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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 250

Kyloe Copper Mines. Mill Being Erected

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

In his report to the directors the general manager advises that the total length now open[?]d up at No. 3 level north and south is 309ft, values over this length as reproted from…

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Mining. the Share Market

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

The announcement by private cables that the price of lead had fallen 1/3 per ton did not have a depressing effect upon tho market yesterday morning. Telegrams showed that the…

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Queensland. the Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 8

The completed official returns of the goldfields show the actual yield to be 465,085 fine ounces, as compared with 465,[?]2 [?]e ounces for 1907. The value was £1,[?]75,554, as…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 8

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Glaucus, a, for Melbourne, via Kembla, with 12 tons bunkers: Yarra, s, for Melbourne, with 3200 tons coal…

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Mining. Barriers Stronger; Copper Weaker

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 9

Quoted privately at £13 7s 6d—a fall of is 3d --spot load, after Its steadiness at £13 8s for some days, was not seriously considered in its bearing upon the position of the Broken-hill…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Conference at the Trades Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 8

A conference in regard to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund was commenced in the Trades Hall yesterday morning by delegates from miners' federations all over the State. The…

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Mining in the State. Hargraves

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

Messrs. Warry and party have struck gold in a new find at Wardong, three miles to the north of Longmore's Reward, at the Dun Dun. Splendid gold is being obtained. Two loads of…

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Tin-mining. Promising Prospects. Emmaville

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

The owners of the Now Hope mine, at Torrington, are making arrangements to instal additional machinery, so as to enable 10 head of stampers being run instead of five, as at…

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London Mining Market. London, March 17

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

On the Stock Exchange yesterday quotations of Australian mining venturs were:— Broken Hill Proprietary, b 29/4, s 30/7; British Broken Hill, b 14/, s 15/; South Broken…

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Great Cobar[?] Copper Mine. Explosion at Smelting Works. Canbelego

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

At Cobar at 3 o'clock this morning No. 2 settler, just reconstructed, and working with No. 2 furnace since Monday morning, blow out. The succession of explosions were terrific. Mr…

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Curious Coal Charges. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 10

Sir,—By a recent regulation of the Railway Commissioners all trucks of coal reputed and marked to hold eight tons are charged as eight tons, no matter what the actual weight…

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Mining Student's Marriage. He Said He Would See

The Star · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 12

In the Divorce Court this morning Mr. Justice Pring heard the suit of Ina Maderanook M'Farland, formerly Dowling for a divorce from Francis Aubrey' M'Farland on the…

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The Barrier Trouble. Junction North Mine. Dissatisfaction at Settlement. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 7

Many unionists are dissatisfied with the agreement entered into concerning the Junction North trouble, and a special meeting of the A.M.A. has been called for to-morrow, first to…

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Charged with Negligence. Mining Company, Fined. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 8

The case in which the Golden Horseshoe Company was charged with neglect in the installation of an electric cable, by which, in touching the top of the crane, two men lost…

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The Mining Community and Resumed Lands. (To the Editor, "Freeman's Journal.")

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 33

Sir,—When it was mooted that the Government was about to resume the whole of the Peel River Estate I sent the following questions to the Minister for Mines:—In…

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Newcastle. Strike at Burwood Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 8

The Burwood colliery in the Redhead district, was thrown idle yesterday in consequence of a section of the boys refusing to work. The manager, Mr. F…

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Miners' Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A sensational occurrence took place to-day at the New Egerton Company's mine, at Egerton. Three men were at work in the bottom of the shaft sending…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 4

Messrs. Earp Brothers and Company, Ltd., in their Shipping and Trade report for March, refer to the coal trade in the following strain:…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 11

The Brilliant Company (Charters Towers) reports a crushing of 1231 tons of ore, having yielded gold valued at £3136. The total output of tin by the Briseis Tin…

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Coal and Other Exports

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

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—New Guinea, s, for Melbourne, with 3200 tons coal and 200 tons bunkers; Marjorie Craig, bq, for Kaipara, with…

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