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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 250

Mining in the State. Moruya

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

The Bimbimbie gold returns continue with satisfactory regularity. The big parcel sent to Cockle Creek gave 30oz 19dwt 12grs per ton. WELLINGTON, Wednesday…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mine. Net Profit for 1908, £23,833. ADELAIDE

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

The annual report of the Wallaroo and Moonta Company for 1908 showed that a gross profit of £40,350 was made, and £22,517 has been written off for depreciation. The not…

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Law Report. in Banco. (Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Acting Justice Rogers.) a Mining Dispute. Leoni v Hay and another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 5

Dr. Brissenden, instructed by Mr. H. P. Harriott, appeared for the defendants, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi to Set aside the verdict found for the plaintiff, and…

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Law. Wednesday, March 10. the State Courts. Banco. (Before Acting-Chief Justice, Mr. G. B. Simpson, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Acting-Justice Rogers). Cowra Mining Leases. a Wages Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 10

Dr. Brissenden (instructed by Mr. H. P. Harriott) moved, on behalf of the defendants, on grounds already stated, to make absolute a rule nisi granted for a new trial of an action brought…

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Southern Collieries. Board of Conciliation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 8

WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The Board of Conciliation met at Bellambi on Wednesday, when the deficiency claim, on behalf of M'Goldrick and O'Hara, of Mount Kcira, was brought forward The representatives…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Copper Again Weaker

The Star · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 19

In London yesterday copper was quoted at £56 2s 6d, a decline of 7s 6d per ton. The closing scrip quotations, on the London Stock Exchange yesterday were the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

The South Glanmire and Monkland Company (Gympie) report a yield of 313oz of amaigam from 460 tons of ore. During the four weeks ending February 27…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 11

South Glanmire and Monkland crushed 460 tons for 313oz. amalgam. Bonnie Dundee (Charters Towers) put through 322 tons, the proceeding amounting to £1891. A…

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The Mining Manual

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 11

We receive from Walter R. Skinner the "Mining Man[?]" for 1909. This is the twentythird issue. Few changes in form have been made, but the information supplied grows…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

The B. H. North mine sent away 484 tons of concentrates last week. No. 4 winze at the 950ft level was deepened to 27ft in good grade ore, and No. 5 winze to 18½ft, also in…

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Western Australia. Gold Shipments. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 11

The China sailed on Monday with one box bar gold, option Colombo, valued at £5013 5s l1d, and one box bar gold, option Bombay, valued at £7513 5s 3d…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Cape Corso, s, for Tand[?]ong priok, with 6554 tons coal; Mozamblque, a, for Java, Singapore, and Calcutta, via…

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Tin-mining. Emmaville. Emmaville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

Both plants of the Bourke's Hill Tin-slulcing Campany are working full time. The yield for February was:—No. 2 plant, 8 tons for 24 days; and No. 1 plant, 1 ton for four dnys. The…

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Western Australian Mines. Developments in Chaffer's. KALGOORLlE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

On Tuesday last the general manager of Chaffer's despatched the following cable to the London board:—"New shaft, 200ft level, main west crosscut cut lode at 37ft. Will…

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Mining. Copper Steady, Silver-lead Lower

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 11

The position of the copper market is still an unstable and depressing one, characterised as it has been of late for the severity of its retrograde movements and comparatively tardy…

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Mining in the State. Hargraves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 9

The first load of new machinery for the new find at Longmore's Reward Dun Dun mine nine miles from here was delivered at the site to-day. Several leases adjoining…

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Coal Trouble Averted. Result of Conciliation. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

As the outcome of the meeting of the Coal Conciliation Board, the threatened trouble between colliery owners and miners in South Wales has been averted for the…

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Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 14

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended to-day amounted to 57,249 tons. Of this quantity 22,674 tons went to foreign ports, while…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 15

The manager of the Mungana (Chillagoe) company advises by wire as follows:—"Lady Jane, 420 drive, have cut ore-bearing formation at 354ft; will take few days to determine…

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Mining. Cobar

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

The 39th half-yearly meeting of the Occidental Gold Mining Company, No Libality, was held at Cobar on February 26. The report showed that the quantity of ore crushed during the…

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