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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 9

The Broken Hill Proprietary mine last week despatched £8 tons of oxidised ore, 3710 tons of mill products, including 1884 tons of sintered slimes and 1581 tons of zinc…

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Police Courts. Alleged Gold Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 5

At the Water Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. J. L. king, D.S.M., Patrick Manning, 26. a [?] man, was presented on a charge of having stolen 1060 sovereigns, the property of Lever Bros., Ltd., from…

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Mining on Federal Property

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 6

Since authority was given in the Federal Parliament last session to mine on Federal property, several applications have been received in regard to land where rifle ranges are…

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South Coast Mines Coal and Coke Trade. Proposed Increase in Hewing Rates Rejected. Mount Keira Dispute. Satisfactory Agreement Made. (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 6

The coal trade continues very brisk, as far as the Southern collieries are concerned. While it is impossible to give any definite idea as to the amount of coal mined each…

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The Navua Gold Robbery. Accused Refused Bail

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 7

At the Water Police Court on Saturday morning, Patrick Manning (26), a seaman, was charged, before Mr. King, D.S.M., with stealing 1000 sovereigns, the…

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Blayney Copper Mines and Smelters. Restarting of Furnaces Welcomed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 9

The prospect of smelting operations being restarted at the Blayney copper mine, under the control of the reorganised; company, with the title of the Blayney Copper Mines and…

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Mining in the State. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 9

A suspension of the labour conditions at the Kaiser mine, near Bodangora, was granted this morning to hold good till March 15, when Francis Drake, of Sydney, promises to…

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Mining Intelligence. Weakness in the Metal Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 9

In consequence of Saturday being a public holday there was no meeting of the Sydney Stock Exchange, Private cables received early in the morning showed that the London Stock…

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Tin-mining Industry. Wofk in Full Swing. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 9

The syndicate which has spent a considerable sum sinking a couple of shafts on Mr. Conrad Bowers' private property has suspended operations for a time, but there is…

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Stolen Gold That Missing Thousand Another Arrest Made Two Men Before the Court

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 1

Patrick Manning, 26, seaman, and Lawrence Christ[?]e, 26, seaman, were brought up at the Water Police Court this morning (the first-named on remand), charged with…

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Goldfield in England

The Australian Star · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 3

For some time past rumours have been afloat as to the discovery of a goldfield in England within 200 miles of London. It has been asserted in whispers that the reef is…

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Snowball Copper-mining Company. an Old Mine to Be Restarted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 10

The prospectus has been issued of the Snowball Copper-mining Company, which is being formed to acquire 71 acres of land, in which is embraced the lode that was worked by the…

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The Maitland Collieries. a Good Fortnight

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 8

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Work at the collieries in this district for the fortnight has been particularly brisk, with the exception of course of Abermain, where there is no appearance of…

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Cadia Copper Mines. Huge Formations Being Prospected. Hindrances to Miners. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 10

It is understood that the property now leased by the Cadia Copper-mining Syndicate, from the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, will, in due course, be floated into a…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Terrible Colliery Explosion. 425 Miners Entombed. 164 Bodies Recoverer

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—A terrible explosion has occurred in the Redan pit Rhenish Prussia. Four hundred and twenty-five men are…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 11
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Though left to their own resources yesterday, the Sydney brokers succeeded in putting through a substantial turnover. Despite the fact that the Adelaide and Melbourne Exchanges were…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 10

The South Glanmire and Monkland Company (Gympie) report having obtained 242oz of amalgam for the week. The shaft of the Harden Weat Company has…

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Labour Troubles. the Kurri Kurri Collieries. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 6

All the mines are working well, except the Abermain, where things are still at a standstill. Lodge and committee meettings are being held there almost daily, but nothing…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Custome-house to-day:—Manuka, s, for Auckland, via Sydney, with 1000 tons bunker coal, 11 tons coke, a quantity of timber, and 200…

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