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Mining & the mines, 1907

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The New Teralba Colliery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The work of sinking a shaft af Teralba colliery, Cockle Creek, the new property of the Stockton Coal Company, has for the present been interrupted, owing to the ingress…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 8

A few transactions transpired between brokers In Sydney yesterday, the market generally continuing in sellers' favor. Copper stocks as a whole evoked good inquiry, Mount Molloy…

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Broken-hill Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.—Good progress is being made with the erection of the new mill engine at Block 14. Development work underground is proceeding as usual, and the…

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Mining Intelligence. Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 7

The gojd won last week by the Araluen Valley Gold Dredging Company was 31oz. The clean up of the Ovens Valley Gold Dredging Company for the fortnight ended…

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Water in the New Teralba Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 6

The contractors for sinking the shaft of the Stockton Company's new mine at Teralba have come upon a heavy inrush of water at a depth of 180ft., which has temporarily interrupted…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Darius, s, for Singapore and Java ports, via Sydney and Melbourne, with 2150 tons coal; Wakatipu, s, for…

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Interesting Mining Case

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 4

A case of interest to Australians associated with mining promotions was heard before Mr. Justice Channell, in the King's Bench Division, London, on November 19, when the…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 7

The mill of the Broken Hill Block 14 mine worked only one shift last week, and then suspended work, pending the installation of the new mill engine. Satisfactory progress is…

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Discovery of Wyalong Gold Field

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The discovery of the Wyalong (N.S.W.) Gold Field makes very interesting reading, and in view of the fact that the field attained its 13th year as a producer of the precious metal on…

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The British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 7

The British Mine, in which much interest is at present centred, for the week ended December 22 produced and milled the usual fair grade ore. Development work…

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The New Zealand Mining Handbook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 6

It is mainly owing to the fact that the local exhibition is being held that we owe the appearance of "The New Zealand Mining Handbook," edited by Mr. P. Galvin,…

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Mining. in New South Wales. Review for the Year

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 5

The following information is supplied by the Mines Department, for publication:— value of the mineral production of New South Wales for the year 1905 amounted to…

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Our Mines. Past Year's Operations. Silver, Silver-lead, and Copper Lodes. Gold and Tin Mining Industry. a Promising Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 9

It is an undoubted fact that had New South Wales, like Victoria or Western Australia, been compelled to rely upon her mineral resources, the mining industry of this State…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 10

The record prices for copper have resuscitated the Kapunda and Burra Burra mines in South Australia, which were worked over 60 years ago. Mr. Francis Dutton, in his book on "South…

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Broken-hill Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 10

PROKEN-HILL, Tuesday,--Considerable difficulty has been experienced with the Gillies zinc extraction plant on Block 10 mine, in getting satisfactory results from the tailings treated…

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Tasmania. Briseis Tin Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 15

The Briseis at A face is treating rich drifts, and giving an excellont return of tin, while rich bottom material is being treated at the Briseis No. 1 lower elevator at the upper Cascade tin…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from pago 38.) Gold, Tin, and Copper Yields

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 15

The following gold, tin, and copper yields have been reported:— GOLD. N.S.W.—Sulphide Corporation, Cockle Creek…

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Strike at Newcastle. Six Collieries Idle. Increased Wages Demanded

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The new year, as far as work in several of the district collieries is concerned, opened unsatisfactorily this morning, when strikes occurred at New Lambton,…

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Mining Intelligence. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 13

During the week ended December 24 the mill of the North Broken Hill treated 2080 tons of crude ore, assaying 16.1 per cent. lead, 5.8oz silver, and 13 per cent. zinc. These…

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The New Mining Laws

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 48

The Minister for Mines is anxious to give the State the benefits of the Mining Act recently passed as speedily as possible, but the task involved is a heavy one. The Act…

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