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Mining & the mines, 1906

5,722 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Mining Shares

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

The following are Wednesday's closing quotations on the Stock Exchange:—Broken Hill Proprietary, b 68s 3d, s 69s 3d; North Broken Hill, b 55s, s 57s 6d; Mount Lyell, b 47s 6d, s…

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The Mine Fire. Outlook More Encouraging

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.-- Matters in connection with the Proprietary mine have taken a much more encouraging appearance since yesterday. No further trouble has been caused by…

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French Miners on Strike. London, March 21

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

There are now 60,000 miners on strike in France. Disturbances have arisen among the strikers at Lens, near Courrieres…

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Burst of Rock at a Mine. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 3

A burst of rock occurred at the New Hillgrove Proprietary Mine yesterday afternoon. Two men, named Burr and Mason, received slight injuries…

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Broken Hill Mines Fires. Progress Made. Broken Hill

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

In the words of the general-manager, Mr. Dolprat, "everything is going on swimmingly" now on the Proprietary mine. This morning 422 men went underground,…

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Mining in the State. Emmaville

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

Mr. Havelock Smith has been inspecting the Emmaville district tin deposits on behalf of Adelaide and Melbourne interests. He will return to Sydney to-night, having secured,…

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The Elingamite's Gold. Perils of Deep Sea Diving

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 7

The Queensland syndicate which left Auckland on Tuesday week last in the Devonport Ferry Company's steamer Pelican to attempt the recovery of the bullion which was lost with…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Entombed in a Mine. Ladder Gives Way

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the New Chum Consolidated Mine, Bendigo, the shift boss, Fred. Young, accompanied by a miner named C. Beavis, at 7 o'clock this morning, went down…

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Sensational Accident. in the Depths of a Mine. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred in the New Chum Consolidated mine, Bendigo, yesterday. The shift boss, Fred Young, and a miner named C. Beavis went down to the…

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Sensational Mining Accident. a Fall of 80 Feet. at the Bottom of 2000Ft Shaft. Injured Men All Day in the Mine. Climb of 1000Ft. Melbourne

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

A sensational mining accident happened at Bendigo to-day to two men, but so far as is known it is not likely to have fatal results. This morning Frederick Young, shift boss, and…

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Strike in Belgium. Miners Come Out. London, Thursday, 2.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 1

Two thousand miners at Mons, Belguim, have struck for an increase of wages…

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The Railway Quarrels. Mr. Campbell Continues His Address. Western Coal Contracts

The Australian Star · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 4

The sitting of the Railway Commission appointed to inquire into the management of the railways was continued to-day in the Executive Council Chamber…

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Coal Export Trade

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

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Antonio Padre, Hal. s[?], for Tal Tal, with 2050 tons coal; Pocahontas, s, for Port Pirie, with 3350 tons coal;…

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Coal in the Philippines

The World's News · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 3

Enough coal has been discovered in the Island of Batan, of the Philippines group, to supply the Army, the Navy, and the Philippines Government with 200,000 tons per annum for…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

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

The British mill last week treated 2384 tons of crudes for 363 tons of concentrates, assaying 62.3 per cent, lead, 28.6oz silver, and 8.1 per cent. zinc. Underground stoping is…

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Newcastle. Mining Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 10

A conference is to be held to-day at the Chamber of Commerce between the Colliery Employees' Federation and a number of mine-owners on the proposal made by the former body to raise the declared selling price of…

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The Proprietary Mine. Broken Hill

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

Four hundred and eighteen men went underground on the Proprietary Mine this morning to work three sections of the mine. Things on the mine are speedily resuming normal…

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False Gold Bars. Kalgoorlie

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

At the Criminal Court to-day the trial of Benjamin Evans and William Sherwin on a charge of obtaining £250 by means of a false pretence, that is to say, by representing three…

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Imprisoned in a Mine. the Work of Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Two men who fell down the shaft of the New Chum Consolidated Mine at Bendigo yesterday were rescued soon after 1 o'clock this morning. They were brought…

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Newcastle. Mining Conference. Newcastle

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

The Colliery Employees' Federation meet in conference with a number of the colliery proprietors to-morrow. The business of the conference is set forth in a circular which…

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