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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Warning to Miners

Evening News · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.—At the Police Court at Kurri Kurri, to-day, on the information of Robt. Alfred Harle, manager of Hebburn Colliery, William Galloway was fined 10s,…

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Minister for Mines

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 4

Mr. Moore (Minister for Mines) has just arrived in Sydney from Guyra, where the hon, gentleman opened the show. Mr. Moore reports that the country up on the high lands…

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Gold at Gordon

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 6

Some prospecting operations which are in progress near Gordon station, on the North Shore line, have attracted a little local attention, and the more sanguine of those interested…

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New Redhead Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 9

The twenty-first half-yearly meeting of the New Redhead Estate and Coal Company, Ltd., was held at the company's offices yesterday, Mr. W. L. Dockor presiding. The directors'…

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A Mining Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 6

The Full Court yesterday continued the hearing of the argument in the case in which the Caledonian Coal Co. appealed against the verdict found at the Newcastle Circuit Court…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 9

For the week ended February 21 the British mill dealt with 2216 tons of crudes, assaying 15.2 per cent. lead, 9.9oz silver, 13.5 per cent. zinc, for 380 tons concentrates, bulking 62.1…

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Gold at Gordon. Government Geologist Explains

The Australian Star · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

A paragraph in a Sydney morning paper of the 22nd instant draws attention to some prospecting operations near Gordon Railway Station by Mr. W. H. M'Intosh, and refers…

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Late Mining. Broken-hill Proprietary

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 5

The output of the Broken-hill Proprietary for the four weeks ended the 21st inst. was as follows:--Gold, nil; silver, 379,747oz.; lead, 5181 tons; antimonial metal, 58 tons…

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Mine Fires. Block 11 Under Control. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 6

The Proprietary management now has the fire at Block 11 completely under control. No further difficulty is being experienced so far as the underground workings are concerned…

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Coal Export Tax. Vicious in Principle. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 5

Mr. H. H. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, assured a deputation yesterday that he regarded the export duty on coal (one shilling a ton) as vicious in…

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Export Duty on Coal. Viscious in Principle and a Burden

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. H. H. Asquith) yesterday assured a deputation that he regarded the Idea of an export, duty on coal as vicious…

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Land Wanted. Agitation Over the Mining Reserve. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

On January 17 last a notification appeared in the "Government Gazette" to the effect that 689 acres, situated in the parish of Calvert, near Forest Reefs, and known as Carbine…

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Gold Mining on the Coast

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 4

At Shellharbour, along the coast, and a few miles from Sydney, are a number of "sea min­ers" working constantly by extracting gold from the sand. The method of working is primitive—very primitive, indeed; and there…

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Southern Coal Trade. Mining Matters. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 11

Mount Keira colliery has 7½ days for this pay, Mount Pleasant 8, Mount Kembla 9, and Corrimal 11. Coal shipments at Wollongong for the week…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

CARGO, Saturday— Gazzard and party are arranging for triai tretment of a ton of black sand from their claim at Gum Fiat. The black sand has been assayed, and shows gold in…

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Gold at Gordon

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 4

Attention was drawn to some prospecting operations being carried out near the Gordon railway station by Mr. W. H. M'Intosh, and reference was made to the…

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Gold by the Ophir

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 2

The Ophir's gold shipment for London consists of 10 boxes of gold bullion from Maryborough, valued at £11,400…

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Transfers of Mining Interests

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 1
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Department of Mines and Agriculture draws attention to the fact that considerable delay often occurs in connection with the registration of transfers of mining…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 13

Messrs. Hartwell and Conder returned from London to-day with capital to work the Sheppherd and Murphy mine at Belmont. Tin, bismuth, and wolfram have been found on the…

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