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Mining & the mines, 1903

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Sensational Gold Yield at Gundagai

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 8

Harry Groth and Elliott Brothers crushed 13 tons at Reefer battery, Adelong from their mine at Bark Hut goldfield, known as the Kangaroo Ground, situate about six miles…

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Forbes Mining. The Dawsonville Field. Rich Finds. Forbes

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 1

Inquiries, re the Dawsonville goldfield still continue to be numerous. The field is situated eight miles north of here, and half a mile from the railway…

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South Africa. Lord Mines Tired Out. Will Take a Long Holiday. London, April 10

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 7

Lord Milner, Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies, and High Commissioner for South Africa, is showing signs of the great…

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Southern Coal Trade. Unrest Among Miners

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—Local mining circles are in a very disturbed state consequent on tie Arbitration Court award, which reduces the hew­ing rate, which prevailed here for some time,…

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Submarine Miners

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 4

Much of Saturday was passed in imparting instruction to the members of this section of the Australian Engineers, in the laying of certain mines, and the picking up of cables. The…

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Mining

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

COROWA, Saturday.—At the first general meeting of shareholders of the Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mining Company which, has taken over the property of the Corowa Deep Lead Gold…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

Queens Margaret Gold-mining Company (South Gipps-land) crushed 155 tons for 381oz. gold…

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Miners on the Barrier

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 8

BROKEN-MILL, Sunday.--The following list shows tho number of moil employed in mining pursuits on the Barrier at the end of March:-- Proprietary, 2660; Block 10, 526: Central, 853;…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The Sydney Stock Exchange and inter-state exchanges being closed for the holidays, there is no business to report. Broken Hill Block 10 Company advises that for the…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The coal shipped beyond the State for the week ended yesterday announced to 65,145 tons, of which 28,020 tons were sent to inter-state ports and 37,125 tons to foreign: ports, the distribution being as follows:—Inter-state…

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Tingha Tin Mines. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

M'Leod and party, working in M'Lean's paddock, have started washing, but will not finish for anotheer week. Cowan and party, working in Orchardville paddock, have cleaned out two shafts…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 8

Brown Hill Extended his treated at Hannan's Star. Deihl plant 2420 tons of sulphide ore for 5738oz., concentrates yielded 737oz, total 6477oz., valued at 437s 11d per oz…

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Western Coal and Iron Trades

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 6

LITHGOW, Saturday.--The coal trade this week I shows some slight improvement, but this is attributed to the fact that stocks are being laid in for tho holidays, as all collieries were closed…

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Forbes Mining. Forbes

The Australian Star · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 7

Inquiries re the Dawsonville goldfield still continue to be numerous. The field is situated eight miles north of here, and half a mile from the railway…

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Queensland Gold Returns. a Satisfactory Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The following is a statement prepared by the Department of Mines showing the yield of gold on the various Queensland fields for the month of March last, with the totals for March, 1902:—Charters Towers, 32,778oz.;…

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Fall Down a Mining Shaft

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 8

WHITE CLIFFS, Saturday.--John Murphy, while riding a bicycle along a narrow footpath leading from town to Reincke's tripped, and was precipitated down an abandoned shaft. He…

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Barrier Mines. Improvements in Concentration. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The production of blende concentrates promises in the not far distant future to become such a powerful factor at Broken Hill as almost to rival lead concentration in importance. The Sulphide Corporation…

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Miners' Demands. Southern Association and the Arbitration Court. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the delegates in connection with the Illawarra Miners' Association on Thursday it was decided that further consideration of the P.L.L…

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Broken Hill Statistics. Miners Employed on the Field. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The following shows the number of men employed in mining pursuits on the Barrier on March 31 last:—Proprietary Company 2660. Block 10 526, Central 853. South 646, British 436, Junction 70,…

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