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Mining & the mines, 1904

5,050 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Mining in the State. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 9

A bulk test of ore from the Peak Hill Proprietary Mine treated at the Myall Company's works proved a Success. The ore was treated by dry crushing process, and cyanlding…

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Chinese for the Rand, Attitude of the Miners. London, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 7

The Cornish miners on the Rand are writing home in support of the Transvaal Alien Labour Importation Ordinance…

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Barrier Mines. Block 10 Tailings. South Broken Hill Extensions. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 9

In reference to reports in circulation that B.H. Block 10 Company had sold 100,000 tons of Its callings, the officers of the company Say an offer was received for a portion of the…

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Fire at a Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

Tho workshops, office, storeroom, and contents at Mount Nicholas Colliery were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The estimated damage is considerable. The origin…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 6

No. 1 North Oriental (Gympie) crashed 788 tons for 205o[?] retorted gold…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 6

Bore hole prospecting is still proceeding westward from the bottom, 1100ft level, winze in Chaffer's. So far the results obtained have not been made public…

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Arltunga Gold Yield. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 6

During the month of February the Government cyanide battery at Arltunga treated 105 tons of ore for a yield of 152oz l5dwt of gold, valued at £560, an average value per ton of…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 6

The steamer Bavier cleared at the Customs to-day for Melbourne with 2970 tons of coal and 25 tons of coke; the steamer Cloncurry, for Melbourne, with 3350 tons; the steamer Ailsa Craig, for…

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Coal for Japan. a Cargo at the Cape

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The steamer Sado Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, has contrived to evade the Russian cruisers lying in wait in the Atlantic, and arrived at…

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Mining in the State. Deepwater

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 6

The price of wolfram having gone up, a stir is being made to get this metal. Several tons have been trucked from Torington. HILLGROVE, Wednesday…

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Outwitting Russian Watchers. a Japanese Coal Ship. London, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

The Sado Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Line, with 6000 tons of coal aboard from Wales, has evaded Russian cruisers and has arrived safe at Capetown on her way…

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Profits of the Goldfields Water Supply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 5

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Gregory) speaking at Menzies on Tuesday, said that the Coolgardie water scheme was at present showing a profit of £81,000 per annum…

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Rev. H. Gainford on Tour. Opening New Branch. Phenomenal Wheat. Wyalong Gold Mines

Watchman · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 5

Wagga is a considerable town upon the banks of the Murrumbidgee. I was the guest of the Rev. C. Bell, Presbyterian Manse. I took the services for the Presbyterians at 11…

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Out of the Mine

Auburn News and Granville Electorate Gazetteer · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 4

UP TO THE STANDARD.—As predicted by us last week, the Baptist adherents and their friends had a right royal social evening last…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 11

The steamer Eurimbla cleared at Customs to-day for Brisbane, via Sydney, with 30 cases biscuits and sundries; the steamer Chillagce for Melbourne, with 1840 tons of coal; and the stamer Victoria, for…

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Tingha Tin Mines. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 13

Bowers and party, of the Red Hill mine, which was shut down for some time have pumped out the water that had accumulated. They have also cleared up the drives, and are…

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Bush to Dig Gold in Spring

The World's News · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 17

Considerable sensation has been created in Ottawa by the recent rich discoveries of gold in the Alsek district of the Yukon territory. It is believed that fully 5000 miners will…

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Mining Labour on the Rand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 7

Agentleman in sydney wrote to a friend in the transv[?]al asking him why, seeing that before the war there was no ifficulty in obtaining native laboure for the mines, there should be so great a…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company to-day, the chairman (Mr. James Harvey) said that the financial position of the company gave cause for sincere…

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London Mining Market. London, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 13

On the Stock Exchange yesterday, Mount Lyell shares were quoted at 16s…

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