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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

Last Chance United, 105oz,5dwt. Now Normanby, crushed 012 tons for 186oz, 12½dwt. North Woah Hawp. 383 tons for 176oz., 13dwt.; specimens yielded 275oz, 15dwt.; total, 452oz. 8dwt…

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Yields. GOLD

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 888

Marshall's Queen—(C.T.), 340 tons for 278oz. No. 2 South Great Eastern (Gympie) crashed 3158 tons for 4274oz. smelted gold. Ruby (C.T.) 244 tons for 206oz…

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Gold Dredging Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

Associated Macquarie, dredge No. 1, 163oz, for 235 hours' work; dredge No. 2, 66oz., for 128 hours' work. Buckland River Dredging Company, 37oz. for the fort-night…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

Business on the Mining market yesterday was on a restricted scale with very little movement in prices. Barrier silver stocks were firmer, and one or two gold dredging companies had exchanges at better…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 25.) Arltunga Gold Field. Government Geologist's Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 56

On April 6 the Minister controlling the Northern Territory received the following report from Mr. H. Y. L. Brown. Government Geologist:— have inspected the gold claims at Winnecke's, and…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

The steamer Kadina cleared at the Customs to-day for Port Piric. vin Wallaroo, with 4400 tons of coal, 609 cakes spelter, and 422 bags of concentrates; the steamer Oonah, for Hobart, via Sydney, with 700 tons of coal; the steamer…

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A Centrifugal Gold Washer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 25

The Consul for the U.S.A. at St. Etienne writes:—A novel machine for recovering gold and other precious metals from auriferous sands, clay, mud, and slime deposits has proved a…

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Arltunga Mining Companies

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 6

LONDON, April 7, 3.20 p.m.—Five Arltunga gold mining companies have been registered, with a gross capital of £8500 (sic)…

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Australasian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 25

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…

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A Fatal Mine Accident. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

A miner named Thomas O'Brien, residing at Terulba, and employed at Rhonda Colliery, met with an accident in the mine yesterday morning, and subsequently died from the injuries received…

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Forbes Mining. Forbes

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 6

At a meeting of the, True Blue mine share- holders lost evening arrangements were made to place machinery and a battery on the ground at once. Mr. Wilcox was appointed…

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MINING. Notes from the Fields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 888

Balmer and party, United Empire mine, Molong 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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General Mining News. Now South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 56

Messrs. Thompson, Utting, and Williams' claim at Saw-pit Gully, Nerlgundah, has been purchased by a syndicate. The Syndicate, which has a capital of £15,000, proposes after giving the reef a…

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London Mining Market. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 7

On the Stock Exchange yesterday North Lyells were quoted at 30s…

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Mining in New South Wales. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

At a meeting of the True Blue Mine syndicate last night arrangements were made to place machinery and a battery on the ground at once Mr Wilcox was appointed legal manager and…

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Arbitration Court. the Safety Lamp Question. Miners Claim Compensation for Deficient Light

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Cohen, president, and" Messrs. W. D. Cruickshank and Samuel Smith, members) sat here to-day for the purpose of dealing with a…

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Colonial History Owen Suffolk. the Hulks. The Nelson Gold Robbery. No. Xl

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

When Owen Suffolk took up his enforced residence on board the hulk President there were four other prison ships moored in the vicinity, the Success, the…

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Arltunga Goldfield. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 8

The Premier to-day sent to Mr. Grainger, Agent-General in London, a summary of the report by the Government Geologist on the Winnecke's Depot goldfield…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 888

The Premier has received the following report on the Aritunga goldfield from Mr. Brown, the Government Geologist:—"I have inspected the gold claims at Winnecke's Depot…

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The Arltunga Goldfield. a Cable to London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The Premier has cabled a digest of the Government Geologist's report on the Arltunga goldfields to the Agent-General for publication in London…

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