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Mining & the mines, 1910

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"Off the Grass." the Coal Mine Horses. Object to Go Below Again

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

The manager of tho Zig-zag coal mine at Lithgow yesterday related his experience with the mine horses, which had been let out to grass and liberty during the strike…

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The Miners' Revolt

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 7

It is the general opinion in Newcastle that the strike will end next week. It is stated on good authority that if a ballot be taken the southern…

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A Dapto Mine Working

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Wongawilli Mine. Dapto, a new property, is putting out 16 to 17 tons of coal daily, which is carted several miles to Dapto Railway Station…

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Killed in a Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--This morning at Ivanhoe a man, Thos. Kemp, aged about 30 years, was killed. He was just on the completion of the shift when, without the slightest…

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Miners' Phthisis. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

The Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the prevalence and cure of miners' phthisis. To-day the Premier discussed with the leader of the…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 11

The Brilliant Extended Company (C.T.) reports a crushing of 245 tons of ore for gold concentrates valued at £950/12/11. The total value of the Charters Towers gold…

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More Coal for Australia

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

News received by the mail states' that four more large steamers have been chartered to bring cargoes of coal to Australia. The vessels are…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

Brilliant Central (Charters Towers) crushed 245 tons for gold, and concentrates valued at £950. Latest dividends:--Duke and Main Leads…

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Tin Mining Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 11

Bourke's Hill Tin-sluicing Company, Emmaville, Dec. 27.—Cleaned up for December, working 18 days, for 12 tons. Treated heap of old tailings. Will start now in usual faces, and both faces should give full average…

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More Coal for Sydney Ferries

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

The steam collier Palmerston has arrived at Sydney from the southern jetties with a cargo consisting of 230 tons of coal which is intended for the Sydney Ferries Limited. The vessel…

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The Strikers' Mine. a Prospective Lawsuit

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--It is stated, to-day that the Colliery Employees' Federation, in conjunction with Messrs. A, Kethel and Co., have absolutely rejected the final offer made by the…

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Strikers' Relief. a Mine Company's Offer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Secretary of the strikers' relief fund organised by the merchants of Newcastle recently, sent out a large number of circulars asking for support. He…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 11

At the North mine, the 1100ft west crosscut has been advanced 15 feet. The 950ft drives in sections 15 and 16 has been carried on 8 and 12 feet respectively. A belt…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

A return issued by the Under-Secretary for Mines to-day shows that the gold won in December totalled 42,200 fine ounces as compared with 45,748 fine ounces for December, 1908, a…

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Tanami Gold Field. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 6

Mr. A. Mercer, reporting on a prospecting trip to Tanami, says: "I spent six weeks at and in the neighbourhood of Tanami, during which time our party travelled over 300 miles…

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Mining. the Opening Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

Business was resumed on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday morning, but apart from a firm tone for Barriers and a few deals in copper shores at enhanced rates, there were few…

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South African Coal Shipment to Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Information has been received in Newcastle that the Steamer Daldorch has left Durban with a large cargo of coal for Australia. It is not known to what port…

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Trouble at the Barrier. What Mine Manager Says

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—The South Broken Hill Mine stopped work and a thousand men are out of employment. Block 10 will close on Saturday, when over 500 men…

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Newcastle. Coal-loading Facilities. More Cranes Required

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 5

For several months prior to the strike the coal shippers here were agitating for the erection of additional cranes on the Dyke, to deal with the increased coal output which was…

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Gympie Mining Fatality. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 8

The body of Hay, the victim of the mining accident in the Scottish Gympie mine, was found on Wednesday…

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