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Mining & the mines, 1903

5,734 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 250

Arltunga Goldfields. Further Reports. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 7

News received from Winnecke's Depot states that a new discovery has been made eight miles to the west by Humphries. It is reported that three strong parallel reefs, from…

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The Arltunga Goldfields. Further Interesting Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday. -- News received from Winnecke's Depot states that a new discovery has been made eight miles to the west by Humphries. It is reported that three strong parallel reefs,…

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The South Coast Collieries. Reduction of Hewing Rate. Miners Indtgnant. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board held yesterday a communication was read from the Southern Proprietors' Association stating that they were about to enforce the reduction in the…

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Submarine Miners

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

The Submarine Miners commenced the fifteen days' encampment at the headquarters, Chowder Bay, yesterday. Preparations had previously been made by the permanent portion…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 7

Yesterday being Good Friday, the Stock Exchanges throughout the Commonwealth were closed, and very little milling news filtered through. None of the Stock Exchanges open…

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Gold Shipments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 10

By the P. and O. Steamer Victoria, on the 7th instant, the Union Bank shipped her gold to the value of £15,019, and the Bank of New South Wales £10,036, in all 4 boxes valued at £25,056…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The coal shipments for last month were as follow: -- Coal from the jetties, 59,751 tons, and Belmore Basin, 16,048; total, 75,622 tons. The coke shipped from the…

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Submarine Miners at Chowder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 10

The camping ground at Chowder Bay, the headquarters of No. 3 (Submarine Miners) Company Australian Engineers, is an ideal resort, and the concentration of the force upon the green height…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 11

The Sydney Stock Exchange and the inter-state Exchanges closed on Thursday, and will not reopen for business until Wednesday morning. There is consequently no business to report…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 11

The steamer Kamona sailed to-day for Strahan, via Port Kembla, with 520 tons of coal: the steamer Curlo for Geelong, with 3300 tonn; the steamer Balmain for Gisborne, with 450 tons of East Grela coal; the steamer Gulf…

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Submarine Miners at Chowder Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 10

The annual 15 days' encampment of the Submarine Miners commenced yesterday at the headquarters, on the shores, of Chowder Bay. On the previous day, the permanent portion of…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie, Friday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 11

The managers of the Cosmopolitan Kookynie (Messrs Bewick, Morning, and Co.) enable the following information to the London office of tho company on Tuesday last:—Result of work for the…

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A Justifiable Swindle. a Tale of New Zealand Gold Mining. (Continued from last Week)

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 7

Jim read it but it was’nt worth returning, as it was only about a servant’s character. When he arrived at his hotel, he went to his room, put the newspapers down and…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 10

The manager of the Royal Standard Gold-mining Company, No Liability, reports as follows:—Coronation reef, No. 5 level: Cut the northerly continuation of the northeast vein and drove 9ft.; rein 1/2in, wide, and poor quality…

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Invitation on a Gold Plate

The World's News · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 21

A solid gold invitation to attend the Blackhills Mining Congress next September was presented to President Roosevelt on March 5. Senators Gamble and Kittredge and Representatives…

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South Coast Coal Shipments. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 9

Shipments of coal aud coke from the port of Wollongong for the month of March were as follow:- Coal from the jetties 59,574 tons, Belmore basin 16,048 tons; total, 75,022 tons. Coke from C. and…

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London Mining Market. London, April 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 11

On the Stock Exchange yesterday the following were the quotations of Australian mining ventures:- Broken Hill Proprietary, 34s. Great Boulder Proprietary, 22s…

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More Scrip Forgeries. Two Men Arrested on Suspicion. Several Mines Concerned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- An extensive mining scrip forgery was brought to light to-day. Early this week Mr. Bagley, of the Melbourne Stock Exchange, was called jupon by a man named…

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Forged Mining Scrip. Successful Swindling in Melbourne. Two Arrests Made

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—A cool and daring mining swindle came under the attention of the detective police last night. During the afternoon, Mr. S. Bagley, of Collins-street,…

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The Gundagai Gold Find. Nature of the Reef. Three to Nine Inches in Width Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 8

The sensational gold yield of 501oz. Sdwt. 18gr. from 13 tons of stone from Groth aud Elliott's [?] is the all-absorbing topic, especially among the mining community. The ore which produced this return…

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