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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 246

Voice of the People. History of the Fitzroy Iron Mine

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 7

C. E. M. writes:—I feel truly pleased to see that Mr. Lee, Minister for Works, proposes that the iron required for the works of railway constructions and locomotives shall be obtained in…

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Gold Prospecting. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 6

Sir,—Your very favourable comment upon my former letter of 24th December has resulted in a most interesting and valuable correspondence, to which you have added the…

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The Share Market. W.a. Gold Quiet. Barriers Neglected

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 5

The London Stock Exchange closed rather weak on Tuesday in West Australian' gold:—Associated, 38s 9d; Golden Horseshoe, £6 12s 6d; Great Boulder, 21s 9d; perseverance, 10s…

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Situation in Victoria. Price of Coal Stilts Unaffected. .Increase Contemplated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- The price of coal still remains unaffected in Victoria. An understanding was to-day arrived at between the importers, who are acting together…

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Coal Industry of N.s.w. Magnitude and Financial Aspect. Some Huge Figures

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 3

Just now, when the coal industry of the State is seriously menaced with dislocation, as a consequence of the strike in the northern mines, a review of its magnitude and…

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The Mining Reductions. the Wheelers Still Defiant. Renewed Strike at Pelaw-main. the Position Somewhat Worse. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 10

It was generally expected yesterday that when the miners at Seaham found at the close of the day that they were practically the only miners in the district who had…

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A Japanese Demonstration. on the Kalgoorlie Goldfields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 7

KALGOGRLIE, Tuesday.-- A demonstration in celebration of the fail of Port Arthur, by Japanese residents on the goldfields, last night opened with a procession in the main…

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Situation in Victoria. Price of Coal Rising. Work in Victorian Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The view taken by the principal importers of coal in Melbourne to-day was that whilst the situation had not improved in any way their regular customers should…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 8

No special feature marked operations yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, the market continuing sluggish and the turnover small. A fair amount of business transpired in silver scrip, and while prices were, on the…

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The Gold Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

The output of gold in the Transvaal last year amounted to 3,779,621oz, the value being £16,000,000…

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West Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 9

Additional December outputs are:- Associated, 7483 short tons, for 5681 ounces of fine gold, 1041oz fine silver. White Feather Main Reef, 1590 short tons,…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 9

Block 10 new mill working 92 hours last week, treated 1766 tons of crude sulphides, which yielded 251 tons of concentrates. Shipments totalled 308 tons concentrates,…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Still Idle. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

The Pelaw Main colliery remains idle, the wheelers refusing to go to the mine, or to be influenced in any way by the officers of the federation. Miners are willing to work, but…

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Preferential Railway Rates. to Help Victorian Collieries. Held to Be Unconstitutional

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Sir John Quick, K.C., is strongly of opinion that the action of the Victorian Railway Department in carrying local coal at a cheaper rate than coal from any…

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Gold-prospecting. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 8

Sir,--As one of the mining community, I hall with great satisfaction the distinct assurance of the Minister for Mines that reforms in the present mining laws will be put before…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 6

The steamer Rockton cleared at the Customs to-day for Kobe, via Sydney, with 830 tons of bunker coal; the steamer Kakape for Strahan, via Kembla, with 300, tons of coal; and the steamer Age for Port Pirie,…

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San Francisco Coal Market. Competition of British Columbia. Coal Imports From Australia. Decreased by One-half

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

In view of the present uncertain condition ot affairs at Newcastle some extracts from Harrison's coal circular, dated, San Francisco, December 21, will be of interest. The…

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Victoria. Gold and Butter Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 5

The shipments of gold from Melbourne by the R.M.S. Himalaya yesterday amounted to £11,496. The Himalaya also took 438 tons of Victorian butter…

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Position at the Pelaw Main. the Mine Still Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The Pelaw Main Colliery is still idle, and there is no change in the situation. Mr. Curley, acting on the advice of the solicitor to the Federation, advised…

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Gold Prospecting. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 9

Sir,—The experience of those who have in the past advanced money to help prospectors is exactly that described in Mr. Richardson's excellent letter in to-day's "Herald," and…

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