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Mining & the mines, 1903

5,734 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Mining Shares

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

LONDON, March 19.—On the Stock Ex-change yesterday, Chillagoe shares closed at 6s 6d, and Briseis Tin at 9s…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 8

There was a further decline in silver shares on the Stock Exchange yesterday, due to the fact that a fall of 2s 6d in the price of lead was announced by cable from London. Business in Barrier mines…

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Arltunga Gold Field

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

Messrs. Laurie and Gurner (says the Adelaide "Register") supply the following report by Mr. J. J. Lawson on the Melba leases, Melba and Melba Extended:—"Have made exhaustive…

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"Pyritic" of Smelting Gold

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

In a paper recently read before the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania, Mr. W. F. Kocb claims that sulphur, bo far from being a deleterious ingredient, may often be a positive advantage…

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The Country. the Central Mine Creep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The sittings of the Royal Commission into the Central Mine creep were resumed today. Plana showing the projected longitudinal sections of the selected arena in the South and Central were…

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Fire in the New Hopeful Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

A fire occurred at Eaglehawk this morning in the Now Hopeful Mine. Having no shaft of its own, the company carries on operations from the New Argus Company's mine. When the miners…

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Rich Gold Find. Kiama

The Australian Star · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

The important discovery of gold at the Golden Quarry claim at Yalwai reported a few days ago turns out to be a,very rich one. The find is very near the surface, and some…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 8

Owing to the public holiday the Custom-house was closed The steamer Euryalus sailed to-day for Singapore, via Melbourne, with 3000 tons of coal; the steamer Cloncurry for Melbourne, with 3350 tons; the four-masted American…

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London Mining Market. London, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 8

On the Stock Exchange yesterday the following were the quotations for the undermentioned Australian mining ventures:- New Chillagoes, 6s 6d…

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Mine on Fire at Eaglehawk. Two Othees Affected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 7

Information was received at Bendigo to-day that a serious outbreak of fire has occurred in one of the mines at Eaglehawk, and that as a consequence a number of miners had been temporarily thrown out…

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Creep at the Central Mine. the Royal Commission. Bhoken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

The Royal Commission to inquire into the creep at the Central mine resumed its sittings to-dat. Plans showing the proposed [?] sections of the affected areas in the South and Central mines…

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Claim for £60,000. A Railway Resumption. the Coal in the Resumed Area

The Australian Star · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

The hearing was continued in No. 2 Jury Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury, of 12, of the action brought by the Pacific Cooperative Steam Coal Co. against…

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Exports From Newcastle Trafalgar, 4-m. bq. For Valparaiso. Sailed 12th March, 1903. Caledonian Coal Co., agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

2429 tons West Wallsend coal. KOHALA, 4-m. sch. For Honolulu. Sailed 19th March, 1903…

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Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. Gold Payment of Chinese Customs. Objections of Great Britain. Lightening China's Burden. London, March 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 7

The "Times" says that all the commercial [?], and certainly Great Britian, must refuse to lighten China's indemnity burden by increasing the new Customs [?] by…

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Arltunga Goldfields. Three Days' Rainfall. Ample Supply for Months. Reefs Improving with Depth. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

It has rained [?] and incessantly on the Arltunga field since Sunday morning, for three days, at the rate of about 1½ inch daily. All work has been stopped. The ground is soaked and boggy…

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The Arltunga Goldfield. Splendid Specimens Obtained

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--An Alice Springs message states that Mr. Page arrived from Winnecke's to-day. He reports that prospecting on the Melba lease has given satisfactory results…

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Coal Mining Claim

Evening News · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 6

Further evidence was taken yesterday in No. 2 Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Pring, in the suit brought by the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company for the recovery of £60,000…

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Powdered Coal

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 12
Also in The Mosman Mail

A great deal of interest has been aroused in railway circles in England by the possibility o[?] using powdered [?]oal on loco[?]otives, and thus doing away with all…

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A Justifiable Swindle. a Tale of New Zealand Gold Mining

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 7

NOTE.—The following incidents occurred in Auckland, New Zealand, during the gold boom in 1897, when nearly every person in the town was more or less…

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