer Guthrie left Sydney on Saturday for Manila, China, and Japan, with a valuable cargo, including three boxes of gold, valued at £1913, shipped for Hongkong by the…

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Mining Shares

Evening News · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, April 6, 3.60 p.m.—The following are to-day's closing quotations: Associated, £l 7s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary. £1 12s 6d; ChUlagoe Railway and Mines, 2s 9d; Great Boulder, 19s;…

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The Gold Yield

Evening News · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 7

A return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield of this State for the month of March was 22,762 crude ounces, equal to 19,091 fine ounces, valued at £81,094, as compared…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 9

Business on the Mining market on Saturday was on a restricted scale, and prices varied but slightly from previous quotations. In copper stocks, Mount Garnet Freehold receded 1s, with a sale at 12s 6d,…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

BULLI, Saturday.--The annual delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association will be held at Bulli on Wednesday next. The district collieries, with the exception of…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 9

At the South Blocks mine progressive work at Block 6 continues on customarty lines. The two winzes which have been sunk north and south of No. 2 shaft are down respectively 46 and 34 feet…

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Charters From 1st April. COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 3

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

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 5

The gold yield throughout Queensland for the month of March was 60,278oz., showing a decrease of 6650oz. compared with March last year. The yield for the past three months…

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MINING. The Tingha District

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 7

Our Tingha correspondent writes;--At the present time mining operations on the field are somewhat retarded for want of water. The tin market being firm, and the local price…

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Newcastle. the Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 8

The barque Clan Macleod, from Melbourne, arrived on Saturday to load coal for Auckland, and the barque Java, from Sydney, to take a cargo of coal for Callao. The barque Viking arrived to-day…

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The Unemployed and Gold. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 3

Sir,--Why is it that the Government has never tried the experiment of placing the unemployed on the alluvial goldfields of the State? A very large percentage of the gold…

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Mining in New South-wales. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 9

A parcel of over 12 tons of ore has been despatched from Mount Shorter mine, Rosedale, for treatment at Cockle Creek. Compliant in the lot are 30 bags of ore, which are expected to give very high…

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Western Australia. Rich Find of Alluvial Gold. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 7

The following telegram was received on Saturday from Mr. Madden, the resident magistrate at Roeburne Bay, by the Under-Secretary of Mines: — "Reported from Pilbarra that a new gulley has been…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--The White Feather Main Reef crushed 1550 tons for 1063oz. Ore is now being broken from the 600ft. level. It is the intention of the Great Boulder…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 7
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HILLGROVE, Monday.—The Baker's Creek Company's battery crushed with 15 head of stampers for 10½ days, and put through 131 tons of ore for a return of 180oz 5dwt of smelted gold…

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