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Mining & the mines, 1907

7,523 stories in Sydney's papers · page 84 of 250

Western Australian Mines. Exorbitant Water Rates. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 8

At the Golden Polo half-yearly meeting, held yesterday afternoon, the chairman, Mr. N. H. Harper, said his report was not of a very bright character, owing to the difficulty…

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Mining in the State. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 8

Messrs. J. Plumb and W. H. Trewenack have recently inspected the Captain's Flat mine, and two assayers are now busily engaged testing ore in the levels. Mr. John…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Hoover, Baillen, Loring, Mitchell, and other prominent mining men arrived to-day, chiefly in connection with the Zinc Corporation…

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The Share Market. Revival in Mining Scrip. Big Business in Sidney

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 5

A salient feature of the Investment market is the brisk demand for Bank of N.S.W., and Commercial Bank of Sydney, at enhanced rates. Private cables, state the closing quotes for…

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Mining in the State. Cadia Copper Mine. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

The mine manager reports for week ended March 25:—No. 3 Winze: North drive extended 3ft. total 90ft. Face showing good quality ore. No. 2 winze: East drive extended 20ft…

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Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 9

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended yesterday amounted to 72,073 tons. Of this quantity 13,176 tons were sent to foreign ports, while the…

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Country News. South Coast Collieries. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

The shipments of coal at Wollongong this week have all been for Sydney. At Port Kembla the Herga and Governor Blackall took 500 tons each for Sydney, the Kakapo 700 tons of…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 10

The Sydney Stock Exchange adjourned after the noon call yesterday, and will resume on Wednesday next. The market showed a strong revival, and operations in the copper and silver…

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Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 7

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Barwon, s, for Melbourne, with 4640 tons coal; Chupra, s, for Bombay, via Sydney and ports, 9500 sleepers, and 601…

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Southern Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 9

BULLI, Thursday.--The coal trade up to to-day has been brisk, full time being worked by all the local collieries, but owing to the holidays the mines will be idle until next Tuesday…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

The South Glanmire and Monkland Company (Gympie) report a yield of 1034oz of amalgam from 1358 tons of ore. The Mount David Company crushed 223 tons…

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Eight Gold Medals

The Australian Star · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

Messrs. H. J. Preston and Co., general managers in Australasia for the Nestle and Anglo- Swiss Condensed Milk Co., &c., have received a cable from their agents in…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 9

The following vessels cleared at the Customhouse yesterday: Barwon, str., for Melbourne, with 4640 tons coal; Chupra, str., for Bombay, via Sydney and ports, with 9500 sleepers and…

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Gold and Silver Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 9

The exports of gold and silver for the month of March are now available from a Customs-house returns. These enable us to make the following comparison:-…

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Tasmanian Mining. Zeehan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

Negotiations have been broken off between the Tasman Smelting Company and Tasmanian Copper Company with regard to the treatment of a portion of the latter company's ore,…

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Mining Intelligence. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

The announcement in a second edition of the "Herald" yesterday that the price of copper had recovered almost £3 per ton on the previous day's slump in London, and that the…

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Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

Messrs. Hoover, Baillieu, and others, of the Zinc Corporation party, left for Melbourne to-night. Messrs. Loring and Bigelow stayed behind, and till to-morrow nothing will be…

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 8

English and party had 31 tons of ore treated at the Federal battery for 16dwt per ton. They have also a small parcel for Cockle Creek. This party have been semi-tributing…

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Woman in White Irish Miners, Terrorised by Spook, Fall Down in Prayer

The Australian Star · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 7

A "ghost" has been terrorising the mining district of Coalisland, County Tyrone. The workmen say that the spirit appeared for the first time fully a week ago (reports…

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An Exciting Rescue the Entombed Miner Saved Remarkable Scene at the Mine Perth

The Australian Star · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 6

Varischetti, the man whose name has been in everybody's mouth for the last nine days was rescued yesterday evening from the Westralia and East Extension mine, Bonnie…

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