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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Broken-hill Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--The Central mine's new mill started running on ore to-day, and will continue three shifts daily for adjustment. Mr. Courtney says the machinery is acting…

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Coal-lumper Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

Froderick Frederickson, 41, coal-lumper, residing at 102 Upper Fort-street, was working on board the coller Werfa at Woolwich Dock last night, when he fell from the plank…

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Strike at Helensburgh. Metropolitan Colliery Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 8

HELENSBURGH, Monday.--The Metropolitan Colliery is idle. It appears when the rope boys or "clippers on" they are sometimes called, waited on the manager, Mr. Rowe, on Friday…

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The Canbelego Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 8

CANBELEGO, Monday.--At the Canbelego copper mine at a depth of 113ft. in the shaft (8ft. by 4ft.), the lede is the full width of the shaft, consisting of red oxide and lassie ore…

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Tasmanian Mines. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 9

The returns of the sale of oro from the Hercules Mine have been so satlnfactory that the company has about £5000 in hand. This, with the returns likely to come from the now…

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The Gold Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

The gold exported last month was 27,610oz, valued at £107,117, which is considerably loss than the export for the corresponding month of last year…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 9

The Lloyd copper mine during January treated 5492 tons of oro for 130 tons of copper. The expenditure for the month was £7400…

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Mining Reports

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 7

The Ruby Mine, Chaffers Towers, crushed [?] tons for 1195oz., exclusive of sands…

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Metropolitan Colliery. Stoppage of Work. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

The manager (Mr. Rowe) Informed the clippers on Saturday that their request for is per day increase could not be entertained. He had, however, declded to give 19 of their…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

The following vessels eleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Harbart, s, for San Francisco, with 5392 tons coal; Charles Tlberghlen, s, for Valparaiso, via Sydney, with…

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The Federal Mine. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 9

There are 25 mon at work at the Federal mine, and next week there will be 30. The newly-orected battery is working smoothly on oro from the Federated shaft. While there…

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Colliery Disputes. the Aberdare Trouble. What the Employees Say

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 8

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--"I have seen the statement from Mr. J. Chapman, with reference to the trouble existing at Aberdare Colliery." said Mr. Albert Burns, of the colliery employees'…

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Northern Collieries. Good Progress Reported. the Troudle at Abermain. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

All the district mines are working well, except Abermain where the men are still out. The men at the other collteries are making good money, and it permanent conditions…

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Copper-mining on Monaro

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 8

COWRA CREEK, Monday.--Negotiations are pending for the purchase of two properties on which it is intended to erect suitable plant for treating the large bodies of refractory ores…

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A Goose That Fed on Gold

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

A peculiar Unit of gold has been made by a resident of Linton (Vic,). A goose was killed, and on It being opened a lot of rough specks of gold were found, the lot being…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 9

The indications on Saturday that the market would open yesterday with a strong inclination for business, especially in silver stocks, did not prove a good guide, because…

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Western Australia. Gold Buyers' Licenses. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr. H., Gregory, has refused to issue gold dealers' licenses for the current year in places where there are banks to operate Two licenses have been issued…

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Mining in the State. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 9

There is an increased interest in mining matters here. A syndicate, composed of Coff's Harbour and Coramba investors, has purchased the battery and plant nt the old…

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Another Colliery Explosion. Thirty Miners Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—An explosion has occurred in the Davis Colliery, West Virginia (U.S.). Thirty of the miners, mostly foreigners,…

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Colliery Explosion Thirty Miners Killed London, Tuesday, 3.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 1

By an explosion in the Davis colliery, West Virginia (U.S.A.), thirty miners, mostly foreigners, were killed…

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