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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 246

Administration of the Mines Department

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has published a reply to the criticisms against the administration of his department, declaring that though he welcomes criticism, his critics appear not to…

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A Year's Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 4

It is not necessary to direct attention to the statistics of the mining industry for 1904 as published in our columns yesterday because they contain anything…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 9

Running 109 hours during the past week, the North mine's plant accomplished consistent service, treating 1400 tons of crude sulphides; produced 280 tons of concentrates,…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 9

At the North Lyell mine the main shaft is down 677ft in the main crosscut at the 600ft level. An excellent grade ore is being taken out for a width of over 20ft, and the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 8

Jim's silence, had not deceived his mother. She know him too well not to understand that in losing Pen he had lost everything. The quiet serious Jim of these days, with his…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 5

The steamer Brunner cleared at the Customs to-day for the Gilbert Islands, via Sydney, with 320 tons of coal; the steamer Easby for Melbourne, with 1790 tons of coal; the…

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Mining in New South Wales. Kiandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 9

At the Scotia gold mine exceedingly rich ore has been struck, reef strike being north-south-east, average width 3½ft. Formation is hard diorite. There are about 60ft of…

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North Queensland Mining. Will Attract Capital and Population

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. E. A. Weinberg, at one time general manager of the Chillagoo, interviewed at Townsville, said that generally speaking Australia did not afford English capitalists…

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Late Mining. Activity in Charters Towers' Prospecting. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1905 · page 6

A telegram from Charters Towers states that activity in outside mining shows has caused n considerably increased demand for miners' rights. In January the revenue from…

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The Miners' Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 7

A special meeting of the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday. It was decided to nominate Mr. James Curley, the secretary, for election as the employees' representative on the…

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Miners' Delegate Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 8

A meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employeess' Federation was held to-day at the Trades Hall, Mr. J. Bovver presiding. The meeting supported an appeal from certain members of the Heddon Greta…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 8

The turnover in milling shares yesterday on the Sydney Exchange was rather above the recent average, and in most instances sales were made at slight improvements in prices. In this respect, however, Girilambone was…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 9

No 1 South Oriental crushed 590 tons for a yield of 482oz 2dwt smelted gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 9

A fair volume of business was trausacted on the Mining market yesterday. The sales effected were in most instances at practically unaltered prices. In copper the only sales…

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London Mining Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 9

The following were amongst the quotations for Australian shares in the London Stock: Exchange on Wednesday:—Associated, 36s 6d (m); Mount Lyall, 17s 6d (b); Queen Cross,…

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An Officer Sued. Bold Mine Transaction

The Australian Star · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

In No. 2 Jury Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Pring and Jury, Frederick Orton Thompson sued Thomas William Garrett, curator of the intestate estate of John…

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Great Central Freehold Mines. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 8

An extraordinary general meeoting of the shareholders of the Great Central Freehold Mines of Now South Wales was called to-day, in consequence of Mr. Justice Hodges having…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 8

The barque Clan Mcleod cleared at the Customs today for Auckland, with 1007 tons of coal; the steamer Mocrukl, for Wellington, via Sydney, with 1450M tons of coal, and a quantity of timber; the steamer Nardoo,…

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Western Australian Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 9

The breaking of new ground at the Halnauls mine continues to give good results, the lode now being taken out for a width of 21ft at the 750ft level, where the average values are…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 8

To-day's Exchange quotations were:—Bonnie Dundee, b 1s; Brilliant Freehold, b 10d. a 11d; Brilliant St. George United, b 12s; Brilliant Extended, s 6s; ditto, paid, b 8s 5d, s…

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