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Mining & the mines, 1907

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--Following are the coal shipments for the week:--From Wollongong: Beagle, 80 tons; Kurrara, 840 tons; Malachite, 670 tons; Kiama, 350 tons; Timaru, 650…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 6

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the past week amounted to 72,354 tons, of which 41,859 tons wore sent to foreign destinations, and 30,495 tons were shipped…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 8

The following vess[?]ls cleared at the Customs-house yesterday:—Bracadale, bq, for M[?]llones, with 3002 tons coal; Komura, s, for Port Pirie, via Wallaroo, with 3380 [?]ons…

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Mining Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

During the week the following yields were reported:— DREDGING RETURNS. Associated, No. 2 dredge, 48[?]z for 87 hours. Araluen Central, 92[?]oz [?]or 128 hours…

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Mining Dividends

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

Dividends have been declared, payable on the dates mentioned hereunder. C. denotes when transfer book[?] close, and P. when payable. NEW SOUTH WALES…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

Kelly's Queen Block (Charters Towers) has crushed 1037 tons for gold valued at £4620. Mr. E. Huntley, manager of the Zin[?] Corporation at Broken Hill has so far recovered…

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South Coast Mines. Briskness of Coal Trade. Scarcity of Labour. Proposed Immigration. (From Our Special Reporterr.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 7

The southern coal trade continues brisk. The co[?]ieries, with few exceptions, are all busy, and are likely to continue so. There is a llke[?]hood of the…

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Mount Lyell Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

The Mount Lyell Company reports:—850[?] level, No. l8 stope, breaking high grade ore. Main crosscut driven, total 72[?], bulk borings 19[?] per cent., and junctioned with main sha[?]t…

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Colliery Disaster in Germany. Great Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--A disastrous explosion, caused by firedamp, has taken place in a colliery at Klein-Rosseln, in Germany, about 30 miles from Metz…

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Labor at Cobar. More Miners Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

On Wednesday last a statement was published from Mr. R. Hawkins, secretary of the Cobar Amalgamated Mines' Association, to the effect that there was an over-supply of labor at…

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Western Industries. Coal and Metal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 6

LITHGOW, Saturday.--The miners' secretary on received from Mr. J. S. Bragg, secretary of the Coal Association, an acknowledgment of his letter, in which it was asked that an equal number of representatives of…

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The Country. Railway to Blayney Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 6

BATHURST, Sunday.--Mr. Milne, western superintendent of railways, has compiled a favorable report on the connection to be made from the railway line to the Blayney copper mine…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

Very little disposition was shown on Saturday to do business, and even the transactions recorded showed, in the majority of cases, a drop in values. For instance, in the copper…

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Tin Mining Industry. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

Schuman and party, working on the Topper's Mountain lead, are raising payable wash, and have recently put on several wages men. They have upwards o[?] 200 loads of very…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

As cabled, a reconstruction of the Australian Brokon Hill Consols Mining Company is proposed in London. The company is to be in [?]70,000 shares, and the new shares have a…

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Copper Smelting. Want of Facilities. Mining Industry Hampered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 9

"Can you help us in any way to get our copper ores treated this side of the Blue Mountains, or even in Sydney?" This is the burden of numerous communications received…

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Bunkering at Sydney. Serious Situation. Coal Lumpers Want Saturday Afternoon Over 400 Knock Off

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

For several days past there have been mur-murings on the city front, chiefly among the men who find employment on board the colliers when they arrive in port for the purpose of coaling…

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Western Australia. Goldfields Labour Question. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 8

The following resolution will be moved at the meeting of amalgamated miners next Wednesday evening:—"That notice of retirement from the industrial agreement between the…

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Terrible Colliery Accident. Miners Dashed to Pieces

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--While a party of 22 miners was descending the shaft at St. Johann colliery, in Rhenish Prussia, the chain broke, and the cage fell…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 10

A decidedly healthier tone was apparent yesterday in the market on the Sydney Exchange, but it will depend on advices this morning from London as to whether the revival, of which…

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