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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 13

There was a further increase in the volume of business on the Mining market yesterday. Shares, too, were more active, and improvements in prices were recorded in…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 636

The steamer Willyama cleared at the Customs to-day, for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 2737 tons of coal; the 4-masted barque Greneda, for Valparaiso, with 3640 tons of Hebburn coal; the 4-masted barque Kinross-shire, for…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 8

The steamer Moresby cleared at the Customs to-day for New Britain, via Sydney, with 670 tons of coal and 1000 pieces of'timber; the steamer Melbourne for Geelong, with 2420 tons of coal; the steamer Fazika…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 13

The following are outputs for February:— Ida II. Laverton, 1230 tons for 933oz, valued at £1657; the Associated Northern, 3115 short tons for 3373 fine oz valued at £14,331;…

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Gold Yield for February

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 6

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of February is 16,289oz. fine, valued at £69,193, as compared with 25,934…

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Mining- Around Lithgow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 23

Our Lithgow correspondent writes—Mining matters in this district are still being. pushed on with varying success, in certain parts; while in others comes…

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Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 636

At Mount Kembla this week the pit only lost one day up to yesterday. At Keira the time worked was three days. Corrimal has full time…

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Accident at a Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 8

A big improvement occurred to-day in the condition of William Taafe, the victim of yesterday's accident, at the Ivanhoe mine. His recovery is now considered probable…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 13

Each week Block 10 mill continues to perform better work, and this, Mr. V. F. Stanlew Low (general manager) explains, is due to the fact that the slime settling…

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The Furnace for Gold. a Tale of a Mining Community. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XII.—Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 10

Poor Dan's thoughts whirled in this sickening circle, as the manager's smooth voice [?]lowed on. But his dark face gave no sign of the storm…

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CaiTing'ton's Gold Discovery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 54

The gold discovery by William Carrington, mear Charters Towers (Q.) (reported in last week's "Journal"), gives promise of proving Important. The value of the gold won from the…

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Gold Returns. Another Monthly Decrease

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 7

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of February is 19,101oz. crude, equal to 10,289oz. fine, valued…

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Latest Mining News. Dividends

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 54

The following dividends have been declared payable on the dates mentioned— NEW SOUTH WALES. Crowl creek, March' 6, ls…

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Our Industries. Coal—the Pit. Xvii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 7

Two glaring smellful kerosene lights fixed in two grimy caps, two faces so black that the white of eyes and teeth shows out as it does from features of coloured races, two…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 54

The scheellte miners at Hillgrove report some good returns for the past week. The local prloo of tho metal has advanced from £70 to, £72 per ton…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1905 · page 23

It was stated at the annual meeting of the inverell Dredging Company, last week, that 25 tons 17¼ewt of tin had been won for the year, the value of which was £2151. The company…

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Stealing Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 9

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. MacN[?]vin, D.S.M., Thomas John Priestly (33), a fuel merchant, was convicted of stealing half a ton of coal, value 7s 6d, the property of the Railway Commissioners, front the…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 6

The delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation met to-day at the Trades Hall. A notice of motion from the Glebe Lodge was carried, to the effect that a monster petition be prepared by the…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 9

Smithfield and Phoenix Pile crushed 301 tons for [?] yield of 892oz 16dwt smelted gold. No. 1 North Home Rule crushed 148 tons for a yie[?] of 819oz 17dwt smelted gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 9

On the Mining market yesterday there was little alteration in quotations, and most of the business done was at late late rates. Broken Hill shares were for the most part stationary…

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