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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

The Dressmaker and the Gold Rings

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 5

A young woman named Kate M'Caffrey, a dressmaker, was charged at the Water Police Court this afternoon with the theft of two gold rings, value £15, the property of Sarah Ann…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 10

A lackadaisical feeling in the London Stock Exchange on Saturday for Australian stocks, and a marked falling off in buying commissions, had a depreasing effect yesterday morning…

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Western Copper Mining. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 10

Last week 107 tons of ore were despatched from the Cadia copper mine to the Waratah works, in addition to 150 tons treated in the company's own reverberatory furnaces at the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 10

The Broken Hill Block 16 mine last week despatched 760 tons of concentrates, leaving 323 tons on hand. The despatches of the B.H. South last week…

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Western Australia. Mining Prospects. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 7

Mr. G. P. Doolette, a well-known mining invester, who arrived from London a few weeks ago, and has since been inspecting the mining fields of the State, said to a press…

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B.H. BLOCK 14 Mine. Work on the New Development. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 10

B.H. Block 14 last week despatched 265 tons of average grade concentrates, and 363 tons of carbonate oro, the latter worth 33½ per cent. lead and 14oz silver. The carbonate stopes,…

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Rich Tin Lqdes and Leads. Shed From Mount Battery. the Elliott and Stannum Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 10

Mount Battery, a huge granit outcrop in the New England district, is believed to have shed more tin than any other outcrop in that remarkable granit belt. At far back as 30…

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Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Heydon, Presidont, and Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley, members.) Cobar Miners' Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 4

In the matter of the industrial dispute between the Amalgamated Miners' Association, Wrightville, claimant, and the Great Cobar Copper-mining Syndicate respondent, Mr…

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ARBITRATION. (Before Judge Heydon, and Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley, members.) the Cobar Mining Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 8

In connection with the dispute between the Amalgamated Miners' Association, Wrightville, claimant, and the Great Cobar Copper Mining Syndicate, respondent, Mr. Holman addressed…

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Strike at Mount Kembla Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--Some of the fillers employed at the Mount Kembla colliery name out on strike yesterday for increased wages. The present rate paid is 10d per ton. but the…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 12
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The relieving feature of a rather dull market yesterday on the Sydney Exchange was an improved tone and a fair amount of business towards the close, which appeared to presage…

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Queensland Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 11

In many instances recently investors in Queensland coppor-mining stocks have had very hazy ideas as to the geographical situation of the respective mines. For Instance, it…

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Gold Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

The R.M.S. Britanuia, which left Melbourne for London to-day, took gold valued at £13,479 16s 5d. comprising 3000 sovs., forwarded by the P. and O. Company, for London, one box of bar…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Devon, s, for London, via Brisbane and ports, with 1327 tons bunker coal; Ashridge, s, for Fremantie, via Sydney,…

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An Old Copper Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 53

Mr. W. A. Horn is trying to float the Burra Burra Copper Mine, South Australia, in England. He has received a three months' option, and seems to be sanguine of being able to…

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Monthly Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 53

The gold yield of New South Wales last month was, 37,684oz crude, equal to 29,839oz fine gold, valued at £126,750, as compared with 40,251oz crude, equal to 32,602oz fine, valued at £138,485…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 11

Small veins of black exide of copper and yellow ore are showing in the face of the crosscut in the bottom tunnel or the Tasman and Crown Lyell Extended mine, Tasmania…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 11

The weekly report of the Cangai Copper Mine shows that adit A has been driven a total of 170ft, and the face is in lode material. Stoplng is being done over the back of…

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Colliery Dispute. Strike at Mount Kembla. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 10

At Mount Kembla yeaterday a number of men employed as fillers behind the coal-cutting machines struck when their demand for a rise from lOd per ton to ls 2d was not…

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