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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

Monday was observed as Foundation Day in Adelaide and Melbourne. Therefore the Stock Exchanges there were closed. Gold yields:--Ovens Valley, 70oz. for 255…

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Mining. Barriers Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

It was yesterday advised from London that the Stock Exchange there opened and closed without material variation on Saturday, and that, coupled with the fact that the Adelaide and…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 9

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Wakatipu, s, for Launceston, via Sydney, with 1000 tons coal, 2 cases groceries; Tofua, s, for Fiji, via…

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Mining in the State. Grafton

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

Mr. D. C. Campbell has lodged eight applications, covering 80 acres each, to mine for tin. The leases applied for are in the parishes of Mookima, Yulgilbar, Ogilvie, and…

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Mining Engineers. Conference in Auckland. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 8

The delegates to the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Mining Engineers were accorded a civic reception this forenoon, and were forma[?]y welcomed by the Mayor of…

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Mining. Adelaide and Melbourne Exchanges Have a Holiday. Local Market Very Quiet

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

Doubtless the fact that both the Adelaide and Melbourne Stock Exchanges were closed yesterday on account of it being observed as Foundation Day had something to do with the…

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Powlett Coal Mine. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 8

A shipment of 100 tons of coal from [?] State mine at Powlett is shortly to be forwarded to [?], in order that, its suitableness for use as coke may be tested there…

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Trouble at a Colliery. South Clifton Mine Idle

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 9

CLIFTON, Wednesday.—The South Clifton Colliery was thrown that again to-day through it is stated the unsatisfactory distribution of skips to miners in various parts of the put…

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Coal Mine Owners Combine. a Defensive Organisation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The coalmine owners are forming a national defensive organisation similar fo the Miners' Federation of Great Britain…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Improvement in Copper, To-day's Operations

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

In London yesterday copper was quoted at $54 17s 6d, a recovery of 15s per ton. The declined from $202 to $197 10s. Spelter remained unaltered at $23 10s, and lead at…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 17
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Radium Hill Company, Mr. S. Radcliff, of the Bairnsdale district School of Mines, Bairnsdale, who has been treating this…

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The Miner. Transportation in Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 37

Transportation in and about coal mines is one of the most important factors. In order to meet the tonnage requirements, and keep the cost at its minimum, it is necessary to…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 13

At the B. H. South mine last week the winze and rise between 725ft and 825ft levels were connected in high grade ore. No. 2 shaft was deepened to 977ft, the bottom being in…

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Late Mining. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 10

To-day's sales were:- Morning: Chillagoe, 7/3; South (paid), £5/2/5; South Kalgurli, 11/9; Bullfinch Prob., 50/6 to 49/9; Kookynie, £7/15/; Yound Bullfinch, 5/1, 5/;Bullfinch South, [?]…

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The Smoke Nuisance. Bad Coal a Big Handicap

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., a number of persons were proceeded against on informations alleging that…

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Mining. a Spurt in Tin. Few Improvements in Main Sections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 15

Tin, which was cabled privately at £190 last week, was yesterday quoted at £202, representing a spurt of £12. But apart, from that improvement the fluctuations on the metal…

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Mining News. Around New South Wales Fields. Conflicting Applications for Lease

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 52

Our Sunny Corner correspondent [?] Great excitement prevails here owing to conflicting applications by Messrs. Carmichael and Charleston for the Sunny Corner mineral…

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Mining. Boom in the Price of Tin. Copper and Lead Still Falling. Market Inactive, But Stocks Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 13

Cabled information to hand yesterday morning was calculated to depress one section of the market, and to elevate another. Holders of copper and silver shares learned the…

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South Clifton Colliery. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 10

The South Clifton colliery was thrown idle to-day. It appears that the trouble which led to the cessation of work arose over the distribution of skips. A number of the miners…

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