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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 14

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Aramac, s, for Brisbane, via Sydney, with through cargo; Barwon, s, for Melbourne, with 6400 tons coal, 220 tons…

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The Week's Coal Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 14

The quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ending to-day amounted to 64,526 tons. Of this quantity 32,741 tons went to foreign ports; while Commonwealth…

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Western Australian Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

The management of the Ivanhoe has cabled to the London board that the drill-hole put ahead of the eastern crosscut at the 1970ft level has bored 2ft into ore…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 11

Araluen Central No. 1 won 31¼oz. gold for a run of 126 hours. Further developments at the Great Fitzroy are:--300ft. level: Main east crosscut 402ft, to…

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South Greta Strike. Miners' Committee Meet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At the meeting of the miners' committee of management this afternoon the situation which has arisen at the South Greta Colliery was discussed. The Miners'…

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Mining. Copper Shares Weaker

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 11

Spot copper was unchanged on Thursday, and, according to private cable advices, there was "nothing doing" on the London Exchange on that day. Writing on the cause of the fall in…

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Mining. —The Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

"Unchanged; nothing doing," was the concluding remark in the private cables received this morning in reference to the state of the London Stock Exchange on Thursday." The…

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The Electric home. [?] constructed [?] Coal Fires, and so [?]

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

Time, 7 a.m. The electrical awakening alarm over Katie's bed goes…

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Mining in the State. Kiandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

At the Lobb's Hole Central mine good progress is being made in sinking. The shaft is now l65ft in depth. At the Yarrangobilly Copper-mining Company, Lobb's Hole, the shaft…

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Is Australia Penalised? Philippine Trade at Stake. Coal and Wool Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 13

That 20 per cent, ad volorem be added to the regula[?]rates of the tariff in the case of countries not giving the United States most favoured notion rates." This proposal, which was cabled yesterday,…

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Coal Miners' Troubles. Allegations Against Non-unionists—knives and Revolvers. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 March 1909 · page 11

At a meeting of the committee of management of the Miners' Federation this afternoon, it was stated that the strike at Rix's Creek, Singleton, had been…

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Mining Notes. News From AH Parts. What Is Doing in the Mines Answers' to Correspondents

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 March 1909 · page 5

To "R.B" (Wagga Wagga): Your holding appears already largo for such a speculative class of shares; and instead of increasing you should take advantage of the present market to reduce your…

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Sandstone Development Gold Mine. Ore Reserves

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

A copy has been received of the directors' and manager's reports, also the balance-sheet, of the Sandstone Development Gold-mining Company, for the half-year ended January 31,…

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South Coast Collieries. Helensburgh

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

An extraordinary general meeting of the Helensburgh branch of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association was held in the Centennial Hall on Thursday. There was a very…

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Kangiara Mines

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

The operations of the Kangiara mines for the weak ended March 13 are officially notified as follows:— No. 1 north drive has not been extended during…

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Cobar Tinto Copper Mine

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

This mine, situated about six miles north of Cobar, has not been before the public, as for the past three years or more it has been worked privately. The leases comprise 80…

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Great Cobar Copper Mine

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

According to London files, the following official "note" accompanied the announcement made to the English shareholders in the Great Cobar, Limited, but the output for February…

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Mining Notes

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

Owing to a breakage thE No. 2 dredge of the Araluen Central Company was idle last week. A run of 126 hours by the No. 1 dredge of the Araluen Central Company gave a yield of…

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Mining Affairs

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

It was announced during the meeting of the committee of management of the Miners' Federation that the strike at Rix's Creek, Singleton, had been settled. Acting on the advice…

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Coal and Other Exports

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

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house yesterday:—Mokoia, s, for Auckland, via Sydney, with 1100 tons bunkers and quantity of timber; Kadina, s, for Melbourne,…

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