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Mining & the mines, 1906

5,722 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Mining in the State. Barrier-mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 9

The second section of Block 14 mill started this afternoon. This means that the mill will treat 2000 tons weekly. The underground manager has thrown out all [?] old…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 9

A revival in the silver-lead section was the outstanding feature yesterday of the market; on the Sydney Exchange. Leading Barrier line opened with a smart advance and a considerable business was put through…

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Hatches in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 5

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--At the police court tills morning, before Mr. E. L. Sharpe, P.M., James Clowes. Samuel "Waugh, Charles Younger, and Robert James were each fined 10s,…

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Broken-hill Mine Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--This afternoon affairs are progressing satisfactorily at the Proprietary, and if nothing unforeseen occurs Mr. Delprat expects to shortly have all the men…

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Proprietary Mine Resume Work

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The men are now at work in the major portion of the Proprietary Mine underground, and are in no way affected by gas or fumes. One section of the…

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Miners' Dispute. the Jurisdiction Question

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 1

The dispute between the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Wrightville, and the Cobar District Associated Mine Owners' Association was mentioned in the…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 9

During February the Sons of Gwalia Company made a profit from ore treatment of £9767. February output.—The following…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Operations Resumed at the Proprietary. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 7

Ordinary raining operations were resumed at the Proprietary mine at midnight. All the men did not go in, but the majority did. Work proceeded on the usual lines, except in the…

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Stanford-merthyr Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--The inquiry into the cause of the disaster at the Stanford-Merthyr Colliery in October last has, at the request of the Crown, been further postponed…

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Mining in the State. Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 9

The British mill last week treated 2239 tons of crudes, assaying 13.9 per cent. lead, 9.2oz silver, and 13.4 per cent. zinc, for 328 tons of concentrates, worth 62 per cent. lead, 29oz…

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Mine Closed Down

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 3

ORANGE, Thursday.—The Ballarat Mine has closed down, about 20 hands being rendered idle. The block upon which the men were working has cut out. there being no further deposits…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 8

A satisfactory increase is shown in the yield of gold for the two months of this year, as compared with the corresponding period of 1905. The amount won for the two months…

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Coal for the Navy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 4

The Union Company's steamer Walruna arrived rived yesterday from New Zealand with 1800 tons of coal for the navy. The steamer a chored in Neutral Bay on arrival. She will…

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Australian Gold for India

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 9

The new system whereby Australian gold is being consigned by local banks to the Secretary for State for India has already been explained. How this system will work out…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 7

The position in regard to the fires in the mines remains pretty much the same. About 300 men per shift go underground and the now mill is kept going steadily. Fire-fighting…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 9

Although no official announcement has yet been made on the subject it is understood that the latest annual estimate of the ore reserves of the Great Boulder Proprietary…

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Copper, Lead, and Coal in the East

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 9

The Minister for Mines has received a report from Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial Agent for New South Wales in the East, on trade in copper, lead and coal in China. Writing…

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Countey News. Matches in Mines. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 4

At the Kurri Kurri Police Court, before the police magistrate, four miners were charged on the information of Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, manager of the Pelaw-Main Colliery, with a…

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The Thordis Wreck. Sold for Three Hundred and Seventy-five Pounds. the Coal Cargo Brings Five Pounds

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

The wreck of the steamship Thordis, as it now lies on Yacaaba Head, at the entrance to Port Stephens, was offered for sale by Messrs. Fraser, Uther and Co. this…

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Arbitration Court. (Before the President Judge Heydon, and Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley.) Mining Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 5

The matter of a dispute between tne Amalgamated Miners' Association, Wrightville, and the Cobar District Associated Mines Owners' Association was mentioned. As evidence was…

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