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Mining & the mines, 1904

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London Mining Market. London, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 9

On the Stock Exchange yesterday prices of Australian mining ventures were:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 29s. Great Boulder Proprietary, 26s 3d…

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Australian Coal for Russians. Escapes Japanese Warships. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

Advices from Tokio received at New York are to the effect that two vessels carrying Australian coal, also British, Norwegian, and German vessels with coal and…

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Smokeless Coal for Japan. Year's Supply for Destroyers. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The Welsh smokeless steam coal now owned by Japan is sufficient for the torpedo-boat destroyers for 12 months…

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Merchantmen Reach Vladivostock. Without Being Molested. Two Shits with Australian Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Advices received in Tokio from New York state that two vessels carrying Australian coal, and also some British, Norwegian, and German vessels…

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Busso-japanese War. Japanese Plans. the Russian Interpretation. Australian Coal Runs a Blockade. Flight From Niu-chwang. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 7

The Russians profess to interpret the japanese attacks upon Port Arthur as a stratagem to divert attention from their designe upon the Yalu…

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Mining. February's Gold Yield

Evening News · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

The Department of Mines has issued its usual monthly gold yield report for New South Wales. The official statement is to the effect that the sold yield for last month was 31,363oz…

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Late Mining. Western Australian Mines, February Outputs. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

February outputs were:—Cumberland Niagara, 1430 tons milled and 1525 tons cyanided for 747oz, valued at £2632; total costs, £2486; estimated profit, £186…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

Less than a dozen transactions were recorded yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, very little disposition being shown to push either buying or selling operations. As far as prices were concerned, there was no conspicuous…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

Glenfine South, Pitfield Plains, during the week ended March 4 crushed 400 tons for 57oz 9dwt gold. Lachlan Gold Fields, Forbes.—Clean up for four weeks ended 5th instant is as follows:—Crushed 820 tons…

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Monthly Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

The usual return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield for the month of February was 25,934oz., valued at £110,159, as compared with 10,592oz.,…

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The Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

The usual return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield for the month of February was 31,363oz. crude, equal to 25,934oz. fine, valued at £110,159, as compared…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

Mr. J. H. Stockdale, manager of the Junction North mine, states that he is highly satisfied with the ore recoveries made from the parcel of sulphides treated by magnetic separators…

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Southern Coal Trade. Unanderra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 3

It is stated that the new Coledale mine is the only one of all the South Coast miner where coal-cutting machines can be used. It is said that at the Mount Kembla…

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Newcastle. Coal Shortage in Manila

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 7

When the steamer Orange Branch, now at Newcastle, left. Manila on the 17th February, there was a scarcity of coal at the port, and the price of the commodity was rising rapidly. A day or two before sailing Captain…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

The gold yield for February, according to returns issued from the Mines Department, was 50,775 fine ounces, as against 51,270 fine ounces for the same month last year, being…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 9

The steamer Karori cleared at the Customs to-day for Devonport, vin Sydney, with 330 tons of coal, and the steamer Oonah for Hobart, via Sydney, with 775 tons of coal…

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Labor War in America. Another Threatened Coal Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--In consequence of the threatened reduction of 5½ per cent, in wages, 20,000 bituminous coal-miners in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,…

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Payment for Panama. £8,000,000 in Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 6

LONDON, March 7, 3.15 p.m.— The United States is shipping to Prance 40,000,000 dollars (£8,000,000) in gold to pay the Panama Canal Company for its works, rights, etc.,…

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Gold Dollars. Forty Million Sent From America to France. LONDON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 4

The United States Government has shipped to France a sum of 40,000,000d[?] in gold to pay the Panama Canal Co…

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The Mount Dromedary Gold Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 23

The Mount Dromedary Gold Mine is situated north-west of Tilba Tilba, New South Wales, and is about nine miles from the port of Bermagul. The property has been worked…

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