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Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Equal to 7oz Per Ton

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

The tributers at the Lucknow mine are going well. J. Perry and son, who are exploiting the Golden Point section of the mine, put through 6½. tons for 43½oz. In addition, there is 2¾cwt…

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Geographical Society Awards. Lieutenant Shackleton Honoured. a Special Gold Medal. Silver Replicas for Companions. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 10

The Royal Geographical Society has made the following awards:— Special gold medal to Lieutenant Shackleton for his services in Antarctic…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. No. 1 Jury Court. (Bofore Mr. Justice Cohen and a jury of four.) Action for Compensation. Murray v Bellambi Coal Company

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

Mr. Reid, K.C., and Mr. J. A. Browne, instructcd by Messrs. G. S. Beeby and Moffatt, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Broomfield and Mr. D. G. Ferguson, instructed by…

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State Coal Mine. Victorian Minister's Investigations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Victorian Minister for Mines, Mr. P. M'Bride. arrived in Newcastle last night, and to-day has been engaged in gathering information regarding the…

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Victorian State Coal Mine. Minister at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 10

Mr. P. M'Bride, Minister for Mines in the Victorian Government, is at present paying a Visit to Newcastle for the purpose of inspecting, the methods adopted for coalgetting in…

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Colliery Employees' Federation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 10

At a meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees Federation yesterday, an appeal was received from the western district minors for financial assistance on behalf…

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Kangiara Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 11

The operations of the Kanglara Mines last week show that the ore body in the north and south drives at the 110ft level continues to yield good values. In the north drive the…

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Miners and Arbitration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 7

The Aberdare lodge submitted a motion to the committee of management of the federation yesterday proposing that the federation should take steps to register under the…

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Accident in a Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 7

A fall of coal occurred at the Glebe colliery yesterday, and a young man named Henry Fullick was badly injured. He was buried [?] the coal, and when released was found to be…

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The Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 14

The gold yield for March was 35,717oz, as compared with 35,587oz for the same month last year, an increase of 130 fine ounces. The value was £151,716, an increase of £552…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 11

The East Oriental Company (Gympie) crushed 1850 tons of ore for 2571oz of amalgam. The Kulamadau Company (Woodlark Island) reports having crushed 500 tons of stone for an…

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Valuable Gold Discovery

Evening News · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 2

Something of a stir has been caused at Hanging Rock (writes our Tamworth correspondent), by a find of gold by John Deegan. It is thought the stone will yield lOoz to the ton. The reef…

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Coal and Other Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 7

The following vessels cleared at the Customs-house to-day:—Speculant, bqtne, for Warrnambool, with 500 tons coal: Kakapo, s, for Strahan, with 800 tons coal and 150 tons…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 15

East Oriental (Gympic) crushed 1850 tons for 1375oz. 15wt. smelted gold. The Sydney Exchange will adjourn for the Easter vacation at the noon meeting to-day, and…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 11

The B. H. North mine last week despatched 396 tons of concentrates. The new main shaft was deepened to 1063[?]ft. The main north drive at the 800ft level which will connect…

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Mining. Relapse in Lead

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 15

Spot lead fell 3s 9d yesterday, now standing at £13 10s, with the result that the position of the Barrier stocks on the Sydney market was a weaker one. There was no life…

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Record Coal Output. Kurri Kurri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 10

The Pelaw-Main Colliery yesterday established a record for this district by raising 3047 tons of coal to the surface in one day…

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"A Mayor's Partisanship." Protest by Newcastle Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 7

When the Newcastle Miners' Federation recently organised a series of public meetings to protest against the trial of Barrier union officials being transferred from Broken Hill to…

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Western Australian Mines. March Outputs. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 12

In connection with the recent intersection of the east lode at the 1970ft level, the management of the Ivanhoe has cabled to the London board that from 341ft to 374ft a bulk…

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Mining in the State. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 11

The Cowra Creek field is quiet, Macanally being the only claim working. Murray Brothers have sunk shaft 130ft, from which point a drive has been extended 40ft on to a…

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