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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

B.H. Junction Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 12

The B.H. Junction mine was short of men after the holidays, and, although the mill treated 219 tons of crudes for 24½ tons of concentrates, assaying 50.1 per cent. lead, 24.4oz…

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Strike at Mount Boppy Mine. Canbelego

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 9

a strike has occurred at the Mount Boppy goldmine, the assistants, numbering six, refusing to work unless they received 8s per shift. Recently they were given a 12— per…

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Decreased Gold Yield. Output for 1906

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 6

The Under-Secretary for Mines (Mr. E. P. Pittman) has furnished a return, which shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of December is 17,002oz. crude, equal to 15,571oz…

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Our Gold Yield Output for 1905

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 7

The Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. E. F. Pittman, has furnished a return which shows that the gold yield recorded for the month of December is 17,002oz. crude, equal to…

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Broken Hill Block 14 Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 12

The Broken Hill Block 14 mine, as anticipated, has cut the lode in the south drive at the 600ft level. The width of the body at this point will now be determined…

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Mining Intelligence. the Shake Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 12

An in-and-out sort of market was experienced yesterday morning. In some cases stocks were strong, and in others weak, Even where buyers seemed dis[?]osed to offer…

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Queensland. Mining in the North

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 54

Minerals and gold to the value of £2,250,000 were won in North Queensland during the past year, and the year just started should see a return of £3,000,000. The gold yield of…

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Mining in the State. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 12

The battery at the Federal mine, Wuuluman, has been erected. A trial was made last week, and everything was found to work smoothly…

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Wolgan. Great Mining Venture. No. Ii

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 29

The embryo town of Newnes is named after the well-known London publisher and speculator who is so closely associated with the Wolgan mining enterprise. To an uninformed…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 54

As a result of the successful working in their Cangai mine, the Grafton Copper Company has paid the-first dividend of 6d a share, the total amount being £2000…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 38

Copper mining about Bundarra is fairly brisk, and mining speculators are on the look-out for properties. At the Bundarra mine contracts are being called for an extension of the works…

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Broken Hill Junction North Mine. New Mill Working Well. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 12

The Junction North, after a long holiday, started milling ore last Thursday night, and with satisfactory results. So far only the first section of the mill has been put into use,…

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E. and A. Line the Eastern's Departure Gold and Chinese

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 6

The E. and A. liner Eastern sails from the company's wharf. west Circular Quay, at noon to-morrow, for Manila, China, and Japan. This popular liner is always well…

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Colliery Troubles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 6

Although it has been announced that a conference is to be held to-morrow the position at Pelaw-Main and Hebburn is far from satisfactory. There seems to be…

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Coal Trade Dispute. Collieries Idle. Engaging Free Labour in Sydney. Loss of Oversea Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 7

The trouble in some of the Maitland district collieries caused by the workmen other than miners being dissatisfied with the advance offered them is, with two exceptions,…

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Mount Morgan Copper-gold Mine. a Half-year's Operations. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 10

The report of the directors of the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Company for the halfyear ended November 30 last states that the revenue for that period amounted to £448,138,…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 8

"Top-heavy" was how one broker described the market yesterday on the Sydney Exchange. Certain it was that it was inadequately supported, and the flow of selling orders from the…

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Broken-hill Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The British Hill worked 56 hours last week, and treated 1195 tons crudes of average assay value for a production of 179 tons concentrates, bulking 62½ per…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 10

The Mount Lyell Company has consigned 1960 tons of blister copper for the current halfyear. It is understood that Mr. Ferguson, the…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 10

The amalgamation of the North Boulder and Kalgoorlie mino is being discussed in London. Both properties especially the North Boulder, opened up well in the…

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