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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 250

Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Copper Weaker

The Star · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 11

The closing, metal prices in London on Tuesday were: -- Lead, £13 8s 9d, and copper £56 1s 3d, a decline of 6s 3d per ton. Among the stocks quoted in. London on…

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Lobb's Hole Mining. Improvement in the Lobb's Hole Mine. Lobb's Hole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

The prospects of the Lobb's Hole Company have brightened considerably. Driving on the south level at the 200ft the country is softer, and the lode is now 9 metres wide of solid…

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Mining. Condobolin

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 8

Daring February about 90 tons of ore were dispatched from Porter's 'Mine for treatment. The Condobolin Silver and head Mining: Syndicate has been floated into a company of 4000…

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Queensland Colliery Owners. Question of Railway Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A deputation from the Bundamba Colliery-owners' Association waited on the Minister for Railways to-day, and asked that further consideration, be given to…

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Kangiara Mines. Lode Developing Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

It will be seen by the subjoined report of the manager of the Kangiara Mines for the week ended March 20 that the lode is developing well. The report states:—"No. 1…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 11

The half-yearly report of the Broken-hill Proprietary Co. is published elsewhere in this issue. Stoping was carried out at Nos. 2. 3, and 4…

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Financial. Germany's Gold Resources

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

It is interesting to note in connection with the present political situation that Germany has been adding largely to her reserves of gold of late. A feature of the gold…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

Though the amount of business transacted yesterday morning did not cover such a wide range of stocks as on the previous day, and there was a slightly leaser degree of buoyancy…

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Railway Accident at Newcastle. Thirteen Coal Trucks Smashed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The dyke was the scene of a railway smash shortly before 4 o'clock this morning. Owing, it is said, to a defective coupling, a train of some 25 waggons…

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Trial of Tom Mann. Protest From Newcastle Miners. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 8

At the meeting of the committee of management of the Miners' Federation to-day, the action of the Government in deciding that Tom Mann and other defendants should…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mine. Chairman of Directors Sanguine. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company, held to-day, the chairman of directors (Mr. James Harvey) said that with the average price of…

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Mining. O.k. Copper Action: Tongkah Compound Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 11

With the exception of a couple of interests reported business in copper shares on the Sydney Exchange yesterday was not affected, by a relapse of 6s 3d in the spot metal rate, which…

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8s 7½d Per Day. Mr. Justice Higgins' Award to the Miners

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 37

The decision of Mr. Justice Higgins, as president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, in connection with the dispute between the Broken Hill…

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Coal Shipping Hoists. Another White Elephant, Loss of £100,000 ALLEGED

The Star · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

The accident at Newcastle yesterday has drawn attention to another Government white elephant. Some time during the latter part of Mr…

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South Coast Collieries

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The result of the conference between the colliery employees and the colliery proprietors' associations regarding the new industrial agreement, which was adjourned…

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Death in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--James Pringle (21), a water bailor at the, A.A. Company's Sea Pit, was yesterday afternoon found by his father, who is a deputy in the mine, lying dead in…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 11

The Bonnie Dundeo Company (Charters Towers) crushed 352 tons for 553oz of gold. The residues have yet to come. For the week ended March 20, the pumps of…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 10

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Willis A. Holden, seh, for San Francisco, with 1797 tons coal (9 tons ship's use); Time, s, for Brisbane and s…

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Miners' Phthisis. Action in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 11

The Premier yesterday received a deputation that had for its object the placing of miners' phthisis in the schedule of diseases to be under the compensation conditions in the proposed…

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Tasmanian Copper Mine. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 11

Instructions have just been received from London to start active operations at Roseberry by the Tasmanian Metals Extraction Company, which holds an option over the…

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