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Mining & the mines, 1909

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In Aid About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 15

Elsewhere in this issue is published the preliminary statement of the Under-Secretary for Minos on the mineral production of New South Wales for 1908…

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Our Mineral Industry. Lower Production of Gold. Decrease in Silver, Lead, Copper, Tin. Increased Coal Output

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

The Under-Socretary for Mines, Mr. E. F. Pittman, has furnished a preliminary statement of the mineral production of Now South Wales for the year 1908. The value of the output for…

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Terrible Mining Fatality

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 60

A double mining fatality recently occurred at Gordon Brook copper mine, near Grafton. It appears that two men, named Taylor and Goodall, were engaged in the mine…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

The B.H. Block 14 mine last week sent away 495 tons of carbonates of average grade. All points in the carbonate zone are yielding payable ore, which high-grade ore continues in…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

The market opened in a listless fashion yesterday morning, even more so than on the previous day, and continued so after both the morning and…

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Broken Hill Wages. Arbitration Proceedings. Earnings of Miners

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—The inquiry concerning industrial conditions at the Barrier Mines was continued before the Federal Arbitration Court, Judge Higgins presiding…

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Coal Carters' Wages Board--evidence for Employers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Coal Carters' Wages Board J. Wright, under cross-examination, stated that the work was hard on the lungs. If the carters where he worked…

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Broken Hill Trouble. Work for 1000 Displaced Miners

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 60

It will be recollected that some time ago Mr. Griffith, M.L.A., wrote the Premier stating that whatever the decision of the Arbitration Court may be, the Proprietary mine will, for…

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Mining at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

Mining matters locally are rather dull at present. Aberdare mine, which is practically the mainstay of the town, is working rather poorly. The other pits worked better…

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Mining in the State. Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

At the second annual meeting of the Budgorygar Mining Company, the report and balance-sheet were road and adopted. The report showed that during the year £3702 has…

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Mining. Spot Lead £12 17s 6d

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 15

The outstanding feature of trade on the Sydney. market of late has been the stability of Earrier shares in the face of the diminishing value of lead. Of course the Broken-hill…

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Apple Exports. "As Valuable As Gold Dust." London Agent's Advice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 13

Mr. B. Gerald, representing Messrs. J. B. Thomas and Co., of Covent Garden Market, London, was a passenger on the Mooltan, and has arrived la Melbourne. The visitor…

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Mining at Adelong. Dunstone Bros. and Capel. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

This show was inspected by the "Herald" representative on Monday. It has shown a marked improvement since the last inspection, although the formation is still puzzling the…

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Diamond Mining. Sinking in a Volcanic Pipe. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 11

The Melbourne syndicate which controls the lease of 44 acres at Wallendibby (near the Victorian border), where indications of diamonds were reported to have been discovered…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 52

The miners working on the Yambulla gold field, the mines of which are consistent producers of the precious yellow metal, are grateful at finding that the reef on the field live…

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Arbitration Proceedings. Miners' Evidence at Broken Hill. Dangers of the Work. the Question of Adjournment. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 7

Mr. Justice Higgins this morning continued the arbitration proceedings in connection with the industrial dispute between the A.M.A. and the Proprietary…

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Glebe Miners Censure the Miners' Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 8

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation recently voted £100 to the Brokon-hill miners straight away, without following the constitutional custom of…

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Kurri Collieries. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 11

ThE Pelaw-MaIn Lodge met on Friday. [?] was reported that a deputation had interviewed the co[?]ery manager (Mr. R. Arbuckle). With regard to the request to…

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Conrad Stannite Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 13

It is admitted by the Oceana Consolidated directors in their annual report that the Conrad Stannite mine in New South Wales has been a source of anxiety to them during…

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Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 10

The quantity of gold won in Victoria during January was 40,848oz. gross, or 37,262oz. fine, valued at £158,277. Compared with the yield during January of last year these figures show…

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