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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Charters From 1st April. COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 3

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

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Mungana and New Chillagoe Mines. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 9

The Mungana (Chillagoe) Mining Company, Limited, report to March 29 as follows:—Griffiths's No. 1, 200ft. level: Crosscutting north-west 125ft. from main drive. Calumet, 86ft. level: Sinking…

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Coal Shipping Facilities. a Lesson From Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 4

Our Newcastle correspondent recently wrote:-- "Very smart work was done on the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Barrier on Saturday in the way of shipping a cargo of coal. The…

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Mining. the Peak Hill District

Evening News · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 2

PeAK HILL, Wednesday.—Mining affairs in the west are sadly tampered for want of water. At Tomingley two mines are in operation. The property belonging to Chenhall and Paton has…

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Mining in New South Wales. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1902 · page 9

The Elliott Diamond and Tin Mine, Copeton, has been closed down with the exception of the pumping gear. Mr. G. F. M. Elliott, manager of the mine, it is stated, is going to New Zealand to try a…

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Balmain Coal Mine

Evening News · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 5

Since the work of driving a tunnel along the seam level at the Sydney Harbar Collieries' Mine, Balmain, was commenced, with the object of striking the main seam at its point of normal…

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Stealing Coal

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 7

Charles Smith, 31, described as a carter, was convicted at Newtown Court yesterday of a charge of stealing a load of coal, property of the Railway Commissioners. A sentence of…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

ARMIDALE, Thursday.—Messrs. W. Miller, James Jones, J. P. M'Kinley, T. W. Mulligan, F. Jackes, and J. P. Bonnar (secretary), directors of the Beaconsfield Silver Mine Syndicate, paid…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The Kanowna Lease, situated on Red-hill, Kanowna, has just crushed 4 12 tons for 439oz. gold, an average of 97 12oz. per ton. Delays in the delivery of machinery is responsible for…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

Kelly's Queen Block.—Final clean up, 84 tons for 147½oz. Lachlan Goldfields, Forbes.—Return for the four weeks ended April 12: By amalgamation, 204oz.; by concentration, 255oz.—total, 453oz. The above is exclusive of…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 8

The steamer Koonya sailed to-day for Strahan, via Kembla, with 300 tons of coal; the steamer Whangape left for wellington with 4106 tons of coal and 295 sleepers; and the Bahnam left for Wanganni with [?] tons of coal…

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Police Courts. Stealing Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 8

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. C., N. Payten, S.M., Charles Smith (31) was charged with stealing coal, value about 7s 6d, the property of the Railway Commissioners, at Newtown on April 9th. Accused took coal…

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BLOCK 10 Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

It is officially announced that Mr. V. F. Stanley Low has been appointed general manager of Broken Hill Block 10 mine, in place of Mr. John Warren, resigned. Mr. Low was engaged as assistant engineer…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

Block 10 plant, working day shifts only during the past week, treated 1232 tons of crudes, producing 221 tons of concentrates, bulking 33½oz. of silver, 63½ per cent. lead, and 8[?] per cent. zinc. Shipments…

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Charters From [?]st April. COAL

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 3

Aberfoyle, sh, 1597 tons, Newcastle o Diego Ainsdale, sh, 1725 tons, Newcastle to San Francisco…

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Tasmanian Copper Mines. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

Work at the North Lyell reduction works is still suspended, and there is no probability of ore being sent from the mine until the contract with the Mount Lyell Company is completed. The London directors…

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London Mining Market. London, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

Mount Lyell shares are quoted at £3 15s…

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New Zealand. Discovery Or Coal. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 8

The coal bore at Dobson, on the west coast of the South Island, penetrated one seam 6ft. 9in. and another seam 12½ft. in thickness…

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Mining in New South Wales. Canowindka

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1902 · page 9

Three years' accumulation of tailings from the Gospel Oak mine are being put through cyanide treatment. Five weeks' run produced 85oz. bullion. They have sufficient tailings to keep the plant going for nine…

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