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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Country News. South Coast Collieries. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 8

The development of the coal mine at West Dapto is being pushed on as speedily as possible, and as the work proceeds the prospects become brighter. At present there is…

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South German Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--To-day a number of visitors inspected the western reef in the South German mine. The opinion was generally expressed that there had been a decided…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

The market took a decidedly brisker turn yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, and a good general turnover was carried through. The majority of the sales, however, were made at lower…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 10

The No. 2 South Great Eastern Company. Gympie, reports a yield of 2476oz of amalgam from 5420 tons of ore. Mr. C. Marryatt, manager of the De Bayay…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Ilma, bqtne, for Gisborne, with 470 tons coal; Moira, s, for Rockhampton, via Sydney and Brisbane, general cargo;…

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New Mining Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 11

LONDON, Thursday.--The Queensland Copper Freeholds Company has been registered in London with a capital of £300,000, subscribed privately to purchase Mr. Archibald Coates'…

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The B.h. Block 14 Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--By permission of the directors, "The Daily Telegraph" representative went underground in Block 14 to-day, and inspected the 600ft. level development. This has…

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The Budgery Mines Lode. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 10

The following report has been issued about the operations of the Budgery Mints Company:—"No. 2 south drive extended 23ft, total 45ft, face in gossan and slate. North drive…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 10

The slump in speculation continues. Highpriced stocks are being left severely alone. Business is confined to those so far down in the price register that a further drop would…

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B.H. BLOCK 14 Mine. Reef Petered Out. a Grave Disappointment. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 10

Great disappointment was manifested to-day on the announcement being made that the lode in the B.H. Block 14 south drive, 600ft level, had virtually petered out: After shots were…

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Gold, Antimony, and Copper Lode. New Venture at Peak Hill. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 10

Information has been received from the London directors of the Myall-Peak Hill gold mines, slating that they have agreed to a proposal to form their lease (on which is the…

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Coal and Metal Trades. the Southern Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade this week has been well sustained at the port of Wollongong. At Port Kembla the Karori loaded coke for Tasmania, the Aeon 5700 tons of coal…

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Terrific Floods in Tasmania. Mines Much Damaged. Miners and Surveyors Isolated. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 16

Terrific floods on the east coast washed away the intake and pipes of the Mount Cameron water race at Little Mussel Roe. The embankments were completely ruined,…

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Country News. South Coast Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 14

For this pay the Mount Kembla colliery has 10[?] days, and is working full time this week. The Mount Kiera has 11 days, the Corrimal [?]; Mount. Pleasant 8 days, and has been idle…

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Mining

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The mine manager of the Budgery King Copper Mining Company, No Liability, reports there is a large lode formation running north-east to south-west, 60ft wide on the surface, and…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 10

During the week the total amount of coal exported from Newcastle was 89,524 tons, of which 47,912 wont to oversea destinations, and 41,612 tons to Commonwealth and New Zealand…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 16

London quotations, dated February 7, received yesterday by the Broken Hill proprietary, give the buying price of metals as follow:—Silver, 2s 7 9-16d; lead, £19 [?] 3d;…

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Coal for San Francisco

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 10

The high price ruling for coal in San Francisco at the present time has led to an active demand setting in for Newcastle coal for export to the Pacific slope, For some weeks past quite a…

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Gold Yield for January

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 8

The usual return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines, shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of January is 29,839oz. fine, valued at £126,750, as…

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