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Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 11
Also in Evening News

A good average week end business, well distributed over the various sections, was recorded on Saturday on the Sydney Exchange. As far as prices were concerned, but little alteration occurred. Silver-[?] ruled…

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Colliery Enterprise. Extensive Improvements. Kurri Kurri

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

During the past fortnight the district collieries worked well, but the Heddon-Greta lost a few shifts through a mishap in the jig. Extensive machinery is being installe…

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Colliery Employees' Federation. Wish to Limit Production

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Saturday.--Arrangements are being made by the Colliery Employees' Federation to wait on the Minister for Mines to induce [?] to introduce a short hill which will compel…

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Coal and Metal Trades

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--At a public meeting last night the following motion was unanimously carried:-- "That the attention of the Minister for Works be directed to the urgent and imperative neccessity that exists for…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

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

During March Halnault treated 4G97 tons for 1680 fine ozs, valued at £7134. The expenditure totalled £5579, leaving a profit on the month's operations of £1555…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 9

Good proof of the steady work now in progress on the Proprietary is given in last week's exports from the mine, which totalled 4038 tons, comprising 289 tons of oxidised…

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Newcastle. Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

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

The following vessel cleared at the Custom House yesterday:—Age, s, for Melbourne, with 3300 tons coal…

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The Proposed Limitation of the Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 6

It is announced in our columns tills morning that deputation from the Colliery Employees' Association, supported by the members for all the mining constituencies, has…

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Mining in the State. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 9

The Baker's Creek Company report for the week ended April 6:—Cleaned up to-day for a return of 342oz 13dwt, from 307 tons ore crushed; also, saved 4 tons concentrates,…

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Price of Coal. Further Increase Probable. the Hewing Rate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The determination of the associated coal proprietors to raise the selling price of best screened Newcastle coal [?]…

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Coal Lumpers' Award Application for Common Rule Arbitration Court Judgment

Evening News · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 4

The Arbitration Court delivered its reserved decision to-day in the matter of the application for a common rule in respect of the recent award of the Court in the dispute between…

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Affairs in France. the Miners on Strike. Instances of Vandalism. [?] Men Still Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--The employees of a firm of locksmiths in the department of Somme, France, who are out on strike, yesterday indulged in much wanton destruction…

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Coal Lumpers' Award. Made a Common Rule. Preference to Unionists. North Coast S.n. Co. Exempted

The Australian Star · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 5

The Court of Arbitration (Judge Heydon, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Riley) today delivered its reserved decision upon the application for a common rule in respect of the recent award…

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Victoria. Limitation of Gold-mining Leases. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 7

The Bendigo Stock Exchange has condemned the proposal of the Minister for Mines to limit the length of gold-mining leases to 500yds along the lines of reef…

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Western Australian Mines. March Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 9

The following March outputs have been reported:—Associated Northern Blocks, treated 3370 tons of ore and 468 tons of slimes for bullion valued at £15,303; expenditure £4477,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 11

The market was sluggish yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, and only one or two important fluctuations occurred in values. The most conspicuous of these was a decline of 2 in B.H Proprietary, upon receipt of the news of the…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 8

The following were to-day's clearances:— Knutsford, s, for Manila, with 5900 tons; Brisbane, s, for Lyttelton, with 1380 tons; Barrier, s, for Cairns, via Bowen and Townsville,…

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Dredging Returns. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 9

Araluen Valley, 26oz for fortnight. Associated No. 2, 59oz for 125 hours. Elrington, 51oz for fortnight. Ovens Valley, 57[?]oz for fortnight…

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The Price of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 6

In discussing the enhanced price of Newcastle and Maitland coal consequent upon the formation by the colliery proprietors of a "vend," it should be remembered…

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