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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 250

The Central Mine. More Men Wanted. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 10

The first section of the Central's now mill, which has a capacity of over 1000 tons a week, is running smoothly, turning out high grade concentrate. The mill is proving of…

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Mining in the State. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 10

The municipal council has decided to oppose the application for a dredging lease at Talmalmo. COBAR, Thursday…

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Gold Stealing. in West Australia. Royal Commissioner's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 8

PERTH, Thursday.--This afternoon the report of the Royal Commission appointed to report on the alleged prevalence of gold-stealing on the West Australian goldfields was made available…

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Intruders in a Mine Woman's Strange Story Her Husband Arrested

The Australian Star · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 6

A case possessing features of an altogether uncommon kind was brought under notice in the Town Court on Tuesday (says a Ballarat (Vic.) correspondent). James Barry, a…

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The Pinnacles Mine. Active Work to Proceed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 10

Mr. E. Watson, general manager of the Queensland Smelting Company here in connection with the Pinnacles mine, says that the new company, at the start, intends to erect an…

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Broken Hill Block 10 Mine. Heavy Concentrate Production. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 10

The Broken Hill Block 10 mill last week treated 2888 tons of crudes for 404 tons of concentrates, going 62.7 per cent, lead, 32.9oz silver, and 9 per cent. zinc. Experiments are…

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C.s.a. Central Mine. Should Work Be Abandoned? Protest From Shareholders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 10

At a special meeting of shareholders in the C.S.A. Central mine held in January last, the chairman suggested that work on the mine be stopped or abandoned, and that the balance…

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Gold-stealing Commission. the Findings. Evidence of Theft Fails. More Stringent Laws Required. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 7

This afternoon tho report of the Royal Commission appointed to report on the alleged prevalence of gold-stealing on the Western Australian goldfields was made available for…

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A Gold Mine for Every Family. Lucky Siberian Peasants

The World's News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 21

MR. JULIUS PRICE, special artist to the "Illustrated London News" in Siberia, writes to that journal as follows:—"This sketch was made…

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Southern Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 10

BULLI, Friday.--The coal trade for the past week has been brisk, all the local collieries having worked full time, with good prospects of continuing for some time to come. The…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 12
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The market dragged yesterday on the Sydney Exchange. A fair number of transactions were recorded, but they did not represent anything extensive in the aggregate, and it was evident…

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The Great Cobar Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 10

LITHGOW, Friday.--Mr. C. H. Blakemore, general manager of the Groat Cobar, Ltd., in the course of an interview gave some particulars of the new plant it is proposed to erect at…

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Glassford Creek Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 16

The managing director, Mr. Thomas Gibb, Assoc. R.S.M., reports:—"The opening out of the lode north of the Bluebag open-cut, for overhead stoping, makes good progress. The…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 16

For the four weeks ended February 20 the Broken Hill Proprietary Company produced 333,454oz of silver, 4382 tons of soft load, and 43 tons of antimonial lead…

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Newcastle. Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 10

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle for the past week amounted to 76.548 tons, of which 49,568 tons went to Australasian depots, and 26,980 tons to foreign destinations,…

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Coal Famine at 'Frisco

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

According to the San Francisco "Chronicle," there was something like a coal famine when R.M.S. Ventura left. "Unless the coal situation is relieved San Francisco will suffer seriously…

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Cadia Copper Mine. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 16

The manager reports that the No. 3 winze is in good ore for a full depth of 42ft. The west drive in No. 2 winze is extended 48ft. There appears to be a big body of ore here,…

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Rand's Record Gold Output

The World's News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

The total output of gold from the mines in the Transvaal for the month of December was 550.167oz., of the value of £2,336,961, being an increase of 16,794oz. in weight and £71,336 in…

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Financial. World's Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 15

It is almost impossible to give too much weight to the increase in the world's production of gold during the last few years. To this is largely due our present prosperity, in…

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