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Mining & the mines, 1903

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 25

At Tucker's Hill, Hargraves, very rich stone is being broken down in Cassldy's mine. The mine is reported to be developing splendidly. Hogan's mine is looking well. It is expected…

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The Central Mine Creep. Mr. Slee Examined. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 10

The Royal Commission on the Central Mine creep, which is rapidly drawing to a close, resumed its sittings to-day. John Race Godfrey, local mining inspector, tendered evidence much on similar lines to…

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Mining in New South Wales. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 13

A cake of gold weighing 17oz., the result of a crushing at the Burdott Gold Mine, has been forwarded to the Sydney Mint. PEAK HILL, Tuesday…

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Arltunga Goldfield. Quartz Showing Good Specimens. "A Fair Surface Show." Probable Alluvial Areas. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 9

The following telegram was received this afternoon from Messrs. Perry Brothers, who leave Alice Springs to-day for Arltunga, as representatives of the Perry syndicate:—"Captain Lawson has just…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 828

The special correspondent of the Adelaide "Register," writing on March 3, from Arltunga, gives the following particulars of leases at Winnecke's Depot:—…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

The market on the Sydney Exchange yesterday was unusually featureless. The turnover only assumed moderate proportions, the inquiry generally continuing quiet. Silver stocks attracted some attention, but, with the…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

North Smithfield (Gympie) crushed 113 tons 15cwts for 79[?]z. 15dwt. 18gg. [?]elted gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

Business on the Mining market yesterday was dull, and prices generally were weaker. In Barrier silver shares Broken Hill Block 10 were wanted at slightly better figures: but otherwise provious values…

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Star of the East Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

A great improvement was shown last week (says the Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus") in the clean-up of a trial crushing taken from teh 2200ft. level of the Star of the East No. 2 shaft. During…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

Only a few men are employed at the Queen Margaret Company's Bulong property, and it is probable that if the employees appeal against the reduction of wages uphold by the Arbitration Court…

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Tingha Tin Mines. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

M'Leod and party, who have a very large stack of wash at grass, have then dam full, and are making preparations to commence washing this week. Markham and party, on Herding. Yard Gully, are…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 8

The steamer Chillagoe cleared at the Customs to-day for Geelong with 1930 tons of coal, the steamer Ouraka for Melbourne with 3650 tons, the steamer Waihora for Penang with 2300 tons, the Russian ship Glenard for Tal Tal with…

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A Charge of Gold Stealing. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 6

At the police court to-day, before Mr. Clarke, P.M., John Darrell, engine-dirver, on remand from Sydney, was charged with having, at Reno, near Gundagui, during the month of October, 1902,…

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Claim for £60,000. Resumption of Coal Lands

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 6

The suit of the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Co. to recover £60,000 from the Railway Commissioners in connection with the resumpton of certain coal lands at Teralba, on…

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London Mining Market. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange yesterday New Chillagoe were quoted at 6s 3d and North Lyell at 30s…

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Forbes Mining. Splendid Prospects. FORBES

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 7

Mining matters are still engaging the attention of miners and business people, the latest development being the discovery of a rich reef across the Lachlan River, four miles…

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Mining Appeal Case. Question of Municipal Rating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 8

At the Newcastle Summons Court to-day, before Mr. Love, S.M., the Hetton Goal Company appealed against the assessment of the Carrington municipality for rating purposes. Mr. G. Wallace, of Sydney, appeared for…

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Mining in New South Wales. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 9

Balmer and party, United Empire mine, Murga district, are still engaged getting ore ready for crushing. The Burdett mine has an encouraging outlook. Seventeen tons of stone yielded 21dwts. to the ton…

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The Outtrim Coal-miners

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 5

The hearing of cases brought by the Outtrim Coal Company against 20 miners who, it is alleged, left work without giving notice, was continued to-day. The company claimed £7 damages…

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Alleged Robbery at a Gold Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 6

GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--At the police court this morning, before the police magistrate, John Darrell was charged with stealing a quantity or gold amalgam and mining tools, value at £771,…

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