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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Southern Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 14

WOLLONGONG, Friday. -- The miners' general secretary, Mr. A. Gray, visited Mount Pleasant colliery to-day, in connection with the claim for the re-setting of timber, also the re-laying of…

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Stoppage of a Colliery. South Greta Miners Paid Off

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—The South Greta miners received the money due to them yesterday, and the pay tickets were endorsed, "paid off; tools available." The manager also…

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Dispute at a Colliery. the Mine Idle. Kukri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 14

Hoddou Greta Colliery was thrown idle yesterday owing to a dispute regarding the time of going down the mine. For some time the men have been going down on the day shift…

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Weekly Coal Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 7

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week showed an improvement on last week's figures, due mainly to several large cargoes having been shipped to the inter-State…

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Lobb[?] Hole Copper Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 11

In their half-yearly report -- to December 31 -- the directors of the Lobb's Hole copper mine state that the main shaft was sunk to 204t. At this point a heavy inrush of water was met with, which for about ten days severely…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 15

The yield of the Ringarooma Dredging Company for the past week is valued at £105. A cable from the manager of the Tongkah (Siam) Harbour dredge states that No. 1…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 11

The Chillagoe Company has received the following telegram from the mine manager: -- "Daiatree: No. 4 shaft, out ore 34ft., now at 93ft., fine body of yellow copper ore."…

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Mining. Copper Mostly Easier, Barriers Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 11

A rise of 7s 6d in spot copper did not serve to dispel the lower tone already displayed in most of the copper interests listed in Sydney. Chillagoe (cont.) again commanded the rather…

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Mining in the State. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 15

The Grafton Copper-mining Company has declared another dividend of 3d per share. The Bobo mine is having 100 tons of stone crushed, and the perseverance is wanting to…

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Complete Short Story a Hundred Dollars in Gold

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 9

Only one parson in Jessup county called Fanner Henderson a mean man. The others criticised him as stingy, but went no further…

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The Aldridge Collection. Unique Mining Specimens. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 13

The sale of the Aldridge mineral collection to the Sydney University as a gift from Mr. Hugh Dixson, is about complete, though a few details have yet to be arranged. The price of…

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The Colour Line. Miners' Delegates See the Cook. Hurriedly Leave Their Hotel. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 13

Nine of the delegates attending the Miners' Conference at Bendigo were quartered at Cooper's hotel. They made the discovery that the cook was a coloured man, apparently a…

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Royal Shareholders. Strange Story of Siberian Gold Mine

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 5

The petition of Her Imperial Highness Marie Therese Archduchess of Austria, Her Royal Highness Dona Maria Adelgunde, Princess of Bourbon and Braganza, Her…

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Mining Market

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 16

In London on Friday copper was quoted at £56 2s 6d, a decline of 12s 6d per ton on the day. Among the shares quoted on the London…

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Mining Notes. News from all Parts. What Is Doing in the Mines Answers to Correspondents

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 5

To "J.I.B." (Orange): The A[?]aluen Central Golddredging Company, No Liability was registered in New South Wales on December 12, 1899. To "Cleveland". (Redfern): At present making…

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£30,000,000 in Gold

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 5

While Admiral Sir Percy Scott was in Buenos Aires he was shown as an evidence of the wealth of the country £30,000,000 in coined gold, £20,000,000 of…

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Heddon-greta Colliery Trouble. Probable Settlement in View. South Greta Still Idle. West Maitland

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 1

The Heddon Greta colliery trouble, arising out of the dispute over the bank to bank system, will probably be settled by a compromise so that the work may be…

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Kruger's Gold Story a Myth Barque Which Sank with £1,000,000

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 12

The first full and complete story of the gold that was smuggled out of the Transvaal just before the Boer war has just come to light from the diary of Colonel…

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Her Double Life Or, the Strange Case of Clement Tregarthen. Chapter Xxxiv.-springing the Mine

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 8

Morning broke peacefully over Belhampton Castle. The duchess, who ever since the fatigue and excitement of her visit to London had not been quite herself, but…

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"Vivienne's" Penny Cot Fund Cards Now Ready-call or Send for Them-gold Medals for Collectors

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 9

We have now resumed collecting for the Cot Fund. Six cots at the Sydney Hospital for Sick Children are endowed by the children of the "Sunday…

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