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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 246

Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 13

A sump has been sunk 6ft below the 450ft level in No. 2 shaft, Block 6, of South Blocks, and a plat is now bring cut on the south side of that level. The body will then be…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 10

The afternoon passed very pleasantly. If Jim or Pen were unhappy, they contrived to hide it. Towards sunset L[?]w landed his party, and…

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Late Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 6

During February Golden Horseshoe [?] 16,374 tons, for 13,159 fine oz, valued at £54,327, the expenditure being £31,551, and the estimated profit £22,786…

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Deep Mining in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 23

In last, week's Issue of the "Journal" we gave some particulars regarding the Calumet and Hecla Copper Mine, Lake Superior, U.S.A., the deepest mine in the world. As our readers will…

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The Country. Western Coal and Metal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 8

LITHGOW, Tuesday.--The miners employed at the Vale of Clwydd colliery have received 14 days' notice, but it is stated that none of the day men or wheelers have had notice. At the…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 7

The barque Dilpussund cleared at the Customs to-day [?] tons of East [?]ta coal: the steamer Waipori, for Picton, with 2930 tons of coal; the steamer Melbourne, for Melbourne, via…

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Mining. Notes From the Field

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 765

Mining has taken a stir lately at Trunkey. Craiglea, Old Sydney Co., German Band, Black Reef, and Oliver's, are about to be worked. The two former are going concerns, and…

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Mining Industry of West Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 23

The West Australian Department of Mines forwards a copy of a very interesting publication entitled "West Australian. Mining Industry," issued as a special edition of the…

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Gold for China. Sailing of the Empire

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

The E. and A. mail liner Empire left Sydney to-day for Manila, China, and Japan, with all her passenger accommodation taken up and a full cargo…

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The Russian Revolutionists. Proclamations Printed in Gold

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 2.45 p.m.—The Agrarian revolutionaries in Russia are distributing proclamations printed in gold in order to deceive the peasants into the belief that…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 54

Several days ago a discovery of gold prospects was made in a paddock, situated about a mile north from the Junee Reefs Field. There is no definite reef visible on the surface, but…

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Tariff Commission. Gold Lace and Buttons. a Manufacturer's Protest

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 5

MR. BOURNE, Wednesday.—The tariff commission sat again to-day at Federal Parliament House. Chas. M'Intyre, shirt and collar…

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Mining in the North the Hillgrove Field. the Eleanora Reef. (By Our Special Minning Reporter.) Vi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 4

One of the best things which I understand the New Hillgrove Proprietary intends doing is the pushing on of their present adit level to intersect the Eleanora reef or lode,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 9

The market opened with a fair degree of activity yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, but business tailed off to almost nothing after noon. With one or two exceptions there were no marked variations in prices. Silver…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--At the Princess Royal Central yesterday the reef was struck at a depth of 938ft. The width is not ascertainable, but apparently there is a large body of stone, as the footwall has not been reached…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 9

Phoebe crushed 230 tons for 345oz concentrates, valued at £585; residues realised £545. Brilliant Central crushed 1100 tons for 550oz concentrates, valued at £490; residues realised £49[?]…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 9

The Mining market opened briskly yesterday, but business eased away considerably by midday. Broken Hill shares were not extensively dealt in, and were stationary,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 3

As she roso to her feet, her hair came tumbling down over her, shoulders; such a darkly gleaming, rippling mass it was in the moonlight. Jim's eyes fell on it, but he…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 7

The steamer Louis Roth cleared at the Customs to-day for Manila with 2800 tons of coal (additional cargo); the steamer Willyama for Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 1710 tons of coal and 1000 tons of coke;…

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Late Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 8

An increase in the metal contents of the sulphides mined from the South last week ga[?] a corresponding increase in the tonnage of production, and the mill did good service…

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