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Mining & the mines, 1903

5,734 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

North Greta Coal Company

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

This company is being formed to work the North Greta property at Branxton, in order to supply a large shipping contract of upwards of 200,000 tons per…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 5

Work at the Junction during the past week has been con[?]ined to the 775ft. level, where the south drive has advanced to 599ft. from the Junction North boundary, and the north drive to 97ft. from…

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Fire in Greta Colliery. Big Volumes of Smoke

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 7

GRETA, Thursday.--Fire has again broken out in the Greta colliery, and the heavy volume of smoke issuing from the fan-shaft indicates that the outbreak is a serious one. The first…

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Araluen Proprietary Gold-dreedging Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 5

The statutory meeting of the new company was held at Vickery's-chambers yesterday. Mr. T. H. Martyn presided. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the ba[?]-sheet, stated that the elevator…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Moira, for Brisbane, via Sydney, with 160 tons of coal and 41 cases of biscuits; the ship Clomene, for Tocopilla, with 2673 tons of West Wallsend coal; the…

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The Drought and Mining on Private Lands

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 7

"F.D.B.," Harden, after describing the loss, suffering, and misery caused by the drought, proceeds to the suggestion:--"Every door of self-help should be thrown open. Gold-mining on private…

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Late Mining. Lake View Consols. a New Concentration Process. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 8

The Elmore process for concentration of pulp ore by the use of oil now in course of installation at the Lake View Consols Mine will, it is asserted, when completed inaugurate a distinct addition to the field…

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Scene at a Mining Meeting. Ivanhoe and Boulder Junction Companies. Chairman and Shareholder in Conflict

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A scene occurred at the meeting of shareholders of the Ivanhoe and Boulder Junction Proprietary Mining Company this morning. After the announcement calling…

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West Australian Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Or[?]ya Brown-hill management has cabled London that gold is showing in the Stange shaft at a depth of 480 feet. This shaft is on the north block of the Or[?]ya, and is being sunk…

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Late Mining. Alluvial Gold in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

Recently the Government purchased the Woodhouse Estate, near Uraidla, 10 miles from Adelaide, for the purposes of closer settlement During clearing operations indications…

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Gold Mining. Throwing Open Lands. a Suggestion. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 6

The Transvaal Gold Commission, after an exhaustive inquiry, has completed its labours. In its reports it recommends that all the Crown lands and private lands not…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 13

Operations in mining shares on the Sydney Exchange yesterday were again of moderate dimensions, and the market showed some irregularity. Charters Towers companies in one or two instances were inclined to favor the…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 13

There was very little movement in prices on the Mining market yesterday, and business was on a restricted scale. Barrier silver stocks were steady generally, although North Broken Hill at 10s 1½d…

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Prospecting for Gold

Evening News · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 4

LONDON, January 23, 2.30 p.m.—The report of the Transvaal Gold Commission recommends that all Crown, lands and non-beneficially occupied pri-vate lands should be opened for prospecting…

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The Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade of the district continued brisk during the week, all of the collieries having worked well. Landing at this part was confined to the usual Sydney traders…

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Western Miners' Dispute Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

Nothing is yet available for publication in regard to the results of the late mining conference. It is stated, however, that a reply has been received from the owners, but that it is of an…

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Bowls. Winner of the Gold Medal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 12

The competition for the gold medal and single championship of the St. Leonards Club has been concluded. In the semi-finals, Eveston beat Perry by 31 points to 11, and Paddington beat Groth by 31 points to 30…

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A Good Gold Yield. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 13

A splendid gold yield is reported from Taradale, [?] the Castlemaine district. Bolding and party, working at Baxter's-road, on the United Kingdom line [?] reef, crushed 13 tons, from which they obtained…

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Western Mining and Smelting Works

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 10

LITHGOW, Friday.--The ceal trade, says Mr. Wilton, is at present undergoing one of the periodical spells of dulness incidental to the trade. The Railway Department, having taken…

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Mining in New South Wales. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 13

A quantity of stone brought into town to-day from Mary's Dream Mine disclosed under a glass splendid gold. The mine is being run by a local syndicate of 23 persons…

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