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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Tin Mining Industry. Dredges in Active Work. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 11

The reform dredge restimed operations on January 3, working towards the creek, and worked through a belt of poor country. It slulced away a barge site, with satisfactory…

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The Share Market. Mining Scrip Fluctuating. Spurt in Budgery Mines

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

Private cables state that Broken Hill Block 10 Company closed in London on Wednesday at buyer £5 6s 3d; Broken Hill Block 14 Company, 3ls 10½d (middle); ditto, preference, 31s…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

Sluggish conditions continued yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, there being very little disposition to do business. The tendency of values was towards lower levels, and in many…

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Coal for China

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 6

A report on the trade of the Chinese Empire for 1905 has been furnished the Minister for Mines by Mr. Subtor, Commercial Agent in the East. As to coal, it is shown that 1,314,032 tons,…

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Coal Trade Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Karori, s, for Regatta Point and Kelly's Basin, with 680 tons coal; New Guinea, s, for Melbourne, 3350 tons coal;…

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Tasmanian Mines. Zeehan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

Lot three of 22½ tons dry weight of ore, from the Mount Farrell, has been assayed, with the following result:—Lead, 67 per cent.; silver, 9loz per ton. The bulk sample being…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

A statement of the gold yield for January was issued by the Mines Department this morning. The total yield was 32,550oz, being a decrease of 4462oz on the correspond…

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Depreciation of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 9

This interesting Bubject has once more come up for discussion in financial circles in the other side of the world. If those who hold with the theory that the prices of…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

The shaft of Le Grand Victor gold mines, Forest Reefs, was sunk 5ft 61n for the week ended February 2. The rock is hard, but jointy, and the country comparatively dry…

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Rich Gold at Kiandra

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

KIANDRA, Wednesday.--Mr. J. Pattinson, manager of the Township-hill gold mine, reports striking exceptionally rich gold in opening out a drive. The gold will average upon prospects…

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The Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

The British mine continues to do active productive work in all sections of the mine, and it is regularly despatching both crudes and concentrates. The new diamond drill…

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A Record Mining Year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 6

The fact that last year the one and a half million people of this State took. S. 169,024 worth of minerals from the earth there Nature deposited them without any…

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The Industrie to Load Mountain Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

The Norwegian ship Industrie, which arrived here on Jnn. 25 in ballast from Algoa Bay, South Africa, will be taken from her anchorage off Point Piper at 6 o'clock this morning and floated into Woolwich Dock…

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Explosion in a Colliery. Thirty People Killed. London. Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 7

An explosion occurred in Davis's Coliery, West Virginia, and 30 workmen, most of whom were foreigners, were killed…

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Broken-hill Mines. South Blocks Start Production

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The breaking of ore was started at the South Blocks yesterday, and the mill will probably be ready to take ore by the end of the week, when hauling will…

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Mining Mishaps. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 8

Two accidents occurred at the Proprietary mine last night. Walter R. Busby, a miner, had his arm and back badly injured through a fall of earth at the 900ft level, and William…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

Scrip—holders in the majority of cases—and this applies to both copper and silver stocks— had no reason to feel reassured by the tone of the market yesterday. There was a…

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Mining in the State. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 10

Very little free milling are has been raised at the Cowra Creek fields lately, most of the claims being down on refractory ore. Negotiations are pending for the purchase of one…

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Personal Experience "Sailor, Baker, Gold Miner, Tailor, and Engineer"

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 5

The following letter to the editor appears in the overseas edition of tho London "Daily Mail" Sir, see from your issue or October 6 that…

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Mines Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--There was a phenomenal rainfall on the east coast last night, and several mines were flooded. The greatest damage appears to be at the Pioneer mines, which…

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