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Mining & the mines, 1911

6,275 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Gold-mining at Hawkins' Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 9

WHIM ON HICCKSON, CKEIGHTON, AND BBAED'S MINE GROUP AT THE MOUTH OF THE CONSOLIDATED TUNNEL. PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE TIPS FROM PAXTON'S, BROWN'S,'AND RAMPANT LION MINES. A GLIMPSE OF THE CONSOLIDATED BATTERY CAN BE CAUGHT AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL…

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Mines and Mining. Dealings in Scrip. Lead Firmer. To-day's Operations

The Sun · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 7

The following are the latest dividends that have been de[?]ed:--Ta[?]man Consolidated, a dividend of 1s 6d, and a [?]nus of 3d per share, payable on February 25; South New…

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The Colliery Industry. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

The colliery proprietors in the Newcastle and Maitland districts have agreed to meet the officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation in conference early next week. The…

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Immigration of Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

The Aberdare Lodge, of the Colliery Employees' Federation, has passed a number of resolutions relating to the immigration policy of the Government, among others that the…

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Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

On the Mining Exchange at the morning session conditions were much more favourable to sellers than on Tuesday. Prices were generally in vendors' favour. Higher figures were…

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Gold Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, "Wednesday.--Gold to the value of £17,000 was shipped from Victoria by the R.M.S. Oronics, which left to-day, the consignment comprising specie forwarded for London…

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Record Gold Nuggets

Watchman · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

Remarkable masses of gold have been found in the Commonwealth at various times. The first "nugget" was discovered at Hargraves, in New South Wales, in 1851,…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

During last week the Araluen Proprietary Company s dredger worked 159 hours for 25oz 17dwt gold. Sluicing is now in full swing at Melbourne…

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Army of Unemployed. Miners Starving in the North. Deplorable Result of Coal Trade Depression. Government Takes Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 8

Representatives of the Newcastle district in the Legislative Assembly—Messrs. Edden, Grahame, Gardiner, Estell, and Kearsley— called upon the Assistant Treasurer, Mr…

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In and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

Mount Copeland Company reports:--"Had a trial run on Saturday, put through few tons of rock; everything about the battery, rock crusher, and Middleton pans working highly…

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Gold Shipments. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 8

Gold shipments to-day by the Orontes consist of £17,000 for London, shipped by the Orient S.N. Company. Shipments for Hongkong include £5400, per Nikko Maru, from Melbourne…

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Mining. Hawken's Hill

Evening News · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

Mr. J. E. Scantiebury, who brought about the big Hill End amalgamation scheme, returned to Bathurst after a visit to liawkan's Hill. and gave some interesting information concerning the mines. Mr…

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Broken Hill Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 11

The Block 14 Company last week raised and despatched 511 tons carbonate ore to [?] Proprietary Company at Port Pirie. At the South Mine the diamond drill at the…

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Pacific Colliery Trouble. Machine Men Hanging Back. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

The difficulty at the Pacific colliery has not yet been completely settled. The miners are at present working filling coal cut by the machines prior to the strike. The machine…

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The New £2 Gold-piece

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 4

The £2 gold-piece promised in the now coinage proclamation is the most important innovation since the introduction by Charles II. of the now obsolete guinea, whose memory…

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Explosion in a Mine. Broken, Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 6

Two miners, R. Hewitt and A. White, who were working at the 980ft level on the South mine, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon. Whilst drilling a hole the drill…

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Newcastle. Coal and Other Exports. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

The following vessels were cleared at the Newcastle Customs-house to-day:—Strathalbyn, s, for Ocean, Island, with 880 tons bunkers; Moeraki, s, for Wellington, via Sydney,…

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Distressed Miners. the Wolf at the Door. Falling Off in the Coal Trade. Men Leaving the District in Search of Work. Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 7

The distress existing amongst the coalmines and waterside workers here has been by no means exaggerated. Distress owing to unemployment is prevalent, and in some…

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Labour Troubles. "Muddy Roads." Threat From Miners. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 10

Complaint has been made by miners at the Mount Kembla Colliery to the management about the muddy state of the roads, and they have threatened, unless there is an…

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Miners for Broken Hill Government May Assist with Fares

Evening News · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 7

The attention of Mr. Carmichael, Acting Treasurer was this morning directed to a letter in the Press wherein "a miner" writes:— "The mines on the Broken Hill line now being…

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