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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 11

Glaucus, s, for Melbourne, via Kembla, with 880 tons coal cargo and 120 tons bunkers; Pendle Hill, sch, for Whangarei (N.Z.), with 2500 sleepers for Whangarel, 1500 sleepers for…

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Mining in the State. Tottenham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 9

At No. 2 shaft at the Mount Royal mine the poppet legs and brace have been completed, and the double tramway to the 180ft level is being laid. The diamond drill bored up to…

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Another Explosion. at Block 10 Mine. Attempt to Wreck a House

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.-- The frequency of dynamic explosions is beginning to get on people's nerves. Another explosion startled the town at 10.30 last night…

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Mine Explosion. 147 Men Entombed. ONLY 37 Saved. London, Wednesday, 3.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 1

A dreadful explosion took place yesterday, in the pit of the West Stanley Colliery, Durham, with the result that 147 men were entombed…

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North Broken Hill Mines. Successful Half Year's Work PROFITS £30,290. Ore Reserves Estimated at One Million Tons

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 8

The profit of £30,290 earned by the North Broken. Hill Mining Company for tho half- year ended December 31, 1908, approximates the amount of £30,871 obtained during the…

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Newcastle. Distress in Coal-mining Centres. Relief Schemes Proposed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 8

The dulness in the coal trade which has characterised the past few months is now being very keenly felt in some of the mining townships, which at this time last year were…

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Kyloe Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 10

"Shareholder," writing with reference to the Kyloe Copper Mine, says:—Previous to last week's report the output for the mine was n little over 12 tons of copper per week…

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Wheat Growing in N.s.w. "A Gold Mine Yet to Be Exploited."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 4

"In wheat growing in New South Wales there's a gold mine." The speaker was the manager of a very big agricultural property in the Young district…

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Trouble with Mine Boys

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 8

A fow days ago some of the boys at the Newcastle Goal Co.'s A pit wore ordered to clear out the boilers at the colliery, but they refused to do the work, and the manager thereupon sent…

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More Gold Fanaticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 9

Mr. J. M. Scott sends us a lengthy extract from a country paper, criticising some of our remarks made about a year ago on the subject of the American crisis; and in which…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 10

The manager of Cope's Creek Central Tindredging Company wires that sluicing started on Monday last. It has been wrongly stated that a call of 6…

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Durham Colliery Disaster. Over a Hundred Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Of 147 men engaged in the pit of the West Stanley Colliery. Durham, when the explosion occurred, were rescued. It is feared that…

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Trainage Charge on Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 9

Mr. Jno. B. Magney writes:— Sir,—I am sure that it will be news to many coal consumera in this State that the coal they use bears a higher trainage charge than that nsed by those in other States…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 8

The Australasian Ore Concentration Syndicate Limited (owners of the Elmore vacuum process Australia), has declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent., payable to…

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South Greta Collieries. the Dispute Still Unsettled. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

The South Greta miners are still out, and there is no prospect of a resumption of work. The manager insists on the right to introduce 16-yard bords, and declines to remedy…

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Gold Discovery Near Bathurst

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 6

Shades of other days From Bathurst comes the following message dated Tuesday: "A rich find of alluvial gold at Dark…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 10

The new hydraulic jet elevator at the Briseis Extended mine has been successfully started, and is doing good work, treating a large quantity of lower drifts…

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Mining. a Quiet Day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 8

A slack and altogether featureless market was experienced in Sydney yesterday. Metal rates were unchanged. Kanglara (cont.) shares were 1s lower, and Kyloo (ord.), having opened…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Callao, bq, for Guayaqull, with 1575 tons of coal; Moira, s, for Rockhampton, via Sydney and Brisbane, with…

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Colliery Disaster. Explosion of Gas. Great Loss of Life. London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 7

Later details regarding the explosion which occurred yesterday in the West Stanley Colliery, Durham, show that out of 147 miners entombed, 37 have been…

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