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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Mining. Copper Stocks Lead Firmly. Silver Shares Without Strength. Bullfinch Group More Buoyant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 15

An unexpected feature of the market yesterday morning waa a buoyant movement in copper stocks, with values in nearly every case on the up-grade. The puzzling circumstance…

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History of a Proletarian Family., No 3 the Iron Collar ; or, Faustine and Syomara. (All Rights Reserved.) The Gold Sickle

People · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

The first publication of this story in Australia commenced in "The People," for August 13, 1910. The scene of the story is laid in ancient Gaul. Joel, the…

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The Lancashire Coal Mine Disaster. 341 Men and Boys Killed in a Crowd of Mourners. London, December 23

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1911 · page 22

More than 800 men lost their lives on Wednesday in the explosion in the Little Hulton colliery of the Hulton Colliery Company, located a chort distance from…

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The Bullfinch "Boom" and the Great Chaffinch Chicane. John Norton on the Westralian Goldfields. a Mo-car Mission to Metalliferous Mt. Jackson. Where Gold is to be Seen on Every Hand. A Field Likely to Prove Profitable to Prospector and Speculator, PERTH

Truth · Sunday 29 January 1911 · page 6

Mr. John Norton returned to Perth yesterday from Mount Jackson, where he had been inspecting new gold finds made by…

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

The Sun · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

To-day being observed as Foundation Day, the Melbourne and Adelaide Stock Exchanges are closed. The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the…

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Australasian Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

The production of the Commonwealth continues to decline, while that of New Zealand has at length also entered upon a downward grade. Last year the gold yield of…

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Commonwealth Gold Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

The exports of gold from the Commonwealth were light last year, according to the official returns, showing as they do a shrinkage of the[?]net shipments of no less than £4,224,991…

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Mining. Emmaville

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 9

The district has experienced a heavy fall of rain, as much as sin being recorded in the space of a few hours. This will further sugment the water supply, and there should now be at least three…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

The Hercules mine (Tas.) during the week ended January 21 despatched 97 tons of zinc ore to Burnie, 74 tons were on hand at Williamsford, and 150 tons of loose ore in the…

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Vast Coal Field Discovered

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 8

VANCOUVER, Sunday.—Drilling provers the existence of vast coal fields in Baturna and Tumbo, two islands west of British Columbia. Three prisoners made their escape from…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 15

The tributers who ceased work when making application for reduced charges have been notified that the Baker's Creek mine is no longer on tribute, and that it is to be worked on the…

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Financial. Commonwealth Gold Production

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

It will be seen from the figures that follow that the gold production of the Commonwealth reached its zenith since federation in 1903, when over 3,800,000 fine ounces were…

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The Grafton Copper Mine. Past Year's Operations. Mine Opening Up Well. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

The annual report of the Grafton Coppermining Company for the past year, to be submitted at a meeting of shareholders to be held at Grafton on January 31, shows that…

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"Never Again !" "His Life or Mine."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 10

"I thought I was' gone," said Miss Edith Davis, a young lady of 21. when seen yesterday afternoon by a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" on her way from Coogeo, where she…

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Mining. Market Closes Dull

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 15

The sharemarket table published below best shows the inactive state of the mining section of the Sydney Stool Exchange at the week-end, but in the majority of cases there was a…

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Newcastle. the Week's Coal Export. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 10

The total quantity of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended Friday amounted to 67,139 tons. Of this quantity 32,455 tons were sent to foreign ports, whilst…

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Mining. Value of Metals Easing. Different Effects on Share Values. Bullfinches Awaiting Developments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 11

The week brought to a close on Saturday morning opened auspiciously. All descriptions of stocks were firm, and the indications were that the market had at last recovered…

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"Not for Mine."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

The township of Qucanbeyan is just outside the Federal capital territory, over which the Commonwealth has sovereign rights, but is within the additional area over which the State…

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Coal Owners' Combine

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Evening.—The coal-owners of the United Kingdom are forming a not ona defensive organisation similar to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

The Ne. 1 dredge of the Turon River Golddredging Company reports a yield of 24oz for a run of 130 hours. The mill of the Central mine, Broken Hill…

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