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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

[?]Calcitrant Wheelers. [?] Bulli Mine Idle. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

The wheelers employed at the South Bulli [?] refused to go to work to-day because a request for the reinstatement of two of their number was refused by the…

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South Bulli Mine Idle. Trouble with Wheelers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

BULLI. Thursday.--Serious delay was occasioned, and a few hundred men thrown idle, at the South Bulli mine this morning, through the wheelers, because of some alleged grievance…

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Mining. Metal Rates Still Low

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

Spot lead Having fallen to the low level of £13 2s 6d, copper still standing at £61 7s 6d, and no encouraging indications forthcoming as regarded scrip in these sections on the Lordon…

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Illegal Gold-buying. Fifteen Arrests at Bendigo

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A number of persons, including two publicans and a, well-known resident, carrying on business in Eaglehawk, were arrested at Bendigo to-day, on charges of…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Export Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Hymettus, s, for Madras and Calcutta, via Melbourne, with 5520 tons of coal, quantity of timber, and through cargo…

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Mining in the State. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 10

Mr. C. T. Woodward, of the London mine, will shortly commence operations upon his newly-granted leases at "The Nibblers." Very encouraging prospects are obtained in this…

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The Gold Buyers Act. Proposed Amendments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 6

The Ministry proposes to amend the Gold-buyers' Act during the forthcoming short session of Parliament. The object of the amendments will, the Minister for Mines stated…

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(New Zealand Mining Trouble. the Position Unchanged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 8

"WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--The position in connection with the Huntly mining trouble is unchanged. Rumors are afloat that a large number of men favor a, return to work,…

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Illegal Gold Trading. Police Make Another Raid. Bendigo

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

The police made another raid on suspected illegal gold-buyers today. There were, 12 warrants issued. Five were for Chinese, one for a well-known tailor, another for a…

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Not Worrying. Pickets at Broken Hill Sleep Soundly. Mine Manager As Stoker. the Arbitration Proceedings. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. A.N. Baraott, S.M., has received a wire from Mr. Justice Higgins, president of the Federal Court of Arbitration and Conciliation to the effect that he wished the use…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 22

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week amounted to 67,422 tons of which 44,473 tons were sent to Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, and 28,949 tons…

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Mount Bulga Copper Mine

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

The Mount Bulga copper mine is situated on the westerly edge of the mineral country. which extends thence easterly for many with at present an undetermined…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 14

The Araluen Central Dredging Company report that No. 1 dredge won 41oz 14dwt for 129 hours, and No. 2 dredge 25[?]oz from preliminary work…

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Aid for Miners. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 13

The Airly Shale Miners' Association has received an appeal from the Barrier branch of the Miners' Association for financial assistance, and a motion was carried that a levy of…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 17

Brilliant Stockholm (Charters Towers) crushed 900 tons, value £2577. The Mother Shipton gold mine (Temora district) has been restarted by a local syndicate…

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Gold at Muckannippie. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 12

Samples of gold-bearing quartz forwarded to the Minister for Mines by Mr. Hutton, leader of the Government prospecting party from Muckannippic, 44 miles beyond Tarcoola, have…

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Gold Dealers Arrested. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 13

The police at South Metcalfe arrested Thomas Reid, 20, on a charge of having bought gold at Kangaroo Flat without a license. This makes the twelfth arrest in connection with…

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Mining. Copper Below £60

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 17

Weak as metal rates have been over an extended period during, which there has been a succession of stagnant markets and vain longing for the change so widely forecasted, this week's…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 14

So long as copper remained above £60 there was a feeling that, whatever the fluctuations in value might be over that amount, the price would show an upward tendency. The recent…

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The Arbitration Case. £3114 Subscribed for Miners

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 11

BROKEN HILL, Saturday Afternoon.—The opening of the Federal Arbitration Court has been postponed until Wednesday, February 3. This course was adopted because of a…

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