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Mining & the mines, 1905

4,906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 246

Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 9

The slime saving arrangements on the Block 10 new mill are proving considerable factors in increasing the tonnage of production. For the week just closed 3446 tons of crude…

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The Furnace for Gold. a Tale of a Mining Community. [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xxxi. (Continued.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 8

At the foot of the slope on which his house was built the giddiness overpowered Marlowe again, and he fell to the ground. For a few minutes Dummy hung over him…

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Late Mining. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

On the Stock Exchange to-day quotations were:- Silver: B.H. Block 10, 42s 6d, b 42s, s 43s 6d; Block 14, 7s 2d, b 7s 2d, s 7s 5d; B.H…

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South Australian Mining Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 9

We have received from the South Australian Government Printing Office the review of mining operations in that State during the half-year ended December 31, 1904. In his…

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Late Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 6

To-day's Exchange quotations were:—Tasmania, b 23s, 8 26s; North Tasmania, b 3s, s 3s 6d; Volunteer Consolidated, b 1s 2d, s 1s 3d; Mount Lyell, b 17s 3d; Briseis Tin, b 12s 6d,…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

The steamer Reigate was the only vessel to clear at the Customs to-day. She takes 5781 tons of Caledonian coal for Manila. The American ship Mary L. Cushing, which…

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Munitions for Vladivostock. Drifting Russian Mines. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

Ten trains, having aboard provisions and war material, leave St. Petersburg daily for Vladivostock. Owing to gales, many Russian mines…

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Charters Towers Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

On the Stock Exchange to-day quotations were:—Bonnie Dundee, b 1s 1d, s 1s 3d; Brilliant Freehold, b 9d, s 10d; Brilliant St. George, b 12s, s 12s 8d; paid up, s 16S;…

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Country News. South Coast. the Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 7

The coal trade continues very slack. The [?] Pleasant pit, which worked 2½ days last [?], has, this week, worked one day, and has [?] days for the coming pay. Mount Kembla…

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Vladivostok Preparing for the Storm to Come. Floating Mines Adrift

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.–Ten trains laden with provisions and war material leave St. Petersburg daily for Vladivostock and the Far East…

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Mining in New South Wales. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 9

At the Mining Warden's Court to-day Mr. W. H. Edwards, for R. G. Gibbons, obtained a suspension of work for two months on his lease at Attunga, owing to the difficulty in…

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Daring Mine Robbery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 17

A daring robbery was perpetrated by masked robbers at the Devon Consols Mine, situated at the north end of the Kalgoorlie gold field, W.A., at about 3 a.m. on Friday. At about the time…

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Mining

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 6
Also in Evening News

The Mount David Gold-mining Co.'s manager's' report for week ending the. 1st inst, states:--100ft. level: North-west drive, from No. 2 air shaft, extended 12ft.„ total distance…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 13

South Woah Hawp, Ballarat, crushed 57 tons [?] 15oz. 16dwt gold. New Normanby crushed 627 tons for 233oz. North Woah Hawp crushed 1190 tons for 30[?]oz…

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Beach Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 13

"F. J. R." writes:—Taking sea water, filtered and evaporated, the total solids may be said as 3.75 per cent., made up as follows in 1000 parts. Also the percentage of solid…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 13

Only a small number of sales were effected on the Mining market yesterday, when quotations showed but little change. The silver market was especially dull, with prices on the…

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Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 893

The barque Clan McLeod cleared at the Customs to-day for Auckland, with 1007 tons of coal; the steamer Mooraki, for Wellington, via Sydney, with 1150 tons of coal, and a quantity of timer; the steamer Nardoo,…

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Silver and Gold Shipment

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 5

The Orient-Pacific Company's steamer Omrah left Sydney to-day for London via ports with the following silver and gold shipments:—3 boxes gold and 18 bars silver from New…

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Mining at Wyalong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 17

Our Wyalong correspondent writes:—The reduction plants are keeping well supplied with material. The threatened closing down of Sullys works has, fortunately, been…

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