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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Acute Mining Dispute. Developing in Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--An acute mining dispute is developing in South Wales. The colliery proprietors state that halt the coal produced is sold at a loss, and that the…

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Mining in the State. Adelong

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

Dunstone Bros, and Capel cleaned up a crushing of 16 tons of firsts and 8 tons of seconds at the Reefer battery on Saturday, for the satisfactory return of sightly over 2oz per…

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South Wales Coal Trade. Dispute Developing. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 9

An acute dispute is developing in the South Wales coal trade. The colliery proprietors state that half their coal is sold at a loss, and that the…

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Great C[?]r Copper Mine. Smeltin[?] Difficulties Being Overcome. Cobar

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

The difficulties which attended operations in connection with the new plant of the Great Cobar are being gradually surmounted, and now the whole problem appears to be fully…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Western Claims

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 54

Burn's Kantappa Tin Mine, about 22 miles from Euriowie and 39 miles from Broken Hill, gives promise of big things in the future. Actual productive work is expected shortly. All…

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Rich Plant Unearthed. Jewellery and Gold Bars. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 9

During the past fow weeks several burglaries have been committed in Perth, and detectives made two arrests last night, taking into custody James Read and James Griffin on…

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O. G. S. Lane's Bankruptcy. a Searching Examination. Remarkable Business Deals. Motor-car and Coal Trade. the Man Behind the Screen

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 6

Oswald George Stoneman Lane was further examined before the Register in Bankruptcy Yesterday. The examination was conduced by Mr. E. W. Perkins…

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Kangiara Mines. Copper, Gold, Silver, and Lead Ores

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

It was downright hard luck that the party o'mining speculators who took a working option over the property now known as the Kanglara Minos, No Liability, failed to…

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Kyloe Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

The operations of the Kyloe copper mine last week show that the main shaft was deepened to 334ft. The sinking was through solid granite. At 325ft a bore hole put in…

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Miners' Rival Associations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

The miners in the Northern district have for years past been governed by two bodies, both of which seemed to have co-ordinate authority, and, in addition, the maintenance of these rival…

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Boring for Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 8

BULLI, Wednesday.--The matter of boring behind the Bulli mountain to further test the seams of coal on the leases of the Bulli mine, and concerning which a deputation waited on the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

The shaft of the Cobar Gladstone Company is down 161 feet, and is still in lode matter, similar to the last report. The lode, however, is now going down vertically…

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Coal and Other Exports

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

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Kalapoi, s., for Wellington, with 3000 tons of coal and a quantity of timber; Thra, s, for New Zealand ports, with…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 11

The Harden Central has completed a trial crushing of 200 tons at the Harden West battery, yielding 22oz. 16dwt. smelted gold, valued at £91 4s. There were 6½ tons of concentrates, of…

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Associated Gold-dredging Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

The ninth annual general meeting of the Associated company was held at the Employers' Federation room yesterday, Sir Francis B. Suttor in the chair. The directors'…

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Beach Mining. Milton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 7

Some miners struck what is said to be excellent prospects in beach mining at [?]he ewerree. Quite a number have pegged out areas. The find is about 20 miles north of…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 9

The principal movement in the market yesterday morning was made in copper shares, which commanded a considerable amount of attention, and were freely operated in. Generally…

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Position at the Central Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 8

The Central Mine employees will have another meeting on Sunday, when the result of their deputation te Mr. Hobbard, the manager, will be reported. Meantime things on…

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Mining. Majority of Lines Weak

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 11

Metal values were unaltered yesterday, but shares were mostly easier in the principal groups. Chillagoe (cont.) copper scrip was steady, and both classes of Kanglara firmed 6d…

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Capturing the Mines. a Unionist's Proposal. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 8

It is little use attempting to disgulse the fact that there is going to be severe trouble in Broken Hill; probably next week. Both managers and the men know it; but neither side…

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