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Mining & the mines, 1903

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The Creep in the Central Mine. the Manager's Evidence. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 8

At the sitting of the commission into the creep at the Central Mine in October last, James Hehbaid, manager of the mine, gave evidence. He said that from his knowledge of previous creeps on the Barrier…

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The Miner. The Yambulla Gold Field. (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 25

The Yambulla Gold Field has now been in existence for three years, and, taken on the whole, although it has not satisfied everybody, it has been fairly remunerative. Situated, as it…

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The United States. the Anthracite Coal Strike. Terms of Settlement. a Victory Tor the Public. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 7

The version of the verdiet of the commission appointed by President Roosevelt to settle the anthracite coal strike given by the New York "Herald" has been confirmed…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Application for Replies to Questions Chalmers and others v. Great Cobar Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 4

This wns an application respecting the suit of Chalmers and others v. the Great Cobar Mining Company, in which the plaintiffs asked that the defendants be ordered co answer certain questions in connection…

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Arltunga Goldfield. a Weakening in Shares. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 7

During the post few duys the market for Winnecke's Depot shares hu been actnys, and at the end of the week there was a strong demand. Scrip for Rewards went over £100, due to the lact that one of…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 764

It rained steadily and incessantly on the Arltunga field daring last week, 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 Coal Mining Case

Evening News · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 7

Further evidence was taken in No. 2 Jury Court in the case in which the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company seeks to recover £60,000 from the Railway Commissioners for deprivation…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 8
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MOLONG, Wednesday.—Reports from Sullivan's Gully show that several of the alluvial shafts are on fair gold. The Golden Victory reef looks especially promising, and big things are expected…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

Brilliant Central, 1500 tons for 1196oz. No. 4 North Ph[?]nix (Gympie), crushed 199 tons for [?]1oz. 18gr. [?]elted gold. Victoria and Queen ([?].T.) crushed [?]00 tons for [?]…

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Central Mine Creep Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--James Hebbard, manager of the Central mine, was to-day examined before the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Central mine creep. Mr. Hebbard supplied…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

A moderate range of business was recorded on the Mining market yesterday, with a former tone in Charters Towers gold companies. Barrier salver stocks, owing to a weaker tendency in the lead…

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Gold Dredging Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

New Araluen Junction Gold Dredging Company won, for week ended 21st instant, [?]z. 17dwt…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 8

The four-masted barque Glenogil cleared at the Customs to-day for Antofagusts, with 3437 tons of Seaham coal; and the Dutch barque Jeanette Fran[?]se, for Gatico (Chil[?]), with [?]53 tons of W[?]send coal…

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Claim for £60,000. Valuing the Coal

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 6

Tho suit of the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Co. against the Railway Commissioners, to recover £60,000 compensation for the resumption of a coal area at Teralba, was not…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company to-day, the chairman of directors, Mr. James Harvey, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the circumstances of the…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 8

Sales on the Exchange to-day were:—Bonnie Dundee, 12s 9d, 12s 10d; Brilliant Extended, b 20s 8d, s 20s 9d; Clark's B. W. and Victory, Is [?]d; Grand Junction, [?]s; London G. M., 6s 6d, 6s 4d;…

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A Gundagai Case. Charge of Stealing Gold

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 4

John Darrell (40), engine-driver, was again before the Central Police Court this morning to answer a charge of having, during the month of October, 1900, at Reno, near…

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New Chillagoe Company. Half Yearly Meeting. Encouraging Mine Developments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The second ordinary general meeting of Hie New Chillagoe Company was held today. Mr. J. S. Reid presiding. The Chairman said that the £50,000 debentures held…

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London Mining Market. London, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange yesterday prices of the Australian mining ventures were:- New Chillagoe, 5s 9d. Mount Lyells, £3 8s 9d…

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