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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 11

The diamond drill at the 825ft level of the South mine after getting through good ore, is now in low-grade stuff worth 8 per cent. lend and 2oz silver…

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A Splendid Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 23
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Mr. E. Hunter(Trunkey) writes:—"I am sending you a photo, of eight ingots of gold, weighing 410oz 14dwt 20gr, valued at £1602 6s 1d, which was obtained by Hunter and party…

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Craiglea (Trunkey) Gold Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 53

The following report, dated January 15, has been received by the Under-secretary for Mines from Warden T. A. Smith, Trunkey, regarding the gold discovery at Craiglea:—…

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Mining at Carcoar

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 23

Our Carcoar correspondent writes:—Mining operations throughout Carcoar district are fairly brisk. At Rockley a number of miners have resumed work on the…

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Tingha Tin Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 217

The dredges have nearly all begun work again. The Tingha South, at Sutherland's water, cleaned up with a return of two tons for about ten day's run. The Cope's Creek Extended have cleaned up with a…

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Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 217

The shipments of coal at Wollongong this week were: —Herga 250 tone, Palmerston 500 tons, Wallsend 460 tons, Timura 450 tons, Kurrara 840 tons, and Mt. Kembla 650 tons. At Port Kembla:—Herga 250 tons for…

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General News. Coal Commission's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 8

The Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the letting of coal contracts by the Railway Commissioners and into the Inharmonious relations existing between the commissioners,…

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The Walton Gold Medal Trophy

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 6

A. S. Ivory anticipates a big entry for the gold medal trophy presented by Mr. F. Walton, and from what I can learn there is bound to be a big roll-up of quoit players…

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Export of Gold. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 9

The steamor Miltiades takes from Fremantle to-morrow specie and bullion valued at £200,000, consigned to various London banks…

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Tasmanian Mining. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 11

The main shaft at North Lyell is down about 786ft. Better headway is now being made with sinking, the progress being about 4ft a week. Bornite ore is again showing in…

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Mining Opinions and Assays

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 265

J. H. S.—The sample is apparently burnt ore. The result of the assay was:—Nickel: Trace only. No other metal of any value…

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Mudgee to Cobborah Railway. Opinions of a Mine Owner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 6

The expediency of constructing a line of railway from Mudgee to Cobborah was further considered by the Public Works Committee, yesterday at Parliament House…

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Western Coal Contract. Report of the Royal Commission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 17

The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the circumstances relating to the western coal contrat for the Railway Department was presented to His Excellency the…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 53

The Braidwood "Despatch" reports:—Mr. M. Hart showed us a nugget of solid gold weighing 4oz, which he obtained close to the surface at Snowball, at the head of the Shoalhaven. There…

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Mining at Wyalong. West Wyalong

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 6

Mining matters are looking remarkably well. The True Blue mine is installing machinery, at a cost of £7000…

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Mining in the State. Tumberumba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 11

The Coppabella proper No. 2 tunnel is in fair-grade ore. At Jacky Thompson's block, No. 2, a manager and staff of men arrived from Melbourne, and made a start to-day to…

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The Miner. Mining Laws in Tasmnia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 23

Tasmania's new Mining Act came Into force on January 1. The Bill was fathered by Mr. C. L. Stewart, Minister for Mines, and the result is, in the words of Mr. Stewart, "the…

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Gneral Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 23

At Wyalong the Goldlen Fleece is still opening out on the eastern reef at the 500ft level, Good stone is showing all the way, and a crushing of 65 tons yields 55oz gold. At the Union a…

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Trouble at a Mine. Engineers and Firemen. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 9

A difficulty has arisen at Block 10 mine, owing to a misunderstanding between some of the engineers and firemen and the management. Up to the present the trouble his…

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