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Mining & the mines, 1908

6,563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Kalgoorlie Mines. Every Indication of Permanency. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 7

Recently at a meeting of English shareholders, Mr. Lander said that the Western Australian Government should spend £200,000 in prospecting, suggesting that known lodes…

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Coal and Coke Production. Great Increase in Illawarra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 6

BULLI, Saturday.--The great growth of the southern coal trade is clearly shown in the annual report of the Mines Department for 1907, which shows that the cross output of the State…

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Further Coal Disputes Shiftmen Want Increases. Owners Exasperated. Serious Step Contemplated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 7

The coal trouble at Newcastle promises to undergo developments more serious than any that have yet marked the deliberations of the special Court constituted to decide the…

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Dalziell's Tin Mine, Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 10

BRISBANE, Monday.--The secretary of Dalziell's Tin Mines, Limited, at Cairns, telegraphed under date 22nd inst., that a crushing of, 277 tons yielded 8 tons 18cwt., of firsts, and 2…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 11

It is expected that the new plant of the New Wylle Crook Tin Dredging Company Will start work to-day. The legal managers report that the Eisie…

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Mine Dam Bursts. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

Ten inches of rain have fallen since Wednesday. The low-lying land is flooded, and the bridges and roads are damaged. Several buildings are in danger. The train…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 10

From West Australia, as well as from Broken-hill, comes a cry for the cheapening of the cost of living, so that wages may be reduced, and the mining industry may be…

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Coal Mining Crisis. Application to the Court. Work on Pay Saturdays. Seaham Men in the Wrong

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--When the special mining tribunal resumed its sitting this morning. Mr. Kelynack, who appeared for the colliery proprietors, brought before the Court two…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 11

As is frequently the case on the opening day of the week, the market yesterday morning was fairly firm, but without animation, Taken full and by, the quotations of the London…

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Coal Trains Stopped. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

Continuous rains have fallen since Friday light, and are still falling. Much damage has been done to culverts by the flood waters. Traffic at Maitland was stopped. There was…

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Special Mining Court. Hearing Evidence

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Special Mining Court resumed this morning, and proceeded with the hearing of evidence called by the Proprietors' Association in reply to the miners…

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West Australian Gold Deposits. Government Geologist's Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 10

PERTH (W.A.), Sunday,---Recently at a meeting of shareholders, Mr. Lander said that the West Australian Government should spend £200,000 in prospecting, suggesting that the…

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Mr. Mauger and the Miners. Sticks to His Guns

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Speaking at a temperance meeting to-night, Mr. Mauger, Post-master-General, said that with reference to miners at Newcastle he had been told he had…

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Tin-mining. Dredging Operations. Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 11

The Flaggy Creek dredge is running full time, and good progress has been made up to the present, the machinery running without a hitch. The overburden is still being treated,…

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Mining. Recovery in Broken-hill South

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 10

The feature of the mining market on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday was a substantial recovery in the market value of Broken-hill South shares. The paid scrip sold up to…

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A Startling Statement. Newcastle Port Facilities. Three Collieries to Be Closed Down. to Force the Government's Hand

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A great deal of mystery surrounded the meeting of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association in Sydney last week, and the vagueness of the published…

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Remarkable Find. Cold Chisel and 23 Skeleton Keys. in a Mine Battery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A remarkable find was made at the New Moon battery, Bendigo, to-day, by the battery manager. It was decided that several copper plates, which have been in…

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The Coal Troubles Sittings of the Special Court Wallsend and Seaham Stoppages Newcastle

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 6

The Special Coal Court resumed its sittings to-day, when the stoppages at Wallsend and Seaham Collieries were referred to. Evidence is being taken with regard to Wallsend, but…

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Coal Court. Seaham and Wallsend Shiftmen. Matters Referred to Court. "Shiftmen's Action Unjustifiable." Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 8

The Royal Commission arbitrating on disputes on the northern coalfields resumed its work at Newcastle Courthouse this morning, his Honor Judge Heydon presiding…

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Greatest Gold Mine in the World

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 15

The "Mining and Scientific Press" (San Francisco) of October 5 states:--"In the course of a recent tabulation of the gold produced by the richest mines now in operation, we picked the…

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