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Mining & the mines, 1906

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 3

The Block 14 last week sent away 203 tons of leady concentrates. The mine continues to improve underground. The carbonate stopes still offer ore assaying up to 41 per cent. lead…

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Newcastle Coal Vend. Caledonian Coal Company's Position. Denies Joining the Alliance. Melbourne

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

Howard Smith Co., Limited, Australian agents and managers for the Caledonian Coal Company, state that, whilst desirous of advancing the selling price of coal at…

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The Discoverer of Australian Gold

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 5

Most people axe under the impression that Mr. E. H. Hargreaves was the first discoverer of gold in Australia. Time after time, however, it has been shown that gold had been…

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Newcastle. the Coal Trade. Newcastle

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

During the fortnight ended on Saturday eight collieries worked full time, and 23 worked eight days and over. The Co-operative Colliery worked 6¾ days, and Saturday…

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Strike by Boys. Dislocating Work at a Colliery. Kurri Kurri

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

A strike by boys employed at the Australian Agricultural Company's Hebburn colliery occurred last night. Boys employed as clippers on and clippers off, and drivers receive 4s a…

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Tasmanian Mining. Zeehan (Tas.)

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

The Western mineral returns for March to-talled 85137 tons, the net value being £27,929, For the corresponding month of last year the total was 4915 tons of a net value of £15,660…

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Mining in the State. Kiandra

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

The Township Hill Gold Mining Company are making good progress with their tunnel, which is in a distance of 800ft. At Reekmann's and Forsstrom's copper mine, Lobb's…

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Broken Hill Mining Disaster. Outburst of Gas. Two Men Suffocated. Broken Hill

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

Fifteen or more men were affected this morning by a disaster in the Proprietary mine. A pipe-fitting gang was engaged near Drew shaft, at the 400ft level, setting pipes in…

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'Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Heydon, President; and Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley, members.) Coal Lumpers' Award. Reserved Judgment Delivered

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

The Arbitration Court delivered its reserved decision yesterday in the matter of the application for a common rule in respect of the re cent award of the Court in the dispute…

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Late Mining. Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10

March outputs include:—Golden Arrow, 390 ' tons for 191oz, valued at £718; Northern Blocks Syndicate, Loviathan lease, Southern Cross, treated 1060 tons for £1940 worth of…

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Wyalong Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 53

Our correspondent writes: Operations continue active on the various lines of reef. Compared with the same period last year, there is an increased output of free milling stone, such…

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Coal Combine Denial

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 4

Howard Smith Company, Limited, Australian agents and managers for the Caledonian Coal Company, state:— "Whilst desirous of advancing the selling price of coal at Newcastle, and…

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0Tago Gold Dredging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 9

During the past week the returns from 38 Otago dredges show an average of 38oz per dredge…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 11

On the South Mine the timbering of No. 4 shaft ia proceeding. The shaft has now been completed to 262½ft. The E5 winze at the 725ft level is now down 24ft, the ore in the…

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Broken-hill Mine Fires. No Fresh Developments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The Junction North shaft was unsealed at the 420ft. level for 10 minutes last evening, to enable the officials and Mr. Sheppard to make an examination as to its…

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Dissatisfied Coal Lumpers. Continue Work Under Protest

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 3

The collier Dunmore, which, it will be remembered, was under rifle fire off Long Bay a few weeks ago; arrived in Sydney yesterday with a cargo of southern coal for the Manly Ferry…

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Western Australia. Shipment of Gold. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10

The R.M.S. Marmora satled from Fremantle for Colombo and London on Monday afternoon, with ten boxes sovereigns from the Western Australian Bank for the Mercantile…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 53

A report from Hill End states that Messrs. Browning Brothers, of Hawkins Hill View, between the Turon and Macquarie Rivers, at 220ft struck a nice chute of gold about 100ft…

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Mining in the State. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 11

Last month 80 tons of crude ore went from Condobolin by rail for treatment. Larger parcels are expected to be sent this month. The mining Industry is looking flourishing…

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Victoria. Limitation of Mining Leases. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 9

The Minister for Mines made a long statement to-day on the subject of the limitation of mining leases to 500yds along a line of reef. He said the rule was only intended to apply…

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