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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 250

Gold Shipments. for London and Hongkong. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 8

Gold shipments from Melbourne to-day by the Osterley consisted of £20,000 for London, shipped by tho Orient S.N. Company. Shipments for Hongkong Include £1000 per…

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Mining. Market Rather Inactive. Values Mostly Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 9

"Market opened and closed unchanged" was the terse description contained in a broker's cable message received yesterday morning relative to the state of the London Stock…

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Two Nuggets of Gold. Mild Rush in Mudgee District

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

MUDGEE, Thursday.—Considerable excitement was caused at Merrendes on Friday last when the news came to band that two nuggets of gold, weighing 7[?] lb and 5lb respectively…

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Law. Wednesday, January 25. State Courts. Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) BRINSMEAD V. the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 10

This is an equity suit in which the plaintiff, Frederick William Brinsmeud, a member of the defendant association, is applying for an injunction to restrain tho Illawarra Colliery…

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Coal Mining Troubles. Violence at Llanelly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The National Conference of Miners has resolvea that the Miners' Federation shall contribute £3000 a week to the Cambrian miners…

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The Etheridge and Chillagoe. Etheridge Gold Mines Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

A decade ago Chillagoe loomed largely in the public eye. Wild surmises anent fabulous wealth fabulous returns and fabulous dividends (on paper) arrested the attention of all…

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Kyloe Copper Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The general manager's report for the week ended January 21 states:—No. 5 level: North drive extended 12ft; total 140ft. Formation continues about 5ft wide, but no improvement in value. South drive advanced…

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Mining. Fifield

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 10

Mining seems to improve with the new year At Pla[?] the continued drought retarded operations but fortunately the da[?] and tanks are non all full and washing operators are going on at Jones'…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

Owing to yesterday being observed as a public holiday, there was no meeting of the Sydney Stock Exchange. An extraordinary general meeting of…

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Coal Trade at Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

The January issue of Messrs. Earp Bros, and Co.'s "Trade and Shipping Report" has come to hand. Referring to the trade of Newcastle the report…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 11

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders In the Cobar Gladstone Company has been held at Wrightville to consider a code of rules submitted by the directors. Mr. P…

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Gold Shipment. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The steamer China, which sailed on Monday, shipped 30 boxes, containing 175,000 sovereigns, for Colombo…

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Coal Trade with the East

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

Mr. Suttor, in his report, devotes particular attention to the importations of coal into the Straits Settlements. During 1909 the Straits Settlements imported 684,358 tons…

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Cope's Creek Central Tin Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The half-yearly meeting of the Cope's Creek Central Tin Company, Ting[?]a, was held to-day. Mr. E. J. Hartley presided, and, in moving the adoption of the reports…

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Fatalities and Accidents. Killed by Fall of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 11

KURRI- KURRI, Thursday.--John Clements Masters, a young man, was the victim of an accident which occurred at Pelaw Main colliery on January 24, through a fail of coal. He was…

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Cambrian Coal Strike. Financial Assistance. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

The National Convention of Miners, which is sitting in London, has resolved that the Miners' Federation shall contribute £3000 weekly to the support of the…

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Trades and Labour. Metalliferous Mining. Yerranderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 10

The board inquiring into the working conditions of the metalliferous mining industry at Yerranderie, after having sat for a number of days, commenced taking evidence on Monday. Mr. H. A. Mitchell…

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Mining in the State. Sunny Corner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

There is great excitement here over the conflicting applications for the Sunny Corner mineral leases. They were recently cancelled by the Minister for Mines for…

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Broken Hill Mines. Increased Number of Men Employed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 9

The total number of men employed on Broken Hill mines and treatment plants on December 30 last was approximately 6992, made up thus:—B.H. Proprietary mine, 718;…

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South Coast Miners. Conditions at Coledale and Scarborough. Minister for Works Sympathetic

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) proposes to consult with his colleague, the Minister for Lands, as to the possibility of resuming land in the neighborhood of…

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