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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 17

The market displayed more buoyancy yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, and an increased turnover resulted. Broken-bill interests to a large extent monopolised attention. This section, after opening somewhat…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 17

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--Ida H. during December treated 1300 tons for 1027oz. of gold, worth £4030. Red-hill Westralia crushed 853 tons for 548oz., worth £2100…

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Coal, Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 13

The following were to-day's clearances:— The Ouraka, s, for Melbourne, with 3550 tons: Kate Tatham, bqtne, for Napler, with 389 tons Browns, Time, s, for Port Pirie, via Kombla…

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Visit to the Mine

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 27

The visiting prelates, clergy, and laity were then driven to the mine, and spent a couple of hours inspecting the works. Mr. Seale, mine manager, conducted the party round…

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Explosion in a Mine. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 11

An explosion occurred yesterday in a mine near Bluefield, West Virginia. Twenty-three miners were killed…

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Mining in the State. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 12

The monthly police escort took 497oz 19dwt 9gr of gold to Tarago. During the past year 12,321oz 5dwt 19gr of gold were sent away by police escort. As nearly as much more…

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Country News. South Coast. Southern Coal Trade. Wollongono

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 12

Following are the shipments of coal at. Port Kembla for the week:—Palmerston, 500 tons; Timaru, 440; and Mt. Kembla, 680, for Sydney. The steamer Melbourne is loading coal for…

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Machine-won Coal. Adjustment of Wages. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 10

The old conditions of payment at Abermain colliery terminated to-day, and the employees commence work on Monday under an agreement arrived at by the conference between…

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Millions From Mars. Buried Meteor Containing Gold and Silver

The World's News · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 11

One of the strangest companies ever formed is now being floated in Arizona. U.S.A. Its object is to unearth what the promoters allege is a buried meteor, containing precious metals…

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Prelates at Mount Morgan. Welcome to Bishop Duhig. Hearts More Precious Than Gold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 27

The visit of the newly-consecrated Bishop of Rockhampton, Dr. Duhig, to Mount Morgan on Tuesday, Dec. 12, was marked with all the warmth of welcome by which the people…

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Mining News

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1906 · page 3

"Moth" (Parramatta).—The Associated Northern Blocks will pay a dividend of 3/- per share on the 18th inst. "One Interested."—Spelter, in common with all…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 9
Also in Evening News

On the Sydney Exchange on Saturday the market maintained a fairly arrive lone, and prices for the most part fluctuated but little. Silver shares had the bulk of attention, although a alight irregularity…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 8

The following were the clearances at the Customs-house yesterday:—Pactolus, bq, for Honolulu, with 2510 tons coal; Westralia, s, for Hobart, via Sydney, with 1300 tons;…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 7

The Queensland gold yield for December was 50,365 fine ounces, being a decrease of 7849 ounces compared with December, 1904. The value of the yield was £213,935, a decrease of…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 9

At the British mine on Block 16, Thompson's section, the south winze has been deepened another 2ft, and the north winze 4ft, making 58ft and 49ft respectively. Fair progress has…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 9

Mr. Wheeler Brown has accepted the management of the engineering staff of the Great Fingall. The following December outputs have been…

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Newcastle. Mining Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 6

A conference took place at the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce on Saturday between representative of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association and the committee of management of the Colliery Employees…

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Rand Mine- Owners. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 1

Mr. Herbert Gladstone (Secretary of State for Home Affairs), speaking at Leeds last night, said that mine-owners on the Rand might enforce compensation to the extent of…

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Broken Hill Mines. the Water Question. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1906 · page 8

The absence of rain lately is being used by some local people for private purposes, and by certain sharebrokers for bearing purposes. The assertion that if no rain falls…

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