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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Norkoowa, s, for Melbourne, with 2150 tons coal; Buninyong, s, for Rockhampton and Brisbane, via Sydney…

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Coal for the West Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The ship Fitzjames, commanded by Captain Fearon, arrived from Iquique (West Coast) this morning, after a fast voyage of 56 days. Favourable winds were experienced until last…

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Lloyd Copper Mine. a Labor Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 10

BATHURST, Thursday.--The mill and portion of the mine at the Burraga Copper Mine were closed down yesterday, owing to a dispute between the management and the wood carters…

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Can[?]elego Copper Mine. Canbelego

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The shaft of the Canbel[?]go copper mine is down 145ft. It shows black ore, assaying up to 40 per cent, of copper. The average value the full width of the shaft is 8 per cent…

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Broken-hill Mines. Various Zinc Concentration Plants

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--A mishap occurred in the main shaft of Block 10 the other day, resulting in the loss of three shifts hauling. In the mine the north winze, from…

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B.H. BLOCK 10 Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The B.H. Block 10 mill last week lost three shifts through the runners in the shaft going astray, and causing a cessation of hauling. A total of 2756 tons was treated, assaying 12.6…

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Mining Intelligence. the Shabe Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The spasms of dulness that overcome the market from time to times are unaccountable, except on the assumtion that outside buying commissions from Melbourne, Adelaide, or…

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Strike at Burraga Mines Close Down Bathurst

The Australian Star · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

The mill and two furnaces of the Burraga Copper Mining Co. stopped work yesterday, owing to trouble arising between the manager and the woodcarters…

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Western Australian Mining Rates. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

A special meeting of the Miners' Federation was held last night at Boulder to consider the wages question. A motion that the union withdraw the existing industrial agreement…

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The Hercules Mine. High-grade Ore Being Worked. Zeehan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

The third stope, No. 3 lode, No. 3 level, of the Hercules mine is st[?] producing considerable quantities of high-grade zinc ore. The main drive, No. 4 level, on D lode, is…

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Governor-general on Tour. the South Maitland Coal Fields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 8

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.--The Governor-General, accompanied by Sir Gerald Strickland, Captain Shaw, R.N., private secretary, and Captain Fyers, A.D.C.. and Mr. T. T. Ewing,…

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Coaling in Port Preference Withdrawn From the Coal Lumpers' Union

The Australian Star · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 5

The Arbitration Court had before it this afternoon an application by Mr. Barry (Messrs. Curtiss and Barry), on behalf of the Sydney Steam Collier Owners and Coal…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge in Equity, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) the Mount Bulga Mine. Murray v Zobel and Gander

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

Mr. Harvey, instructed by Messrs. Robson and Cowlishaw, appeared for the plaintiff, Andrew Murray; Mr. Langer Owen, K.C., and Mr. C. Manning, instructed by Messrs…

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Arbitration Court. (Before the President, Judge Heydon, and the members, Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley.) the Coal Lumpers' Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

Mr. Beeby, on behalf of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, applied for leave to vary the existing award regarding work on Saturday afternoons. On an assurance being gives…

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EQUITY. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Mining Case. Murray V. Zoebel and Gander

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 5

This suit was brought with the object of enforcing the alleged sale of the Mount Bulga mineral lease, in the county of Bathurst. The plaintiff, Andrew Murray, claimed to have…

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Mining

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5
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The Prosper Copper- mining Syndicate, Essington, near Rockley, consisting of 120 shares at £10 each, fully paid- up, has been floated privately. The first meeting was here…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 14

BULLI, Friday.--The coal trade for the past week has been brisk, the majority of collieries having worked full time, with good prospects for a busy time next week. The principal shipments…

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Weekly Coal Exports

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 14

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week amounted to 75,020 tons, of which 39,450 tons were despatched to foreign destinations, and 35,570 tons to…

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Coal Miner Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 14

BULLI, Friday.--A serious accident happened to-day to a miner, Alfred Whiting, while working in the South Bulli Colliery. He was fixing up timber, and in knocking a prop out a large…

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