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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Gold Shipment. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 11

The R.M.S. Omrah, which sailed for London yesterday, shipped 21 boxes of gold bullion, valued at £77,118 3s 9d…

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Lord Mayor Visits Coal Fields

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.—The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allen Taylor, accompanied by other leading citizens and distinguished visitors from Newcastle and other district visited…

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Electricity in New South Wales Collieries. Paper by Mr. Kilburn Scott

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr, E. Kilburn Scott, A.M. Inst. O.E., M.I.E.E., M.I.M.E. (late P. N. Russell lecturer in electrical engineering at the University of Sydeny), read…

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Electricity in New South Wales. Use Tn Collieries. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

Mr. E. Kilburn Scott, formerly lecturer in electrical engineering at the Sydney University, read a paper before the Mining and Electrical Engineering Association last…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

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

The B. H. North mine, during the past fortnight, sent away 988 tons of concentrates. Section 17 winze, from the 950ft level, was sunk to 124ft in average grade ore. Section 8,…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

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

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Van Waerwyck, s, for Java ports, via Melbourne, with 1000 tons coal, 500 tons bunkers, and through…

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Important Coal Discovery. on the Victorian Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A report has been received at the State coal mine office from one of the employees on the drill that when the tide was out he had discovered an outcrop of…

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Mining in the State. Yambulla

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

The and three quarter tons of sulphide ore sont to Cockle Creek bv Hite, Smith and party, from the Duchess of York Extended mine, went Soz 8dwt 7grs gold and 7oz 2dwt…

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North Wales Miners. Strike Against Non-unionists. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 9

The council of the North Wales Miners Association has resolved to post notices on January 21, proclaiming a strike for a fortnight later. The intention is to force…

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Miners Homes. Conditions at Clifton. Visit of a Health Officer. Clifton

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 5

The special article which appeared in Tuesday's "Sun" was very much appreciated by those unfortunate minors who cannot got suitable accommodation here, and the…

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Mining. Main Lines Quiet. Copper, Barriers, and "Finches" Weak

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 11

An average amount of trade was effected in mining shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. There was no activity in any particular division, and. apart from a few lines,…

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Mining. Copper Higher. Big Rise in Tin. Silver Quiet. Bullfinches Weak

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

Cabled information that the price of copper had recovered 10/ a ton, to £55/18/9, and that tin had advanced from £187 to £190 a ton, was good news to scrip-holders; but it…

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MINES and Mining Dealings in Scrip. Weakness in Lead. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

Lead was quoted in London yesterday at £13, a decline of 2s Od per ton. Copper remained unchanged at £50, and tin at £199 per ton…

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The Illawarra Collieries Judgment. How It Is Viewed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

BULLI, Thursday.--With regard to the interim injunction granted yesterday by Mr. Justice Gordon restraining the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association from payment of funds…

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Mine and Railway Disasters

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

VANCOUVER. Thursday.—A powder magazior at the Keating Mine, Raderburg, Montana, exploded. Six men were killed and two injured. The force of the explosion was felt for…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 10

The B.H. Block 10 Company during the week ended January l8, milled 2074 tons of ore, and produced 285 tons of concentrates, assaying 37.2oz silver, 64 per cent, lead, and 7.6 per cent…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 10

The directors of the King's Bluff gold mine, Olary, base agreed to the further sinking of the vertical shaft, also to let the mine on tribute…

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Blown to Pieces. Awful Fate of Six Miners

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

Six men were yesterday blown to pieces by the explosion of a dynamite magazine in a mine at Montana. There were 500lb. of dynamite In the magazine…

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Western Australian Mining. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 10

The general manager of the Great Fingall reports that at No. 17 level, No. 4 winze was deopened to 96ft, and the reef, for 55in wide, assays 24/ per ton. The crosscut to the…

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Barque Dunearn Posted Missing. Carrying Coal From Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon--The barque Dunearn, which sailed from Newcastle on July 16 for Valparaiso with a cargo of 2718 tons of coal, has been posted…

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