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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Newcastle. the Coal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 12

The coal trade during the past week has been been very brisk, despite that trouble at a few of the mines led to a slightly diminished output and a temporary congestion of shipping has…

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Miners' Delegate Meeting. Agenda Paper

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- A special delegate meeting will be held in Wollongong to-morrow, at which the following motions will be discussed: --…

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Two Miners Injured. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 14

There was a heavy burst this morning at 17 level at the Baker's Creek mine. Two men, Mick Greer and James Roache, were badly injured and removed to the hospital. Work…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 13

Brilliant Extended, Charters Towers, has had a crushing of 3314 tons of ore for gold worth £6748, and Brilliant and St. George United, on the same field, in a crushing of four weeks, put…

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Shipping Items. Coal for Mexillones

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

Messrs. W. Scott Fell and Company, Ltd., despatched the Spanish steamer Marte from Sydney yesterday with 5133 tons of South Clifton coal for Mesillones…

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To Work in the Cangai Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

GRAFTON, Friday. -- Five of the Bulgarians who were stranded in Sydney arrived by the Kallatina, and have been engaged to proceed to Cangai copper-mine, to work there. It is…

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Work in Copper Mines. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 14

Nine of the Bulgarians who were stranded in Sydney arrived by steamer yesterday with an interpreter to work in the Cangai copper mines. Fifteen others are to arrive next…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 15

Junction North Mine last week produced 1553 tons of sulphides. The mill of the B.H. Block 10 Mine last week treated 2570 tons of crudes for 416 tons of…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 15

A striking chance came over the market yesterday morning, especially in the case of silver shares. When business ceased on Thursday evening silver shares showed signs…

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Tasmanian Mining. Zeehan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 15

A width of 20ft is being maintained by the lode at No. 3 level of the North Mount Farrell, the seconds averaging 10ft, while there are some firsts at one or two points…

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Mining. a Sharp Recovery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 13

Broken-hill shares had a sharp recovery on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday the slight improvement of the previous afternoon having proved no false indicator. The movement was a…

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Leg Injured by Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

BULLI, Friday. -- An accident happened this week at South Bulli mine, when P. Egan received a painful injury to his leg by a sudden fall of coal from the roof…

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Colliery Explosion Disaster in Natal London, Friday, 3.5. p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 1

An explosion has occurred in a colliery at [?]encoe, Natal, by which 12 Europeans and [?] natives have been entombed…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 14

On the Stock Exchange to-day quotations were:—Extended, b 4/7, s 4/9; Mexican, b 1/5, s 1/6; Alexandria, b /11, paid b 2/; Mills, b 13/, s 13/9; Freehold, b 3/1, s 3/2; Cross, b…

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Memorable Event. the First Gold in Australia

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

The first definite record of the discovery of gold In Australia' (85 years to-day) is a note by Mr. James M'Brien, assistant surveyor, in a field book which he used while making a…

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Coal Ship Missing. Bound From Newcastle to CHILI

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The ship Pellegnina O. from Newcastle (N.S.W.) July 31, to Antofagasta, Chili, has been posted at Lloyd's as missing…

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Coal Troubles. Helensburgh Strike. No Settlement Arrived At

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

HELENSBURGH, Friday. -- The excitement attendant on the strike movement, when it commenced last Monday, and the general demonstrations of satisfaction and sympathy that…

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Two Miners Buried. Under Eighty Tons of Earth. Bodies Not Yet Recovered

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 9

KURRI KURRI, Friday. -- A fatal accident occurred at Heddon Greta colliery this morning between the hours of 9 o'clock and 1 p.m. It appears that Deputy Hume fired a shot for a…

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Newcastle. Large Exports of Coal. Heavy Shipments to Melbourne. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 17

The current week has been marked with unusual activity in the shipping trade, and the rush for loading berths, especially on behalf of interstate steamers, has placed a…

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Southern Coal Trade. Regular Development Maintained. South Bulli and Bulli Jetties

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 12

BULLI, Friday. -- The local coal trade has been kept very brisk this week; all the collieries have worked full time. This state of brisk working has been the case for the past nine…

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