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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

The Hercules Gold and Silver Mining Company (Tasmania) for the week ended January 5 despatched 346 tons of high-grade sulphide ore to Zeehan…

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Handling Newcastle's Coal Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 5

Improvements now in progress to enable the coal traffic on the railway at Newcastle to be more expeditiously and conveniently dealt with include the laying-down of a block of 250…

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A Record Coal Cargo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Co. last evening despatched the steamer Indra for Valparaiso with a record cargo of coal, consisting of 7400 tons as cargo and nearly 2000 tons of bunker…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

The Broken Hill Block 10 mill last week treated 2504 tons of crudes for 384 tons concentrates, assaying 62.3 per cent, lead, 31oz silver, and 9 per cent. zinc. The drive at…

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Northern Collieries Trouble Pelaw-main and Abermain Pits. Conference to Be Held

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Pelaw-Main colliery ;is idle," once more. It appears that when the drivers and clippers on saw the result of the conference in the press on…

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Production of Gold and Silver

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

For the week ended January 5 the Sulphide Corporation, at their Central mine, Broken Hill, treated 965 tons of ore, and produced 154 tons of concentrates, assaying 30oz silver,…

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A Hundred Miners Entombed. Disaster in Alabama

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Landslips have entombed a hundred miners, chiefly State convicts, in the Schloss mine, Alabama (U.S.A.). Faint tappings can be heard from…

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Myall's Peak Hill Mine. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

During the month ended December 31 294[?] tons of ore were treated at the Peak Hill sections of this mine for 290oz of gold, and 280 tons at the Myall's section for 126oz. Last…

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How to Burn Coke Instead of Coal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

Sir Charles Cookson describes in the "Journal of the Sanitary. Institute'' his experience of burning coke at his house; in ordinary grates, one a Garland of the most…

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Miners Entombed. Disaster in Alabama. London, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

'A' series of landslips entombed 100 miners, chiefly convicts from the State prisons, in the Schloss mine, Alabama, U.S.A…

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Mount Lyell Mine. a Month's Operations. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

Mount Lyell Mining Railway Co. smelting returns show the following:—From December 6 to January 2 inclusive, 31,404 tons of ore were treated, being 21,377 tons from the…

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Strike on a Gold Dredge Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

The minors at the Grahamstown Gold Estate's dredging asked for higher wages this morning. The request was refused. The men from NO. 1 barge came out on strike, and…

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Record Coal Shipment. the Indra Takes Away 9500 Tons

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

The largest shipment of coal ever despatched from Sydney in one bottom was taken away by the steamer Indra, of the Commonwealth Line, which cleared the Heads last night for…

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Mining in the State. Inve[?]ell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

The Tingha Tin-dredging Company's three dredges resumed sluicing operations early in the new year. All the plants are running well. No. 1 plant has sent in four tons of…

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Labour Troubles. a Strike Frustrated. Miners Display Loyalty. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

The fact that the miners are determined to resist the attempt of a few boys to throw the mine idle was shown by an abortive strike at Pelaw Main to-day. This morning the drivers…

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The Hillgrove Field. Antimony Mining Brisk. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

Baker's Creek mine reports for week ended January 11:—"Started crushing on 7th inst with 20 head of stampers, running on day shift. In the mine, at No. 17 level, good…

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Nymagee Copper Mine. Sold to an English Company. Vigorous Work in the Future

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 10

A few weeks ago, it was announced by cable that subscriptions were invited at par for 130,000 shares of £1 each in the Nymagee Copper, Limited. The capital of the company…

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The Share Market. Record Price for Copper. Big Mining Business

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 5

Private cables state the closing quote for copper in London Monday as further advanced to £109 a ton. Copper shares firmed all round accordingly…

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Colliery Troubles. the Abermain Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A conference took place in Newcastle this afternoon between the Proprietors' Association committee and the representatives of the Colliery Employees'…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 12

A considerable Recession of business was recorded yesterday on the Sydney Exchange. A healthy tone obtained, and with one or two notable exceptions prices fully held their own,…

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