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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 6

In London yesterday copper declined from £38 5s to £5; 7s 6d, and read from £13 2s 6d to £13 1s 3d per ton. The closing prices on the London Stock…

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Carcoar Iron Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 15

CARCOAR, Tuesday.-- The tram lines at the Carcoar ironstone mines are practically completed. and it is thought that in the course of a few days they will be in working order. When…

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Coal Casters' Qualifications

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 9

At the Coal Carters' Board inquiry, Mr. Robert Burrows, foreman of the Metropolitan Coal Agency, said that he had been 17 years with the company, and employed a number of…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A report from Sunny Corner, Lithgow, states that since the recent heavy rains several residents have been fossicking in various creeks. The best result reported was…

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Record Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 11

A correspondent writes:— Sir,—On the above question I have nothing to say. Mr. W. H. Gocher's figures may or may not be correct, but granting them all veracity, they do not prove, nor…

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The Miner. Two Romantic Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 38

The twentieth century underground worker rightly expects that the mine he enters shall be reasonably safe, properly ventilated, and fairly equipped; also that the hours of work…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 15

Occidental, Cobar, has declared a dividend of 3d, payable on February 19. The Harden output for the month of January is valued at £3936, from 978 tons treated…

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Mining. Sunny Corner

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 11

Reports from Sunny Corner are to the effect that since the recent copious rains several uarties in the district have been fossicking in the various creeks in the locality. The best…

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Mining. the Slump in Metals

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 15

When, on January 21, the spot price of copper dropped from £61 7s 6d to £59 15s--a fall of 32s 6d on the day--the lowest level for many months was shown, and the revival forecasted…

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Police at Broken Hill--Defence of the Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 29

Although the unionists have persistently stated all through the trouble that they had no intention of attempting to rush and secure possession of the mines, the owners…

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New Zealand. the Gold Output. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 11

The New Zealand gold output during 190[?] was 500,423oz, value £2,004,925, compared with 508,210oz, value £2,027,490 for 1907. Th[?] value of the goods imported into New…

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Broken Hill Mines. Diamond Drill Boring. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 11

At the B.H. Junction Mine, the Browne shaft was last week deopened 10ft, and is now down 186ft below 900ft level. Diamond drilling is being persevered with. At the 900ft level, No…

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Humours of Coal Carters Five Baths a Week Beneficial

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 6

Quite a fund of humor has been produced at the various sitting of the Coal Carters Wages Board, the bulk of which, however, being unconscious and relative to incidents of…

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Mining in the State. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 11

Prospecting work is going on with at the tin find at Torington. If the present satisfactory indications are maintained a new dredge will be erected…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. in the West

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 54

Messrs. Hunter and party, of Craiglea, came on another very rich vein 3ft east of their other and, main line of reef. As usual on this lease, the gold carries down with a break…

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Borehole Collieries Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 5

The fifty-first half-yearly meeting of Stockton Coal Company, Limited, and the third ordinary general meeting of Borehole Collieries, Limited, was held at the companies' office yesterday, Mr, E. P. Simpson, chairman…

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Borehole Collieries, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 9

The twenty-first half-yearly report of the old Stockton Coal Company, Limited, and the third of the Borehole Collieries, Limited, into which it has developed, states that steps will…

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Gold Hill Mining Company. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 9

Gold Hill Company reports that in the drive being put in to connect Sullivan's stope with main workings, at the 300ft level, a new make of stone has been cut 3ft 6in wide,…

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Houses Leave the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The police today brought down 14 horses from Block 10 mine, and they were trucked to South Australia. This may be accepted as a sign that…

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