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Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown (Tas.)

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

The North Lyell main shaft is down about 684ft, and still in schi[?]t country. The ore body in the main crosscut at the 600ft level is developing exceptionally well. The face to-day…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 10

It was arranged that Daphne should help with the day nursing, and sleep at her cousin's. Anne insisted on doing the night nursing alone, except when John could…

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Mining Output of 1904

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

We have gathered from the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1904 that the mining industry has been, on the whole, in a more prosperous condition than it was in the previous year. The value…

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Explosion in a Mine. Serious Outrage Suspected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 7

LONDON. Tuesday.—As a result of an explosion in Mr. Joseph Leiter' s mine, at Ziegler, Illinois, U.S.A.., 30 non–unionist workers have, been entombed…

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M'Coll's and Carrington's Gold Fields

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

Carrington and party at the Lion p.c., near Charters Towers, crushed 26 tons for [?]03oz 6dwt of smelted gold, equal to 11oz 13dwt 7gr of gold per ton. The gold was worth £3 19s…

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Gold Dredging in Victoria and America

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 23

The growth of the gold dredging industry represents the most important development in local mining of recent date. Fortunately, dredging has had to make its way without any…

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Newcastle. the Coal Export Trade Newcastle

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

The steamer Melbourne cleared at the Customs to-day for Geelong with 2420 tons of coal; the steamer Kadina for Port Augusta and Port Pirie, via Sydney, with 2550 tons of coal; the…

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Mining. Notes From the Field

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

At the Scotia mine, Kiandra, exceedingly rich ore has been struck, reef strike being north-south-east, average width 3½ft Formation, is hard diorite…

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Visit to the Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

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

The only special train of its kind since the Tarrawingee tramway opening function took place, over 13 years ago, conveyed from Adelaide 21 representatives of the Stock…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

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

The prospects at the 150ft. level at New White Leads, on the course of the main ore ledge south, continue to be encouraging. The face, which measures 21[?]ft, from northern end,…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

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

The following gold yields have been reported:—Araluen Central, No. 1 (224 hours, 85¼oz; ditto No. 2 (220 hours), 41½oz; Jembaicumbene Middle Ground (129 hours), 13oz; Associated,…

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General Mining News, New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 24

The Cowra warden on Thursday granted permission to three persons to enter a paddock at Dila Station, and prospoct for gold, the rent being Axed at 7s 6d and 10s por acre, and the…

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Mining in New South Wales. Wagga

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

The mining warden, Mr. Wilkinson, yesterday held an inquiry into a complaint by T. W. W. Burgess against James Gifford, owner of a mining tenement under the Mining on…

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Suspected Labour Outrage. Explosion in an Illinois Mine. London, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 7

An explosion occurred yesterday in Mr. Joseph Leiter's mine at Ziegler, Illinois. Thirty miners, all non-unionists, were entombed, and it is reported that about 15…

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The Share Market. Barrier Mining Population. Tasmanian Tin Industry

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 5

The steady progress made by the Broken Hill mining field is shown by the fact that where as in March, 1904, the total number of men employed on the different mines in and…

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Second Edition Extraordinary Mining Dispute. Possession of Battery Plates. Company Versus Tributers. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 7

A novel mining dispute, which recently occurred at Paddington, on the Eastern Goldfields, is likely to be the cause of much litigation. Some time ago the new Standard…

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Attunga Mines

Evening News · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Thursday.—Some information regarding the Attunga Mines, at which work was commenced about two years ago, was obtained at a warden's court, when application…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--Rumors of another development on the Associated were current to-day, but they, lacked official confirmation. The owners of the Hidden, Secret despatched another…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 9

Operations yesterday on the Sydney Exchange were on a restricted scale, despite which a fair amount of variation occurred in prior. Silver snip as a whole was more firmly supported. Block 14 showed a good…

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Gold Yields

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

A wire from Charters Towers yesterday states: "Queen Central crushed 1180 tons for 490oz gold. The concentrates and residues are valued at £610." Smithfield and Phoenix Golden Pile treated 300 tons…

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