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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Blayney Copper-mine. to Be Restarted. Under New Anditiportant Conditions. Public Smelting Operations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 12

After lying idle since December, 1901, the Blayney copper mine is to be restarted as a reorganised company, and under entirely new conditions the primary feature of which is…

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Western Coal Trade. Decline in Selling Price. Reduction of Hewing Rate. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

Though official information has not yet been received, it is stated on excellent authority that an actuarial investigation of the books of the Lithgow Coal Association for the past…

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Tasmania Gold Mine. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 10

Mr. Heathcote rotains his position os superintendent of the Tasmania gold mine for another year, before the expiry, of which ho expects it will be on the dividend list. No…

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Northern Collieries. the Abermain Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Wednesday.--The dispute at the Abermain colliery appears to become more tangled, aud at every meeting seems to drift away from the previous position and a new…

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Hampden-cloncurry Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--It has been decided by the directors of Hampden-Cloncurry copper mines to call a meeting of shareholders with a view to obtaining power to increase the…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8
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ORANGE, Thursday.— The total yield of gold for Sunny Corner for the year ended December 31 last was a trifle over 150oz; out of this some 90oz was alluvial gold, and…

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British Broken-hill Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 9

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--During the past week good progress was made with development work at the British mine, including the discovery of the rich body of carbonate at the…

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Mining Reports

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 7

The mine manager of the South Glanmire and Monkland wires to the Sydney Stock Exchange as follows--"Cutting No. 3 reef, in 1160ft. Crosscut penetrating 4ft. quartz, and…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 10

For the week ending January 10, the Ringarooma Bucket-Dredging Company (Tas) obtained 23cwt of tin. The Columbia Extended Company (Gympie)…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Sydney, s, for Fremantle, via Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, with 850 tons coal, 223 bides, 10 barrels of salt pork,…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 10

At Block 14's development in the south drive at the 6OOft level the ore body is showing 13ft wide, with no sign of the second wall, and latest assays give 19 per cent, lead, 17oz…

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The Bellinger Short of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

A telegram received yesterday afternoon ststed that the coastal steamer Bellinger, of the fleet of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., Limited, ran short of coal, and called off the bar at cape Hawke at 9 a.m. yeterday…

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Killed in a Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 6

At the Brilliant Extended mine, Charters Towers, yesterday a man named George Smith was killed by a fall of earth. Deceased rocently, came from New South…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 10

In the British Broken Hill mine, the usual fair grade oro was broken last week from various sections of the mine, and the mill treated an extra large quantity of ore. Development…

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Disfranchised Burraga Residents. Protest of Miners. Burraga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

At a general meeting of the Burraga Miners' Association the following resolutions were passed:—"(1) That this meeting of the members of the Amalgamated Miners'…

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Ocean Treasure. the Elingamite's Gold. Story Op the Recovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

A special message from Auckland on January 11 to the "New Zealand Times," Wellington, gives particulars of a partially successful attempt to recover the treasure from the…

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In Search of Gold. The Prospector: The Romance of his Life

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

Australia owes much to the prospector for the advance of inland settlement, and the placing of many of hor notable towns. Early squatters figured…

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Northern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 8

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--The only pit which will be practically a blank this week so far as pay is concerned will be Abermain, the others having worked fairly well, although not…

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Tasmania Gold Mine Dispute. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 8

The Victorian officers of the Miners' Association are making inquiries as to the trouble at the Tasmania gold mine. All the men are now out of Grubb's shaft…

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