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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Shipping Items. Coal for Fiji

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The Union Company's steamer Wairuna, which is due at Sydney to-morrow from Hobart, will load a cargo of coal for Fiji. AN UNUSUAL TYPE OF SAILER…

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The Globe Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 15

The Globe mine continues to look well at the lowest level (140ft), where the ore body is showing stronger. A nice pile of carbonates and cubical galena ore are now on the…

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The Elingamite's Gold. £1500 Recovered

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.— The syndicate now attempting the recovery of the Elingamite's gold bad secured £1600 when operations had to le temporarily discontinued owing to rough…

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Late Mining. Bendigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

To-day's quotations and sales were:— Catherine Reef, b 42s, s 46s; Clarence United, s 24s; Collmann and Tacci, b 8s 7½d, s 8s 1-½d. sales 8s 9d; Goldfields Consolidated, b…

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South Coast Coal Trade. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

The coal trade has been brisk this week. At Wollongong the Kurrara loaded 570 tons. Palmerston 1500, Werfa 1100, Mount Kembla 1300, Herga 750, Civility 700, Malachite 670,…

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Newcastle. Coal Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted to 65,946 tons. Of this quantity 34,426 tons were sent to foreign ports, while the…

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Labour Troubles. Northern Colliery Disputes. an Unsatisfactory Conference. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 13

The conference arranged early in the week between the colliery proprietors' committee and the committee of the management of the Colliery Employees' Federation to discuss…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 15

There was a distinct improvement in the [?]one of the market yesterday morning, especially for copper stocks, whilst the demand for silver shares indicated a steady market. Tin…

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A Visit to Mexico. Viii. a Rich Silver Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

Our next excursion was to the silver city of Pachuca. I joined the party who explored the San Rafael mine. There is a rich silver vein here. Its thickness is no less than about 4oft…

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Mining in the State. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 15

A soft substance, black in colour, has been found in the Little Copper Hill workings. Samples sent for analysis to the Under-Secretary for Mines have been declared…

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Collision at Darling Harbor. Coal Trucks and Shed Damaged

Evening News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

A collision between a coal-laden train and some empty trucks took place at Darling Harbor yesterday, as a consequence of which several coal trucks were knocked off the line…

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The Elingamite's Gold. Recovery of £1500 Worth. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 13

The party in search of the gold lost in the steamer Elingamite's wreck have recovered £1500 worth, and hope to recover more…

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B.H. BLOCK 14 Mine. an Improving Ore Body. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 15

The south drive in the B.H. Block 14 mine continues to improve. It is now 6ft in ore, two assays of which average 14.2 per cent. lead, 18.6oz silver, and 14.7 per cent. zinc. The…

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Newcastle Trade. Large Increase. Coal Exported—four Million Tons. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 14

The trade of the port of Newcastle expanded in a marked degree last year, and there are not wanting signs of a more rapid growth during the current year. Statistics…

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Search for Sunken Wealth Treasure Seekers Hope to Find Kruger's Gold

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

High hopes are held by the latent treasure socking company, whose salvage ship sturts almost immediately to make an attempt to salve, among other treasute…

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Transvaal's Wealth Last Year's Gold Output London, Friday, 3.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 1

The output of gold from the Transvaal mines during last year amounted to £24,370,987, which is an increase of nearly £4,000,000. over the yield of 1905…

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"Red Rubber." New and Terrible History of the Congo Horrors. Gold for Human Blood

The World's News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 12

"RED Robber: the Story of the Rubber Slave Trade Flourishing on the Congo in the Tear of Grace, 1906." by Mr. E. D. Morel, is among the…

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Mine Robbery Shooting Case

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 12

Marley, a victim of the Tower Hill (Kalgoor[?]) mine shooting affray, when an attempt was made to rob the mine, died on Friday. Warden Burt, before whom Gerald Browne…

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Elingamite Gold Recovered

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 12

The treasure-seeking party on the steamer Hula has recovered 1300 sovereigns from the wreek of the Elingamite, and expect to secure mor when the weather settles. Four attempts had…

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Gold Medals for Anglers

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 January 1907 · page 3

"The Referee," in conjunction with the "Sunday Times," offers two gold medals of substantial value to (1) the person who catches the largest rainbow trout during…

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