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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 13

The Tewksbury Proprietary reports a yield of 127oz of gold for a fortnight's run. The Cope's Creek dredge cleaned up for 4 tons 15cwt of tin ore. A new site for the…

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MINES and Mining Dealings in Scrip. Improvement in Tin and Copper. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 7

The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London Stock. Exchange yesterday were the following:--Broken Hill Proprietary, 34s 6d; North Broken Hill, 83s 9d; B.H. Block 10…

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Coal for the Admiralty

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

The Union Company's steamer Walruna arrived at Sydney this morning from Westport. New Zealand with 2503 tons of coal for the chips of H[?] squadron at Sydney…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 10

The gold shipments from Melbourne to-day by the R.M.S. China amounted to £3820, £5000 was shipped by the P. and O. S.N. Company for London, and £3820 by Chinese for Hongkong…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 58

The gold yield of New South Wales during The gold yield [?] December is 11,965oz crude, equal to 10,555oz fine valued at £44,836, as compared with 25,084oz crude, equal to 21,681oz fine, valued…

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Queen Bee Copper Mine. Vigorous Development Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 13

The directors of the Queen Bee Copper-mining Company have decided to sink the main shaft a, further 80ft from its present depth— 613ft—thus making it 693ft, or 120ft below the…

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Colliery Employees' Association. Objection to Joining Federation. Member Obtains an Injunction

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

In Chambers this morning, Mr. Justice Gordon had before him an application by Mr. Elen and Mr. J. A. Browne (instructed by Messrs. Beeby and Company), on behalf of Fredk…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 10

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Century, s, for Delagoa Bay, via Sydney, with 1200 tons bunkers; W. H. Talbot, four-masted schooner,…

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Mining. Increased Turnover. Main Groups Weak

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 15

An appreciable expansion in the turnover of mining shares was noted on the Sydney market yesterday, but again there was an absence of improvment in rates for the lines listed under…

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Mining in the State. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 13

A report from Oberon states that the proprietors of the Mount Gossan mine have succeeded in floating it for £50,000. The mine will, therefore, be a big asset for the Oberon…

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Mining. Market Slack All Round. Bullfinches Sell on Downgrade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 13

Scrip-holders are not experiencing a very happy time at the present moment, as the trend of prices, in the majority of instances, is on the weak side. It is stated that much…

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The Lansell Mining Estate. a Big Offer Refused. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 13

Mr. G, Victor Lansell, of Bendigo, stated to-day that an offer of £259,000 bad been received from Melbourne for the purchase of the Lansell Estate mining interests, but that…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Tin and Wolfram at Emmaville

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 58

The total tin output for [?] the dredging industry has been to the Emmaville field. The total is given at 912 Tons, valued at £86.906 and of this the dredges…

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Sale of a Gold Mine

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

The Adeline Copper-Gold-Silver Mine, situate at Drake, New South Wales, has been sold at auction by Hardie and Gorman and Gorman, and realised £1000. The mine consists of a number of…

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Electricity in N.s.w. Collieries

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. E. Kilburn Scott, formerly Lecturer in Electrical Engineering in the Sydney University, read a paper before the Mining and Electrical Engineering…

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Kyloe Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 12

The general manager's report for the week ended January 14 states:—No. 5 level: North drive extended to 128ft; the lode averaged 60in wide, but no improvement in value has taken place. No. 1 north rise put up 15ft,…

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Mining. Wyalong

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

Operations are being actively carried on at the Varame time of rest At the [?] both battery and anoffrd atone is being ratest from the [?] developments [?] that this property…

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Mining Difficulty

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 10

Difficulty has arisen in connection with the unwatering of the New Chum line of reef, at Bendigo Victoria. Some time ago the water flowed into the Victoria quarts mine, and…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 12

The Mount Lyell Company has despatched 2164 tons of blister copper for the current halt-year. In a run of 80 hours last week, the mill…

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A Strike Settled. at South Clifton Colliery

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 3

CLIFTON, Thursday.—The sherlers employed at the South Clifton Colliery went out on strike yesterday afternoon with the result that the back shift del not go to work, and the mine…

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