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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining in the State. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 9

The New Hillgrove Proprietary Company has let a contract to Messrs. Lulham and party for sinking 1200ft of the new shaft, the winding tunnel for 400ft, and hewing out an…

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Fires in Mines. the Broken Hill Outbreaks. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

The attack on the fire in the Junction mine has made such progress that the underground workings have been so cleared of fumes that the North mine resumed work this afternoon…

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Rating of Mining Property. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

Sir,--Much unnecessary mystery is made concerning the rating of mining property. It stands on precisely the same footing as any other property, such as town, city, or…

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Mining on Private Property. a Full Court Appeal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

The Full Court had before it yesterday an appeal under the Milling on Private Property Act. The matter arose on the application of John Boyd Dunlop, gentleman, of…

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Cobar Mining. Water Famine Averted. Acceptable Rainfall. (From Our Special Reported.) Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

There was much rejoicing in Cobar to-day owing to a sudden downpour of rain flooding the streets for somo time. It meant that the water famine which had threatened mining…

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Gold Mining on the Coast

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 53

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…

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The Country. Newcastle and Maitland Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The Newcastle and Maitland district collieries have been kept busy during the past fortnight, and, consequently, the miners' pay sheets will show a good…

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Mining

Evening News · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 3

BATHURST, Wednesday,—Reports from Trunkey show that Digby Brothers have struck a very small leader in No. 2 lease, south from Hunter and party, on the Craiglea or Endale Gold…

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Gold Discovery

Evening News · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.-A find is reported from Euchareena, near Conagurra Creek. The vein is thin, .but is improving as it' is followed down. The report states that a slug of gold was…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 10

The following were to-day's clearances:— The Tweeddale, s, for Manila, with 6831 ton3; Glaucus, s, for Melbourne, via Kembla, with 795 tons; Malaita, s, for Norfolk Island and…

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Ballarat Miners' Turf Club

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 4

The Ballarat Miners' Turf Club's monthly race meeting was held on Friday, and was a very successful gathering, though only a lot of second rate horses ran at it…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Trouble. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 537

The trouble at Pelaw-Main Colliery caused by the machine men and their assistants leaving work on the expiration of their H days' notice has been settled. The men waited on the manager, Mr. Joseph…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 11

At the Block 14 mine the carbonate bodies continue good. The oro is assaying well. The faces range from 3ft to 10ft wide. Those in the main shaft stope show from 9ft to 10ft,…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 11

The management of the Ivanhoe reports that the borehole put ahead 52ft from "the end of the western crosscut at 1373ft has cut the western branch of the middle lode at a…

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Fires in Broken Hill Mines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 539

The attack on the fire in the Junction mine has made such progress that the underground workings have been so cleared of fumes that the North mine resumed work on Monday. This is the best news in connection with…

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Burraga Mining Trouble

Evening News · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.—The [?] of the cessation of underground work at the Lloyd Copper Mine, from to-day has created much consternation throughout the district. A…

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Southern Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 539

Coal shipments at Wollongong for the week are:—Mount Nembla 1300 tons, Palmerston 500, Herga 250, and Countess of Errol 270. At Port Kembla: Dilk[?] 535 tons coke and 729 tons coal, for Adelaide; [?]…

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Transfers of Mining Interests

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 539

The Department of Minos and Agriculture draws attention to the fact that considerable delay often occure in connection with registration of transfers of mining interests in consequence of an imperfect…

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Deep Mining at Bendigo

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 23

The Victorian Director of Geological Surveys, Mr. E. J. Dunne, has forwarded a report to the Minister for Mines on the Victoria Quartz Mines, New Chum line, Bendigo. He states…

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Fighting a Mine Fire. Getting Into Touch

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday. -- Operations at the Junction are being vigorously pushed forward, and this morning the men were another step nearer the attempt to get into touch with the…

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