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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Block 10 Mine. Works to Be Closed Down To-morrow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Pursuant to a notice posted on the Broken-hill Block 10 mine, some three weeks ago, the works, will be closed down on Friday. Mr. Brandon, secretary of…

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B. H. Junction Mine. Diamond Drill Work. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 10

Developments in the B. H. Junction mine are looking very promising. The thing yet to be decided is whether the diamond drill at the 900ft level is proving the western…

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B. H. South Mine. Good Ore Being Developed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 10

The B. H. South mine last week sent away 648 tons of concentrates to Port Pirie. The south and north drives at the 725ft level joined last week, and met friable ore. The lode…

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Coal Carters' Dispute. Investigated by Wages Board. Settling Conditions by Conference

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

The Coal Carters'" Wages Board, which is composed of four members and a chairman (Mr. Thos. E. Spencer), has held a number of sittings at the…

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MR. O. G. S. Lane's Estate Examination in Bankruptcy Coal and Motor Car Transactions

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

In a public examination, before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, Oswald George Stoneman Lane, shipping ugent and coal contractor, of Sydney, whose state was…

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Indignant Miners. Meeting on the Barrier. Charges Against the Police. Hard Words for Mr. Wade. "Law-abiding Citizens Disgusted."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

BROKKN-HILL, Wednesday.--An indignation meeting, convened by the Mayor (Aid. Ivey), in response to a petition, was hold in the Town-hall this afternoon, to protest, against the…

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Mines and Mining Dealings in Scrip

The Australian Star · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 6

In his annual report the mine manager of the C.S.A. South Mining Company, Ltd., states:--"South shaft sunk lift., total depth or shaft 3G4ft., the last cft. being in blue…

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South Coast Collieries

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The mines have mostly worked full time this week. The Bull Colliery Proprietary is now further exploring part of the western prospecting drive, where…

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Western Australian Mines. December Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Last month the Mararoa Company made a profit of £1055. Great Boulder Proprietary, 16,306 tons, for 13,239 fine oz, valued at £49,886; expenditure…

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Mine Managers' Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

C.S.A. South Company, December 31:—Main shaft, 364ft, the last 6ft in blue slate. 358ft level, "West Crosscut: Driven 33ft, country decomposed slate, and later blue slate. 358ft level: East crosscut driven…

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Illawarra Colliery Employees. Annual Delegate Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The annual delegate meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel to-day. Mr. T. G. Druery, president, was in the chair. There was a full…

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Abermain Colliery Wages. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 8

The miners employed at Abermain colliery have received three months' notice of termination of the agreement now in force there. It is understood the colliery proprietor are…

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North Queensland Copper Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Interviewed at Cairns on Tuesday by a representative of the Brisbane "Dally Mail," Mr. Henry, who controls large mining interests in the Cloncurry. district, said the richest fields…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

The Brilliant Extended Co. (Charters Towers) crushed 3700 tons, for gold valued at £8633. The profit for the month was £2312. Mr. A. W. Tewkesbury explains that the…

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Coal for the Railways

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners next month will receive tenders for the annual supply of engine coal. It is understood that the department uses something like 250,000 tons each year…

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Miners' Complaint. Regulations Governing Insurance

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 8

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--A supplement to the "Gazette" was published this afternoon containing regulations under the Government Accident Insurance Act relating to…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Development work at the North Broken-hill mine last week included the stripping of the drive on the hanging wall leg at the 800ft. level to the full width, carrying the drive southward…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Speculative dulness still reigns supreme in the market. In this respect we are in no different position from that experienced by t[?]e other Commonwealth Stock Exchanges…

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Mining. Another Dull Day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

Yesterday was no exception in point of the volume of mining business done on the Sydney Stock Exchange. There was even less than the small average amount of trafficking that has…

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Virginian Colliery Disaster. Great Loss of Life. London Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 7

Later details respecting the explosion which occurred yesterday in the Lick branch coal mine, Switchback, Virginia, Whereby 50 miners were killed and 100…

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