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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Electricity in Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. E. Kllburn Scott, formerly of Sydney, has been appointed official editor of the English Association of Mining Electrical Engineers, an association which was started only last year,…

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Bathurst Council's Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 3

BATHURST, Wednesday.--At the declaration of the poll in connection with the Batlhurst municipal elections, Aid. E. Ennis spoke in justification of the transfer of the council's coal contract from the Lithgow Coal…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Copper Firmer--tin Weaker. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 5

The closing scrip (middle) quotations on the London Stock Exchange yesterday included the following:--Broken Hill Proprietary, 34s 3d; North B.H., 83s 1 12d; B.H. Block 19, 33s…

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Mining. Bathurst

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 9

The miller No. 1 gold Mining Company Limited which has for years held interests in Milles [?] Gold Mines at Quarts Ridge, on the Turon River [?] Hill End, has decided to increase its caption…

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Another Welsh Coal Strike

Evening News · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.—A thousand coal miners at Glyn-Neath, Glamorganshire, have struck work on the question of increased wages for working in abnormal places. The…

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Coal and Other Exports

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

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Warrimoo, s, for Wellington, via Sydney, with 1500 tons bunkers, 20 tons coke, 21 tons copper, and…

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Coal-loading at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 6

On Wednesday next the Minister for Works will be at Newcastle When an inspection is to he made of the site of the new wharf. Mr. Griffith also proposes to go into the question of…

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Bullfinch Miners. Southern Cross

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

General satisfaction is expressed at the Bullfinch and Southern Cross at the prospect of a settlement' of the strike to-morrow. Mr. Munsic, president, and Mr. H. Glance,…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 11

The despatches from the North Broken-hill during the fortnight were 1673 tons of concentrates. At the 1100ft. level the crosscut in section 8 has been driven into the lode 71ft…

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Gold Shipment. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 11

Gold shipments to-day by the Mantua consisted of £6000 tor London, shipped by the P. and O. Company…

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Miners' Wages. Strike in South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The South Wales Miners' Federation is applying for an increase of 2½ per cent, in wages. A thousand colliers at Glyn Neath have…

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Mines Building Destroyed. Zeehan (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 9

A spark from the assay furnace at the Hercules mine, Mount Read, ignited the building about 8 o'clock this morning, and destroyed the office and staff's quarters, also the…

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Mining Engineers. Auckland

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

Delegates to the conference of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers spent the morning sight-seeing. This afternoon they proceeded to the Thames, where the…

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Miners' Association. Members Object to Politics. Melbourne

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

Mention is made in the annual report of the Amalgamated Miners Employees' Association of the fact that, to avoid internal trouble, the executive council has had to pay out of the…

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Late Mining. Charters Towers

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

The following sales were reported:—Bluchers, 1¼; Brilliant, 5/6; Durhams, 2/5, 2/3; kulamadau, paid, 4/3; Dawn, /6…

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Western Australian Mining. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 11

An application, made before Mr. Justice Macmillan to-day, for the winding-up of the Westralia Morgan's Gold Mines Company, registered with a limited liability, in Great…

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The First Gold Discovery. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 4

Sir,--I have Been occasionally in different papers leading reports regarding the above discovery-the last leing in a slip taken from tome paper and sent to me In this slip was a sketch showing view of part of the…

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Mining. Copper and Barriers Feature Less

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 11

Turnover of very poor extent was reported in nil departments of the Sydney mining market yesterday. The only variation cabled in metal quotations was a recovery of 15s in…

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Mining in the State. Harden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 11

The Harden [?]old Mines Company recently purchased the Harden Central. The main shaft in the latter had then been sunk 325ft. At the 450ft level of the Harden mine driving…

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Southern Cross Mining. More Finds Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 8

SOUTHERN CROSS, Wednesday.—Mr. S, W. Munsie, general president, Mr. H. Glance, general secretary, of the Kalgoorlie Miners' Union, and Mr. J. Delaney, secretary of the Southern…

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