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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 9

The manager of the Mount Molloy mine reports passing through 7ft of good smelting ore at the 340ft level. At the South Glanmire and Monkland mine…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—New Guinea, s, for Melbourne with 3200 tons of coal, and 200 tons of bunkers; Kohala, 5-masted sch, for San…

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Earthquake Shock. Near Orange. Miners Startled

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 5

ORANGE, Monday.—A slight shock of earthquake occurred at the Ophir mining field, near Orange, this morning. A miner named Alexander Griffith, while working underground…

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Mining. the Share Markea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 9

The usual Saturday morning's market orevailed—very little business. One sale of Broken Hill South, contributing, was registered at 75/6. Lobb's Hole Copper was sold at 6/6,…

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Miners As Navvies. Position of Government Defined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 8

In the course of a speech at Broken Hill on Friday Mr. Griffith, M.L.A., stated that he had been waiting for a fortnight to hear what decision the Premier had come to with…

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South Coast Mines. Industrial Agreement Proposals Completed. Failing Eyesight and Miners' Accident Fund. What Is a Special Place? (From Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 5

The dulness in trade in the northern district is having the effect of bringing a number of strangers into the South Coast looking for employment. Although the collieries on…

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Miners Lose Work. Through Shortage of Trucks. Helensburgh

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 8

At frequent intervals on Saturday coal-winding operations had to be suspended at the Metropolitan Colliery, waiting for the arrival of railway waggons. Over two hours' output was…

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Transference of Miners. Mr. Griffith's Assertions. the Premier's Better

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 6

In Saturday morning's issue Mr. Griffith, M.L.A., is reported to have stated that he waited a fortnight after proposing to the Premier that the Government should transport…

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Newcastle. a Mining Appointment. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 8

Out of 48 applicants Mr. F. L. Piddington, formerly of the Blayney Copper-mining and Smelling Company, has been appointed mannger of the Cadia Copper-mining Company,…

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 9

Smith, Hite, Miradian, and Geer have taken up a ten-acre lease on the south side of Mount Poole, being abandoned gold lease 86. Pola and Miradian have applied for eight acres on the…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 6

The closing quotations on the London Stock Exchange on Saturday last were:--Broken Hill Proprietary, 36s 6d (middle); North Broken Hill, 59s 6d (middle); Broken…

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Cessnock Collieries. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 8

The local collieries are working better than last week, and the prospects appear to be brightening again. The railway route to the Bellbird colliery…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 9

Mr. J. G. North was yesterday elected a member of the Sydney Stock Exchange. The Victory mine, Charters Towers, has crushed 239 tons of stone for 215oz gold…

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Mining. Kangiara

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 3

South Australian capital is coming into the Kangiara field. A syndicate from that State has purchased the leases known as Kangiara East and Kangiara South, and the…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Guthrie, s, for Singapore and Java, via Sydney, with 2000 tons coal, 1100 tons bunkers, and 40 tons coke; Alabama, s,…

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A Coal-carter's Wages

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 7

A witness before the Coal Carters' Wages Board to-day stated the theory that the man who pays the wages is the right man to estimate the value of the worker. He…

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Wages Board. Coal Carters' Troubles

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 6

The Coal Carters Wages Board, consisting of Messrs. T. E. Spencer (in the chair), J. Jones, and J. Johnston (representing employers), Mr. J. Cunningham, and W. Crowther…

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Pelaw Main Miners. Feeling of Unrest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

KURRI KURRI, Monday.--At a meeting of the Pelaw Main Miners' Lodge this morning, it was very evident, from the tone of the men, thai great unrest prevails, and that it would not…

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Mining. an Uninteresting Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 8

"Flat" as many of the mining markets have been of late in Sydney that experienced yesterday was perhaps the most depressed for mon[?] past. In fact, there was but one sale…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 9

The management of the Chaffer's Company sent the following cable to the London board on Friday:—Boeree has crushed 47.9 tons, of an average value of 19dwt per ton. New…

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