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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Tin-mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 10

Stannum Tin-dredging Company March 27.—Sluiced 25 hours, and obtained one ton tin. Bourke's Hill Tin-sluicing.—No. 1 plant: Good sluicing ground breaking up well, fair tin showing;…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 10

For the opening day of the week the market yesterday morning displayed an encouraging amount of activity, which augurs well for a fair week's business…

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Wheelers on Strike. South Clifton Mine Idle

Evening News · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 4

Wheelers at the South Clifton Colliery have refused to work, and, as a consequence, about 300 employees are idle. It is stated that a wheeler was away sick, and had exceeded the…

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Rix's Creek Trouble. Miners Resume Work. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 7

The miners at Rix's Creek who downed tools four weeks ago will resume work this week. Mr. Peter Bowling headed a deputation of minors to the manager (Mr. Douglas), and…

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Polar Coal Fields. Has Earth's Axis Changed?

Evening News · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 8

The supposed discovery made by the Shackleton Expedition that in some former age, but within the more recent geological periods, the angle of inclination of the earth's axis must…

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Western Australian Mines. Sons of Gwalia Lode. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 10

In a cable sent to the London board on Friday last Messrs. Bewick, Moreing, and Co., general managers of the Sons of Gwalia, reported that the north and south drives had…

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B.H. Junction Mine. Ore Body Cut. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 10

The crosscut at the B.H. Junction mine at the 775ft level, going west, has struck the ore body proved by the diamond drill…

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Mining. Copper a Little Stronger Barriers Advance

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 9

The slightly better tone of the Sydney market on Saturday, as the outcome of higher metal values, rose to a higher pitch yesterday, and both of the main divisions had increased…

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Mining in the State. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 10

At the Welcome Stranger mine, which property was, in the early days of Wyalong, considered the richest on the field, ahd produced the largest cake of retorted gold (over…

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The Barrier. Proprietary Mine Assault. Another Arrest. Exodus of Workmen. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 7

Another man was arrested this morning in connection with the assault on the Proprietary mine officials on January 4. This man was Frederick Hare, aged 43, miner, and the…

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Eyesight of Coal Miners

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 39

The most practical and convenient method of detecting the gases in coal mines (writes a correspondent of the "Engineering and Mining Journal") is by noticing the variation…

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Border Gold Mining. a Unique Formation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 13

There is every prospect of a renewal of the gold-mining industry at Brown's Camp, about 12 miles from Delegate, and the scene of operations by the Border Gold Mining Company…

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Mining. Emmaville

Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 9

The mining outlook in this district is some-what brighter than it has been for some considerable time, the firmer tone of the metal market being mainly responsible for this…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 13
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

The Brilliant Central Company (Charters Towers) reports a crushing of 380 tons for 234 ounces of gold[?] The concentrates are worth £158…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 15

Brilliant Central (Charters Towers) crushed 380 tons for 234oz. gold; concentrates, £158. On Scott's south block, Kangiara, the shaft is to be sunk another 50ft. (says our Yass…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 13

Gold shipments by the R.M.S. Malwa to-day amounted to £32,265 3s, as follows:—P. and O. S. N. Co., £7000, for London Commercial Bank of Aust.; 3595oz. of bullion, value £15,215 15s…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 13

Limited development work is being done in Broken Hill South mine. An intermediate north drive at the 625ft lovel is in 39½ft in soft schist, with a narrow leader of friable…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 13

The market yesterday morning was, a study in contrasts, not only locally, but also in respect to the position of affairs ruling in Adelaide and Melbourne". The fact that the price…

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Go Your Own Way. and I Will Go Mine

The Star · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 10

Before Mr. Acting-Justice Rogers yesterday, George William Davis, who was represented by Mr. R. W. Fraser, asked for restitution of conjugal rights, the respondent being…

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