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Mining & the mines, 1903

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 6

The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Zealandia, for Auckland, via Sydney, with 980 tons of coal, 3908 felloes, 454 naves, 404 shafts, 1304 sleeepers, 36 bundles spokes, and 15 bundles of shafts; the…

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Gold at Tucker's Hill. Rich Development. Amalgamation Scheme

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 6

'A rich development is reported in connection with the gold claim at Tucker's Hill, 25 miles south of Mudgee. Yesterday afternoon a "Star" reporter was shown a new lot of…

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The Arltunga Goldfields. South Australian Enterprise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 9

Referring recently to the Aritunga goldfield, in Central Australia, the "Argus" stated that a mild boom is in progress in Adelaide over the field. The venture on which most attention is…

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Coal Mines in China

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 13

Mr. Alexander Reid, A.M.I.C.E., F.G.S., chief engineer of the Pekin Syndicate, Limited, has been Interviewed by a representative of the "Morning Post." He snys that the coal field of…

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The Strike of Coal-miners in Victoria. an Unsuccessful Conference. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 7

A conference between the directors of the Outtrim, Howitt, and Jumbunna Coal Companies, and representatives of the miners on strike was held yesterday and to-day, and closed without a settlement…

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Western Coal Trade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 380

There is a great depression in the western coal trade, which has been emphasised last week by notices of reduction in the number employed at some of the Lithgow pits. Mr. Wilton, a…

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North Queensland Tin Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 11

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Under-Secretary for Mines has received a telegram from Herberton stating that important tin development have been reported at the Great Northern Freehold, the oldest and deepest tin mine at…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 9

With the, exception of further advances in the majority of Charters Towers gold companies the Mining market yesterday was featureless, and business was on a moderate scale. Western Australian…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:— The steamer Sydney, for Fremantle, via ports, with 750 tons of coal, 65 cases biscuits, 128 ingots of copper, and sundries; the steamer New Guinea, for Melbourne, with…

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Newcastle. Arbitration Court. the Maitland Coal Mining Cases. Conclusion of the Evidence. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 8

The Arbitration Court sat again to-day, and heard the concluding evidence in the matter of the industrial dispute between the Colliery Employees' Federation, Northern District (claimants) and the East Greta Coal Mining…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 9

The Proprietary Company shipped for the week ended February 4 to Port Pi[?]e 234 tons of oxidised ores, 2464 tons of mill products, and 1154 tons of desulphurised slimes…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 26

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various States undermentioned, and letters patent will therefore issue to the applicants in due course. This report is…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 380

The following vessels cleared at the Customs to-day:—The steamer Moira, for Brisbane, via Sydney, with 150 tens of coal and 53 cases biscuits; the steamer Kadina, for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with…

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Newcastle Miners' Delegate Board. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 7

At a special meeting of the delegate board of the Colli[?] Employees' Federation, a letter was read from the general secretary of the Victorian Coalminers' Association stating that 1000 men were on strike at Outtrim, Jumbunna, and…

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Buried at a Mine. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 6

While engaged at the Wallaroo mines this morning in removing dirt from behind a rearing piece Richard Bennett was buried by a fall of earth and died from suffocation…

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Mining on Private Property

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 26

A case of some importance with regard to mining on private land recently came up for decision before the warden, at Beechworth, Victoria. The case had reference to the working of what is…

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Developments in Queensland Tin Mines. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 9

The Under-Secretary for Mines has received the following telegram from the warden at Herberton:— "Important tin developments in Great Northern Freehold. A large face of coarse tin ore has been…

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The Western Coal Trade. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 11

Sir,--It can hardly be questioned that, at the present time, the State of New South Wales Is undergoing a period of depression the results of which, both immediate and prospective, will…

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MINING. Notes from the Fields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 380

The Buddigower Silver and Tin Company's shaft West Wyalong, is sunk 100ft., showing a large quantity of sulphides, rich silver. The company has not decided whether to sink deeper or to…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 55

Clalmholders at Wolumla appear to be satisfied that there is still a lot of payable gold in the bill. A few auditional hands were put on this week, and the work of development…

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