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Mining & the mines, 1909

7,251 stories in Sydney's papers · page 83 of 250

Muswellbrook Show. the Coal Exhibit. Chapter I.

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 3

What strikes you first at a country show? That all depends on your point of view. When you go to listen to a freetrade speaker, you know that he is…

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Mining in the State. Delegate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 9

Operations have been commenced by Messrs. Jackson and Kelly at their gold-mining show near Bendoe. The surface work is completed, and they are now sinking on the lode…

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Western Australian Mines. Quarter's Dividends, £291,422, Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 9

The dividends paid by Western Australian mining companies during the first quarter of this year amounted to £291,422. This month's distributions, however, already total £159,375…

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The Barrier Mines. Good Developments in the B.H. Junction. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 9

Further development work in the B.H. Junction mine at the 775ft level, west crosscut, shows that the poor ore met with when the crosscut was in 8ft was apparently an…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip

The Star · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 11

The Sydney share market yesterday was devoid of activity, and the amount of business transacted was very small. The feature of the market was the strong demand…

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Colliery Difficulties

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 13

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation held a meeting this afternoon, and dealt with a suggestion from the Aberdare lodge that the committee should take…

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Western Australian Mines. Some March Gold Yields. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

Cumberland, 634 tons, for 346oz lldwt. Associated Northern, 3750 tons, for bullion valued at £6777; total expenditure, £3910; profit, £2867…

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Coal Export

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 9

The following vessels cleared the Customshouse to-day:—Prompt, bq. for Iquique, with 2077 tons coal; Itonus, s, for Colombo, Madras, and Calcutta, via Melbourne, with 4000 tons…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

East Mexican crushed 61 tons for gold valued at £[?]. Mills United crushed 1670 tons for gold valued at £5078…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

During the 4 weeks ended March 27 the Myalla and Peak Hill Gold Mines, Ltd., treated 2935 tons for 366oz, of which 2870 tons were treated at Peak Hill for 314oz, and 65 tons at Myalls…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

The gold shipments to-day by the R.M.S. Asturias consisted of £18,175 for London, including £16,500 shipped by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and £1675 by the Royal Mint…

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Gold, Tin, and Copper

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 54

The following yields of gold, tin, and copper are reported, and the dividends are payable on the days mentioned:-- GOLD…

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Kangiara Mines. Some Ore to England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

The quality of the ore, whether coppor-gold, silver-lead, copper-lead, or copper, being won from the Kangiara Mines[?] is being well maintained. The copper-gold oro is sold to the…

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New South Wales Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 54

The gold yield for this State for March was 7645 ounces crude, equal to 6797 ounces fine, valued at £28,872, as compared with 26,187 ounces crude, equal to 23,029 ounces fine,…

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Mining. the Share Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

Quiet conditions prevailed in the market yesterday morning, especially in the case of copper and tin shares, whilst both silver and gold stocks did not disclose much buoyancy…

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Mining. Very Little Business

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 19

With the approach of the holidays trade on the Sydney Stock Exchange has begun to diminish to very small proportions. Spot copper was unchanged. So quiet was business in…

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B. H. South Mine. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

The B.H. South mine last week sent away 1254 tons of concentrates to Port Pirie. In development work, 625ft intermediate north, drive, was stopped at 49½ft, where it entered…

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Mining in the State. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 15

It is reported from Hanging Rock that John Deegan has struck a rich gold reef. It is estimated the stone will go about l0oz to the ton…

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To Control the Mines. an Alderman's Suggestion. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 14

Speaking last night at a mass meeting Mr. Driscoll, the chairman, said he hoped a referendum would be taken before any order was given in connection with a general…

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Cancelled Improvement Leases. And Mining Reserves. Statement by Mr. Moore

The Star · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 12

Mr. Moore, the. Minister for Lands, made a statement this morning regarding the Strathbogie and Rocky Creek cancelled improvement leases, and the action of the Mines…

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