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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Coal Tenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 7

Tenders closed with the Government Storekeeper yesterday for the supply of 35,000 tons of New. castle coal at Fremantle, 3500 Albany, 5000 Geraldton The Adelaide Steamship Company was the…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

WYALONG, Monday.—The Barrier Company has had a further crushing: 56 tons of second-grade ore yielded 73oz gold. This including the recent crushing of…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

Day Dawn Freehold Consolidated (C.T.) crushed 1003 tons for 401oz. (old. Day Dawn Gold Mines (C. T.) crushed 7OO tons for 675oz. Kulamadau, 390 tons for 191oz…

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Gold Discovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 7

It is reported that gold-bearing 'quartz has been discovered 14 miles from Winchester, South Canterbury…

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Admiralty Coal Contract

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 5

It is stated that the coal-carrying contract from Westport to Hongkong has not been finally let by the Admiralty. It was stated that a few days ago Roxburg and Company, an Australian…

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Export of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 7

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle to places beyond the State last week was 62.356 tons To Victoria 11.745 tons were sent, South Australia 8500 tons. West Australia 4150 tons,…

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Killed in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, at, the West Berry Consols mine, Win. Barrett, miner, residing at Wallace Town, near Allendale, was almost instantaneously killed. Deceased's duty was to…

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Killed in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 5

John Williams, commonly known amongst the miners of Avoca as "Parson Jack," was killed by a fall of earth whilst mining at the Jolly Waggoners, Amphitheatre, on Friday evening…

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Gold.dredging Retdrn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

Jembaicumbene Midale Ground Dredging Company for the week ended on Saturday last recovered 63oz. Odwt. Car. of gold for 120 hours' dredging…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

Business on the Mining market on Saturday morning was featureless, and prices in the majority of instances were easier. In Barner silver stocks Broken Hill Junction changed hands at 6s 2d, 6s 3d, whiles…

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Colliery Employees' Federation Sports. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 8

The annual demonstration and sports meeting of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern district Toa held on the Albion Ground, yesterday. when there was an attendance of about 8000 people, who arrived by nine…

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Tasmanian Mines. Queenstown (Tub.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

Owing to the very rough weather prevailing for some weeks past and the rough nature of the couutry the work of widening and improving the track from Mount Lyell railway siding to the King Golden…

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North Broken-hill Mine. Restarting Operations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.-- Instructions have been received locally for the immediate restarting of the North mine, both surface and underground. It is understood, however, that there is certain finishing work in…

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Gold Rush at Mount Magnet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 5

A telegram from Mount Magnet states that a 16oz. slug was discovered at the new find at Black Range. Eighty men are on the patch. About 70oz. of gold were got on Thursday. Old…

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Developments in State Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

The Brown's Creek mine (Blayney), after being closed down for several years, is to be restarted. A vigorous system of mine development is to be undertaken, and the surface plant will be fully equipped…

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General Cable News. Rhodesia Gold Storage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON Saturday Afternoon.--The shares have been allotted in the Rhodesia Cold Storage Company…

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Newcastle. Tee Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 8

Owing to yesterday having been proclaimed a public holiday on account of the annual piceie of the Colliery Employees' Fedcration, which was held at Maitland, there was no work at the cranes, and consequently no clearances…

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Western Australian Mines. the Proposed Amalgamation. Why Negotiations Failed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

Referring to the proposed amalgamation of the Associated Gold Mines, Associated Northern Blocks, and the Oroya-Browu Hill, which, it will bw remembered, was finally abandoutd, the "Morning Post"…

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London Mining Market. London, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange yesterday the quotations for Australian mining vontures were:- Associated Gold Mines, £2 3s. Broken Hill Proprietary, 37s…

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