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Mining & the mines, 1904

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Spent a Fortune in Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 7

The City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Barnett) held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Angus Adam Amos, whose dead body was found in Hyde Park at an early hour on…

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MINING Notes from the Fields

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 576

During last week, the following parcels of stone have been put through at the Bushma's battery, Parkes:—Grundy and party 20 tons for 10oz, 6dwt; W Kable 17 loads for 11oz…

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Trapes Hall. The Miners' Conference. an Appeal to Unionists

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

The conference of representatives of the Northern, Southern, and Western Miners' Federations was concluded at the Trades Hall last evening. On resuming in the morning…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 53

At the Sunlight G.M. Company's mine during the past year the tributors crushed 1076 tons for 1377oz gold, showing an average yield of 26dwt free gold per ton. This was obtained from…

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Mining in the State. Towamba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 11

The following crushings have been put through at the Federal Battery:—Roberts and party, 6 tons for a return of 4oz; Corder, 4[?] tons for 4oz 6dwt; R. M'Kenzic and party,…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 34

Last week the B.H. Block 10 plant, during a run of 135 hours, treated 2944 tons of crude sulphides, for 468 tons of concentrates of good value. Dispatches comprised 728 tons of…

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Western Australian Gold Yield. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 13

The gold output for February totalled 162,401 fine oz, as against 176,653 fine oz for last January and 163,058 fine oz for February of last year…

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A Mining Dispute. Writ of Prohibition Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 10

An application was made to the Full Court on behalf of Harrie Wood to confirm an order making absolute a rule nisi for a prohibition directed to tho Warden's Court at Canowindra…

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Late Mining. New Chillagoe Company. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 13

The Now Chillagoo Company roport for the week as follows:—Penzance: Producing the usual quantity of ore. 250ft level: Driving for the Penzance lode. The Nellie tributers are…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

KIANDRA, Thursday.—The Australian Alluvial Syndicate, Limited, is commencing a new tunnel to work the township hill. The new tunnel is situated between Hooper's original…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--Stopes in the old or upper levels of the Associated Northern are opening up in a very encouraging manner. No fresh development have occurred in the bottom levels of late…

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Gold Discovery

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 4

WYALONG, Thursday.—A gold discovery has takes place near Ungarie but nothing has been tound no far to warrant [?] to the locality…

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Killed in a Mine

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

COBAR, Wednesday.—An elderly man named George Rathgeber was killed at Cobar Gold Mines this morning, through a fall of rock…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 9

The Block 10 Company's plant, working 137 hours, last week treated 2787 tons of crude sulphides, which produced 459 tons of concentrates of the usual good metal value…

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Shale-mining Trouble

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Happily, matters in connection with the recent trouble at the shale mines at Airly appear to be assuming more favourable conditions. On Saturday afternoon…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 10

Oroya' Brown Hill declared an laterim dividend of 2s 6d per share, payable of the 26th inst. to shareholders registered on the 11th inst…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 10

The steamar Anglian cleared at the Customs to-day for Hobart, via Sydney, with 800 tons of coal, the steamer Cloncurry for Melbourneo with 3350 tons of coal, the steamer Tarcoola for…

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The Warrigal. Gold and Lead for London

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 5

Lund's liner Warrigal, under the command of Captain J. Raglan Brodie, R.N.R. sails from Miller's Point at noon to-morrow, for Natal, Capetown, and London…

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Mining in the State. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 9

The following crushings have been reported:—Stribley and party, tributers at the Shamrock Mine, 15 tons for 45oz; Lady Hampden Mine, 66 tons of seconds for 27oz, and 5…

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