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Mining & the mines, 1910

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In Full Swing. the Miners' Calm Reflection. Strike Hasty and Ill-considered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 10

BULLI, Tuesday.--The South Coast coal trade continues in full swing, and the daily output of all the mines is exceptionally large. Trade was never better than at present, as all classes of…

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Japanese Training Ship. Bring Their Own Coal. Programme of the Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 9

Information reached Sydney yesterday that the Japanese training ships now on their way to Australia are accompanied by their own colliers, owing to the uncertainty of…

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Not Settled Yet. Coal Trouble in the Worth. Judge Scholes' Announcement

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday Afternoon.—A great crowd thronged the court this morning, and waited with intense eagerness for the Compulsory Wages Board to resume its…

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Western Coal Mines Award. Slack at Oakey Park

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 4

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--In reference to the award of the Western Coal Mines Wages Board, making it optional for the Oakey Park Company to pay miners the value of a load of slack per mouth, instead of giving…

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Kanglara Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

The manager's report for the week ended February 19 is as follows:- No. 1 level.—No. 1 south winze sunk 5ft, total ([?]ft. Lode full width, with ore cast. Values, gold…

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Kyloe Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

The general manager's report for week ended February 19 states:—No. 4 level, No. 3 south rise; Put up 6ft, total 38ft. Lode averaged 4ft wide, and 20 tons raised assayed 4.0 per cent. Face assays 7.1…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

The directors of the Broken Hill Block 10 Company have declared a dividend (the 87th) of 2/ per share, payable on March 23. The transfer books close on March 9. This will…

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Mining. Bathurst

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 8

An important development is reported from Wattle Flat in connection with Crawford Brothers' Caledonian Mine. A syndicate, formed by Mr. J. Williams, of Victoria, has taken an option over the…

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In the South. Collieries Working Well. Assault on Phillips

Evening News · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

CLIFTON, Thursday Afternoon.—Work continued this morning at the South Clifton Colliery. The two men, Williamson and Phillips, went on the front shift. The police were…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 11

Mount David battery crushed 598 tons, yielding 255oz. 13dwt. gold. There were cyanided 463 tons for 107oz. 13dwt. For the Kangiara Blocks west shaft the east…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

Gold shipments by the Ostorley to-day consisted of £17,000 for London, shipped by the Orient S.N. Company…

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Coal at Katoomba. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 8

The Commonwealth Coal Company, which h[?] a lease of Katoomba mining properties from M J. B. North, sent an engineer yesterday to f[?]n a coal seam west of Narrow Neck. Previousl[?]…

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Mining. a Steadier Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 11

The downward movement previously noted in Barrier shares was arrested on the Sydney market yesterday. Brokers' advices pointed out that the London…

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Tin Mining. Proving the Deep Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

The manager of the Vegetable Creek Tinmining Company wires:—"Developments Vegetable Creek are most encouraging, The gutter is 70ft wide, wash varying in thickness…

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Mining in the State. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 9

Work at the local batteries has been very slack since Christmas time, as most of the local companies crushed all available stone at the conclusion of the year…

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Social Life on West Australian Goldfields. (For the "Freeman.")

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 36

Although deprived of the natural outdoor attractions of coastal cities, the Australian exiled in the desert does not lose his zest for social enjoyments or his power to create the…

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Tanami Goldfield. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 8

A number of prospectors returning from Tanami reached Port Hedland in the Koombana yesterday, and described the field as a "duffer." Some had been at Tanami five or…

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Victorian State Coal Mine. First Trainload Despatched

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Great excitement prevailed at the State coal mines yesterday, when the first trainload, of about 108 tons, left for Melbourne…

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Southern Collieries Board

The Star · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

The Southern Colllories Wages Board resumed its sittings this morning at 54'Young- street, Sir. Edmunds presiding. Sir. Bloomfield (instructed by Messrs…

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Back From New Zealand. the Coal Miners' Vice-president

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

Mr.J. M'Williams, vice-president of the Northern Collieries' Employees' Association, retained to Sydney yesterday from New Zealand, where he has conducted a campaign to…

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